Chinese Character 罡 Meanings and components.

Form

罡

Meaning

罡 meaning[3] in English

Stars Of The Big Dipper That Constitute The Tail Of The Dipper.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 罡 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are net (Kangxi radical … (罒) , and first month of … (正)

Its radical[1] is: 网 (wang3) which means: Net, Network, .网wang3net

In cangjie it is written with WLMYM

How to write 罡

To write罡gang1stars of … you should write a combination of 罒wang3net (Kangxi … , 正zheng4first month … arranged in a 吕 shape:

罒 + 正 = 罡

罡 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

罡
Pinyin:gang1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Stars Of The Big Dipper That Constitute The Tail Of The Dipper
罒
Pinyin:wang3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Net (Kangxi Radical 122)
正
Pinyin:zheng4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: First Month Of The Lunar Year
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
止
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: To Stop . To Prohibit . Until . Only

Notes

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

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

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