Chinese Character 衫 Meanings and components.

Form

衫

Meaning

衫 meaning[3] in English

Garment.

Jacket With Open Slits In Place Of Sleeves.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 衫 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are the left-radical form … (衤) , and 'bristle' radical in … (彡)

Its radical[1] is: 衣 (yi1) which means: Clothes, Cl:件[Jian4], Kangxi Radical 145, .衣yi1clothes

In cangjie it is written with LHHH

How to write 衫

To write衫shan1garment you should write a combination of 衤yi1the left-radical … , 彡shan1'bristle' radical … arranged in a 吅 shape:

衤 + 彡 = 衫

衫 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

衫
Pinyin:shan1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Garment . Jacket With Open Slits In Place Of Sleeves
衤
Pinyin:yi1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: The Left-Radical Form Of Kangxi Radical 145, 衣[Yi1]
彡
Pinyin:shan1
Meaning[3]: 'Bristle' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 59)

Notes

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

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

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