Chinese Character 礁 Meanings and components.

Form

礁

Meaning

礁 meaning[3] in English

Reef.

Shoal Rock.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with MROGF

How to write 礁

To write礁jiao1reef you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 焦jiao1surname Jiao arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 焦 = 礁

礁 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

礁
Pinyin:jiao1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Reef . Shoal Rock
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
焦
Pinyin:jiao1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Jiao
隹
Pinyin:zhui1
Meaning[3]: Short-Tailed Bird
灬
Pinyin:biao1
Meaning[3]: 'Fire' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 86), Occurring In 熙, 然, 熊 Etc

Notes

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

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

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