Radicals Flashcards by Bethany Bovard

一

Eg: 不 (bù) — no

yī

(one)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

丨

Eg: 个 (gè) — general measure word

shù; gǔn

(line)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

丶

Eg: 门 (mén) — door

zhǔ; diǎn

(dot)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

丿
乀 (V)
乁 (V)

Eg: 人 (rén) — person

piě (slash)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

乙
乚 (V)
乛 (V)

Eg: 吃 (chī) — to eat

yǐ (second)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

亅

Eg: 可 (kě) — may; can

jué; gōu (hook)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

二

Eg: 仁 (rén) — benevolence

èr (two)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

亠

Eg: 高 (gāo) — high; tall

tóu (lid)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

人
亻 (V)

Eg: 坐 (zuò) — to sit

rén (person)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

儿

Eg: 兄 (xiōng) — older brother

ér (son; child)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

入

Eg: 内 (nèi) — inner

rù (enter)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

八
丷 (V)

Eg: 公 (gōng) — fairness

bā (eight)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

冂

Eg: 用 (yòng) — to use

jiǒng (wide)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

冖

Eg: 写 (xiě) — to write

mì (cover)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

冫

Eg: 冷 (léng) — cold

bīng (ice)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

几

Eg: 风 (fēng) — wind

jī,jǐ (small table; several)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

凵

Eg: 出 (chū) — to go out

qiǎn; kǎn (receptacle)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

刀
刂 (V)

Eg: 到 (dào) — to arrive

dāo (knife)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

力

Eg: 男 (nán) — man; male

lì (power)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

勹

Eg: 包 (bāo) — package

bāo (wrap)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

匕

Eg: 它 (tā) — it

bǐ; pìn (ladle)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

匚

Eg: 区 (qū) — area

fāng (box)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

匸

Eg: 忙 (máng) — busy

xì (conceal)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

十

Eg: 早 (zǎo) — early

shí (ten)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

卜

Eg: 下 (xià) — down; next

bǔ (divination)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

卩

Eg: 命 (mìng) — life

jié (seal)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

厂

Eg: 厅 (tīng) — hall; room

hàn (cliff)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

厶

Eg: 去 (qù) — to go

sī (private)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

又

Eg: 友 (yǒu) — friend

yòu (again)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

口

Eg: 叫 (jiào) — to shout

kǒu (mouth)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

囗

Eg: 国 (guó) — country

wéi (enclosure)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

土

Eg: 走 (zǒu) — to walk

tǔ (earth)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

士

Eg: 喜 (xǐ) — to like

shì (scholar)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

夂

Eg: 路 (lù) — road

zhī (go)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

夊

Eg: 夏 (xià) — summer

suī (go slowly)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

夕

Eg: 多 (duō) — many

xī (night)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

大

Eg: 天 (tiān) — sky; heaven

dà (big)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

女

Eg: 安 (ān) — peace

nǚ (woman)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

子

Eg: 学 (xué) — to study; to learn

zǐ (child)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

宀

Eg: 家 (jiā) — home; family

gài (roof)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

寸

Eg: 对 (duì) — correct

cùn (inch)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

小

Eg: 原 (yuán) — origin

xiǎo (small)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

尢
尣 (V)

Eg: 无 (wú) — negative; no; not

wāng (lame)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

尸

Eg: 尾 (wěi) — tail

shī (corpse)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

屮

Eg: 纯 (chún) — pure; simple

chè (sprout)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

山

Eg: 岁 (suì) — age; harvest

shān (mountain)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

川
巛(V)
巜 (V)

Eg: 训 (xùn) — to train; to teach

chuān (river)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

工

Eg: 红 (hóng) — red

gōng (work)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

己

Eg: 起 (qǐ) — to rise; to stand up

jǐ (oneself)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

巾

Eg: 帮 (bāng) — to help

jīn (towel)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

干

Eg: 平 (píng) — level; peaceful

gān (dry)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

幺

Eg: 系 (xì) — line; connection

yāo (thread)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

广

Eg: 床 (chuáng) — bed

guǎng (wide)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

廴

Eg: 建 (jiàn) — to build

yǐn (stride)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

廾

Eg: 开 (kāi) — to open; to start

gǒng (hands joined)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

弋

Eg: 代 (dài) — generation

yì (shoot with a bow)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

弓

Eg: 引 (yǐn) — to attract; to pull

gōng (bow)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

彐
彑 (V)

