Chinese Character 靠 Meanings and components.

Form

靠

Meaning

靠 meaning[3] in English

To Lean Against Or On.

To Stand By The Side Of.

To Come Near To.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 靠 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to say (告) , and abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 … (非)

Its radical[1] is: 非 (fei1) which means: Abbr. For 非洲[Fei1 Zhou1], Africa, .非fei1abbr. for …

In cangjie it is written with HGRLY

How to write 靠

To write靠kao4to lean … you should write a combination of 告gao4to say , 非fei1abbr. for … arranged in a 吕 shape:

告 + 非 = 靠

靠 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

靠
Pinyin:kao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Lean Against Or On . To Stand By The Side Of . To Come Near To . To Depend On . To Trust . To Fuck (Vulgar) . Traditional Military Costume Drama Where The Performers Wear Armor (Old)
告
Pinyin:gao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Say . To Tell . To Announce . To Report . To Denounce . To File A Lawsuit . To Sue
牛
Pinyin:niu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Niu
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
非
Pinyin:fei1
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 非洲[Fei1 Zhou1], Africa

Notes

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

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

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