Chinese Character 異 Meanings and components.

Form

異

Meaning

異 meaning[3] in English

Different.

Other.

Hetero-.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 異 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Tian (田) , and common (共)

Its radical[1] is: 田 (tian2) which means: Surname Tian, .田tian2surname Tian

In cangjie it is written with WTC

How to write 異

To write異yi4different you should write a combination of 田tian2surname Tian , 共gong4common arranged in a 吕 shape:

田 + 共 = 異

異 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

異
Pinyin:yi4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Different . Other . Hetero- . Unusual . Strange . Surprising . To Distinguish . To Separate . To Discriminate
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian
共
Pinyin:gong4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Common . General . To Share . Together . Total . Altogether . Abbr. For 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 Chan3 Dang3], Communist Party
廿
Pinyin:nian4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Twenty (20), In A Limited Number Of Set Expressions . Also Written Using Banker'S Character 念
廾
Pinyin:gong3
Meaning[3]: Hands Joined

Notes

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

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

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