Chinese Character 賤 Meanings and components.

Form

賤

Meaning

賤 meaning[3] in English

Inexpensive.

Lowly.

Despicable.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with BCII

How to write 賤

To write賤jian4inexpensive you should write a combination of 貝bei4surname Bei , 戔jian1narrow arranged in a 吅 shape:

貝 + 戔 = 賤

賤 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

賤
Pinyin:jian4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Inexpensive . Lowly . Despicable . (Bound Form) (Humble) My
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
戔
Pinyin:jian1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Narrow . Small
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]

Notes

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

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

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