Three-sided enclosure (冂 shape)

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This unit teaches how to split a character into its Cangjie pieces. Learn the rule, then practice, and you can break down characters you've never seen.

Characters wrapped on three sides, open at the bottom (冂, 几, 門)

Three-sided enclosure (冂 shape)

The head wraps the body on three sides — top, left, and right — opening only at the bottom (the 冂 in 同 and 周; 几 and 門 are the same kind). Outside to inside, take the outer frame first, then the body inside.

Head 冂Body

Head 冂Body 口

Head 冂Body

Head 門Body 口

Head 門Body 日

Head 門Body 开

Head 門Body 心

Head Body

Head Body 鳥

Head Body 皇

Head 鬥Body 市