Chinese Character 龋 Meanings and components.

Form

龋

Meaning

龋 meaning[3] in English

Decayed Teeth.

Dental Caries.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 龋 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are tooth (齿) , and Yu the Great … (禹)

Its radical[1] is: 齒 (chi3) which means: Tooth, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1], .齒chi3tooth

In cangjie it is written with YUHLB

How to write 龋

To write龋qu3decayed teeth you should write a combination of 齿chi3tooth , 禹yu3Yu the … arranged in a 吅 shape:

齿 + 禹 = 龋

龋 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

龋
Pinyin:qu3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Decayed Teeth . Dental Caries
齿
Pinyin:chi3
Meaning[3]: Tooth . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1]
禹
Pinyin:yu3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Yu The Great (C. 21st Century Bc), Mythical Leader Who Tamed The Floods . Surname Yu
䖝
Pinyin:chong2 Shape:吕
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
虫
Pinyin:chong2
Meaning[3]: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures . Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1] . (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic
⺆
Pinyin:⺆

Notes

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

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

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