Chinese Character 砲 Meanings and components.

Form

砲

Meaning

砲 meaning[3] in English

Variant Of 炮[Pao4].

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with MRPRU

How to write 砲

To write砲pao4variant of … you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 包bao1surname Bao arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 包 = 砲

砲 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

砲
Pinyin:pao4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 炮[Pao4]
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
包
Pinyin:bao1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Surname Bao
勹
Pinyin:bao1
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 包[Bao1]
巳
Pinyin:si4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: 6th Earthly Branch: 9-11 A.M., 4th Solar Month (5th May-5th June), Year Of The Snake . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 150°

Notes

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

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

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