Chinese Character 釵 Meanings and components.

Form

釵

Meaning

釵 meaning[3] in English

Hairpin.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 釵 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Jin (金) , and fork (叉)

Its radical[1] is: 金 (jin1) which means: Surname Jin, Surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), .金jin1surname Jin

In cangjie it is written with CEI

How to write 釵

To write釵chai1hairpin you should write a combination of 金jin1surname Jin , 叉cha1fork arranged in a 吅 shape:

金 + 叉 = 釵

釵 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

釵
Pinyin:chai1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Hairpin
金
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Surname Jin . Surname Kim (Korean) . Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)
叉
Pinyin:cha1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Fork . Pitchfork . Prong . Pick . Cross . Intersect . 'X'
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]

Notes

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

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

  • Wiktionary Page for 釵in English or Chinese