Chinese Character 阐 Meanings and components.

Form

阐

Meaning

阐 meaning[3] in English

To Express.

To Disclose.

To Enlighten.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with LSCWJ

How to write 阐

To write阐chan3to express you should write a combination of 门men2surname Men , 单dan1surname Shan arranged in a 回 shape:

门 + 单 = 阐

阐 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

阐
Pinyin:chan3 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: To Express . To Disclose . To Enlighten . To Open
门
Pinyin:men2
Meaning[3]: Surname Men
单
Pinyin:dan1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Shan
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10

Notes

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

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

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