Chinese Character 誓 Meanings and components.

Form

誓

Meaning

誓 meaning[3] in English

Oath.

Vow.

To Swear.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 誓 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to break (e.g. … (折) , and words (言)

Its radical[1] is: 言 (yan2) which means: Words, Speech, To Say, To Talk, .言yan2words

In cangjie it is written with QLYMR

How to write 誓

To write誓shi4oath you should write a combination of 折zhe2to break … , 言yan2words arranged in a 吕 shape:

折 + 言 = 誓

誓 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

誓
Pinyin:shi4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Oath . Vow . To Swear . To Pledge
折
Pinyin:zhe2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Break (E.G. Stick Or Bone) . A Loss
扌
Pinyin:shou5
Meaning[3]: 'Hand' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 64), Occurring In 提, 把, 打 Etc
斤
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Catty . (Prc) Weight Equal To 500 G . (Tw) Weight Equal To 600 G . (Hk, Malaysia, Singapore) Slightly Over 604 G
言
Pinyin:yan2
Meaning[3]: Words . Speech . To Say . To Talk

Notes

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

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

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