Radicals: Meaning Elements

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# rad alternate simplified pinyin meaning strokes examples
1 yi1 one 1 丁七丈三上下不且世丘丙丞(并=並,专=專,丝=絲,业=業)
2 gun3 line 1 丫中串丰(临=臨)
3 zhu3 dot 1 丸主凡(丽=麗,举=舉)
4 丿 乀(fu2), 乁(yi2) pie1 slash 1 乃久之乏乖乘(乐=樂,乌=烏,乔=喬)
5 乚(yin3), yi4 second 1 九乞也乳乾亂(习=習,书=書,卫=衛,买=買)
6 jue2 hook 1 了予事(争=爭)
7 er4 two 2 于云互五井些亞亟(亚=亞)
8 tou2 lid 2 亡亢交亥亦亨享京亭亮(产=產)
*9 ren2 man 2 仁仄今令以件企休來
10 ren2 legs 2 允元兄充先光克兒兔(党=黨)
11 ru4 enter 2 內全兩兪
12 ba1 eight 2 公六兮共兵其具典兼冀(兴=興)
13 jiong3 down box 2 内冊册冉再冓冒
14 mi4 over 2 冠冤冥冢冪(写=寫,农=農)
*15 bing1 ice 2 冬冰冶准凌凍凝(况=況)
16 ji1 table 2 凡凰凱凴
17 qu3 open box 2 凶凸凹出函(击=擊)
*18 dao1 knife 2 刁刃分切刑列初利到制前劇
19 li4 power 2 功加勇動勞勰勸勉(办=辦)
20 bao1 wrap 2 勺勾勿包匈
21 bi3 spoon 2 化北匙
22 fang1 right open box 2 匝匜匠匡匣匪匯奩
23 xi3 hiding enclosure 2 匹區
24 shi2 ten 2 千升半午卑卒卓協南博(丧=喪,卖=賣)
25 bu3 Mysticism 2 卞占卡卣卦卧(卢=盧)
26 jie2 seal 2 卮卯印危卵卷卸卻却即卿
27 han4 cliff 2 厄厚原厥厲(厅=廳,历=歷,压圧=壓,质=質)
28 si1 private 2 去參(县=縣)
29 you4 again 2 叉及友反叔取叛叢収受叚叡(双=雙,变=變,艰=艱,难=難)
*30 kou3 mouth 3 古句另只叫召可台史右司各吉合同名后向君周味呼和命品員哭售商問喝喜喪喬單(号=號,后=後,吕=呂)
*31 wei2 enclosure 3 囚四回因困國團圅
*32 tu3 earth 3 在圭地坊坐垂型執基堂報堯壞(圧=壓)
33 shi4 scholar 3 壬壯壹壺壽(声=聲,売=賣)
34 sui1 (bottom) go 3 夏夔(処处=處,务=務,备=備)
35 zhi (top) go 3 no modern characters
36 xi4 evening 3 外多夙夜夠夢
37 da4 big 3 天夫夭失夾央夷夸夾奇奈奉奔奏套奧(类=類,头=頭)
*38 nü3 woman 3 奶好妻妾始妀如妝妥姜妹委威娘
*39 zi3 child 3 孑孔孕字存孚孝孟季孤學孰孺
*40 mian2 roof 3 宇宙安宋完寫寒
41 cun4 inch 3 寺封射專將尉尋對導(寿=壽)
42 xiao3 small 3 少尔尖尚尞(尘=塵,単=單,営=營)
43 wang1 lame 3 尤尨就尬尷
44 shi1 corpse 3 尺尿尹尾局屬
45 che4 sprout 3 屯屰
*46 shan1 mountain 3 岡崗岳岸峰(岁=歲)
47 巛, gui4, chuan1 river 3 州巡巢
48 gong1 work 3 左巧巨巩巫差
49 ji3 oneself 3 已巳巴巷巽巵
50 jin1 turban 3 市布帆帘席帶常幂帽币幣帅師
51 gan1 dry 3 平年幸幹并幷
52 yao1 short thread 3 幻幼幽幾(乡=鄉)
53 广 yan3 dotted cliff 3 序底度庭廈廠廢廣(庆=慶,应=應)
54 yin3 long stride 3 延廷建
55 gong3 two hands 3 廿弁弄弊(开=開,弃=棄)
56 yi4 shoot 3 式弒弌
57 gong1 bow 3 引弗弘弟弦弱張彎弼彊
58 ji4 snout 3 彖彗彘彙彝(当=當,彔录=錄,帰=歸)
59 shan1 bristle 3 彥彩彬彪彭影彰形彧(须=須)
60 chi4 step 3 彼役往征待很律後得從
*61 xin1 heart 4 忄必忍志忘念忙怕性情恭恥愛
62 ge1 halberd 4 戊戌戎成戒我或戚戰戲戔
63 hu4 door 4 户戸房所扇
*64 shou3 hand 4 扌才打批折承拜拳掌摯
65 zhi1 branch 4 攰攱攳
66 pu1 rap 4 攵改攻放故政教救整敲
67 wen2 script 4 斌斑斐(斉=齊,斎=齋,斏=艱,対=對)
