Chinese Character 移 Meanings and components.

Form

移

Meaning

移 meaning[3] in English

To Move.

To Shift.

To Change.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with HDNIN

How to write 移

To write移yi2to move you should write a combination of 禾he2cereal , 多duo1many arranged in a 吅 shape:

禾 + 多 = 移

移 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

移
Pinyin:yi2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Move . To Shift . To Change . To Alter . To Remove
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
多
Pinyin:duo1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Many . Much . Often . A Lot Of . Numerous . More . In Excess . How (To What Extent) . Multi- . Taiwan Pr. [Duo2] When It Means 'How'
夕
Pinyin:xi1
Meaning[3]: Dusk . Evening . Taiwan Pr. [Xi4]

Notes

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

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

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