Advanced Chinese Radicals
If you have mastered the basic Chinese radicals ,
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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