Chinese Character 独 Meanings and components.

Form

独

Meaning

独 meaning[3] in English

Alone.

Independent.

Single.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with KHLMI

How to write 独

To write独du2alone you should write a combination of 犭quan3three-stroke form … , 虫chong2lower form … arranged in a 吅 shape:

犭 + 虫 = 独

独 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

独
Pinyin:du2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Alone . Independent . Single . Sole . Only
犭
Pinyin:quan3
Meaning[3]: Three-Stroke Form Of Kangxi Radical 94 犬[Quan3]
虫
Pinyin:chong2
Meaning[3]: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures . Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1] . (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic

Notes

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

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

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