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214 Kangxi Radicals

The Kangxi radicals are the 214 building blocks of Chinese characters. Each Chinese character contains at least one radical, which often hints at its meaning. Mastering radicals makes learning new characters much easier.

214

Total Radicals

1–17

Stroke Range

793

Characters Indexed

214

Used in HSK

1 Stroke (6 radicals)

一

#1one

one, horizontal stroke

8 HSK characters

丨

#2line

vertical stroke

2 HSK characters

丶

#3dot

dot

2 HSK characters

丿

#4slash

slash, left-falling stroke

2 HSK characters

乙

#5second

second, turning stroke

6 HSK characters

乚乛

亅

#6hook

hook

2 HSK characters

2 Strokes (23 radicals)

二

#7two

two

2 HSK characters

亠

#8lid

lid, head

1 HSK character

人

#9person

person, man

5 HSK characters

亻

儿

#10legs

legs

2 HSK characters

入

#11enter

enter

1 HSK character

八

#12eight

eight, divide

5 HSK characters

冂

#13down box

borders, enclosure

3 HSK characters

冖

#14cover

cover

2 HSK characters

冫

#15ice

ice

4 HSK characters

几

#16table

table, wind

1 HSK character

凵

#17open box

receptacle, open box

2 HSK characters

刀

#18knife

knife, sword

2 HSK characters

刂

力

#19power

power, force

4 HSK characters

勹

#20wrap

wrap, embrace

2 HSK characters

匕

#21spoon

spoon, ladle

1 HSK character

匚

#22right open box

hiding enclosure

2 HSK characters

匸

#23hiding enclosure

hiding enclosure

1 HSK character

十

#24ten

ten, complete

4 HSK characters

卜

#25divination

divination

1 HSK character

卩

#26seal

seal

1 HSK character

㔾

厂

#27cliff

cliff

1 HSK character

厶

#28private

private, secret

2 HSK characters

又

#29again

again, right hand

5 HSK characters

3 Strokes (31 radicals)

口

#30mouth

mouth

13 HSK characters

囗

#31enclosure

enclosure

6 HSK characters

土

#32earth

earth, soil

8 HSK characters

士

#33scholar

scholar, warrior

1 HSK character

夂

#34go

go slowly

3 HSK characters

夊

#35go slowly

go slowly

2 HSK characters

夕

#36evening

evening, sunset

3 HSK characters

大

#37big

big, great

4 HSK characters

女

#38woman

woman, female

4 HSK characters

子

#39child

child, son

2 HSK characters

宀

#40roof

roof, house

8 HSK characters

寸

#41inch

inch, small

3 HSK characters

小

#42small

small, tiny

2 HSK characters

⺌

尢

#43lame

lame

2 HSK characters

尣

尸

#44corpse

corpse, body

1 HSK character

屮

#45sprout

sprout

1 HSK character

山

#46mountain

mountain

2 HSK characters

巛

#47river

river

1 HSK character

川

工

#48work

work, craft

1 HSK character

己

#49oneself

oneself

2 HSK characters

已巳

巾

#50turban

turban, cloth

7 HSK characters

干

#51dry

dry, oppose

2 HSK characters

幺

#52short thread

short thread, tiny

1 HSK character

广

#53dotted cliff

wide, shelter

2 HSK characters

廴

#54long stride

long stride

1 HSK character

廾

#55two hands

two hands, twenty

2 HSK characters

弋

#56shoot

shoot

1 HSK character

弓

#57bow

bow

1 HSK character

彐

#58pig snout

pig snout

1 HSK character

彑

彡

#59bristle

hair, decoration

2 HSK characters

彳

#60step

step, walk slowly

3 HSK characters

4 Strokes (34 radicals)

心

#61heart

heart, mind

5 HSK characters

忄⺗

戈

#62halberd

halberd, weapon

2 HSK characters

戶

