Chinese Character 裁 Meanings and components.

Form

裁

Meaning

裁 meaning[3] in English

To Cut Out (As A Dress).

To Cut.

To Trim.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 裁 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (𢦏) , and clothes (衣)

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

In cangjie it is written with JIYHV

How to write 裁

To write裁cai2to cut … you should write a combination of 𢦏zai1 , 衣yi1clothes arranged in a 回 shape:

𢦏 + 衣 = 裁

裁 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

裁
Pinyin:cai2 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: To Cut Out (As A Dress) . To Cut . To Trim . To Reduce . To Diminish . To Cut Back (E.G. On Staff) . Decision . Judgment
𢦏
Pinyin:zai1 Shape:+
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
衣
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: Clothes . Cl:件[Jian4] . Kangxi Radical 145
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
𧘇
Pinyin:𧘇5 Shape:一
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
𠄌
Pinyin:jue2
乀
Pinyin:fu2
Meaning[3]: Stretch

Notes

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

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

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