Chinese Character 衔 Meanings and components.

Form

衔

Meaning

衔 meaning[3] in English

Variant Of 銜|衔[Xian2].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 衔 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are step with the … (彳) , and (钅)

Its radical[1] is: 行 (xing2) which means: Row, Line, Commercial Firm, Line Of Business, Profession, To Rank (First, Second Etc) Among One's Siblings (By Age), (In Data Tables) Row, (Tw) Column, .行xing2row

In cangjie it is written with HOOPN

How to write 衔

To write衔xian2variant of … you should write a combination of 彳chi4step with … , 钅jin1 arranged in a 弼 shape:

彳 + 钅 = 衔

衔 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

衔
Pinyin:xian2 Shape:弼
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 銜|衔[Xian2]
彳
Pinyin:chi4
Meaning[3]: Step With The Left Foot (Kangxi Radical 60) . See Also 彳亍[Chi4 Chu4]
钅
Pinyin:jin1

Notes

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

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

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