Chinese Character 玺 Meanings and components.

Form

玺

Meaning

玺 meaning[3] in English

Ruler's Seal.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 玺 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are variant of 爾|尔[er3] (尔) , and jade (玉)

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

In cangjie it is written with NFMGI

How to write 玺

To write玺xi3ruler's seal you should write a combination of 尔er3variant of … , 玉yu4jade arranged in a 吕 shape:

尔 + 玉 = 玺

玺 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

玺
Pinyin:xi3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Ruler'S Seal
尔
Pinyin:er3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 爾|尔[Er3]
⺈
Pinyin:⺈
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
玉
Pinyin:yu4
Meaning[3]: Jade
王
Pinyin:wang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Wang
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]

Notes

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

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

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