Chinese Character 狙 Meanings and components.

Form

狙

Meaning

狙 meaning[3] in English

Macaque.

To Spy.

To Lie In Ambush.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with KHBM

How to write 狙

To write狙ju1macaque you should write a combination of 犭quan3three-stroke form … , 且qie3and arranged in a 吅 shape:

犭 + 且 = 狙

狙 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

狙
Pinyin:ju1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Macaque . To Spy . To Lie In Ambush
犭
Pinyin:quan3
Meaning[3]: Three-Stroke Form Of Kangxi Radical 94 犬[Quan3]
且
Pinyin:qie3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: And . Moreover . Yet . For The Time Being . To Be About To . Both (... And...)

Notes

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

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

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