Chinese Character 窷 Meanings and components.

Form

窷

Meaning

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with JCSJL

How to write 窷

To write窷liao4 you should write a combination of 穴xue2cave , 聊liao2to chat arranged in a 吕 shape:

穴 + 聊 = 窷

窷 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

窷
Pinyin:liao4 Shape:吕
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
聊
Pinyin:liao2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Chat . To Depend Upon (Literary) . Temporarily . Just . Slightly
耳
Pinyin:er3
Meaning[3]: Ear . Handle (Archaeology) . And That Is All (Classical Chinese)
卯
Pinyin:mao3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Mortise (Slot Cut Into Wood To Receive A Tenon) . 4th Earthly Branch: 5-7 A.M., 2nd Solar Month (6th March-4th April), Year Of The Rabbit . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 90° (East) . Variant Of 鉚|铆[Mao3] . To Exert One'S Strength
𠂎
Pinyin:𠂎5 Shape:一
卩
Pinyin:jie2
Meaning[3]: 'Seal' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 26)

Notes

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

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

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