Chinese Character 矽 Meanings and components.

Form

矽

Meaning

矽 meaning[3] in English

(Tw) Silicon (Chemistry).

Taiwan Pr. [Xi4].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 矽 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shi (石) , and dusk (夕)

Its radical[1] is: 石 (shi2) which means: Surname Shi, .石shi2surname Shi

In cangjie it is written with MRNI

How to write 矽

To write矽xi4(Tw) silicon … you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 夕xi1dusk arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 夕 = 矽

矽 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

矽
Pinyin:xi4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (Tw) Silicon (Chemistry) . Taiwan Pr. [Xi4]
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
夕
Pinyin:xi1
Meaning[3]: Dusk . Evening . Taiwan Pr. [Xi4]

Notes

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

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

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