Chinese Character 鱷 Meanings and components.

Form

鱷

Meaning

鱷 meaning[3] in English

Crocodile.

Alligator.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with NFMGR

How to write 鱷

To write鱷e4crocodile you should write a combination of 魚yu2surname Yu , 噩e4startling arranged in a 吅 shape:

魚 + 噩 = 鱷

鱷 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

鱷
Pinyin:e4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Crocodile . Alligator
魚
Pinyin:yu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Yu
噩
Pinyin:e4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Startling
王
Pinyin:wang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Wang
㗊
Pinyin:ji2 Shape:吅
吕
Pinyin:lv3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Lü
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

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

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

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