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100-most-common-radicals.txt
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100-most-common-radicals.txt
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人 人 亻 human, person, people ren2 今仁休位他 Note similarity to [八], which means {eight}. 单人旁（亻），人字头（人）
口 口 mouth, opening kou3 古可名告吃 Note similarity to [囗], which always encloses characters, and means {enclosure}. 口字旁
土 土 earth tu3 在地型城地 Note similarity to [士], which has a longer upper stroke and shorter bottom one, and means {scholar}. 提土旁
女 女 woman, female nv3 好妄始姓她 女子旁
心 心 忄，⺗ heart xin1 必忙忘性想 竖心旁（忄），心字底（心），竖心底（⺗）
手 手 扌，龵 hand shou3 持掌打抱押 提手旁（扌），看字头（龵），手字旁（手）
日 日 sun, day ri4 早是明时晩 Note similarity to [曰], which is broader and lower, and means {to say}. Also note [白] which means {white}. 日字旁
月 月 moon, month yue4 有服青朝能 This radical is actually two: {moon} [月] and {meat} [肉], but in modern Chinese, they look the same in most cases. 月字旁
木 木 tree mu4 板根本林来 Note similarity to [禾], which means {grain}. 木字旁
氵 氵 水，氺 water shui3 永泳海洋沙 Note similarity to [冫], which means {ice}. 水字旁（水），三点水（氵），泰字底水（氺）
火 火 灬 fire huo3 灯炎点然炸 火字旁（火），四点底（灬）
纟 糹 糸 silk (mi4) 纪纸累细绩 绞丝旁（纟），独立绞丝（糸）
艹 艹 艸 grass cao3 花英苦草茶 Note that when the radical is on top, the traditional variant has four strokes. 草字头（艹）
讠 訁 言 speech yan2 说讲识评试 言字旁（讠）
辶 辶 辵 walk (chuo4) 迎通道这近 走之旁（辶）
钅 釒 金 gold, metal jin1 银针钱铁钟 金字旁（钅）
刂 刂 刀 knife, sword dao1 分切别利刻 Note similarity to [力], which means {force}. 立刀旁（刂），刀字旁（刀）
宀 宀 roof (mian2) 守家室字宅 Note similarity to [冖], which means {cover}, and to [亠], which means {lid}. 宝盖头
贝 貝 shell bei4 财贪货贸负 Note similarity to [见], which means {to see}. 贝字旁
一 一 one yi1 三上下不两 横
力 力 power, force li4 力加助勉动 Note similarity to [刀], which means {knife}. 力字旁
又 又 right hand you4 反取受友发 又字旁
犭 犭 犬 dog (quan3) 犯狂狗献猪 Note similarity to [大], which means {big}. 反犬旁（犭），犬字旁（犬）
禾 禾 grain (he2) 私科秒秀秘 Note similarity to [木], which means {tree}. 禾木旁
⺮ ⺮ 竹 bamboo zhu2 笑第简筷算 竹子头（竹字头）
虫 虫 insect chong2 強独蛇蛋蚊 Even though this radical means {insect}, it's used for many organisms which aren't insects according to our taxonomy. 虫字旁
阝: 阝: 阜 mound, dam (fu4) 防阻陆院陈 Note that there are two radicals which look like this. On the left, it means {mound, dam}, and on the right, it means {city}. 双耳刀（左耳刀）
大 大 big, very da4 天尖因奇美 大字旁（头）
广 广 house on cliff guang3 店府度座庭 Note similarity to [厂], which means {cliff} (i.e. without the house). 广字旁
田 田 field tian2 思留略番累 田字旁
目 目 罒 eye mu4 眼睛看相省 Note that the horizontal version can also mean {net}. 目字旁（目），四字头（罒）
石 石 stone shi2 砂破碑矿码 石字旁
衤 衤 衣 clothes yi1 初被裁裤袜 Note similarity to [礻], which means {sign, show} or {spirit}. 衣字旁（衤）
足 足 ⻊ foot zu2 跑跨跟路距 足字旁
马 馬 horse ma3 码驾骂驻妈 马字旁
页 頁 leaf ye4 顺须领预顶 页字旁
巾 巾 turban, scarf (jin1) 市布帝帐帽 巾字旁
米 米 rice mi3 类粉迷粗糖 米字旁
车 車 cart, vehicle che1 轮软军较输 车字旁
八 八 eight ba1 公分趴兵共 Note similarity to [人], which means {human, person}. 八字旁（头）
尸 尸 corpse shi1 尺局尾居展 Note similarity to [戶], which means {door, family}. 尸字头