#63door

door

1 HSK character

户戸

手

#64hand

hand

2 HSK characters

扌龵

支

#65branch

branch

1 HSK character

攴

#66rap

rap, tap

1 HSK character

攵

文

#67script

script, literature

1 HSK character

斗

#68dipper

dipper, measure

1 HSK character

斤

#69axe

axe, catty

2 HSK characters

方

#70square

square, direction

1 HSK character

无

#71not

not, without

1 HSK character

旡

日

#72sun

sun, day

12 HSK characters

曰

#73say

say

1 HSK character

月

#74moon

moon, month

9 HSK characters

木

#75tree

tree, wood

11 HSK characters

欠

#76lack

lack, yawn

2 HSK characters

止

#77stop

stop

2 HSK characters

歹

#78death

death, evil

1 HSK character

殳

#79weapon

weapon, kill

2 HSK characters

毋

#80do not

do not

1 HSK character

母

比

#81compare

compare

1 HSK character

毛

#82fur

fur, hair

1 HSK character

氏

#83clan

clan, family

1 HSK character

气

#84steam

steam, air

1 HSK character

水

#85water

water

1 HSK character

氵氺

火

#86fire

fire

1 HSK character

灬

爪

#87claw

claw, nail

1 HSK character

爫

父

#88father

father

1 HSK character

爻

#89trigram

trigram

1 HSK character

爿

#90half tree trunk

split wood

1 HSK character

片

#91slice

slice, piece

1 HSK character

牙

#92fang

fang, tooth

1 HSK character

牛

#93cow

cow, ox

1 HSK character

牜

犬

#94dog

dog

1 HSK character

犭

5 Strokes (23 radicals)

玄

#95dark

dark, mysterious

1 HSK character

玉

#96jade

jade

1 HSK character

王⺩

瓜

#97melon

melon

1 HSK character

瓦

#98tile

tile

1 HSK character

甘

#99sweet

sweet

1 HSK character

生

#100life

life, birth

1 HSK character

用

#101use

use

1 HSK character

田

#102field

field, farm

3 HSK characters

疋

#103bolt of cloth

bolt of cloth

1 HSK character

疒

#104sickness

sickness, illness

1 HSK character

癶

#105dotted tent

footsteps

1 HSK character

白

#106white

white

3 HSK characters

皮

#107skin

skin, hide

1 HSK character

皿

#108dish

dish, vessel

1 HSK character

目

#109eye

eye

7 HSK characters

矛

#110spear

spear

1 HSK character

矢

#111arrow

arrow

2 HSK characters

石

#112stone

stone, rock

1 HSK character

示

#113spirit

spirit, show

2 HSK characters

礻

禸

#114track

track, animal footprint

1 HSK character

禾

#115grain

grain, cereal

2 HSK characters

穴

#116cave

cave, hole

2 HSK characters

立

#117stand

stand

2 HSK characters

6 Strokes (29 radicals)

竹

#118bamboo

bamboo

5 HSK characters

⺮

米

#119rice

rice

1 HSK character

糸

#120silk

silk, thread

2 HSK characters

纟糹

缶

#121jar

jar, pottery

1 HSK character

网

#122net

net

1 HSK character

罒⺲

羊

#123sheep

sheep, goat

1 HSK character

⺷

羽

#124feather

feather, wing

1 HSK character

老

#125old

old

2 HSK characters

耂

而

#126and

and, yet

1 HSK character

耒

#127plow

plow

1 HSK character

耳

#128ear

ear

1 HSK character

聿

#129brush

brush, writing

1 HSK character

肉

#130meat

meat, flesh

1 HSK character

⺼月

臣

#131minister

minister

1 HSK character

自

#132self

self

1 HSK character

至

#133arrive

arrive

1 HSK character

臼

#134mortar

mortar

1 HSK character

舌

#135tongue

tongue

1 HSK character

舛

#136oppose

contrary

1 HSK character

舟

#137boat

boat, ship

1 HSK character

艮

#138stopping

stopping, good

1 HSK character

色

#139color

color

