Chinese radicals

A radical is the part of a character that dictionaries sort it by. It often hints at the meaning: characters with 氵 usually involve water, and characters with 讠 usually involve speech. Here are 239 radicals, grouped by stroke count.

1 stroke

一yīone34 chars 丿piěslash19 chars 丨shùnumber one11 chars 乚gōusecret9 chars 丶diǎndot7 chars 乙yǐsecond6 chars 亅juéhook5 chars

3 strokes

氵shuǐwater467 chars 口kǒumouth428 chars 艹cǎograss421 chars 扌shǒuhand342 chars 土tǔsoil183 chars 忄xīnheart167 chars 女nǚwoman156 chars 纟sīsilk143 chars 辶chuòto walk131 chars 山shānmountain111 chars 犭quǎndog88 chars 宀gàiroof67 chars 广guǎngbroad60 chars 马mǎhorse54 chars 巾jīncloth53 chars 门méngate47 chars 大dàbig46 chars 饣shífood43 chars 彳chìto step with the left foot42 chars 尸shībody40 chars 囗wéienclosure39 chars 子zison30 chars 弓gōngbow29 chars 寸cùninch18 chars 彡shānhair14 chars 士shìscholar11 chars 夕xīevening11 chars 夂zhǐto go10 chars 小xiǎosmall10 chars 廾gǒngtwo hands10 chars 彐jìsnout9 chars 尢yóuweak7 chars 工gōnglabor7 chars 幺yāoone6 chars 巳sìthe hours from 9 to 116 chars 弋yìto catch6 chars 彑jìsnout6 chars 夊suīto go slowly5 chars 巛chuānstream5 chars 干gànarid5 chars 己jǐself4 chars ⺌4 chars 川chuānstream3 chars

4 strokes

木mùtree388 chars ⺼meat176 chars 火huǒfire128 chars 日rìsun116 chars 王wángking104 chars 心xīnheart97 chars 贝bèisea shell63 chars 车chēcart50 chars 礻shìspirit43 chars 攵pūto rap36 chars 戈gēspear34 chars 牛niúox34 chars 歹dǎicorpse29 chars 欠qiànto lack28 chars 灬huǒfire28 chars 气qìair24 chars 手shǒuhand23 chars 方fāngsquare17 chars 殳shūtool16 chars 水shuǐwater15 chars 户hùdoor15 chars 毛máohair15 chars 犬quǎndog14 chars 曰yuēto speak14 chars 月yuèmoon14 chars 瓦wǎtile14 chars 见jiànto see14 chars 斤jīna catty (about 500 grams)12 chars 止zhǐto stop12 chars 风fēngwind10 chars 文wénculture7 chars 爫zhǎoclaws7 chars 片piànslice7 chars 比bǐto compare6 chars 斗dòuto struggle6 chars 韦wéitanned leather6 chars 父fùfather5 chars ⺗heart3 chars 爻yáodiagrams for divination3 chars ⺳net3 chars 耂lǎoold3 chars 肀yùpen3 chars 爪zhǎoclaws2 chars

7 strokes

言yánwords155 chars 足zúfoot119 chars 酉yǒuwine67 chars 貝bèisea shell62 chars 車chēcart49 chars 走zǒuto walk22 chars 豕shǐpig14 chars 見jiànto see14 chars 角jiǎoangle14 chars 豸zhìbadger14 chars 辛xīnbitter11 chars 豆dòubeans9 chars 身shēnbody7 chars 赤chìred5 chars 釆biànto distinguish5 chars 里lǐunit of distance equal to 0.5km5 chars 谷gǔvalley4 chars 辰chénearly morning3 chars 麦màiwheat3 chars

8 strokes

釒jīngold135 chars 鱼yúfish79 chars 飠shífood44 chars 門méngate42 chars 雨yǔrain42 chars 隹zhuīshort-tailed bird32 chars 金jīngold18 chars 齿chǐteeth12 chars 青qīngnature's color7 chars 虎hǔtiger4 chars 非fēinot4 chars 隶lìsubservient2 chars

9 strokes

頁yèpage45 chars 革géleather25 chars 骨gǔbone21 chars 鬼guǐghost17 chars 食shífood12 chars 風fēngwind10 chars 音yīnsound6 chars 韋wéitanned leather5 chars 香xiāngincense3 chars

10 strokes

馬mǎhorse47 chars 髟biāolong hair21 chars 鬥dòuto struggle6 chars

11 strokes

鳥niǎobird78 chars 魚yúfish63 chars 鹿lùdeer12 chars 麻máhemp5 chars 鹵lǔsalt4 chars 麥màiwheat4 chars

12 strokes

黑hēiblack17 chars 黍shǔbroomcorn millet3 chars

13 strokes

鼠shǔrat9 chars 鼓gǔdrum4 chars

14 strokes

鼻bínose4 chars

15 strokes

齒chǐteeth15 chars

16 strokes

龍lóngdragon4 chars