Chinese Character 臧 Meanings and components.

Form

臧

Meaning

臧 meaning[3] in English

Surname Zang.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with IMSLL

How to write 臧

To write臧zang1surname Zang you should write a combination of 戕qiang1to kill , 臣chen2surname Chen arranged in a 回 shape:

戕 + 臣 = 臧

臧 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

臧
Pinyin:zang1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Surname Zang
戕
Pinyin:qiang1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Kill . To Injure . Taiwan Pr. [Qiang2]
爿
Pinyin:pan2
Meaning[3]: 'Piece Of Wood' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 90), Mirror Image Of 片[Pian4]
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
臣
Pinyin:chen2
Meaning[3]: Surname Chen

Notes

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

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

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