Chinese Character 鯀 Meanings and components.

Form

鯀

Meaning

鯀 meaning[3] in English

Gun, Mythical Father Of Yu The Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 鯀 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Yu (魚) , and to connect (系)

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

In cangjie it is written with NFHVF

How to write 鯀

To write鯀gun3Gun, mythical … you should write a combination of 魚yu2surname Yu , 系xi4to connect arranged in a 吅 shape:

魚 + 系 = 鯀

鯀 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

鯀
Pinyin:gun3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Gun, Mythical Father Of Yu The Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
魚
Pinyin:yu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Yu
系
Pinyin:xi4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Connect . To Relate To . To Tie Up . To Bind . To Be (Literary)
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
糸
Pinyin:mi4
Meaning[3]: Fine Silk . Kangxi Radical 120
幺
Pinyin:yao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Yao
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young

Notes

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

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

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