Chinese Character 逝 Meanings and components.

Form

逝

Meaning

逝 meaning[3] in English

(Of Time) To Pass.

To Die.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 逝 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to walk (side … (辶) , and to break (e.g. … (折)

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

In cangjie it is written with YQHL

How to write 逝

To write逝shi4(of time) … you should write a combination of 辶chuo4to walk … , 折zhe2to break … arranged in a 吅 shape:

辶 + 折 = 逝

逝 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

逝
Pinyin:shi4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (Of Time) To Pass . To Die
辶
Pinyin:chuo4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character)
折
Pinyin:zhe2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Break (E.G. Stick Or Bone) . A Loss
扌
Pinyin:shou5
Meaning[3]: 'Hand' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 64), Occurring In 提, 把, 打 Etc
斤
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Catty . (Prc) Weight Equal To 500 G . (Tw) Weight Equal To 600 G . (Hk, Malaysia, Singapore) Slightly Over 604 G

Notes

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

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

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