Chinese Character 鮭 Meanings and components.

Form

鮭

Meaning

鮭 meaning[3] in English

Trout.

Salmon.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 鮭 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Yu (魚) , and (old) jade tablet … (圭)

Its radical[1] is: 魚 (yu2) which means: Surname Yu, .魚yu2surname Yu

In cangjie it is written with NFGG

How to write 鮭

To write鮭gui1trout you should write a combination of 魚yu2surname Yu , 圭gui1(old) jade … arranged in a 吅 shape:

魚 + 圭 = 鮭

鮭 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

鮭
Pinyin:gui1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Trout . Salmon
魚
Pinyin:yu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Yu
圭
Pinyin:gui1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Old) Jade Tablet (A Ceremonial Badge Of Rank)
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu

Notes

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

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

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