Chinese Character 讲 Meanings and components.

Form

讲

Meaning

讲 meaning[3] in English

To Speak.

To Explain.

To Negotiate.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 讲 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'speech' or 'words' … (讠) , and Jing, one of … (井)

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

In cangjie it is written with IVTT

How to write 讲

To write讲jiang3to speak you should write a combination of 讠yan2'speech' or … , 井jing3Jing, one … arranged in a 吅 shape:

讠 + 井 = 讲

讲 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

讲
Pinyin:jiang3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Speak . To Explain . To Negotiate . To Emphasise . To Be Particular About . As Far As Sth Is Concerned . Speech . Lecture
讠
Pinyin:yan2
Meaning[3]: 'Speech' Or 'Words' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 149) . See Also 言字旁[Yan2 Zi4 Pang2]
井
Pinyin:jing3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Jing, One Of The 28 Constellations Of Chinese Astronomy . Surname Jing

Notes

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

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

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