Chinese Character 貽 Meanings and components.

Form

貽

Meaning

貽 meaning[3] in English

To Present.

To Bequeath.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with BCIR

How to write 貽

To write貽yi2to present you should write a combination of 貝bei4surname Bei , 台tai2Taiwan (abbr.) arranged in a 吅 shape:

貝 + 台 = 貽

貽 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

貽
Pinyin:yi2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Present . To Bequeath
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
台
Pinyin:tai2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Taiwan (Abbr.) . Surname Tai
厶
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 某[Mou3]
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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