Chinese Character 玳 Meanings and components.

Form

玳

Meaning

玳 meaning[3] in English

Tortoise Shell.

Turtle.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 玳 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Wang (王) , and to substitute (代)

Its radical[1] is: 玉 (yu4) which means: Jade, .玉yu4jade

In cangjie it is written with MGOIP

How to write 玳

To write玳dai4tortoise shell you should write a combination of 王wang2surname Wang , 代dai4to substitute arranged in a 吅 shape:

王 + 代 = 玳

玳 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

玳
Pinyin:dai4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Tortoise Shell . Turtle
王
Pinyin:wang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Wang
代
Pinyin:dai4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Substitute . To Act On Behalf Of Others . To Replace . Generation . Dynasty . Age . Period . (Historical) Era . (Geological) Eon
亻
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 9)
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot

Notes

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

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

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