Eg: 很 (hén) — very

jì (snout)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

彡

Eg: 影 (yǐng) — shadow; image

shān (hair; bristle)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

彳

Eg: 行 (xíng) — to go; to walk

chì (step)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

心
忄 (V)

Eg: 态 (tài) — attitude

xīn (heart)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

戈

Eg: 我 (wǒ) — I; me

gē (spear)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

户

Eg: 护 (hù) — to protect

hù (door)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

手
扌 (V)

Eg: 打 (dǎ) — to hit

shǒu (hand)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

支

Eg: 枝 (zhī) — branch; limb

zhī (branch)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

攴
攵 (V)

Eg: 敲 (qiāo) — to strike

pū (tap)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

文

Eg: 蚊 (wén) — mosquito

wén (script)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

斗

Eg: 科 (kè) — science

dǒu (peck (unit of measurement))

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

斤

Eg: 听 (tīng) — to hear

jīn (axe)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

方

Eg: 房 (fáng) — house

fāng (square)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

无

Eg: 芜 (wú) — overgrown with weeds

wú (not)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

日

Eg: 易 (yì) — easy

rì (sun)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

曰

Eg: 更 (gèng) — even more

yuē (say)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

月

Eg: 期 (qī) — time period

yuè (moon)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

木

Eg: 种 (zhǒng) — type; seed

mù (tree)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

欠

Eg: 欢 (huān) — happy; pleased

qiàn (lack; be deficient)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

止

Eg: 步 (bù) — step

zhǐ (stop)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

歹

Eg: 死 (sǐ) — death

dǎi (wicked)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

殳

Eg: 没 (méi) — not; have not

shū (weapon)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

母
毋 (V)

Eg: 每 (měi) — each

mǔ (mother)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

比

Eg: 批 (pī) — to criticize

bǐ (compare)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

毛

Eg: 笔 (bǐ) — writing brush; pen

máo (fur)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

氏

Eg: 纸 (zhǐ) — paper

shì (clan)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

气

Eg: 氧 (yǎng) — oxygen

qì (steam)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

水
氵 (V)

Eg: 冰 (bīng) — ice; ice-cold

shuǐ (water)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

火
灬 (V)

Eg: 灯 (dēng) — lamp; lantern

huǒ (fire)

爪
爫 (V)

Eg: 抓 (zhuā) — to clutch; to grab

zhǎo (claw)

父

Eg: 爸 (bà) — father

fù (father)

爻

Eg: 爽 (shuǎng) — refreshing

yáo (lines on a trigram)

爿

Eg: 装 (zhuāng) — to dress up

qiáng (half of a tree trunk)

片

Eg: 版 (bǎn) — edition; version

piàn (slice)

牙

Eg: 邪 (xié) — evil

yá (tooth)

牛
牜 (V)

Eg: 特 (tè) — special; unique

niú (cow)

犭
犬 (V)

Eg: 犯 (fàn) — to commit a crime

quǎn (dog)

玄

Eg: 畜 (chù) — livestock

xuán (profound)

玉
王 (V)

Eg: 宝 (bǎo) — treasure; valuable

yù (jade)

瓜

Eg: 狐 (hú) — fox

guā (melon)

瓦

Eg: 瓶 (píng) — bottle

wǎ (tile; baked clay)

甘

Eg: 甜 (tián) — sweet

gān (sweet)

生

Eg: 星 (xīng) — star; planet

shēng (life)

用

Eg: 通 (tōng) — pass through; to communicate

yòng (use)

田

Eg: 果 (guǒ) — fruit

tián (field)

疋

Eg: 楚 (chǔ) — clear; distinct

pǐ (cloth)

疒

Eg: 疗 (liáo) — cured; recovered

bìng (ill)

癶

Eg: 登 (dēng) — to rise

bō (legs)

白

Eg: 怕 (pà) — to fear

bái (white)