寸 寸 thumb, inch cun4 寺尊对射付 寸字旁
山 山 mountain shan1 岩岛岁崗岔 山字旁（头）
攵 攵 攴 knock, tap (pu1) 收改攻做政 Note similarity to [夊], which means {to walk (slowly)}. 反文旁（攵），旧反文旁（攴）
彳 彳 (small) step (chi2) 彼很律微德 Note similarity to [亻], which means {human, person}. 双人旁
十 十 ten shi2 什计古叶早 十字旁（头）
工 工 work gong1 左江红巧功 工字旁
方 方 square, raft fang1 放旅族仿房 Note similarity to [万], which means {ten thousand}. 方字旁
门 門 gate men2 间闲问闭闻 门字框
饣 飠 食 eat, food shi2 饭饿饮馆饱 食字旁
欠 欠 lack, yawn qian4 欢欧欲次歌 欠字旁
儿 儿 human, legs er2 元四光兄充 Note similarity to [人], which means {human, person}, and to [八] which means {eight}. 儿座底
冫 冫 ice bing1 冬冷冻况净 两点水
子 子 child, seed zi3 字学存孩季 子字旁
疒 疒 sickness (ne4) 病痛疗疯痩 病字旁
隹 隹 (short-tailed) bird (zhui1) 雀集难雅谁 隹字旁
斤 斤 axe, pound (jin1) 所新听近析 斤字旁
亠 亠 lid (tou2) 亡交京产亮 Note similarity to [宀], which means {roof,} and [冖] which means {cover}. 点横头
王 王 玉 jade, king yu4, wang2 主弄皇理现 This radical is [玉], but when in composition, it looks like [王], {king}, and is probably more easily remembered like that. 王字旁
白 白 white bai2 的皆皇怕迫 Note similarity to [日], which means {sun}. 白字旁
立 立 stand, erect li4 音意端亲位 立字旁
羊 羊 ⺶，⺷ sheep yang2 着样洋美鲜 羊字旁
艮 艮 stopping (gen4) 很恨恳根眼 艮字旁
冖 冖 cover (mi4) 写军农深荣 秃宝盖
厂 厂 cliff (han4) 厚原厉厅厕 Note similarity to [广], which has a house on top (the dot). 厂字旁
皿 皿 dish (min3) 盆监盟盛盖 皿字底
礻 礻 示 sign, spirit, show shi4 社神视祝祥 Note similarity to [衤], which means {clothes}. 示字旁
穴 穴 cave xue4 空突穷究窗 穴宝盖
走 走 run, walk zou3 起超越赶徒 走字旁
雨 雨 rain yu3 雷雪霜需露 雨字头
囗 囗 enclosure (wei2) 回国因图团 Note similarity to [口], which does not enclose other components and means {mouth}. 国字框
小 小 ⺌ small xiao3 少肖尚尖尘 小字旁（头）
戈 戈 halberd, spear (ge1) 成式战感我 Note similarity to [弋], which means {catch, arrest}. 戈字旁
几 几 table ji1 朵机风凡凤 几字旁
舌 舌 tongue she2 乱适话舍活 舌字旁
干 干 dry gan1 平刊汗旱赶 干字旁
殳 殳 weapon (shu1) 段没投般设 殳字旁
夕 夕 evening, sunset xi1 外多夜名岁 Note similarity to [歹], which means {bad, vicious}. 夕字旁
止 止 stop zhi3 正此步歪址 止字旁
牜 牜 牛，⺧ cow niu2 告物解特件 牛字旁（头）
皮 皮 skin pi2 披彼波破疲 皮字旁
耳 耳 ear er3 取闻职聪联 耳字旁
辛 辛 bitter xin1 辜辟辣辨辩 辛字旁
:阝 :阝 邑 city (yi4) 那邦部都邮 Note that there are two radicals which look like this. On the left, it means {mound, dam}, and on the right, it means {city}. 双耳刀（右耳刀）
酉 酉 wine (you3) 醉酒醒酸尊 酉字旁
青 青 green/blue qing1 请清情晴猜 青字旁
鸟 鳥 bird niao3 鸦鸣鸭岛鸡 Note similarity to [乌], which means {crow, black}. 鸟字旁
弓 弓 bow gong1 引张弱第强 弓字旁
厶 厶 private si1 公勾去私云 私字旁
户 户 戶 door, house hu4 所房炉护启 Note similarity to [尸], which means {corpse}. 户字旁
羽 羽 feather yu3 习翻翅塌扇 羽字旁
舟 舟 boat chuan2 般船航盘艇 舟字旁
里 里 village, mile li3 野重量理埋 里字旁
匕 匕 spoon (bi3) 匙比北呢旨 匕字旁
夂 夂 go (slowly) (sui1) 各條复备夏 Note similarity to [攵], which means {to knock, to rap}. 折文旁
见 見 see jian4 观规视现觉 Note similarity to [贝], which means {shell}. 见字旁
卩 卩 seal (jie2) 卷印却即危 单耳刀
罒 罒 网 net wang3 罗罚罢罪罩 Note that the horizontal version can also mean {net}. 四字头（罒）
士 士 scholar shi4 吉壶志声壮 Note similarity to [土], which means {earth}. 士字旁
勹 勹 embrace, wrap (bao1) 包勿勾勺勻 包字头