1 HSK character

艸

#140grass

grass, plant

1 HSK character

艹

虍

#141tiger

tiger stripes

1 HSK character

虫

#142insect

insect, bug

2 HSK characters

血

#143blood

blood

1 HSK character

行

#144walk

walk, go

2 HSK characters

衣

#145clothes

clothes

1 HSK character

衤

襾

#146west

cover, west

1 HSK character

西覀

7 Strokes (20 radicals)

見

#147see

see

1 HSK character

见

角

#148horn

horn, angle

2 HSK characters

言

#149speech

speech, words

1 HSK character

讠

谷

#150valley

valley

1 HSK character

豆

#151bean

bean

1 HSK character

豕

#152pig

pig

1 HSK character

豸

#153badger

badger, legless insect

1 HSK character

貝

#154shell

shell, treasure

1 HSK character

贝

赤

#155red

red

1 HSK character

走

#156run

run, walk

1 HSK character

足

#157foot

foot, leg

2 HSK characters

⻊

身

#158body

body

1 HSK character

車

#159cart

cart, vehicle

1 HSK character

车

辛

#160bitter

bitter, hard

1 HSK character

辰

#161morning

morning, celestial bodies

1 HSK character

辵

#162walk

walk, advance

1 HSK character

辶

邑

#163city

city

1 HSK character

阝

酉

#164wine

wine, alcohol

1 HSK character

釆

#165distinguish

distinguish, pick

1 HSK character

里

#166village

village, mile

2 HSK characters

8 Strokes (9 radicals)

金

#167gold

gold, metal

1 HSK character

钅

長

#168long

long

1 HSK character

长

門

#169gate

gate, door

1 HSK character

门

阜

#170mound

mound, hill

1 HSK character

阝

隶

#171slave

slave, capture

1 HSK character

隹

#172short-tailed bird

short-tailed bird

1 HSK character

雨

#173rain

rain

3 HSK characters

靑

#174blue/green

blue, green, young

1 HSK character

青

非

#175wrong

wrong, not

1 HSK character

9 Strokes (11 radicals)

面

#176face

face

1 HSK character

革

#177leather

leather, hide

2 HSK characters

韋

#178tanned leather

tanned leather

1 HSK character

韦

韭

#179leek

leek

1 HSK character

音

#180sound

sound, tone

1 HSK character

頁

#181leaf

page, head

1 HSK character

页

風

#182wind

wind

1 HSK character

风

飛

#183fly

fly

1 HSK character

飞

食

#184eat

eat, food

1 HSK character

饣

首

#185head

head, chief

1 HSK character

香

#186fragrant

fragrant

1 HSK character

10 Strokes (8 radicals)

馬

#187horse

horse

1 HSK character

马

骨

#188bone

bone

1 HSK character

高

#189tall

tall, high

1 HSK character

髟

#190hair

long hair

1 HSK character

鬥

#191fight

fight

1 HSK character

鬯

#192sacrificial wine

sacrificial wine

1 HSK character

鬲

#193cauldron

cauldron, tripod

1 HSK character

鬼

#194ghost

ghost, demon

1 HSK character

11 Strokes (6 radicals)

魚

#195fish

fish

1 HSK character

鱼

鳥

#196bird

bird

1 HSK character

鸟

鹵

#197salt

salt

1 HSK character

鹿

#198deer

deer

1 HSK character

麥

#199wheat

wheat

1 HSK character

麦

麻

#200hemp

hemp, numb

1 HSK character

12 Strokes (4 radicals)

黃

#201yellow

yellow

1 HSK character

黄

黍

#202millet

millet

1 HSK character

黑

#203black

black

1 HSK character

黹

#204embroidery

embroidery

1 HSK character

13 Strokes (4 radicals)

黽

#205frog

frog, toad

1 HSK character

鼎

#206tripod

tripod, cauldron

1 HSK character

鼓

#207drum

drum

1 HSK character

鼠

#208rat

rat, mouse

1 HSK character

14 Strokes (2 radicals)

鼻

#209nose

nose

1 HSK character