皮

Eg: 玻 (bō) — glass

pí (skin)

皿

Eg: 盘 (pán) — plate; tray

mǐn (dish)

目

Eg: 眼 (yǎn) — eye

mù (eye)

矛

Eg: 柔 (róu) — soft

máo (spear)

矢

Eg: 知 (zhī) — to know

shǐ (arrow)

石

Eg: 确 (què) — certain

shí (stone)

示
礻 (V)

Eg: 标 (biāo) — mark; symbol

shì (spirit)

禸

Eg: 遇 (yù) — come across

róu (track)

禾

Eg: 香 (xiāng) — fragrant

hé (grain)

穴

Eg: 空 (kōng) — hollow; empty

xuè (cave)

立

Eg: 位 (wèi) — position; rank

lì (stand)

竹

Eg: 笔 (bǐ) — writing brush; pen

zhú (bamboo)

米

Eg: 数 (shù) — to count

mǐ (rice)

纟
糸 (T)

Eg: 给 (gěi) — to give

sī (silk)

缶

Eg: 淘 (táo) — to weed out

fǒu (jar)

网
罒 (V)

Eg: 罪 (zuì) — crime

wǎng (net)

羊

Eg: 样 (yàng) — style; pattern

yáng (sheep)

羽

Eg: 翻 (fān) — to flip over

yǔ (feather)

老

Eg: 姥 (lǎo) — maternal grandmother

lǎo (old)

而

Eg: 需 (xū) — to need

ér (and)

耒

Eg: 耕 (gēng) — to cultivate

lěi (plow)

耳

Eg: 联 (lián) — to connect

ěr (ear)

聿

Eg: 建 (jiàn) — to build

yù (brush)

肉 Eg: 腐 (fǔ) — to rot

ròu (meat)

臣

Eg: 藏 (cáng) — to hide

chén (minister)

自

Eg: 息 (xi) — to rest

zì (oneself)

至

Eg: 到 (dào) — to arrive

zhì (arrive)

臼

Eg: 插 (chā) — to plug in

jiù (mortar)

舌

Eg: 话 (huà) — to speak

shé (tongue)

舛

Eg: 舞 (wǔ) — to dance

chuǎn (contrary)

舟

Eg: 搬 (bān) — to move

zhōu (boat)

艮

Eg: 很 (hén) — very

gèn (mountain)

色 Eg: 绝 (jué) — to cut off

sè (color)

艹 Eg: 花 (huā) — flower

cǎo (grass)

虍

Eg: 虑 (lü) — anxiety

hǔ (tiger)

虫

Eg: 虽 (suī) — although

chóng (insect)

血

Eg: 恤 (xù) — to show pity

xuě (blood)

行

Eg: 街 (jiē) — street

xíng (walk)

衣
衤 (V)

Eg: 依 (yī) — to rely on

yī (clothes)

西
覀 (V)

Eg: 要 (yào) — to want

xī (west)

见
見 (T)

Eg: 现 (xiàn) — to become visible

jiàn (see)

角

Eg: 确 (què) — certain

jiǎo (horn)

讠
言 (T)

Eg: 话 (huà) — to speak

yán (speech)

谷

Eg: 容 (róng) — appearance

gǔ (valley)

豆

Eg: 短 (duǎn) — short

dòu (bean)

豕

Eg: 家 (jiā) — home; family

shǐ (pig)

豸

Eg: 貌 (mào) — countenance

zhì (legless insects)

贝
貝 (T)

Eg: 员 (yuán) — staff member

bèi (shell)

赤

Eg: 赫 (hè) — bright

chì (red)

走

Eg: 起 (qǐ) — to rise; to stand up

zǒu (walk)

足

Eg: 促 (cù) — to urge

zú (foot)

身

Eg: 谢 (xiè) — to thank

shēn (body)

车
車 (T)

Eg: 较 (jiào) — to compare

chē (cart)

辛

Eg: 辩 (biàn) — to debate

xīn (bitter)

辰

Eg: 晨 (chén) — daybreak

chén (morning)

辶

Eg: 这 (zhè) — this

chuò (walk)

邑
阝 (V)

Eg: 唈 (yì) — to sob

yì (city)