68 dou3 dipper 4 料斛斜斝
69 jin1 axe 4 斥斧斫斬斯新斷
70 fang1 square 4 於施旁旅旋族旗
71 wu2 not 4 既旣
*72 ri4 sun 4 旦旨早旬旱昌明昏易是時暮(旧=舊)
73 yue1 say 4 曲更書曹曼曾替最會
74 yue4 moon 4 有朋服朔朗望朝期朦
*75 mu4 tree 4 未末本朱李材村束東果枣榮柔(术=術,杀=殺)
76 qian4 lack 4 次欣欲欺款歎歡
77 zhi3 stop 4 正此步武歨歪歮歯歰歲歴歷歸
78 dai3 death 4 歺死殆殃
79 shu1 weapon 4 段殺殿毆
80 mu2 do not 4 每毐毒毓
81 bi3 compare 4 毘毚(毕=畢)
82 mao2 fur 4 毫毯毦毳
83 shi4 clan 4 氐民
84 qi4 steam 4 氣氛氧
*85 shui3 water 4 氵永求汗汞沙沒泰泉江洋淼
*86 huo3 fire 4 灬灰災灾炎炊炒炭烏烈焉焚無熨照焦然焱燕營(灭=滅)
87 zhao3 claw 4 爫爬爭爰爲爵(觅=覓)
88 fu4 father 4 爸爹爺
89 yao2 double x 4 爽爾
90 qiang2 half tree trunk 4 丬牆(将=將)
91 pian4 slice 4 版牌牘
92 ya2 fang 4
93 niu2 cow 4 牜特牝牢牟物牽犧牲犀
*94 quan3 dog 4 犭犮狗猿狀狐狸獵獲獻狊
95 xuan2 profound 5 率玈
*96 yu4 jade 5 王玫瑰班琵琶
97 gua1 melon 5 瓢瓣
98 wa3 tile 5 瓷瓶
99 gan1 sweet 5 甚甜
100 sheng1 life 5 產甥
101 yong4 use 5 甫甬甯甩
102 tian2 field 5 由甲申男甸畏畢畔畒略畜當番画畫畵疆
103 pi3 bolt of cloth 5 疏疑
*104 chuang2 sickness 5 病疾癌
105 bo4 dotted tent 5 癸登發
106 bai2 white 5 百的皆皎皓皇皋
107 pi2 skin 5 皺皹
108 min3 dish 5 盆盈盒盜盡盧
*109 mu4 eye 5 盲省直眇眠相眉看真眾瞿睿睘督
110 mao2 spear 5 矜矞
111 shi3 arrow 5 矣知短矩
*112 shi2 stone 5 砂砍破碧磨
113 shi4 spirit 5 礻社神禮祁祟票祭禁
114 rou3 track 5 禹禺禽(离=離)
*115 he2 grain 5 秀私秉秋科秦移
116 xue4 cave 5 究空穿突窗窟窮竊
117 li4 stand 5 站竟章童竭端競竸(竜=龍,竝=並)
*118 zhu2 bamboo 6 竿笑第等節
*119 mi3 rice 6 粉粗粟粵粥粲
*120 mi4 silk 6 纟系紀紅素索絲綢緊縣繭
121 fou3 jar 6 罐缺
122 wang3 net 6 罒罔罩罰罷
123 yang2 sheep 6 羌美羔羞群羨義羚
124 yu3 feather 6 翅習翠翻
125 lao3 old 6 考耆者
126 er2 and 6 耐耍
127 lei3 plow 6 耕耙
*128 er3 ear 6 耶聃耿聊聯聖聘聚聰聲聽
129 yu4 brush 6 肀肆肅肇
*130 rou4 meat 6 月肖肚育背肺胡能腐
131 chen2 minister 6 臥臧臨
132 zi4 self 6
133 zhi4 arrive 6 致臺臻
134 jiu4 mortar 6 舂舅與興舉舊
135 she2 tongue 6 舍舒舖
136 chuan3 oppose 6 舜舝舞
137 zhou1 boat 6 航船
138 gen4 stopping 6 良艱
139 se4 color 6
140 cao3 grass 6 艹芙蓉芔芻草花芻茶葉華萬(劳=勞,营=營,etc.节=節)
141 hu1 tiger 6 虎虐處虛號虢虥
*142 chong2 insect 6 蚉蚊虱螞蟻蛋蚤蜀蟲蠶(虽=雖)
143 xue3 blood 6 衅衇眾衊蔑
144 xing2 walk enclosure 6 衍術衛衡
145 yi1 clothes 6 衤袖袋褲襪表衰袁裁裂表
146 ya4 west 6 西要覃覇覆
147 jian4 see 7 见規親覺觀
148 jue2 horn 7 觚解觕觥觸
*149 yan2 speech 7 讠計訓訇記詳認識誓譬變
150 gu3 valley 7 谿豀豁
151 dou4 bean 7 豈豐豎豐豔
152 shi3 pig 7 豖豚象豪豫豬豳
153 zhi4 badger 7 豹貌貓
*154 bei4 shell 7 贝負貞財賊賜贛貧貨貫貿買賣貭貴
155 chi4 red 7 赫赭赧
*156 zou3 run 7 赴起超越
