Chinese Character 称 Meanings and components.

Form

称

Meaning

称 meaning[3] in English

To Fit.

Balanced.

Suitable.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 称 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are cereal (禾) , and variant of 爾|尔[er3] (尔)

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

In cangjie it is written with HDNF

How to write 称

To write称cheng1to fit you should write a combination of 禾he2cereal , 尔er3variant of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

禾 + 尔 = 称

称 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

称
Pinyin:cheng1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Fit . Balanced . Suitable
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
尔
Pinyin:er3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 爾|尔[Er3]
⺈
Pinyin:⺈
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young

Notes

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

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

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