Chinese Character 狐 Meanings and components.

Form

狐

Meaning

狐 meaning[3] in English

Fox.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with KHHVO

How to write 狐

To write狐hu2fox you should write a combination of 犭quan3three-stroke form … , 瓜gua1melon arranged in a 吅 shape:

犭 + 瓜 = 狐

狐 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

狐
Pinyin:hu2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Fox
犭
Pinyin:quan3
Meaning[3]: Three-Stroke Form Of Kangxi Radical 94 犬[Quan3]
瓜
Pinyin:gua1
Meaning[3]: Melon . Gourd . Squash

Notes

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

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

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