Chinese Character 退 Meanings and components.

Form

退

Meaning

退 meaning[3] in English

To Retreat.

To Decline.

To Move Back.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 退 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to walk (side … (辶) , and blunt (艮)

Its radical[1] is: 辵 (chuo4) which means: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character), .辵chuo4to walk …

In cangjie it is written with YAV

How to write 退

To write退tui4to retreat you should write a combination of 辶chuo4to walk … , 艮gen3blunt arranged in a 吅 shape:

辶 + 艮 = 退

退 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

退
Pinyin:tui4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Retreat . To Decline . To Move Back . To Withdraw
辶
Pinyin:chuo4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character)
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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