Chinese Character 陷 Meanings and components.

Form

陷

Meaning

陷 meaning[3] in English

Pitfall.

Trap.

To Get Stuck.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 陷 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (阝) , and pitfall (臽)

Its radical[1] is: 阜 (fu4) which means: Abundant, Mound, .阜fu4abundant

In cangjie it is written with NLNHX

How to write 陷

To write陷xian4pitfall you should write a combination of 阝fu4 , 臽xian4pitfall arranged in a 吅 shape:

阝 + 臽 = 陷

陷 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

陷
Pinyin:xian4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Pitfall . Trap . To Get Stuck . To Sink . To Cave In . To Frame (False Charge) . To Capture (A City In Battle) . To Fall (To The Enemy) . Defect
阝
Pinyin:fu4 Shape:一
臽
Pinyin:xian4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Pitfall . Trap (Archaic)
⺈
Pinyin:⺈
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao
臼
Pinyin:jiu4
Meaning[3]: Mortar

Notes

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

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

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