Chinese Character 甄 Meanings and components.

Form

甄

Meaning

甄 meaning[3] in English

Surname Zhen.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 甄 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to restrain (垔) , and roof tile (瓦)

Its radical[1] is: 瓦 (wa3) which means: Roof Tile, Abbr. For 瓦特[Wa3 Te4], .瓦wa3roof tile

In cangjie it is written with MGMVN

How to write 甄

To write甄zhen1surname Zhen you should write a combination of 垔yin1to restrain , 瓦wa3roof tile arranged in a 吅 shape:

垔 + 瓦 = 甄

甄 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

甄
Pinyin:zhen1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Zhen
垔
Pinyin:yin1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Restrain . To Dam A Stream And Change Its Direction . A Mound
覀
Pinyin:xi1
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
瓦
Pinyin:wa3
Meaning[3]: Roof Tile . Abbr. For 瓦特[Wa3 Te4]

Notes

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

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

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