Chinese Character 贫 Meanings and components.

Form

贫

Meaning

贫 meaning[3] in English

Poor.

Inadequate.

Deficient.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with CSHO

How to write 贫

To write贫pin2poor you should write a combination of 分fen1to divide , 贝bei4surname Bei arranged in a 吕 shape:

分 + 贝 = 贫

贫 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

贫
Pinyin:pin2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Poor . Inadequate . Deficient . Garrulous
分
Pinyin:fen1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Divide . To Separate . To Distribute . To Allocate . To Distinguish (Good And Bad) . Part Or Subdivision . Fraction . One Tenth (Of Certain Units) . Unit Of Length Equivalent To 0.33 Cm . Minute (Unit Of Time) . Minute (Angular Measurement Unit) . A Point (In Sports Or Games) . 0.01 Yuan (Unit Of Money)
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao
贝
Pinyin:bei4
Meaning[3]: Surname Bei
冂
Pinyin:jiong1
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 13), Occurring In 用, 同, 网 Etc . See Also 同字框[Tong2 Zi4 Kuang4]
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]

Notes

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

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

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