Chinese Character 犸 Meanings and components.

Form

犸

Meaning

犸 meaning[3] in English

Mammoth.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 犸 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are three-stroke form of … (犭) , and surname Ma (马)

Its radical[1] is: 犬 (quan3) which means: Dog, Kangxi Radical 94, .犬quan3dog

In cangjie it is written with KHNVM

How to write 犸

To write犸ma4mammoth you should write a combination of 犭quan3three-stroke form … , 马ma3surname Ma arranged in a 吅 shape:

犭 + 马 = 犸

犸 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

犸
Pinyin:ma4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Mammoth
犭
Pinyin:quan3
Meaning[3]: Three-Stroke Form Of Kangxi Radical 94 犬[Quan3]
马
Pinyin:ma3
Meaning[3]: Surname Ma . Abbr. For Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 Lai2 Xi1 Ya4]

Notes

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

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

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