157 zu2 foot 7 跑跨跟跪路
158 shen1 body 7 躬躲軀
*159 che1 cart 7 车軌軟較軍載輩轡
160 xin1 bitter 7 辜辟辣辦辨辯辭
161 chen2 morning 7 辱農
*162 chuo4 walk 7 辶迎進迷逆通遷
163 阝(right) yi4 city 7 阝那邦郎郡部郭都鄉
164 you3 wine 7 配酥醉酸酒醫
165 bian4 distinguish 7 采釉釋
166 li3 village 7 重野量釐
*167 jin1 gold 8 钅釜銀銅釘銳鋒鑒
168 chang2 long 8 长镸镽
169 men2 gate 8 门開間閑關(闘=鬪)
170 阝(left) fu4 mound 8 阝阪防阻附陰陽
171 dai4 slave 8
172 zhui1 short-tailed bird 8 雀雅雇雁雖雍雙雜難離
*173 yu3 rain 8 雪雲霧電雷靈
174 qing1 blue 8 青靖靚靜
175 fei1 wrong 8 靠靡
176 mian4 face 9 靦靨
177 ge2 leather 9 鞅鞍鞭鞏
178 wei2 tanned leather 9 韋韓韜
179 jiu3 leek 9 韮韱韲
180 yin1 sound 9 韶韻響
181 ye4 leaf 9 页頃項順須領頭顏顯
182 feng1 wind 9 风颱飄
183 fei1 fly 9 飜飝
*184 shi2 eat 9 饣飯飲餓餘餐養饕
185 shou3 head 9 馗馘
186 xiang1 fragrant 9 馨馚
*187 ma3 horse 10 马馮馴馳駐驚
188 gu3 bone 10 骼髒體
189 gao1 tall 10
190 biao1 hair 10 髯鬍鬢
191 dou4 fight 10 鬦鬧鬪鬬
192 chang4 sacrificial wine 10
193 li4 cauldron 10 鬻鬴
194 gui3 ghost 10 魏魂魔魄
*195 yu2 fish 11 鱼鯉鮑魦鯨魯鯈鯊
196 niao3 bird 11 鸟鳧雞鳴鴻鴛鴦鶯鴈鴃鳳
197 lu3 salt 11 鹹鹼鹽
198 鹿 lu4 deer 11 塵麃麋麉麓麟
199 mai4 wheat 11 麦麵
200 ma2 hemp 11 麼摩魔
201 huang2 yellow 12 黄黊黌
202 shu3 millet 12 黏黎
203 hei1 black 12 黒點黛黱黨
204 zhi3 embroidery 12 黼黻
205 min3 frog 13 黾鼈黿鼆
206 ding3 tripod 13 鼏鼒
207 gu3 drum 13 鼗鼘
208 shu3 rat 13
209 bi2 nose 14
210 qi3 even 14 齐齋齑
211 齿 chi3 tooth 15 齿齢
212 long2 dragon 16 龙龕龔
213 gui1 turtle 16 鼋龞
214 yue4 flute 17

Flip through the the following online book, each page of which contains characters of only one radical. Pay close attention to the radicals on each page. Every character on a page contains that radical.

Below is a Chinese Table of the elements. Look closely at the characters. There are only four radicals amongst all of the elements. Can you guess what they are? (The answer is at the bottom of the page.) The other part of the characters are all phonetic elements, the sound parts (which you will learn about next).


from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_elements_in_East_Asian_languages

Answer
钅 Metal
水 Water
石 Stone
气 Gas/Air

radicals_scroll.pdf

Below is a word cloud with the most common radicals (just for fun).

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