Chinese Character 递 Meanings and components.

Form

递

Meaning

递 meaning[3] in English

To Hand Over.

To Pass On Sth.

To Gradually Increase Or Decrease.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with YCNH

How to write 递

To write递di4to hand … you should write a combination of 辶chuo4to walk … , 弟di4younger brother arranged in a 吅 shape:

辶 + 弟 = 递

递 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

递
Pinyin:di4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Hand Over . To Pass On Sth . To Gradually Increase Or Decrease . Progressively
辶
Pinyin:chuo4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character)
弟
Pinyin:di4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Younger Brother . Junior Male . I (Modest Word In Letter)
丷
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: 'Eight' Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 八[Ba1]
𢎨
Pinyin:𢎨5 Shape:+
弔
Pinyin:diao4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: A String Of 100 Cash (Arch.) . To Lament . To Condole With . Variant Of 吊[Diao4]
弓
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Surname Gong
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]

Notes

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

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

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