Chinese Character 资 Meanings and components.

Form

资

Meaning

资 meaning[3] in English

Resources.

Capital.

To Provide.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 资 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are next in sequence (次) , and surname Bei (贝)

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

In cangjie it is written with IOBO

How to write 资

To write资zi1resources you should write a combination of 次ci4next in … , 贝bei4surname Bei arranged in a 吕 shape:

次 + 贝 = 资

资 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

资
Pinyin:zi1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Resources . Capital . To Provide . To Supply . To Support . Money . Expense
次
Pinyin:ci4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Next In Sequence . Second . The Second (Day, Time Etc) . Secondary . Vice- . Sub- . Infra- . Inferior Quality . Substandard . Order . Sequence . Hypo- (Chemistry) . Classifier For Enumerated Events: Time
冫
Pinyin:bing1
Meaning[3]: 'Ice' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 15), Occurring In 冰[Bing1], 次[Ci4] Etc, Known As 兩點水|两点水[Liang3 Dian3 Shui3]
欠
Pinyin:qian4
Meaning[3]: Deficient . To Owe . To Lack . Yawn
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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