Chinese Character 狩 Meanings and components.

Form

狩

Meaning

狩 meaning[3] in English

To Hunt.

To Go Hunting (As Winter Sport In Former Times).

Hunting Dog.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with KHJDI

How to write 狩

To write狩shou4to hunt you should write a combination of 犭quan3three-stroke form … , 守shou3to guard arranged in a 吅 shape:

犭 + 守 = 狩

狩 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

狩
Pinyin:shou4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Hunt . To Go Hunting (As Winter Sport In Former Times) . Hunting Dog . Imperial Tour
犭
Pinyin:quan3
Meaning[3]: Three-Stroke Form Of Kangxi Radical 94 犬[Quan3]
守
Pinyin:shou3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Guard . To Defend . To Keep Watch . To Abide By The Law . To Observe (Rules Or Ritual) . Nearby . Adjoining
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

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

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

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