Radical 169 or radical gate () meaning "
gate
A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word derived from old Norse "gat" meaning road or path; But other terms include ''yett and port''. The concept originally referred to the gap or hole in the wall ...
" or "
door
A door is a hinged or otherwise movable barrier that allows ingress (entry) into and egress (exit) from an enclosure. The created opening in the wall is a ''doorway'' or ''portal''. A door's essential and primary purpose is to provide security b ...
" is one of the 9 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 8 stroke (CJK character), strokes.
In the ''Kangxi Dictionary'', there are 246 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this Radical (Chinese characters), radical.
, the simplified form of , is the 47th indexing component in the ''Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components'' predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese characters, Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China, while the traditional form is listed as its associated indexing component.
Evolution
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Derived characters
Literature
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External links
Unihan Database - U+9580
{{Simplified Chinese radicals
Kangxi radicals, 169
Simplified Chinese radicals, 047