Chinese Character 硝 Meanings and components.

Form

硝

Meaning

硝 meaning[3] in English

Saltpeter.

To Tan (Leather).

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with MRFB

How to write 硝

To write硝xiao1saltpeter you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 肖xiao4surname Xiao arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 肖 = 硝

硝 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

硝
Pinyin:xiao1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Saltpeter . To Tan (Leather)
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
肖
Pinyin:xiao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Xiao . Taiwan Pr. [Xiao4]
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
月
Pinyin:yue4
Meaning[3]: Moon . Month . Monthly . Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2]

Notes

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

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

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