Chinese Character 頂 Meanings and components.

Form

頂

Meaning

頂 meaning[3] in English

Apex.

Crown Of The Head.

Top.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 頂 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Ding (丁) , and head (頁)

Its radical[1] is: 頁 (ye4) which means: Head, .頁ye4head

In cangjie it is written with MNMBC

How to write 頂

To write頂ding3apex you should write a combination of 丁ding1surname Ding , 頁ye4head arranged in a 吅 shape:

丁 + 頁 = 頂

頂 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

頂
Pinyin:ding3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Apex . Crown Of The Head . Top . Roof . Most . To Carry On The Head . To Push To The Top . To Go Against . To Replace . To Substitute . To Be Subjected To (An Aerial Bombing, Hailstorm Etc) . (Slang) To 'Bump' A Forum Thread To Raise Its Profile . Classifier For Headwear, Hats, Veils Etc
丁
Pinyin:ding1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Ding
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
亅
Pinyin:jue2
Meaning[3]: 'Vertical Stroke With Hook' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 6) . See Also 豎鉤|竖钩[Shu4 Gou1]
頁
Pinyin:ye4
Meaning[3]: Head
丆
Pinyin:han3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: One Of The Characters Used In Kwukyel (Phonetic 'Myeon'), An Ancient Korean Writing System
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
貝
Pinyin:bei4
Meaning[3]: Surname Bei
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8

Notes

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

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

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