Chinese Character 犁 Meanings and components.

Form

犁

Meaning

犁 meaning[3] in English

Plow.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with HNHQ

How to write 犁

To write犁li2plow you should write a combination of 利li4surname Li , 牛niu2surname Niu arranged in a 吕 shape:

利 + 牛 = 犁

犁 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

犁
Pinyin:li2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Plow
利
Pinyin:li4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Li
禾
Pinyin:he2
Meaning[3]: Cereal . Grain
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
刂
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: 'Knife' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 18) . See Also 立刀旁[Li4 Dao1 Pang2] . See Also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[Ce4 Dao1 Pang2]
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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