Chinese Character 狼 Meanings and components.

Form

狼

Meaning

狼 meaning[3] in English

Wolf.

Cl:匹[Pi3],隻|只[Zhi1],條|条[Tiao2].

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with KHIAV

How to write 狼

To write狼lang2wolf you should write a combination of 犭quan3three-stroke form … , 良liang2good arranged in a 吅 shape:

犭 + 良 = 狼

狼 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

狼
Pinyin:lang2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Wolf . Cl:匹[Pi3],隻|只[Zhi1],條|条[Tiao2]
犭
Pinyin:quan3
Meaning[3]: Three-Stroke Form Of Kangxi Radical 94 犬[Quan3]
良
Pinyin:liang2 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Good . Very . Very Much
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
艮
Pinyin:gen3
Meaning[3]: Blunt . Tough . Chewy

Notes

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

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

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