酉

Eg: 配 (pèi) — to mix; to be suited for

yǒu (wine)

釆

Eg: 翻 (fān) — to flip over

biàn (distinguish)

里

Eg: 理 (li) — logic; truth

lǐ (village)

钅
金 (V)

Eg: 钱 (qián) — money

jīn (metal)

长
長 (T)

Eg: 账 (zhàng) — account

cháng (long)

门
門 (V)

Eg: 问 (wèn) — to ask

mén (gate)

阜
阝 (V)

Eg: 埠 (bù) — port city

fù (mound)

隶

Eg: 康 (kāng) — health

lì (slave)

隹

Eg: 谁 (shéi) — who (question word)

zhuī (short-tailed bird)

雨

Eg: 需 (xū) — to need

yǔ (rain)

青

Eg: 请 (qíng) — please

qīng (blue)

非

Eg: 罪 (zuì) — crime

fēi (wrong)

面

Eg: 缅 (miǎn) — distant

miàn (face)

革

Eg: 鞋 (xié) — shoe

gé (leather)

韦
韋 (T)

Eg: 伟 (wěi) — extraordinary

wěi (soft leather)

韭

Eg: 韮 (jiǔ) — scallion

jiǔ (leek)

音

Eg: 意 (yī) — thought

yīn (sound)

页
頁 (T)

Eg: 题 (tí) — headline

yè (page)

风
風 (T)

Eg: 疯 (fēng) — crazy

fēng (wind)

飞
飛 (T)

Eg: only used in traditional characters

fēi (fly)

饣
飠(V)
食 (V)

Eg: 饿 (è) — hungry

shí (eat)

首

Eg: 道 (dào) — path

shǒu (head)

香

Eg: 馥 (fù) — scent

xiāng (fragrant)

马
馬 (T)

Eg: 妈 (mā) — mother

mǎ (horse)

骨

Eg: 滑 (huá) — to slip

gǔ (bone)

高

Eg: 搞 (gǎo) — to clarify

gāo (high)

髟

Eg: 髦 (máo) — bangs

biāo (long hair)

鬥

Eg: only used in traditional characters

dòu (fight)

鬯

Eg: only used in traditional characters

chàng (sacrificial wine)

鬲

Eg: 隔 (gé) — partition

lì (cauldron)

鬼

Eg: 魔 (mó) — devil

guǐ (ghost)

鱼
魚 (T)

Eg: 鲜 (xiān) — fresh

yú (fish)

鸟
鳥 (T)

Eg: 鸡 (jī) — chicken

niǎo (bird)

卤

Eg: 鹾 (cuó) — salty

lǔ (salty)

鹿

Eg: 漉 (lù) — to filter

lù (deer)

麦
麥 (T)

Eg: 麸 (fū) — bran

mài (wheat)

麻

Eg: 磨 (mó) — to polish

má (hemp)

黄

Eg: 璜 (huáng) — a semicircular jade pendant

huáng (yellow)

黍

Eg: only used in traditional characters

shǔ (millet)

黑

Eg: 墨 (mò) — ink

hēi (black)

黹

Eg: only used in traditional characters

zhǐ (embroidery)

黾
黽 (T)

Eg: 绳 (shéng) — rope

mǐn (frog)

鼎

Eg: only used in traditional characters

dǐng (tripod)

鼓

Eg: 瞽 (gǔ) — blind

gǔ (drum)

鼠

Eg: 癙 (shǔ) — illness caused by worry

shǔ (rat)

鼻

Eg: 鼾 (hān) — to snore loudly

bí (nose)

齐
齊 (T)

Eg: 挤 (jǐ) —to squeeze out

qí (even)

齿
齒 (T)

Eg: 龄 (líng) — age; duration of time

chǐ (tooth)

龙
龍 (T)

Eg: 笼 (lóng) — cage; coop

lóng (dragon)

龟
龜 (T)

Eg: 阄 (jiū) — to cast by lots

guī (turtle)

龠 Eg: 瀹 (yuè) — to boil

yuè (flute)

Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Radicals Flashcards

Learn 214 radicals characters and pinyin with examples

Brainscape's Knowledge Genome^TM