Chinese Character 貞 Meanings and components.

Form

貞

Meaning

貞 meaning[3] in English

Chaste.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 貞 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Bu (卜) , and surname Bei (貝)

Its radical[1] is: 貝 (bei4) which means: Surname Bei, .貝bei4surname Bei

In cangjie it is written with YBUC

How to write 貞

To write貞zhen1chaste you should write a combination of 卜bo5surname Bu , 貝bei4surname Bei arranged in a 吕 shape:

卜 + 貝 = 貞

貞 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

貞
Pinyin:zhen1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Chaste
卜
Pinyin:bo5
Meaning[3]: Surname Bu
貝
Pinyin:bei4
Meaning[3]: Surname Bei
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8

Notes

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

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

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