Chinese Character 皂 Meanings and components.

Form

皂

Meaning

皂 meaning[3] in English

Soap.

Black.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 皂 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Bai (白) , and seven (七)

Its radical[1] is: 白 (bai2) which means: Surname Bai, .白bai2surname Bai

In cangjie it is written with HAP

How to write 皂

To write皂zao4soap you should write a combination of 白bai2surname Bai , 七qi1seven arranged in a 吕 shape:

白 + 七 = 皂

皂 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

皂
Pinyin:zao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Soap . Black
白
Pinyin:bai2
Meaning[3]: Surname Bai
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
七
Pinyin:qi1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Seven . 7

Notes

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

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

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