Chinese Character 牮 Meanings and components.

Form

牮

Meaning

牮 meaning[3] in English

To Prop Up.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 牮 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to substitute (代) , and surname Niu (牛)

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

In cangjie it is written with OPHQ

How to write 牮

To write牮jian4to prop … you should write a combination of 代dai4to substitute , 牛niu2surname Niu arranged in a 吕 shape:

代 + 牛 = 牮

牮 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

牮
Pinyin:jian4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Prop Up
代
Pinyin:dai4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Substitute . To Act On Behalf Of Others . To Replace . Generation . Dynasty . Age . Period . (Historical) Era . (Geological) Eon
亻
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 9)
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
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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