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匠

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craftsman

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Strokes
6
Radical
匚 +4
Structure
Left enclosure 左包
Traditional
匠
Common rank
#1,654
Unicode
U+5320

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Formation & memory

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How 匠 is formed

Components 匚 斤

How to remember it

artisan · Heisig RSH #2677

box + tomahawk

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 匠

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
匠心独运 jiàng xīn dú yùn original and ingenious (idiom); to show great creativity
教书匠 jiāo shū jiàng teacher (usually humorous, self-deprecating or derogatory)
文学巨匠 wén xué jù jiàng literary master
三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
别具匠心 bié jù jiàng xīn to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom; wisdom of…
独具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn original and ingenious (idiom); to show great creativity
三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , shèng guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng variant of 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 …
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom; wisdom of…
匠人 jiàng rén craftsman; artisan
大匠 dà jiàng master craftsman; Han dynasty official title
泥水匠 ní shuǐ jiàng mason
匠心 jiàng xīn ingenuity; craftsmanship
三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom; wisdom of…
金匠 jīn jiàng goldsmith
花匠 huā jiàng gardener
慢工出巧匠 màn gōng chū qiǎo jiàng patient work makes a skilled craftsman
工匠 gōng jiàng craftsman; artisan
石匠 shí jiàng stonemason
木匠 mù jiàng carpenter