Chinese Character 質 Meanings and components.

Form

質

Meaning

質 meaning[3] in English

Character.

Nature.

Quality.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with HLBUC

How to write 質

To write質zhi4character you should write a combination of 斤jin1catty , 貝bei4surname Bei arranged in a 咒 shape:

斤 + 貝 = 質

質 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

質
Pinyin:zhi4 Shape:咒
Meaning[3]: Character . Nature . Quality . Plain . To Pawn . Pledge . Hostage . To Question . Taiwan Pr. [Zhi2]
斤
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Catty . (Prc) Weight Equal To 500 G . (Tw) Weight Equal To 600 G . (Hk, Malaysia, Singapore) Slightly Over 604 G
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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