齊

#210even

even, uniform

1 HSK character

齐

15 Strokes (1 radicals)

齒

#211tooth

tooth, teeth

1 HSK character

齿

16 Strokes (2 radicals)

龍

#212dragon

dragon

1 HSK character

龙

龜

#213turtle

turtle

1 HSK character

龟

17 Strokes (1 radicals)

龠

#214flute

flute

1 HSK character

214 Kangxi Radicals

214

Total Radicals

1–17

Stroke Range

793

Characters Indexed

214

Used in HSK

1 Stroke (6 radicals)

一

#1one

one, horizontal stroke

8 HSK characters

丨

#2line

vertical stroke

2 HSK characters

丶

#3dot

dot

2 HSK characters

丿

#4slash

slash, left-falling stroke

2 HSK characters

乙

#5second

second, turning stroke

6 HSK characters

乚乛

亅

#6hook

hook

2 HSK characters

2 Strokes (23 radicals)

二

#7two

two

2 HSK characters

亠

#8lid

lid, head

1 HSK character

人

#9person

person, man

5 HSK characters

亻

儿

#10legs

legs

2 HSK characters

入

#11enter

enter

1 HSK character

八

#12eight

eight, divide

5 HSK characters

冂

#13down box

borders, enclosure

3 HSK characters

冖

#14cover

cover

2 HSK characters

冫

#15ice

ice

4 HSK characters

几

#16table

table, wind

1 HSK character

凵

#17open box

receptacle, open box

2 HSK characters

刀

#18knife

knife, sword

2 HSK characters

刂

力

#19power

power, force

4 HSK characters

勹

#20wrap

wrap, embrace

2 HSK characters

匕

#21spoon

spoon, ladle

1 HSK character

匚

#22right open box

hiding enclosure

2 HSK characters

匸

#23hiding enclosure

hiding enclosure

1 HSK character

十

#24ten

ten, complete

4 HSK characters

卜

#25divination

divination

1 HSK character

卩

#26seal

seal

1 HSK character

㔾

厂

#27cliff

cliff

1 HSK character

厶

#28private

private, secret

2 HSK characters

又

#29again

again, right hand

5 HSK characters

3 Strokes (31 radicals)

口

#30mouth

mouth

13 HSK characters

囗

#31enclosure

enclosure

6 HSK characters

土

#32earth

earth, soil

8 HSK characters

士

#33scholar

scholar, warrior

1 HSK character

夂

#34go

go slowly

3 HSK characters

夊

#35go slowly

go slowly

2 HSK characters

夕

#36evening

evening, sunset

3 HSK characters

大

#37big

big, great

4 HSK characters

女

#38woman

woman, female

4 HSK characters

子

#39child

child, son

2 HSK characters

宀

#40roof

roof, house

8 HSK characters

寸

#41inch

inch, small

3 HSK characters

小

#42small

small, tiny

2 HSK characters

⺌

尢

#43lame

lame

2 HSK characters

尣

尸

#44corpse

corpse, body

1 HSK character

屮

#45sprout

sprout

1 HSK character

山

#46mountain

mountain

2 HSK characters

巛

#47river

river

1 HSK character

川

工

#48work

work, craft

1 HSK character

己

#49oneself

oneself

2 HSK characters

已巳

巾

#50turban

turban, cloth

7 HSK characters

干

#51dry

dry, oppose

2 HSK characters

幺

#52short thread

short thread, tiny

1 HSK character

广

#53dotted cliff

wide, shelter

2 HSK characters

廴

#54long stride

long stride

1 HSK character

廾

#55two hands

two hands, twenty

2 HSK characters

弋

#56shoot

shoot

1 HSK character

弓

#57bow

bow

1 HSK character

彐

#58pig snout

pig snout

1 HSK character

彑

彡

#59bristle

hair, decoration

2 HSK characters

彳

#60step

step, walk slowly

3 HSK characters

4 Strokes (34 radicals)

心

#61heart

heart, mind

5 HSK characters

忄⺗

戈

#62halberd

halberd, weapon

