Radicals are common "components" used in Chinese characters. Rather than remembering all the strokes of a Chinese character, it's sometimes easier to remember the radicals, which are frequently used as components in Chinese characters. As you study Chinese, you will notice a repeating pattern of radicals being used.
The following table lists some commonly used basic radicals.
|
|
Radical |
Meaning |
Pīnyīn |
Example |
|
1 |
亻 |
person |
rén |
你 you (nǐ) |
|
2 |
彳 |
road, walking |
chì |
街 street (jiē), 往 toward (wǎng) |
|
3 |
氵 |
water |
shuǐ |
河 river (hé), 洗 wash (xǐ) |
|
4 |
冫 |
ice |
bīng |
冰 ice (bīng), 冻 freeze (dòng) |
|
5 |
火 |
fire / burning |
huǒ |
灯 lamp (dēng), 烧 burn (shāo) |
|
6 |
灬 |
fire / fire from below |
huǒ |
蒸 steam (zhēng), 热 hot (rè) |
|
7 |
日 |
day, sun, time |
rì |
时 time (shí), 晴 sunny (qíng) |
|
8 |
月 |
moon, month |
yuè |
明 tomorrow (míng), 服 clothes (fú) |
|
9 |
门 |
door |
mén |
间 room (jiān), 闭 shut (bì) |
|
10 |
女 |
female, woman |
nǚ |
好 good (hǎo), 妈 mother (mā) |
|
11 |
子 |
child |
zǐ |
孩 child (hái), 孙 grandchild (sūn) |
|
12 |
扌 |
hand |
shǒu |
推 push (tuī), 拉 pull (lā) |
|
13 |
讠 |
word, language, speech |
yán |
说 say (shuō), 语 language (yǔ) |
|
14 |
艹 |
grass |
cǎo |
花 flower (huā), 菜 vegetable (cài) |
|
15 |
土 |
earth, soil |
tǔ |
地 ground (dì), 場 field (chǎng) |
|
16 |
钅 |
metal |
jīn |
银 silver (yín), 铁 iron (tiě) |
|
17 |
饣 |
food, eat |
shí |
饭 rice/meal (fàn), 饮 drink (yǐn) |
|
18 |
木 |
tree, wood |
mù |
林 forest (lín), 树 tree (shù) |
|
19 |
⺮ |
bamboo |
zhú |
笔 pen (bǐ), 简 simple (jiǎn) |
|
20 |
⻊ |
foot |
zú |
踢 kick (tī), 跑 run (pǎo) |
|
21 |
⻌ |
walk, action, period of time |
chuò / zouzhi |
進 enter (jìn), 远 far (yuǎn) |
|
22 |
纟 |
silk, thread, string |
mì |
线 thread (xiàn), 丝 silk (sī) |
|
23 |
宀 |
roof |
mián |
家 home/family (jiā), 室 room (shì) |
|
24 |
口 |
mouth, opening |
kǒu |
唱 sing (chàng), 和 and (hé) |
|
25 |
囗 |
boundary, enclosure |
wéi |
国 country (guó), 园 garden (yuán) |
|
26 |
衤 |
clothes |
yī |
裙 skirt (qún), 衫 shirt (shān) |
|
27 |
疒 |
sickness |
nè |
病 disease (bìng), 痛 pain (tòng) |
|
28 |
阝 |
terrain, hill, city, town |
yì |
部 department/section (bù), 都 both (bōu) |
|
29 |
厂 |
factory, yard |
hàn |
厅 hall (tīng), 厂 factory (chǎng) |
|
30 |
广 |
wide, shelter |
yǎn |
店 shop (diàn), 府 mansion (fǔ) |
|
31 |
心 |
heart |
xīn |
想 want (xiǎng), 忘 forget (wàng) |
|
32 |
忄 |
feeling, mental activities |
xīn |
情 emotion (qíng), 忙 busy (máng) |
|
33 |
力 |
strength, power, force |
lì |
助 help (zhù), 加 add (jiā) |
|
34 |
车 |
car, vehicle, cart |
chē |
车 car (chē), 軌 rail/track (guǐ) |
|
35 |
鱼 |
fish |
yú |
鲜 fresh (xiān), 鮑 abalone (bào) |
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