What is a radical?
Radicals are components of Chinese characters. Different combinations of radicals are put together to build Chinese characters. Sometimes radicals provide information about the meaning of the character, other times, they contribute information about how to pronounce the character.
What is the meaning of this radical?
─
héng
horizontal stroke (no explicit meaning)
example:
二
èr
two
What is the meaning of this radical?
│
shù
vertical stroke (no explicit meaning)
example:
十
shí
ten
What is the meaning of this radical?
丿
piě
left-falling stroke (no explicit meaning)
example：
人
rén
person/people
What is the meaning of this radical?
丶
diǎn
dot (no explicit meaning)
example:
贝
bèi
shell
What is the meaning of this radical?
┐
zhé
horizontal turning stroke (no explicit meaning)
example:
日
rì
sun
What is the meaning of this radical?
㇏
nà
right-falling stroke (no explicit meaning)
example:
大
dà
big
What is the meaning of this radical?
乚
shù wān gōu
right turning stroke (no explicit meaning)
example:
它
tā
it
What is the meaning of this radical?
冫
liǎng diǎn shuǐ
ice
example:
冰
bīng
ice
What is the meaning of this radical?
氵
sān diǎn shuǐ
water
example：
河
hé
river
What is the meaning of this radical?
亅 (variant:刀）
lì dāo páng
knife
example:
利
lì
benefit
What is the meaning of this radical?
艹
cǎo zì tóu
plant
example:
花
huā
flower
What is the meaning of this radical?
亻
dān rén páng
person/people
example:
休
xiū
to rest
What is the meaning of this radical?
彳
shuāng rén páng
walk
example：
行
xíng
walk
What is the meaning of this radical?
口
kǒu
mouth
example:
吃
chī
to eat
What is the meaning of this radical?
辶
zǒu zhī dǐ
walk
example:
进
jìn
(to get) in
What is the meaning of this radical?
扌(variant:手）
tí shǒu páng
hand
example:
抱
bào
to hug/to embrace
What is the meaning of this radical?
忄(varaint:心）
shù xīn páng
heart
example:
情
qíng
feeling/affection
What is the meaning of this radical?
宀
bǎo gài tóu
house
example:
家
jiā
home
What is the meaning of this radical?
讠
yán zì páng
speak
example:
评
píng
to comment
What is the meaning of this radical?
犭
fǎn quǎn páng
animal
example:
猫
māo
cat
What is the meaning of this radical?
纟
jiǎo sī páng
yarn
example:
红
hóng
red
What is the meaning of this radical?
木
mù zì páng
wood
example:
林
lín
frost
What is the meaning of this radical?
礻
shì zì páng
sacrifice
example:
神
shén
God
What is the meaning of this radical?
日
rì
sun
example:
明
míng
bright
What is the meaning of this radical?
月
yuè
meat
example:
肝
gān
liver
What is the meaning of this radical?
目
mù
eye
example:
盯
dīng
to stare at
What is the meaning of this radical?
火(variant:灬)
huǒ
fire
example:
烧
shāo
to burn
What is the meaning of this radical?
衤
yī zì páng
cloth
example:
裙
qún
dress
What is the meaning of this radical?
足
zú
foot
example:
跑
pǎo
run
What is the meaning of this radical?
饣
shí zì páng
food
example:
饭
fàn
meal
