Chinese Character 索 Meanings and components.

Form

索

Meaning

索 meaning[3] in English

Surname Suo.

Abbr. For 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 Ma3 Li3], Somalia.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 索 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are ten (十) , and fine silk (糸)

Its radical[1] is: 糸 (mi4) which means: Fine Silk, Kangxi Radical 120, .糸mi4fine silk

In cangjie it is written with JBVIF

How to write 索

To write索suo3surname Suo you should write a combination of 十shi2ten , 糸mi4fine silk arranged in a 冖 shape:

十 + 糸 = 索

索 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

索
Pinyin:suo3 Shape:冖
Meaning[3]: Surname Suo . Abbr. For 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 Ma3 Li3], Somalia
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
糸
Pinyin:mi4
Meaning[3]: Fine Silk . Kangxi Radical 120
幺
Pinyin:yao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Yao
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young

Notes

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

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

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