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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.
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What are the Kangxi radicals?
The Kangxi radicals are 214 radicals first used in the late Ming Dynasty to organize Chinese characters in the Zihui dictionary. The Kangxi radicals are still used today as the basis for organizing Chinese characters. Because the system is several hundred years old, some radical definitions are archaic and reflect the culture of the time period.
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一
one
Example:
三
sān
three
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丨
line
Example:
中
zhōng
center
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丶
dot
Example:
丸
wán
pill
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丿
slash
Example:
久
jiǔ
long time
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乙 (variants: 乚,⺄)
second
Example:
九
jiǔ
nine
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亅
hook
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小
xiǎo
small
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二
two
Example:
雲 (simplified: 云)
yún
cloud
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亠
lid
Example:
高
gāo
tall
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人 (variant: 亻)
human
Example:
你
nǐ
you
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儿
legs
Example:
兄
xiōng
brother
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入
enter
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兩 (simplified: 两)
liǎng
both
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八
eight, divide
Example:
公
gōng
public
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冂
open space
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内
nèi
inside
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冖
cover
Example:
冠
guān
crown
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冫
ice
Example:
冷
lěng
cold
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几
table
Example:
阬 (simplified: 坑)
kēng
hole
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凵
container
Example:
凹
āo
concave
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刀 (variant:刂)
knife
Example:
切
qiē
to cut
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力
power
Example:
動 (simplified: 动)
dòng
to move
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勹
wrap
Example:
包
bāo
package
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匕
spoon
Example:
北
běi
north
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匚
box
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匣
xiá
box
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匸
hiding enclosure
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區 (simplified: 区)
qū
area, district
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十
ten
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半
bàn
half
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卜
mysticism
Example:
卡
kǎ
card
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卩
kneel
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危
wēi
danger
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厂
cliff
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原
yuán
original
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厶
private
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私
sī
private, personal
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又
right hand
Example:
友
yǒu
friend
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口
mouth, opening
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名
míng
name
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囗
enclosure
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國 (simplified: 国)
guó
country
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土
earth
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地
dì
ground
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士
scholar
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壯 (simplified: 壮)
zhuàng
strong, grand
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夂
go
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處 (simplified: 处)
chù
place, department
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夊
go slowly
Example:
夏
xià
summer
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夕
evening
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外
wài
outside, foreign
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大
big
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天
tiān
sky
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女
woman
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好
hǎo
good
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子
child, seed
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學 (simplified: 学)
xué
study, learn
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宀
roof
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傢 (simplified: 家)
jiā
home
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寸
thumb, inch
Example:
寿
shòu
longevity
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小 (variants: ⺌,⺍)
small
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少
shǎo
less, few
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尢 (variant: 尣)
lame
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尷尬 (simplified: 尴尬)
gān gà
awkward
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尸
corpse
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尾
wěi
tail
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屮
sprout
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出
chū
to go out
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山
mountain
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島 (simplified: 岛)
dǎo
island
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巛 (variants: 川,巜)
river
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州
zhōu
state
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工
work
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巧
qiǎo
skillful
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己 (variants: 巳,已)
self
Example:
巷
xiàng
lane
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巾
scarf
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布
bù
cloth
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干
weapon
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平
píng
level
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幺
short
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幼
yòu
young, child
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广
house on cliff
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店
diàn
shop
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廴
long stride
Example:
庭
tíng
courtyard
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廾
two hands
Example:
开
kāi
to open
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弋
arrow
Example:
武
wǔ
military
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弓
bow
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強 (simplified: 强)
qiáng
strong
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彐
pig snout
Example:
事
shì
situation
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彡
bristle
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髮 (simplified: 发)
fà
hair
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彳
step
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後 (simplified: 后)
hòu
after, behind