Chinese Character 西 Meanings and components.

Form

西

Meaning

西 meaning[3] in English

The West.

Abbr. For Spain 西班牙[Xi1 Ban1 Ya2].

Spanish.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 西 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Wu (兀) , and mouth (口)

Its radical[1] is: 襾 (ya4) which means: Cover, Radical No 146, .襾ya4cover

How to write 西

To write西xi1the West you should write a combination of 兀wu4surname Wu , 口kou3mouth

兀 + 口 = 西

西 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

西
Pinyin:xi1
Meaning[3]: The West . Abbr. For Spain 西班牙[Xi1 Ban1 Ya2] . Spanish
兀
Pinyin:wu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Wu
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
儿
Pinyin:er2
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 人[Ren2] . 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 10), Occurring In 兒, 兀, 兄 Etc
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

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

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

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