Chinese Character 牢 Meanings and components.

Form

牢

Meaning

牢 meaning[3] in English

Firm.

Sturdy.

Fold (For Animals).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 牢 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'roof' radical in … (宀) , and surname Niu (牛)

Its radical[1] is: 牛 (niu2) which means: Surname Niu, .牛niu2surname Niu

In cangjie it is written with JHQ

How to write 牢

To write牢lao2firm you should write a combination of 宀mian2'roof' radical … , 牛niu2surname Niu arranged in a 吕 shape:

宀 + 牛 = 牢

牢 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 牢 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 牢, looks as follow:

牢
Pinyin:lao2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Firm . Sturdy . Fold (For Animals) . Sacrifice . Prison
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
牛
Pinyin:niu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Niu

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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