Chinese Character 竞 Meanings and components.

Form

竞

Meaning

竞 meaning[3] in English

To Compete.

To Contend.

To Struggle.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 竞 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Li (立) , and elder brother (兄)

Its radical[1] is: 立 (li4) which means: Surname Li, .立li4surname Li

In cangjie it is written with YTRHU

How to write 竞

To write竞jing4to compete you should write a combination of 立li4surname Li , 兄xiong1elder brother arranged in a 吕 shape:

立 + 兄 = 竞

竞 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

竞
Pinyin:jing4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Compete . To Contend . To Struggle
立
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li
兄
Pinyin:xiong1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Elder Brother
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
儿
Pinyin:er2
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 人[Ren2] . 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 10), Occurring In 兒, 兀, 兄 Etc

Notes

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

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

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