Chinese Character 蜃 Meanings and components.

Form

蜃

Meaning

蜃 meaning[3] in English

(Mythical Animal).

Clam.

Sea-Serpent.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 蜃 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 5th earthly branch: … (辰) , and lower form of … (虫)

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 MVLMI

How to write 蜃

To write蜃shen4(mythical animal) you should write a combination of 辰chen25th earthly … , 虫chong2lower form … arranged in a 吕 shape:

辰 + 虫 = 蜃

蜃 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

蜃
Pinyin:shen4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Mythical Animal) . Clam . Sea-Serpent
辰
Pinyin:chen2
Meaning[3]: 5th Earthly Branch: 7-9 A.M., 3rd Solar Month (5th April-4th May), Year Of The Dragon . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 120°
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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