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Chinese Radicals 1 Flashcards

Use this deck to memorize Kangxi radicals 1 to 60, which consist of radicals with 1 to 3 strokes.

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1
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

What is a radical?

A

Radicals are components of Chinese characters. Different combinations of radicals are put together to build Chinese characters. Sometimes radicals provide information about the meaning of the character, other times, they contribute information about how to pronounce the character.

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What is the meaning of this radical?

What are the Kangxi radicals?

A

The Kangxi radicals are 214 radicals first used in the late Ming Dynasty to organize Chinese characters in the Zihui dictionary. The Kangxi radicals are still used today as the basis for organizing Chinese characters. Because the system is several hundred years old, some radical definitions are archaic and reflect the culture of the time period.

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3
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What is the meaning of this radical?

一

A

one

Example:

三
sān
three

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4
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

丨

A

line

Example:

中
zhōng
center

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5
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

丶

A

dot

Example:

丸
wán
pill

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6
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

丿

A

slash

Example:

久
jiǔ
long time

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7
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

乙 (variants: 乚，⺄)

A

second

Example:

九
jiǔ
nine

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8
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

亅

A

hook

Example:

小
xiǎo
small

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9
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

二

A

two

Example:

雲 (simplified: 云)
yún
cloud

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10
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What is the meaning of this radical?

亠

A

lid

Example:

高
gāo
tall

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11
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

人 (variant: 亻)

A

human

Example:

你
nǐ
you

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12
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

儿

A

legs

Example:

兄
xiōng
brother

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13
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

入

A

enter

Example:

兩 (simplified: 两)
liǎng
both

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14
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

八

A

eight, divide

Example:

公
gōng
public

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15
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

冂

A

open space

Example:

内
nèi
inside

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16
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

冖

A

cover

Example:

冠
guān
crown

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17
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

冫

A

ice

Example:

冷
lěng
cold

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18
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

几

A

table

Example:

阬 (simplified: 坑)
kēng
hole

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19
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

凵

A

container

Example:

凹
āo
concave

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20
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

刀 (variant:刂)

A

knife

Example:

切
qiē
to cut

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21
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

力

A

power

Example:

動 (simplified: 动)
dòng
to move

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22
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

勹

A

wrap

Example:

包
bāo
package

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23
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

匕

A

spoon

Example:

北
běi
north

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24
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

匚

A

box

Example:

匣
xiá
box

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25
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

匸

A

hiding enclosure

Example:

區 (simplified: 区)
qū
area, district

26
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

十

A

ten

Example:

半
bàn
half

27
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

卜

A

mysticism

Example:

卡
kǎ
card

28
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

卩

A

kneel

Example:

危
wēi
danger

29
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

厂

A

cliff

Example:

原
yuán
original

30
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

厶

A

private

Example:

私
sī
private, personal

31
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

又

A

right hand

Example:

友
yǒu
friend

32
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

口

A

mouth, opening

Example:

名
míng
name

33
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

囗

A

enclosure

Example:

國 (simplified: 国)
guó
country

34
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

土

A

earth

Example:

地
dì
ground

35
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

士

A

scholar

Example:

壯 (simplified: 壮)
zhuàng
strong, grand

36
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

夂

A

go

Example:

處 (simplified: 处)
chù
place, department

37
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

夊

A

go slowly

Example:

夏
xià
summer

38
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

夕

A

evening

Example:

外
wài
outside, foreign

39
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

大

A

big

Example:

天
tiān
sky

40
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

女

A

woman

Example:

好
hǎo
good

41
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

子

A

child, seed

Example:

學 (simplified: 学)
xué
study, learn

42
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

宀

A

roof

Example:

傢 (simplified: 家)
jiā
home

43
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

寸

A

thumb, inch

Example:

寿
shòu
longevity

44
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

小 (variants: ⺌，⺍)

A

small

Example:

少
shǎo
less, few

45
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

尢 (variant: 尣)

A

lame

Example:

尷尬 (simplified: 尴尬)
gān gà
awkward

46
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

尸

A

corpse

Example:

尾
wěi
tail

47
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

屮

A

sprout

Example:

出
chū
to go out

48
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

山

A

mountain

Example:

島 (simplified: 岛)
dǎo
island

49
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

巛 (variants: 川，巜)

A

river

Example:

州
zhōu
state

50
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

工

A

work

Example:

巧
qiǎo
skillful

51
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

己 (variants: 巳，已)

A

self

Example:

巷
xiàng
lane

52
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

巾

A

scarf

Example:

布
bù
cloth

53
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

干

A

weapon

Example:

平
píng
level

54
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

幺

A

short

Example:

幼
yòu
young, child

55
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

广

A

house on cliff

Example:

店
diàn
shop

56
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

廴

A

long stride

Example:

庭
tíng
courtyard

57
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

廾

A

two hands

Example:

开
kāi
to open

58
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

弋

A

arrow

Example:

武
wǔ
military

59
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

弓

A

bow

Example:

強 (simplified: 强)
qiáng
strong

60
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

彐

A

pig snout

Example:

事
shì
situation

61
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

彡

A

bristle

Example:

髮 (simplified: 发)
fà
hair

62
Q

What is the meaning of this radical?

彳

A

step

Example:

後 (simplified: 后)
hòu
after, behind

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