Chinese Character 竅 Meanings and components.

Form

竅

Meaning

竅 meaning[3] in English

Hole.

Opening.

Orifice (Of The Human Body).

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with JCHSK

How to write 竅

To write竅qiao4hole you should write a combination of 穴xue2cave , 敫jiao3 arranged in a 吕 shape:

穴 + 敫 = 竅

竅 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

竅
Pinyin:qiao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Hole . Opening . Orifice (Of The Human Body) . (Fig.) Key (To The Solution Of A Problem)
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
敫
Pinyin:jiao3 Shape:吅
白
Pinyin:bai2
Meaning[3]: Surname Bai
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
方
Pinyin:fang1
Meaning[3]: Surname Fang
攵
Pinyin:pu1

Notes

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

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

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