The list of ''Shuowen Jiezi'' radicals consists of the 540
radical
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s used to index ''
Shuowen Jiezi
''Shuowen Jiezi'' () is an ancient Chinese dictionary from the Han dynasty. Although not the first comprehensive Chinese character dictionary (the '' Erya'' predates it), it was the first to analyze the structure of the characters and to give ...
'', created by lexicographer
Xu Shen
Xu Shen ( CE) was a Chinese calligrapher, philologist, politician, and writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-189). He was born in the Zhaoling district of Run'an prefecture (today known as Luohe in Henan Province). During his own lifetime, ...
. The 540 radicals are shown below.
[Donald Sturgeon, 《說文解字》 electronic edition.]
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See also
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List of Kangxi radicals
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
－ a system of 214 components used by the ''
Kangxi dictionary
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'' (1716), made under the leadership of the
Kangxi Emperor
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List of Unicode radicals
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There are two CJK radical ...
－ CJK radicals included in the
Unicode Standard
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.
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List of ''Xinhua Zidian'' radicals
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Chinese characters description languages
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－ computer and
SVG based description of CJK characters
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CJK characters
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References
Sources
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《說文解字》 electronic edition - Donald Sturgeon
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《说文解字注》 全文检索 - 许慎撰 段玉裁注 facsimile edition
Shuowenjiezi.com by the
CRLAO research institut, Paris, France.
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