Chinese Character 虱 Meanings and components.

Form

虱

Meaning

虱 meaning[3] in English

Louse.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 虱 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (乁) , and (䖝)

Its radical[1] is: 虫 (chong2) which means: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures, Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1], (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic, .虫chong2lower form …

In cangjie it is written with NHLI

How to write 虱

To write虱shi1louse you should write a combination of 乁yi2 , 䖝chong2 arranged in a 吕 shape:

乁 + 䖝 = 虱

虱 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

虱
Pinyin:shi1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Louse
乁
Pinyin:yi2 Shape:一
䖝
Pinyin:chong2 Shape:吕
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
虫
Pinyin:chong2
Meaning[3]: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures . Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1] . (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic

Notes

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

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

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