Chinese Character 羁 Meanings and components.

Form

羁

Meaning

羁 meaning[3] in English

Bridle.

Halter.

To Restrain.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 羁 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are net (Kangxi radical … (罒) , animal hide (革) , and surname Ma (马)

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

In cangjie it is written with WLTJM

How to write 羁

To write羁ji1bridle you should write a combination of 罒wang3net (Kangxi … , 革ge2animal hide 马ma3surname Ma arranged in a 吕 shape:

罒 + 革 + 马 = 羁

羁 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

羁
Pinyin:ji1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Bridle . Halter . To Restrain . To Detain . To Lodge . Inn
罒
Pinyin:wang3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Net (Kangxi Radical 122)
革
Pinyin:ge2
Meaning[3]: Animal Hide . Leather . To Reform . To Remove . To Expel (From Office)
马
Pinyin:ma3
Meaning[3]: Surname Ma . Abbr. For Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 Lai2 Xi1 Ya4]

Notes

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

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

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