Chinese Character 硬 Meanings and components.

Form

硬

Meaning

硬 meaning^[3] in English

Hard.

Stiff.

Strong.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 硬 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shi (石) , and to change or … (更)

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

In cangjie it is written with MRMLK

How to write 硬

To write硬ying4hard you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 更geng4to change … arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 更 = 硬

硬 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

硬

Pinyin:ying4 Shape:吅

Meaning^[3]: Hard . Stiff . Strong . Firm . Resolutely . Doggedly . Good (Quality) . Able (Person) . (Of Food) Filling . Substantial

石

Pinyin:shi2

Meaning^[3]: Surname Shi

更

Pinyin:geng4 Shape:一

Meaning^[3]: To Change Or Replace . To Experience . One Of The Five Two-Hour Periods Into Which The Night Was Formerly Divided . Watch (E.G. Of A Sentry Or Guard)

Notes

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