Chinese Character 突 Meanings and components.

Form

突

Meaning

突 meaning[3] in English

To Dash.

To Move Forward Quickly.

To Bulge.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 突 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are cave (穴) , and dog (犬)

Its radical[1] is: 穴 (xue2) which means: Cave, Cavity, Hole, Acupuncture Point, Taiwan Pr. [Xue4], .穴xue2cave

In cangjie it is written with JCIK

How to write 突

To write突tu1to dash you should write a combination of 穴xue2cave , 犬quan3dog arranged in a 吕 shape:

穴 + 犬 = 突

突 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

突
Pinyin:tu1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Dash . To Move Forward Quickly . To Bulge . To Protrude . To Break Through . To Rush Out . Sudden . Taiwan Pr. [Tu2]
穴
Pinyin:xue2
Meaning[3]: Cave . Cavity . Hole . Acupuncture Point . Taiwan Pr. [Xue4]
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
犬
Pinyin:quan3
Meaning[3]: Dog . Kangxi Radical 94
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother
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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