Chinese Character 麴 Meanings and components.

Form

麴

Meaning

麴 meaning[3] in English

Yeast.

Aspergillus (Includes Many Common Molds).

Taiwan Pr. [Qu2].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 麴 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mai (麥) , and variant of 掬[ju1] (匊)

Its radical[1] is: 麥 (mai4) which means: Surname Mai, .麥mai4surname Mai

In cangjie it is written with JNPFD

How to write 麴

To write麴qu1yeast you should write a combination of 麥mai4surname Mai , 匊ju1variant of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

麥 + 匊 = 麴

麴 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

麴
Pinyin:qu1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Yeast . Aspergillus (Includes Many Common Molds) . Taiwan Pr. [Qu2]
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]
匊
Pinyin:ju1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 掬[Ju1]
勹
Pinyin:bao1
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 包[Bao1]
米
Pinyin:mi3
Meaning[3]: Surname Mi
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
丷
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: 'Eight' Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 八[Ba1]

Notes

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

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

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