100 most common radicals (with pinyin and charcater switched)

Question 1

Meaning and character for: rén

Answer 1

Simplified: 人 Traditional: 人 Variant: 亻 Meaning: person Pinyin: rén

Question 2

Meaning and character for: kǒu

Answer 2

Simplified: 口 Traditional: 口 Variant: none Meaning: Mouth, opening Pinyin: kǒu

Question 3

Meaning and character for: tǔ

Answer 3

Simplified: 土 Traditional: 土 Variant: none Meaning: earth Pinyin: tǔ

Question 4

Meaning and character of: nǚ

Answer 4

Simplified: 女 Traditional: 女 Variant: none Meaning: woman, female Pinyin: nǚ

Question 5

Meaning and character of: xīn

Answer 5

Simplified: 心 Traditional: 心 Variant: 忄, ⺗ Meaning: heart Pinyin: xīn

Question 6

Meaning and character of: shǒu

Answer 6

Simplified: 手 Traditional: 手 Variant: 扌, 龵 Meaning: hand Pinyin: shǒu

Question 7

Meaning and character of: rì

Answer 7

Simplified: 日 Traditional: 日 Variant: none Meaning: sun, day Pinyin: rì Notes: Note similarity with 曰, which is broader and lower, and means to say. Also note 白 which means white.

Question 8

Meaning and character of: yuè

Answer 8

Simplified: 月 Traditional: 月 Variant: none Meaning: moon, month Pinyin: yuè Notes: This radical is actually two: moon 月 and meat 肉, but in modern Chinese, they look the same in most cases。

Question 9

Meaning and character of: mù

Answer 9

Simplified:木 Traditional:木 Variant: none Meaning: tree Pinyin: mù Notes: Note similarity with 禾, which means grain.

Question 10

Meaning and character of: shuǐ

Answer 10

Simplified: 氵Traditional: 氵Variant: 水/氺 Meaning: water Pinyin: shuǐ Notes: Note similarity with 冫, which means ice.