Chinese Character 蹭 Meanings and components.

Form

蹭

Meaning

蹭 meaning[3] in English

To Rub Against.

To Walk Slowly.

(Coll.) To Freeload.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with RMCWA

How to write 蹭

To write蹭ceng4to rub … you should write a combination of 足zu2excessive , 曾ceng2surname Zeng arranged in a 吅 shape:

足 + 曾 = 蹭

蹭 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

蹭
Pinyin:ceng4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Rub Against . To Walk Slowly . (Coll.) To Freeload
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
曾
Pinyin:ceng2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Zeng
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian
曰
Pinyin:yue1
Meaning[3]: To Speak . To Say

Notes

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

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

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