Chinese Character 砍 Meanings and components.

Form

砍

Meaning

砍 meaning[3] in English

To Chop.

To Cut Down.

To Throw Sth At Sb.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with MRNO

How to write 砍

To write砍kan3to chop you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 欠qian4deficient arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 欠 = 砍

砍 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

砍
Pinyin:kan3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Chop . To Cut Down . To Throw Sth At Sb
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
欠
Pinyin:qian4
Meaning[3]: Deficient . To Owe . To Lack . Yawn

Notes

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

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

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