Chinese Character 跪 Meanings and components.

Form

跪

Meaning

跪 meaning[3] in English

To Kneel.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with RMNMU

How to write 跪

To write跪gui4to kneel you should write a combination of 足zu2excessive , 危wei1surname Wei arranged in a 吅 shape:

足 + 危 = 跪

跪 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

跪
Pinyin:gui4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Kneel
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
危
Pinyin:wei1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Wei
⺈
Pinyin:⺈
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao
厄
Pinyin:e4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Distressed
厂
Pinyin:chang3
Meaning[3]: 'Cliff' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 27), Occurring In 原, 历, 压 Etc
㔾
Pinyin:xian1
Meaning[3]: 'Seal' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 26)

Notes

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

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

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