Chinese Character 钺 Meanings and components.

Form

钺

Meaning

钺 meaning[3] in English

Battle-Ax.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 钺 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (钅) , and variant of 鉞|钺[yue4] (戉)

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 OPIV

How to write 钺

To write钺yue4battle-ax you should write a combination of 钅jin1 , 戉yue4variant of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

钅 + 戉 = 钺

钺 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

钺
Pinyin:yue4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Battle-Ax
钅
Pinyin:jin1
戉
Pinyin:yue4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 鉞|钺[Yue4]
乚
Pinyin:yin3
Meaning[3]: Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 毫[Hao2] . Archaic Variant Of 乙[Yi3]
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]

Notes

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

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

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