Chinese Character 翘 Meanings and components.

Form

翘

Meaning

翘 meaning[3] in English

Outstanding.

To Raise.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 翘 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Yao (尧) , and feather (羽)

Its radical[1] is: 羽 (yu3) which means: Feather, 5th Note In Pentatonic Scale, .羽yu3feather

In cangjie it is written with JUSMM

How to write 翘

To write翘qiao4outstanding you should write a combination of 尧yao2surname Yao , 羽yu3feather arranged in a 吅 shape:

尧 + 羽 = 翘

翘 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

翘
Pinyin:qiao4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Outstanding . To Raise
尧
Pinyin:yao2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Yao . Yao Or Tang Yao (C. 2200 Bc), One Of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], Second Son Of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
丈
Pinyin:zhang4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Measure Of Length, Ten Chinese Feet (3.3 M) . To Measure . Husband . Polite Appellation For An Older Male
?
Pinyin:?
兀
Pinyin:wu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Wu
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
儿
Pinyin:er2
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 人[Ren2] . 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 10), Occurring In 兒, 兀, 兄 Etc
羽
Pinyin:yu3
Meaning[3]: Feather . 5th Note In Pentatonic Scale
习
Pinyin:xi2 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Surname Xi
习
Pinyin:xi2 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Surname Xi

Notes

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

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

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