Chinese Character 秒 Meanings and components.

Form

秒

Meaning

秒 meaning[3] in English

Second (Unit Of Time).

Arc Second (Angular Measurement Unit).

(Coll.) Instantly.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 秒 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are cereal (禾) , and few (少)

Its radical[1] is: 禾 (he2) which means: Cereal, Grain, .禾he2cereal

In cangjie it is written with HDFH

How to write 秒

To write秒miao3second (unit … you should write a combination of 禾he2cereal , 少shao3few arranged in a 吅 shape:

禾 + 少 = 秒

秒 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

秒
Pinyin:miao3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Second (Unit Of Time) . Arc Second (Angular Measurement Unit) . (Coll.) Instantly
禾
Pinyin:he2
Meaning[3]: Cereal . Grain
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
少
Pinyin:shao3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Few . Less . To Lack . To Be Missing . To Stop (Doing Sth) . Seldom
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]

Notes

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

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

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