Chinese Character 鲠 Meanings and components.

Form

鲠

Meaning

鲠 meaning[3] in English

To Choke On A Piece Of Food.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 鲠 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Yu (鱼) , and to change or … (更)

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

In cangjie it is written with NMMLK

How to write 鲠

To write鲠geng3to choke … you should write a combination of 鱼yu2surname Yu , 更geng4to change … arranged in a 吅 shape:

鱼 + 更 = 鲠

鲠 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

鲠
Pinyin:geng3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Choke On A Piece Of Food
鱼
Pinyin:yu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Yu
更
Pinyin:geng4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Change Or Replace . To Experience . One Of The Five Two-Hour Periods Into Which The Night Was Formerly Divided . Watch (E.G. Of A Sentry Or Guard)

Notes

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

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

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