Chinese Character 衬 Meanings and components.

Form

衬

Meaning

衬 meaning[3] in English

(Of Garments) Against The Skin.

To Line.

Lining.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with LDI

How to write 衬

To write衬chen4(of garments) … you should write a combination of 衤yi1the left-radical … , 寸cun4a unit … arranged in a 吅 shape:

衤 + 寸 = 衬

衬 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

衬
Pinyin:chen4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (Of Garments) Against The Skin . To Line . Lining . To Contrast With . To Assist Financially
衤
Pinyin:yi1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: The Left-Radical Form Of Kangxi Radical 145, 衣[Yi1]
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

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

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

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