Chinese Character 犧 Meanings and components.

Form

犧

Meaning

犧 meaning[3] in English

Sacrifice.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 犧 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (牜) , and same as Fuxi … (羲)

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

In cangjie it is written with HQTGS

How to write 犧

To write犧xi1sacrifice you should write a combination of 牜niu2 , 羲xi1same as … arranged in a 吅 shape:

牜 + 羲 = 犧

犧 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

犧
Pinyin:xi1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Sacrifice
牜
Pinyin:niu2
羲
Pinyin:xi1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Same As Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], A Mythical Emperor . Surname Xi
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Pinyin:ren4 Shape:*
羊
Pinyin:yang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Yang

Notes

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

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

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