Chinese Character 问 Meanings and components.

Form

问

Meaning

问 meaning[3] in English

To Ask.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 问 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Men (门) , and mouth (口)

Its radical[1] is: 門 (men2) which means: Surname Men, .門men2surname Men

In cangjie it is written with LSR

How to write 问

To write问wen4to ask you should write a combination of 门men2surname Men , 口kou3mouth arranged in a 回 shape:

门 + 口 = 问

问 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

问
Pinyin:wen4 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: To Ask
门
Pinyin:men2
Meaning[3]: Surname Men
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

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

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

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