Chinese Character 砷 Meanings and components.

Form

砷

Meaning

砷 meaning[3] in English

Arsenic (Chemistry).

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with MRLWL

How to write 砷

To write砷shen1arsenic (chemistry) you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 申shen1old name … arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 申 = 砷

砷 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

砷
Pinyin:shen1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Arsenic (Chemistry)
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
申
Pinyin:shen1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Old Name For Shanghai 上海[Shang4 Hai3] . Surname Shen
曰
Pinyin:yue1
Meaning[3]: To Speak . To Say
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

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

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

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