Chinese Character 慷 Meanings and components.

Form

慷

Meaning

慷 meaning[3] in English

Generous.

Magnanimous.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 慷 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are Kangxi radical 61 … (忄) , and surname Kang (康)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with PILE

How to write 慷

To write慷kang1generous you should write a combination of 忄xin5Kangxi radical … , 康kang1surname Kang arranged in a 吅 shape:

忄 + 康 = 慷

慷 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

慷
Pinyin:kang1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Generous . Magnanimous
忄
Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element
康
Pinyin:kang1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Kang
广
Pinyin:guang3
Meaning[3]: 'House On A Cliff' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 53), Occurring In 店, 序, 底 Etc
隶
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 隸|隶[Li4]
肀
Pinyin:yu4 Shape:一
*
Pinyin:*
氺
Pinyin:shui3
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 水[Shui3]

Notes

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

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

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