Radical 4 or radical slash () meaning "slash" or "bend" is one of 6 of the 214
Kangxi radicals that are composed of only one
stroke
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In the ''
Kangxi Dictionary
The ''Kangxi Dictionary'' ( (Compendium of standard characters from the Kangxi period), published in 1716, was the most authoritative dictionary of Chinese characters from the 18th century through the early 20th. The Kangxi Emperor of the Qing d ...
'', there are 33 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this
radical
Radical may refer to:
Politics and ideology Politics
*Radical politics, the political intent of fundamental societal change
*Radicalism (historical), the Radical Movement that began in late 18th century Britain and spread to continental Europe and ...
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It is highly similar to the Japanese
katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...
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no (), thus colloquially referred to as "no" in Japanese.
is also the 4th indexing component in the ''
Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components ''The Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components'' () is a lexicographic tool used to order the Chinese characters in mainland China. The specification is also known as GF 0011-2009.
In China's normative documents, "radical" is defined as any ...
'' predominantly adopted by
Simplified Chinese
Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to:
Mathematics
Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one, that is simpler (usually shorter), for example
* Simplification of algebraic expressions, ...
dictionaries published in
mainland China
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.
Evolution
File:丿-bigseal.svg, Large seal script
The large seal script or great seal script () is a traditional reference to Chinese writing from before the Qin dynasty (i.e. before 221 BCE), and is now popularly understood to refer narrowly to the writing of the Western and early Eastern Zhou ...
character
File:丿-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
In calligraphy
File:Yongzi Bafa 6.svg, The 6th principle stroke 掠 ''lüè'' as in 永
File:Yongzi Bafa 7.svg, The 7th principle stroke 啄 ''zhuó'' as in 永
The only left-falling stroke in Radical 4, known as ''piě'', is basic to
Chinese calligraphy
Chinese calligraphy is the writing of Chinese characters as an art form, combining purely visual art and interpretation of the literary meaning. This type of expression has been widely practiced in China and has been generally held in high est ...
. It has two different forms, 掠 ''lüè'' and ''zhuó'', in the
eight principles of 永 ( ''Yǒngzì Bāfǎ'').
Literature
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External links
Unihan Database - U+4E3F
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