Chinese Character 翦 Meanings and components.

Form

翦

Meaning

翦 meaning[3] in English

Surname Jian.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 翦 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are front (前) , 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 TBNM

How to write 翦

To write翦jian3surname Jian you should write a combination of 前qian2front , 羽yu3feather arranged in a 吕 shape:

前 + 羽 = 翦

翦 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

翦
Pinyin:jian3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Jian
前
Pinyin:qian2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Front . Forward . Ahead . First . Top (Followed By A Number) . Future . Ago . Before . Bc (E.G. 前293年) . Former . Formerly
止
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: To Stop . To Prohibit . Until . Only
刖
Pinyin:yue4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Amputate One Or Both Feet (Punishment In Imperial China) . See Also 五刑[Wu3 Xing2]
月
Pinyin:yue4
Meaning[3]: Moon . Month . Monthly . Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2]
刂
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: 'Knife' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 18) . See Also 立刀旁[Li4 Dao1 Pang2] . See Also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[Ce4 Dao1 Pang2]
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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