Level 1.7 Chinese Radicals

Question 1

What is a radical?

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

What is the meaning of this radical?

─

héng

Answer 2

horizontal stroke (no explicit meaning)

example:

二

èr

two

Question 3

What is the meaning of this radical?

│

shù

Answer 3

vertical stroke (no explicit meaning)

example:

十

shí

ten

Question 4

What is the meaning of this radical?

丿

piě

Answer 4

left-falling stroke (no explicit meaning)

example：

人

rén

person/people

Question 5

What is the meaning of this radical?

丶

diǎn

Answer 5

dot (no explicit meaning)

example:

贝

bèi

shell

Question 6

What is the meaning of this radical?

┐

zhé

Answer 6

horizontal turning stroke (no explicit meaning)

example:

日

rì

sun

Question 7

What is the meaning of this radical?

㇏

nà

Answer 7

right-falling stroke (no explicit meaning)

example:

大

dà

big

Question 8

What is the meaning of this radical?

乚

shù wān gōu

Answer 8

right turning stroke (no explicit meaning)

example:

它

tā

it

Question 9

What is the meaning of this radical?

冫

liǎng diǎn shuǐ

Answer 9

ice

example:

冰

bīng

ice

Question 10

What is the meaning of this radical?

氵

sān diǎn shuǐ

Answer 10

water

example：

河

hé

river

Question 11

What is the meaning of this radical?

亅 (variant:刀）

lì dāo páng

Answer 11

knife

example:

利

lì

benefit

Question 12

What is the meaning of this radical?

艹

cǎo zì tóu

Answer 12

plant

example:

花

huā

flower

Question 13

What is the meaning of this radical?

亻

dān rén páng

Answer 13

person/people

example:

休

xiū

to rest

Question 14

What is the meaning of this radical?

彳

shuāng rén páng

Answer 14

walk

example：

行

xíng

walk

Question 15

What is the meaning of this radical?

口

kǒu

Answer 15

mouth

example:

吃

chī

to eat

Question 16

What is the meaning of this radical?

辶

zǒu zhī dǐ

Answer 16

walk

example:

进

jìn

(to get) in

Question 17

What is the meaning of this radical?

扌(variant:手）

tí shǒu páng

Answer 17

hand

example:

抱

bào

to hug/to embrace

Question 18

What is the meaning of this radical?

忄(varaint:心）

shù xīn páng

Answer 18

heart

example:

情

qíng

feeling/affection

Question 19

What is the meaning of this radical?

宀

bǎo gài tóu

Answer 19

house

example:

家

jiā

home

Question 20

What is the meaning of this radical?

讠

yán zì páng

Answer 20

speak

example:

评

píng

to comment

Question 21

What is the meaning of this radical?

犭

fǎn quǎn páng

Answer 21

animal

example:

猫

māo

cat

Question 22

What is the meaning of this radical?

纟

jiǎo sī páng

Answer 22

yarn

example:

红

hóng

red

Question 23

What is the meaning of this radical?

木

mù zì páng

Answer 23

wood

example:

林

lín

frost

Question 24

What is the meaning of this radical?

礻

shì zì páng

Answer 24

sacrifice

example:

神

shén

God

Question 25

# What is the meaning of this radical? 日 rì

Answer 25

sun ## Footnote example: 明 míng bright

Question 26

# What is the meaning of this radical? 月 yuè

Answer 26

meat ## Footnote example: 肝 gān liver

Question 27

# What is the meaning of this radical? 目 mù

Answer 27

eye ## Footnote example: 盯 dīng to stare at

Question 28

# What is the meaning of this radical? 火(variant:灬) huǒ

Answer 28

fire ## Footnote example: 烧 shāo to burn

Question 29

# What is the meaning of this radical? 衤 yī zì páng

Answer 29

cloth ## Footnote example: 裙 qún dress

Question 30

# What is the meaning of this radical? 足 zú

Answer 30

foot ## Footnote example: 跑 pǎo run

Question 31

# What is the meaning of this radical? 饣 shí zì páng

Answer 31

food ## Footnote example: 饭 fàn meal