Chinese Character 麥 Meanings and components.

Form

麥

Meaning

麥 meaning[3] in English

Surname Mai.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 麥 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to press from … (夾) , and 'walk slowly' component … (夂)

No radical has been identified in it.

How to write 麥

To write麥mai4surname Mai you should write a combination of 夾jia1to press … , 夂zhi3'walk slowly' …

夾 + 夂 = 麥

麥 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

麥
Pinyin:mai4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mai
夾
Pinyin:jia1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Press From Either Side . To Place In Between . To Sandwich . To Carry Sth Under Armpit . Wedged Between . Between . To Intersperse . To Mix . To Mingle . Clip . Folder . Taiwan Pr. [Jia2]
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother
从
Pinyin:cong2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Cong
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
夂
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: 'Walk Slowly' Component In Chinese Characters . See Also 冬字頭|冬字头[Dong1 Zi4 Tou2]

Notes

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

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