Chinese Character 磯 Meanings and components.

Form

磯

Meaning

磯 meaning[3] in English

Breakwater.

Jetty.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with MRVII

How to write 磯

To write磯ji1breakwater you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 幾ji3almost arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 幾 = 磯

磯 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

磯
Pinyin:ji1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Breakwater . Jetty
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
幾
Pinyin:ji3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Almost
𢆶
Pinyin:you1 Shape:吅
幺
Pinyin:yao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Yao
戍
Pinyin:shu4 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Garrison
戊
Pinyin:wu4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Fifth Of The Ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[Shi2 Tian1 Gan1] . Fifth In Order . Letter 'E' Or Roman 'V' In List 'A, B, C', Or 'I, Ii, Iii' Etc . Penta
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]

Notes

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

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

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