Chinese Character 贱 Meanings and components.

Form

贱

Meaning

贱 meaning[3] in English

Inexpensive.

Lowly.

Despicable.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with BOIJ

How to write 贱

To write贱jian4inexpensive you should write a combination of 贝bei4surname Bei , 戋jian1narrow arranged in a 吅 shape:

贝 + 戋 = 贱

贱 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

贱
Pinyin:jian4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Inexpensive . Lowly . Despicable . (Bound Form) (Humble) My
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]
戋
Pinyin:jian1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Narrow . Small
一
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
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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