Chinese Character 砸 Meanings and components.

Form

砸

Meaning

砸 meaning[3] in English

To Smash.

To Pound.

To Fail.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with MRSLB

How to write 砸

To write砸za2to smash you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 匝za1circuit arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 匝 = 砸

砸 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

砸
Pinyin:za2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Smash . To Pound . To Fail . To Muck Up . To Bungle
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
匝
Pinyin:za1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Circuit . To Surround . To Extend (Everywhere)
匚
Pinyin:fang1
Meaning[3]: 'Right Open Box' Radical (Kangxi Radical 22), Occurring In 区, 医, 匹 Etc
巾
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Towel . General Purpose Cloth . Women'S Headcovering (Old) . Kangxi Radical 50
冂
Pinyin:jiong1
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 13), Occurring In 用, 同, 网 Etc . See Also 同字框[Tong2 Zi4 Kuang4]
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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