Characters & Radicals Flashcards
丿
PIT
LEFT rad
left-falling stroke
人
YÀHN
MAN rad.
Means “man” or “person”
Occurs as an independent character
l
YĀT
DOWN rad.
Downstroke
亻
YÀHN
MAN rad.
Only occurs in combination with other radicals and sound-components as a part of characters.
乙
YUL
TWIST rad.
The second “heavenly stem”
也
YÁH
ALSO
has “down” and “twist” rads.
他
TĀ
HE, HIM
亻”man” rad suggests the meaning. 也 (yáh) suggests the sound
一
YĀT
ONE rad.
二
YIH
TWO rad.
三
SĀAM
THREE
女
NÉUIH
WOMAN rad.
Occurs independently as a character
她
TĀ
SHE, HER
女 “woman” rad suggests the meaning. 也 (yáh) suggests the sound.
亅
KYUT
HOOK rad.
Hook
扌
SÁU
HAND rad.
Only occurs as part of characters.
牜
NGÀUH
COW rad.
牠
TĀ
IT
了
LÍUH
“Changed status” or “completed action”
子
JÍ
CHILD rad.
好
HÓU
GOOD, WELL, FINE
meaning-meaning compound.
女（woman) beside 子(child) suggests “goodness and well-being, something desirable”
冂
Gwīng
Borders rad.
口
Wàih
Surround rad.
十
Sahp
Ten rad.
田
Tìhn
Field rad.
厶
Sī
Cocoon rad.
Be selfish, be private.
幺
Yīu or yāo
Coil rad.
“Immature, tender, little”
八
Baat
Eight rad.
小
Síu
Small rad.
“Be small, be little”
糸
Mihk
Silk rad.
累
Leuih
“Be tired; pile up; be repeated”
彳
CHĪK
STEP rad.
艮
GAN
STUBBORN rad.
“Be stubborn; be blunt; be tough, leathery”
很
HÁN
“Very”
口
HÁU
MOUTH rad.
灬
FÓ
FIRE rad.
