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Radical/strokes lookup (笔划检字表)Help

The radical table contains both traditional and simplified radicals, some radicals appear multiple times due to different stroke count of variants.

For more information on radicals, please read Radical (Chinese character) on Wikipedia.

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StrokesRadicalChinese nameEnglish name
1 Stroke
1一yīone
丨gǔnline
丶zhǔdot
丿piěslash
乙/乚yǐsecond
亅/了juéhook
2 Strokes
2二èrtwo
亠tóulid
人/亻rénman
儿rénlegs
入rùenter
八bāeight
冂jiōngdown box
冖mìcover
冫bīngice
几jǐtable
凵qūopen box
刀/刂dāoknife
力lìpower
勹bāowrap
匕bǐspoon
匚fāngright open box
匸xǐhiding enclosure
十shíten
卜bǔdivination
卩jiéseal
厂hǎncliff
厶sīprivate
又yòuagain
讠yánspeech
3 Strokes
3口kǒumouth
囗wéienclosure
土tǔearth
士shìscholar
夂zhǐgo
夊suīgo slowly
夕xīevening
大dàbig
女nǚwoman
子/孑zǐchild
宀miánroof
寸cùninch
小xiǎosmall
尢wānglame
尸shīcorpse
屮chèsprout
山shānmountain
巛/川chuānriver
工gōngwork
己/已/巳jǐoneself
巾jīnturban
干gāndry
幺/乡yāoshort thread
广yǎnshelter
廴yǐnlong stride
廾gǒngtwo hands
弋yìshoot
弓gōngbow
彐/彑jìsnout
彡shānbristle
彳chìstep
心/忄xīnheart
手/扌shǒuhand
水/氵/氺shuǐwater
犬/犭quǎndog
艸/艹cǎograss
辵/辶chuòwalk
邑/阝(on right side)yìcity
阜/阝(on left side)fùmound
纟mìsilk
门méngate
飞fēifly
饣shíeat
马mǎhorse
4 Strokes
4心/忄xīnheart
戈gēspear
戶/户hùdoor
手/扌shǒuhand
支zhībranch
攴/攵pūrap
文wénscript
斗dǒudipper
斤jīnaxe
方fāngsquare
无wúwithout
日rìsun
曰yuēsay
月yuèmoon
木mùtree
欠qiànowe
止zhǐstop
歹dǎievil
殳shūweapon
毋/母wúdo not
比bǐcompare
毛máofur
氏shìclan
气qìsteam
水/氵/氺shuǐwater
火/灬huǒfire
爪/爫zhǎoclaw
父fùfather
爻yáoline
爿qiángpiece of wood
片piànslice
牙yátooth
牛/牜niúcow
犬/犭quǎndog
玉/玊/王yùjade
示/礻shìspirit
网/罒/罓wǎngnet
老/耂lǎoold
艸/艹cǎograss
辵/辶chuòwalk
见jiànsee
贝bèishell
车chēcart
韦wéisoft leather
风fēngwind
5 Strokes
5毋/母wúdo not
水/氵/氺shuǐwater
玄xuánprofound
玉/玊/王yùjade
瓜guāmelon
瓦wǎtile
甘gānsweet
生shēnglife
用yònguse
田/由/甲/申tiánfield
疋shūfoot
疒chuángsick
癶bōlegs
白báiwhite
皮pískin
皿mǐndish
目mùeye
矛máospear
矢shǐarrow
石shístone
示/礻shìspirit
禸róutrack
禾hégrain
穴xuécave
立lìstand
网/罒/罓wǎngnet
衣/衤yīclothing
钅jīngold
长chánglong
鸟niǎobird
龙lóngdragon
6 Strokes
6竹zhúbamboo
米mǐrice
糸/糹mìsilk
缶fǒujar
网/罒/罓wǎngnet
羊yángsheep
羽yǔfeather
老/耂lǎoold
而érand
耒lěiplough
耳ěrear
聿yùbrush
肉/月ròumeat
臣chénminister
自zìself
至zhìreach
臼jiùmortar
舌shétongue
舛chuǎnoppose
舟zhōuboat
艮gènstop and stare
色sècolor
艸/艹cǎograss
虍hūtiger
虫chónginsect
血xiěblood
行xíngwalk
衣/衤yīclothing
襾/西/覀xiàcover
页yèpage
齐qíneat
7 Strokes
7見jiànsee
角jiǎohorn
言/訁yánspeech
谷gǔvalley
豆dòubean
豕shǐa pig, boar
豸zhìfierce animal
貝bèishell
赤chìred
走zǒurun
足zúfoot
身shēnbody
車chēcart
辛xīnbitter
辰chénmorning
辵/辶chuòwalk
邑/阝(on right side)yìcity
酉yǒuwine vessel
釆biàndiscern
里lǐvillage
卤lǔsalt
麦màiwheat
龟guīturtle
8 Strokes
8金/釒jīngold
長chánglong
門méngate
阜/阝(on left side)fùmound
隶dàislave
隹zhuīshort-tailed bird
雨yǔrain
青qīnggreen
非fēiwrong
鱼yúfish
黾mǐnfrog
齿chǐteeth
9 Strokes
9面miànface
革géleather
韋wéisoft leather
韭jiǔleek
音yīnsound
頁yèpage
風fēngwind
飛fēifly
食/飠shíeat
首shǒuhead
香xiāngfragrant
10 Strokes
10馬mǎhorse
骨gǔbone
高gāotall
髟biāohair
鬥dòufight
鬯chàngsacrificial wine
鬲lìcauldron
鬼guǐghost
11 Strokes
11魚yúfish
鳥niǎobird
鹵lǔsalt
鹿lùdeer
麥màiwheat
麻máhemp
黄huángyellow
12 Strokes
12黃huángyellow
黍shǔmillet
黑hēiblack
黹zhǐembroider
13 Strokes
13黽mǐnfrog
鼎dǐngtripod
鼓gǔdrum
鼠shǔrat
14 Strokes
14鼻bínose
齊qíneat
15 Strokes
15齒chǐteeth
16 Strokes
16龍lóngdragon
龜guīturtle
17 Strokes
17龠yuèflute


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