Advanced Chinese Radicals

If you have mastered the basic Chinese radicals here, please try the commonly used advanced radicals below (parantheses denotes traditional character used in Hong Kong and Taiwan):

Radical Meaning Pīnyīn 亠 lid tóu 人,亻 human, person rén 冖 cover mì 冫 ice bīng 几 table jī 凵 container, open mouth qū 刀 ,刂 knife, sword dāo 力 power, force lì 勹 wrap, embrace bāo 㔾 ,卩 seal jié 厂 factory hàn 又 right hand yòu 口 mouth, opening kǒu 囗 enclosure wéi 土 earth, soil tǔ 夕 evening, sunset xī 大 big, very dà 女 woman, female nǚ 子 child, seed zǐ 宀 roof mián 小 ,⺌ small, insignificant xiǎo 尸 corpse shī 山 mountain shān 巛 , 川 river chuān 工 work gōng 广 wide yǎn 廴 structure yín 彡 ornament shān 彳 road, walking chì 心 ,忄 heart xīn 戶 , 户, 戸 door, house hù 手, 扌 hand shǒu 支 branch zhī 攵 knock pū 文 script, literature wén 斤 axe jīn 方 square, raft fāng 日 sun, day, time rì 月 moon, month yuè 木 tree, wood mù 歹 death, decay dǎi 母 mother wú 比 compare, compete bǐ 毛 fur, hair máo 气 steam, breath qì 水 ,氵 water shuǐ 火 , 灬 fire huǒ 爪 ,爫 claw, nail, talon zhǎo 片 (a) slice piàn 牙 teeth yá 牛 ,牜, ⺧ cow niú 犬 ,犭 dog quǎn 玉 jade yù 瓜 claw guā 甘 sweet gān 生 life shēng 用 use (throw) yòng 田 field tián 疒 sickness nè 白 white bái

Radical Meaning Pīnyīn 皮 skin pí 皿 receptacle mǐn 目 eye mù 石 stone shí 示 ,礻 sign shì 禾 grain hé 穴 cave, hole xué 立 stand, erect lì ⺮ bamboo zhú 米 rice mǐ 纟(糸,糹) silk mì 网 net wǎng 羊 sheep yáng 羽 feather yǔ 老 old lǎo 耳 ear ěr 肉 ,⺼ meat ròu 自 self zì 至 arrive zhì 舌 tongue shé 舟 boat zhōu 色 colour, prettiness sè 艹 grass cǎo 虍 tiger stripes hū 虫 insect huǐ 血 blood xuè 行 go, do xíng 衤 , 衣 clothes yī 西 west xī 见(見) see jiàn 角 horn jiǎo 讠 (訁,言) speech yán 豆 bean dòu 豕 pig shǐ 贝(貝) shell bèi 走 run zǒu 足, ⻊ foot zú 身 body shēn 车(車) cart, car chē ⻌ walk chuò / zouzhi 阝 terrain, hill, city yì 酉 wine, alcohol yǒu 钅 (釒) metal, gold jīn 长(長) long, grow cháng 门(門) gate, door mén 隹 small bird zhuī 雨 rain yǔ 面 face miàn 革 leather, rawhide gé 音 sound yīn 页(頁) leaf yè 风 (風) wind fēng 飞(飛) fly fēi 饣(飠) eat, food shí 马(馬) horse mǎ 骨 bone gǔ 高 (髙) tall, high gāo 鱼(魚) fish yú 鸟(鳥) bird niǎo 黑 black hēi

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