Chinese Character 黍 Meanings and components.

Form

黍

Meaning

黍 meaning[3] in English

Broomcorn Millet.

Glutinous Millet.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 黍 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are cereal (禾) , and quick-boil (汆)

No radical has been identified in it.

How to write 黍

To write黍shu3broomcorn millet you should write a combination of 禾he2cereal , 汆cuan1quick-boil

禾 + 汆 = 黍

黍 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

黍
Pinyin:shu3
Meaning[3]: Broomcorn Millet . Glutinous Millet
禾
Pinyin:he2
Meaning[3]: Cereal . Grain
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
汆
Pinyin:cuan1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Quick-Boil . To Boil For A Short Time
入
Pinyin:ru4
Meaning[3]: To Enter . To Go Into . To Join . To Become A Member Of . To Confirm Or Agree With . Abbr. For 入聲|入声[Ru4 Sheng1]
水
Pinyin:shui3
Meaning[3]: Surname Shui

Notes

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

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