Different
Chinese language teachers name decomposition of the Chinese radicals in different
ways. The synonymic names are: Structural analysis of the Chinese characters,
Breakdown of the Chinese characters, etc.
The essence of
these terms is the same: analysis. The Chinese language is a very analytical
language and the Chinese characters are learned and memorized only by means of analysis.
Try to analyze the Chinese character 什
shén ‘what’ and
you will see how simple it is for memorizing!
Decomposition of the Chinese character 什 shén ‘what’
亻 rén man
十 shí ten
一 yī one
丨 gǔn line
亻十一丨
NB. Synonyms:
Structural analysis of the Chinese characters, Breakdown of the Chinese
characters.
More about Chinese character decomposition please check The
Chinese Character Decomposition Guidance
