Chinese Character 臥 Meanings and components.

Form

臥

Meaning

臥 meaning[3] in English

To Lie.

To Crouch.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 臥 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Chen (臣) , and man (人)

Its radical[1] is: 臣 (chen2) which means: Surname Chen, .臣chen2surname Chen

In cangjie it is written with SLO

How to write 臥

To write臥wo4to lie you should write a combination of 臣chen2surname Chen , 人ren2man arranged in a 吅 shape:

臣 + 人 = 臥

臥 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

臥
Pinyin:wo4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Lie . To Crouch
臣
Pinyin:chen2
Meaning[3]: Surname Chen
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]

Notes

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

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

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