Chinese Character 跑 Meanings and components.

Form

跑

Meaning

跑 meaning[3] in English

(Of An Animal) To Paw (The Ground).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 跑 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are excessive (足) , and surname Bao (包)

Its radical[1] is: 足 (zu2) which means: Excessive, .足zu2excessive

In cangjie it is written with RMPRU

How to write 跑

To write跑pao3(of an … you should write a combination of 足zu2excessive , 包bao1surname Bao arranged in a 吅 shape:

足 + 包 = 跑

跑 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

跑
Pinyin:pao3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (Of An Animal) To Paw (The Ground)
足
Pinyin:zu2
Meaning[3]: Excessive
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
龰
Pinyin:龰5 Shape:一
包
Pinyin:bao1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Surname Bao
勹
Pinyin:bao1
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 包[Bao1]
巳
Pinyin:si4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: 6th Earthly Branch: 9-11 A.M., 4th Solar Month (5th May-5th June), Year Of The Snake . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 150°

Notes

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

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

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