Chinese Character 蝌 Meanings and components.

Form

蝌

Meaning

蝌 meaning[3] in English

Tadpole.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 蝌 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are lower form of … (虫) , and branch of study (科)

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 LIHDJ

How to write 蝌

To write蝌ke1tadpole you should write a combination of 虫chong2lower form … , 科ke1branch of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

虫 + 科 = 蝌

蝌 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

蝌
Pinyin:ke1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Tadpole
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
科
Pinyin:ke1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Branch Of Study . Administrative Section . Division . Field . Branch . Stage Directions . Family (Taxonomy) . Rules . Laws . To Mete Out (Punishment) . To Levy (Taxes Etc) . To Fine Sb . Cl:個|个[Ge4]
禾
Pinyin:he2
Meaning[3]: Cereal . Grain
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
斗
Pinyin:dou4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For The Big Dipper Constellation 北斗星[Bei3 Dou3 Xing1]

Notes

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

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

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