Chinese Character 舊 Meanings and components.

Form

舊

Meaning

舊 meaning[3] in English

Old.

Opposite: New 新.

Former.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 舊 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are type of owl (雈) , and mortar (臼)

Its radical[1] is: 臼 (jiu4) which means: Mortar, .臼jiu4mortar

In cangjie it is written with TOGX

How to write 舊

To write舊jiu4old you should write a combination of 雈huan2type of … , 臼jiu4mortar arranged in a 吕 shape:

雈 + 臼 = 舊

舊 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

舊
Pinyin:jiu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Old . Opposite: New 新 . Former . Worn (With Age)
雈
Pinyin:huan2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Type Of Owl
卝
Pinyin:kuang4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Two Bunches Of Hair On A Child
隹
Pinyin:zhui1
Meaning[3]: Short-Tailed Bird
臼
Pinyin:jiu4
Meaning[3]: Mortar

Notes

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

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

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