Chinese Character 銓 Meanings and components.

Form

銓

Meaning

銓 meaning[3] in English

To Estimate.

To Select.

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Main Components

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

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 COMG

How to write 銓

To write銓quan2to estimate you should write a combination of 金jin1surname Jin , 全quan2surname Quan arranged in a 吅 shape:

金 + 全 = 銓

銓 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

銓
Pinyin:quan2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Estimate . To Select
金
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Surname Jin . Surname Kim (Korean) . Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)
全
Pinyin:quan2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Quan
入
Pinyin:ru4
Meaning[3]: To Enter . To Go Into . To Join . To Become A Member Of . To Confirm Or Agree With . Abbr. For 入聲|入声[Ru4 Sheng1]
王
Pinyin:wang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Wang

Notes

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

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

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