Chinese Character 貂 Meanings and components.

Form

貂

Meaning

貂 meaning[3] in English

Sable Or Marten (Genus Martes).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 貂 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are worm-like invertebrate (豸) , and surname Shao (召)

Its radical[1] is: 豸 (zhi4) which means: Worm-Like Invertebrate, Mythical Animal (See 獬豸[Xie4 Zhi4]), Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 153), .豸zhi4worm-like invertebrate

In cangjie it is written with BHSHR

How to write 貂

To write貂diao1sable or … you should write a combination of 豸zhi4worm-like invertebrate , 召zhao4surname Shao arranged in a 吅 shape:

豸 + 召 = 貂

貂 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

貂
Pinyin:diao1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Sable Or Marten (Genus Martes)
豸
Pinyin:zhi4
Meaning[3]: Worm-Like Invertebrate . Mythical Animal (See 獬豸[Xie4 Zhi4]) . Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 153)
召
Pinyin:zhao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Shao . Name Of An Ancient State That Existed In What Is Now Shaanxi Province
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao
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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