Chinese Character 酸 Meanings and components.
Form
酸
Meaning
- 酸 meaning[3] in English
Sour.
Tart.
Sick At Heart.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 酸 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 10th earthly branch: … (酉) , and (夋)
Its radical[1] is: 酉 (you3) which means: 10th Earthly Branch: 5-7 P.M., 8th Solar Month (8th September-7th October), Year Of The Rooster, Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 270° (West), .酉
In cangjie it is written with MWICE
How to write 酸
To write酸 you should write a combination of 酉 , 夋 arranged in a 吅 shape:
酉 + 夋 = 酸
酸 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 酸 should be followed in this specific way.
Components Tree
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 酸, looks as follow:
酸
Pinyin:suan1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Sour . Tart . Sick At Heart . Grieved . Sore . Aching . Pedantic . Impractical . To Make Sarcastic Remarks About Sb . An Acid
酉
Pinyin:you3
Meaning[3]: 10th Earthly Branch: 5-7 P.M., 8th Solar Month (8th September-7th October), Year Of The Rooster . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 270° (West)
西
Pinyin:xi1
Meaning[3]: The West . Abbr. For Spain 西班牙[Xi1 Ban1 Ya2] . Spanish