Chinese Character 砥 Meanings and components.

Form

砥

Meaning

砥 meaning[3] in English

Baffle (Pier).

Whetstone.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 砥 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shi (石) , and name of an … (氐)

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

In cangjie it is written with MRHVI

How to write 砥

To write砥di3baffle (pier) you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 氐di1name of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 氐 = 砥

砥 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

砥
Pinyin:di3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Baffle (Pier) . Whetstone
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
氐
Pinyin:di1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Name Of An Ancient Tribe
氏
Pinyin:shi4
Meaning[3]: Clan Name . Maiden Name
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]

Notes

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

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

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