Chinese Character 貴 Meanings and components.

Form

Meaning

貴 meaning[3] in English

Expensive.

Noble.

Precious.

Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with LMBUC

How to write 貴

To writegui4expensive you should write a combination of 𠀐𠀐5 , bei4surname Bei arranged in a shape:

𠀐 + =

貴 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

Pinyin:gui4 Shape:
Meaning[3]: Expensive . Noble . Precious . (Honorific) Your

𠀐
Pinyin:𠀐5 Shape:

Pinyin:zhong1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: China . Chinese . Surname Zhong

Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

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

Pinyin:bei4
Meaning[3]: Surname Bei

Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title

Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: section shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: hànChinese Character

  • Wiktionary Page for 貴in English or Chinese