Chinese Character 祗 Meanings and components.

Form

祗

Meaning

祗 meaning[3] in English

Respectful (Ly).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 祗 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to show (示) , and name of an … (氐)

Its radical[1] is: 示 (shi4) which means: To Show, To Reveal, .示shi4to show

In cangjie it is written with IFHVI

How to write 祗

To write祗zhi1respectful (ly) you should write a combination of 示shi4to show , 氐di1name of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

示 + 氐 = 祗

祗 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

祗
Pinyin:zhi1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Respectful (Ly)
示
Pinyin:shi4
Meaning[3]: To Show . To Reveal
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
氐
Pinyin:di1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Name Of An Ancient Tribe
氏
Pinyin:shi4
Meaning[3]: Clan Name . Maiden Name
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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