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List Of Kanji Radicals By Stroke Count
Kanji radicals are graphemes, or graphical parts, that are used in organizing Japanese kanji in dictionaries. They are derived from the 214 Chinese Kangxi radicals. Table key The following table shows the 214 Kangxi radicals, which are derived from 47,035 characters. The frequency list is derived from the 47,035 characters in the Chinese language. The Jōyō frequency is from the set of 2,136 Jōyō kanji. Top 25% means that this radical represents 25% of Jōyō kanji. Top 50% means that this radical plus the Top 25% represent 50% of Jōyō kanji. Top 75% means that this radical plus the Top 50% represent 75% of Jōyō kanji. Many radicals are not commonly written by themselves so people wouldn't know the technical hiragana reading given here. The simplified table of Japanese kanji radicals page only lists common readings. Table of radicals Kanji radicals not recognized by Kangxi These radicals are either listed as variants or not listed at all in the kangxi radical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical (Chinese Characters)
A Chinese radical () or indexing component is a graphical component of a Chinese character under which the character is traditionally listed in a Chinese dictionary. This component is often a semantic indicator similar to a morpheme, though sometimes it may be a phonetic component or even an artificially extracted portion of the character. In some cases the original semantic or phonological connection has become obscure, owing to changes in character meaning or pronunciation over time. The English term "radical" is based on an analogy between the structure of characters and inflection of words in European languages. Radicals are also sometimes called "classifiers", but this name is more commonly applied to grammatical classifiers (measure words). History In the earliest Chinese dictionaries, such as the '' Erya'' (3rd century BC), characters were grouped together in broad semantic categories. Because the vast majority of characters are phono-semantic compounds (), comb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical 6
Radical 6 or radical hook () meaning "hook" is one of 6 of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of only one stroke. In the ''Kangxi Dictionary'', there are 19 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical. In Simplified Chinese, this radical is merged to Radical 2 . In the ''Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components'', is listed as an associated indexing component of . However, it is often omitted in mainstream dictionaries, including ''Xiandai Hanyu Cidian''. Evolution File:亅-seal.svg, Small seal script The small seal script (), or Qin script (, ''Qínzhuàn''), is an archaic form of Chinese calligraphy. It was standardized and promulgated as a national standard by the government of Qin Shi Huang, the founder of the Chinese Qin dynasty. Name ... character Derived characters Literature * * External links Unihan Database - U+4E85 {{Kangxi Radicals 006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical 12
Radical 12 or radical eight (), meaning '' eight'' or ''all'', is one of 23 of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of two strokes. "八" is two bent lines that signal '' divide''. Eight is the single-digit number that can be divided by two the greatest number of times. In the ''Kangxi Dictionary'', there are 44 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical. is also the 11th indexing component in the ''Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components'' predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China. is an associated indexing component affiliated to the principal component . Evolution File:八-oracle.svg, Oracle bone script character File:八-bronze.svg, Bronze script character File:八-bigseal.svg, Large seal script character File:八-seal.svg, Small seal script character Derived characters Variant forms There is a design nuance in different printing typefaces for this radical. In the ''Kangxi Dictionary'' and in Kore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical 11
Radical 11 or radical enter () meaning "enter", "come in (to)", "join" is one of 23 of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of 2 strokes. In the ''Kangxi Dictionary'', there are 28 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical. In Simplified Chinese, this radical is affiliated to radical 9 (Radical man, ), and many Chinese characters formerly consisted of were adjusted and fell under radical man. While most Japanese dictionaries keep radical 11 as an independent radical, similar adjustments also happened in Japanese kanji simplification. Evolution 入-oracle.svg, Oracle bone script character 入-bronze.svg, Bronze script character 入-bigseal.svg, Large seal script character 入-seal.svg, Small seal script character Derived characters Variant forms There is a design nuance in different printing typefaces for this radical. Traditionally, the second stroke starts with short horizontal line in printing typeface. In handwriting form, the right-falling stroke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical 10
Radical 10 or radical legs (儿部) meaning "legs" is one of 23 of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of 2 strokes. In the ''Kangxi Dictionary'', there are 52 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical. is also the 14th indexing component in the ''Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components'' predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China. In addition, this radical is commonly pronounced ''ér'' among Simplified Chinese users as is the simplified form of ''ér''. However, the meaning of as a radical is irrelevant to . Evolution File:儿-oracle.svg, Oracle bone script File:儿-bronze.svg, Bronze script File:儿-bigseal.svg, Large seal script File:儿-seal.svg, Small seal script The small seal script (), or Qin script (, ''Qínzhuàn''), is an archaic form of Chinese calligraphy. It was standardized and promulgated as a national standard by the government of Qin Shi Huang, the founder of the Chinese Qin dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical 9
Radical 9 or radical man () meaning "person" is a Kangxi radicals. Of the 214 radicals, Radical 9 is one of 23 which are composed of 2 strokes. When appearing at the left side of a Chinese character, it usually transforms into . In the ''Kangxi Dictionary'', there are 794 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical. is also the 12th indexing component in the ''Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components'' predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China. Two associated indexing components, and (formerly Radical 11), are affiliated to the principle indexing component . Evolution File:人-bronze-shang.svg, Shang bronze script character File:人-oracle.svg, Shang oracle bone script character File:人-bronze.svg, Western Zhou bronze script character File:人-bronze-warring.svg, Warring States bronze script character File:人-silk.svg, Chu slip script character of Warring States File:人-slip.svg, Qin slip script character of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical 8
Radical 8 or radical lid (), whose meaning as an independent word is unknown, but is often interpreted to be a "lid" when used as a radical, is radical 23 of the 214 Kangxi radicals and consists of two strokes. In the ''Kangxi Dictionary'', there are 38 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical. is also the 17th indexing component in the ''Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components'' predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China. Evolution File:亠-seal.svg, Small Seal Script character Derived characters Variant forms There is a difference in Japanese and Chinese in printing typefaces for this radical. Traditionally, a short vertical line on top of the horizontal line was used in printing, while a slanted dash is preferred in handwriting. The vertical dot form is used in the ''Kangxi Dictionary'', modern Japanese and Korean typefaces. In Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, a slanted dot on top of the horizont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
