Chinese Character 絮 Meanings and components.

Form

絮

Meaning

絮 meaning[3] in English

Cotton Wadding.

Fig. Padding.

Long-Winded.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 絮 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are as (如) , 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 VRVIF

How to write 絮

To write絮xu4cotton wadding you should write a combination of 如ru2as , 糸mi4fine silk arranged in a 吕 shape:

如 + 糸 = 絮

絮 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

絮
Pinyin:xu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Cotton Wadding . Fig. Padding . Long-Winded
如
Pinyin:ru2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: As . As If . Such As
女
Pinyin:nv3
Meaning[3]: Female . Woman . Daughter
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
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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