Chinese Character 码 Meanings and components.

Form

码

Meaning

码 meaning[3] in English

Weight.

Number.

Code.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with MRNVM

How to write 码

To write码ma3weight you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 马ma3surname Ma arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 马 = 码

码 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

码
Pinyin:ma3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Weight . Number . Code . To Pile . To Stack . Classifier For Length Or Distance (Yard), Happenings Etc
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
马
Pinyin:ma3
Meaning[3]: Surname Ma . Abbr. For Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 Lai2 Xi1 Ya4]

Notes

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

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

  • Wiktionary Page for 码in English or Chinese