Chinese Character 精 Meanings and components.

Form

精

Meaning

精 meaning[3] in English

Essence.

Extract.

Vitality.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 精 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mi (米) , and abbr. for 青海[Qing1 … (青)

Its radical[1] is: 米 (mi3) which means: Surname Mi, .米mi3surname Mi

In cangjie it is written with FDQMB

How to write 精

To write精jing1essence you should write a combination of 米mi3surname Mi , 青qing1abbr. for … arranged in a 吅 shape:

米 + 青 = 精

精 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

精
Pinyin:jing1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Essence . Extract . Vitality . Energy . Semen . Sperm . Mythical Goblin Spirit . Highly Perfected . Elite . The Pick Of Sth . Proficient (Refined Ability) . Extremely (Fine) . Selected Rice (Archaic)
米
Pinyin:mi3
Meaning[3]: Surname Mi
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
丷
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: 'Eight' Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 八[Ba1]
青
Pinyin:qing1
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 青海[Qing1 Hai3], Qinghai Province
龶
Pinyin:龶5
Meaning[3]: Component In Chinese Characters, Occurring In 青, 毒, 素 Etc . See Also 青字頭|青字头[Qing1 Zi4 Tou2]
月
Pinyin:yue4
Meaning[3]: Moon . Month . Monthly . Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2]

Notes

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

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

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