Chinese Character 破 Meanings and components.

Form

破

Meaning

破 meaning^[3] in English

Broken.

Damaged.

Worn Out.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with MRDHE

How to write 破

To write破po4broken you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 皮pi2surname Pi arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 皮 = 破

破 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

破

Pinyin:po4 Shape:吅

Meaning^[3]: Broken . Damaged . Worn Out . Lousy . Rotten . To Break, Split Or Cleave . To Get Rid Of . To Destroy . To Break With . To Defeat . To Capture (A City Etc) . To Expose The Truth Of

石

Pinyin:shi2

Meaning^[3]: Surname Shi

皮

Pinyin:pi2

Meaning^[3]: Surname Pi

Notes

[1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical
[2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter
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