Chinese Character 財 Meanings and components.

Form

財

Meaning

財 meaning[3] in English

Money.

Wealth.

Riches.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with BCDH

How to write 財

To write財cai2money you should write a combination of 貝bei4surname Bei , 才cai2ability arranged in a 吅 shape:

貝 + 才 = 財

財 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

財
Pinyin:cai2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Money . Wealth . Riches . Property . Valuables
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
才
Pinyin:cai2 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Ability . Talent . Sb Of A Certain Type . A Capable Individual . Only . Only Then . Just Now

Notes

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

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

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