Characters & Radicals Flashcards
1
Q
丿
A
PIT
LEFT rad
left-falling stroke
2
Q
人
A
YÀHN
MAN rad.
Means “man” or “person”
Occurs as an independent character
3
Q
l
A
YĀT
DOWN rad.
Downstroke
4
Q
亻
A
YÀHN
MAN rad.
Only occurs in combination with other radicals and sound-components as a part of characters.
5
Q
乙
A
YUL
TWIST rad.
The second “heavenly stem”
6
Q
也
A
YÁH
ALSO
has “down” and “twist” rads.
7
Q
他
A
TĀ
HE, HIM
亻”man” rad suggests the meaning. 也 (yáh) suggests the sound
8
Q
一
A
YĀT
ONE rad.
9
Q
二
A
YIH
TWO rad.
10
Q
三
A
SĀAM
THREE
11
Q
女
A
NÉUIH
WOMAN rad.
Occurs independently as a character
12
Q
她
A
TĀ
SHE, HER
女 “woman” rad suggests the meaning. 也 (yáh) suggests the sound.
13
Q
亅
A
KYUT
HOOK rad.
Hook
14
Q
扌
A
SÁU
HAND rad.
Only occurs as part of characters.
15
Q
牜
A
NGÀUH
COW rad.