Chinese Character 许 Meanings and components.

Form

许

Meaning

许 meaning[3] in English

Surname Xu.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 许 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'speech' or 'words' … (讠) , and 7th earthly branch: … (午)

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

In cangjie it is written with IVOJ

How to write 许

To write许xu3surname Xu you should write a combination of 讠yan2'speech' or … , 午wu37th earthly … arranged in a 吅 shape:

讠 + 午 = 许

许 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

许
Pinyin:xu3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Xu
讠
Pinyin:yan2
Meaning[3]: 'Speech' Or 'Words' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 149) . See Also 言字旁[Yan2 Zi4 Pang2]
午
Pinyin:wu3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: 7th Earthly Branch: 11 A.M.-1 P.M., Noon, 5th Solar Month (6th June-6th July), Year Of The Horse . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 180° (South)
𠂉
Pinyin:𠂉5 Shape:+
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
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
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10

Notes

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

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

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