Chinese Character 跟 Meanings and components.

Form

跟

Meaning

跟 meaning[3] in English

Heel.

To Follow Closely.

To Go With.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with RMAV

How to write 跟

To write跟gen1heel you should write a combination of 足zu2excessive , 艮gen3blunt arranged in a 吅 shape:

足 + 艮 = 跟

跟 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

跟
Pinyin:gen1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Heel . To Follow Closely . To Go With . (Of A Woman) To Marry Sb . With . Compared With . To . Towards . And (Joining Two Nouns)
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
艮
Pinyin:gen3
Meaning[3]: Blunt . Tough . Chewy

Notes

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

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

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