Chinese Character 盂 Meanings and components.

Form

盂

Meaning

盂 meaning[3] in English

Basin.

Wide-Mouthed Jar Or Pot.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 盂 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Yu (于) , and dish (皿)

Its radical[1] is: 皿 (min3) which means: Dish, Vessel, Shallow Container, Rad. No. 108, .皿min3dish

In cangjie it is written with MDBT

How to write 盂

To write盂yu2basin you should write a combination of 于yu2surname Yu , 皿min3dish arranged in a 吕 shape:

于 + 皿 = 盂

盂 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

盂
Pinyin:yu2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Basin . Wide-Mouthed Jar Or Pot
于
Pinyin:yu2 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Yu
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid
亅
Pinyin:jue2
Meaning[3]: 'Vertical Stroke With Hook' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 6) . See Also 豎鉤|竖钩[Shu4 Gou1]
皿
Pinyin:min3
Meaning[3]: Dish . Vessel . Shallow Container . Rad. No. 108

Notes

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

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

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