Characters & Radicals Flashcards

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1
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丿

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PIT

LEFT rad
left-falling stroke

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2
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YÀHN

MAN rad.
Means “man” or “person”
Occurs as an independent character

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3
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l

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YĀT

DOWN rad.
Downstroke

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YÀHN

MAN rad.
Only occurs in combination with other radicals and sound-components as a part of characters.

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5
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YUL

TWIST rad.
The second “heavenly stem”

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YÁH

ALSO
has “down” and “twist” rads.

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7
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HE, HIM
亻”man” rad suggests the meaning. 也 (yáh) suggests the sound

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8
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YĀT

ONE rad.

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9
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YIH

TWO rad.

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10
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SĀAM

THREE

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11
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NÉUIH

WOMAN rad.
Occurs independently as a character

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12
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SHE, HER
女 “woman” rad suggests the meaning. 也 (yáh) suggests the sound.

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13
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KYUT

HOOK rad.
Hook

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14
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SÁU

HAND rad.
Only occurs as part of characters.

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15
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NGÀUH

COW rad.

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16
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IT

17
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LÍUH

“Changed status” or “completed action”

18
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CHILD rad.

19
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HÓU

GOOD, WELL, FINE

meaning-meaning compound.
女(woman) beside 子(child) suggests “goodness and well-being, something desirable”

20
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Gwīng

Borders rad.

21
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Wàih

Surround rad.

22
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Sahp

Ten rad.

23
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Tìhn

Field rad.

24
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Cocoon rad.
Be selfish, be private.

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Yīu or yāo

Coil rad.
“Immature, tender, little”

26
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Baat

Eight rad.

27
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Síu

Small rad.

“Be small, be little”

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Mihk

Silk rad.

29
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Leuih

“Be tired; pile up; be repeated”

30
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CHĪK

STEP rad.

31
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GAN

STUBBORN rad.
“Be stubborn; be blunt; be tough, leathery”

32
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HÁN

“Very”

33
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HÁU

MOUTH rad.

34
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FIRE rad.