Radical 211 meaning "

teeth A tooth ( : teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores and omnivores, also use teeth to help with capturing or wounding prey, t ...

" is the only one of the 214 Kangxi radicals that is composed of 15

strokes A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop funct ...

. 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 ...

there are only 21 characters (out of 40 000) to be found under this radical.

Characters with Radical 211

Literature

* *Leyi Li: "Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases". Beijing 1993,

External links

Unihan Database – U+9F52齒 radical - Chinese Text Project
Ancient forms of the character and list of Unicode characters with the radical. {{Kangxi Radicals

211 Year 211 ( CCXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, in the Roman Empire it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Terentius and Bassus (or, less frequently, year 964 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomin ...