Chinese Character 錶 Meanings and components.

Form

錶

Meaning

錶 meaning[3] in English

Wrist Or Pocket Watch.

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Main Components

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

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 CQMV

How to write 錶

To write錶biao3wrist or … you should write a combination of 金jin1surname Jin , 表biao3exterior surface arranged in a 吅 shape:

金 + 表 = 錶

錶 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

錶
Pinyin:biao3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Wrist Or Pocket Watch
金
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Surname Jin . Surname Kim (Korean) . Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)
表
Pinyin:biao3 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Exterior Surface . Family Relationship Via Females . To Show (One'S Opinion) . A Model . A Table (Listing Information) . A Form . A Meter (Measuring Sth)
衣
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: Clothes . Cl:件[Jian4] . Kangxi Radical 145
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
𧘇
Pinyin:𧘇5 Shape:一
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
𠄌
Pinyin:jue2
乀
Pinyin:fu2
Meaning[3]: Stretch
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu

Notes

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

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

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