2 HSK characters

戶

#63door

door

1 HSK character

户戸

手

#64hand

hand

2 HSK characters

扌龵

支

#65branch

branch

1 HSK character

攴

#66rap

rap, tap

1 HSK character

攵

文

#67script

script, literature

1 HSK character

斗

#68dipper

dipper, measure

1 HSK character

斤

#69axe

axe, catty

2 HSK characters

方

#70square

square, direction

1 HSK character

无

#71not

not, without

1 HSK character

旡

日

#72sun

sun, day

12 HSK characters

曰

#73say

say

1 HSK character

月

#74moon

moon, month

9 HSK characters

木

#75tree

tree, wood

11 HSK characters

欠

#76lack

lack, yawn

2 HSK characters

止

#77stop

stop

2 HSK characters

歹

#78death

death, evil

1 HSK character

殳

#79weapon

weapon, kill

2 HSK characters

毋

#80do not

do not

1 HSK character

母

比

#81compare

compare

1 HSK character

毛

#82fur

fur, hair

1 HSK character

氏

#83clan

clan, family

1 HSK character

气

#84steam

steam, air

1 HSK character

水

#85water

water

1 HSK character

氵氺

火

#86fire

fire

1 HSK character

灬

爪

#87claw

claw, nail

1 HSK character

爫

父

#88father

father

1 HSK character

爻

#89trigram

trigram

1 HSK character

爿

#90half tree trunk

split wood

1 HSK character

片

#91slice

slice, piece

1 HSK character

牙

#92fang

fang, tooth

1 HSK character

牛

#93cow

cow, ox

1 HSK character

牜

犬

#94dog

dog

1 HSK character

犭

5 Strokes (23 radicals)

玄

#95dark

dark, mysterious

1 HSK character

玉

#96jade

jade

1 HSK character

王⺩

瓜

#97melon

melon

1 HSK character

瓦

#98tile

tile

1 HSK character

甘

#99sweet

sweet

1 HSK character

生

#100life

life, birth

1 HSK character

用

#101use

use

1 HSK character

田

#102field

field, farm

3 HSK characters

疋

#103bolt of cloth

bolt of cloth

1 HSK character

疒

#104sickness

sickness, illness

1 HSK character

癶

#105dotted tent

footsteps

1 HSK character

白

#106white

white

3 HSK characters

皮

#107skin

skin, hide

1 HSK character

皿

#108dish

dish, vessel

1 HSK character

目

#109eye

eye

7 HSK characters

矛

#110spear

spear

1 HSK character

矢

#111arrow

arrow

2 HSK characters

石

#112stone

stone, rock

1 HSK character

示

#113spirit

spirit, show

2 HSK characters

礻

禸

#114track

track, animal footprint

1 HSK character

禾

#115grain

grain, cereal

2 HSK characters

穴

#116cave

cave, hole

2 HSK characters

立

#117stand

stand

2 HSK characters

6 Strokes (29 radicals)

竹

#118bamboo

bamboo

5 HSK characters

⺮

米

#119rice

rice

1 HSK character

糸

#120silk

silk, thread

2 HSK characters

纟糹

缶

#121jar

jar, pottery

1 HSK character

网

#122net

net

1 HSK character

罒⺲

羊

#123sheep

sheep, goat

1 HSK character

⺷

羽

#124feather

feather, wing

1 HSK character

老

#125old

old

2 HSK characters

耂

而

#126and

and, yet

1 HSK character

耒

#127plow

plow

1 HSK character

耳

#128ear

ear

1 HSK character

聿

#129brush

brush, writing

1 HSK character

肉

#130meat

meat, flesh

1 HSK character

⺼月

臣

#131minister

minister

1 HSK character

自

#132self

self

1 HSK character

至

#133arrive

arrive

1 HSK character

臼

#134mortar

mortar

1 HSK character

舌

#135tongue

tongue

1 HSK character

舛

#136oppose

contrary

1 HSK character

舟

#137boat

boat, ship

1 HSK character

艮

#138stopping

stopping, good

1 HSK character

色

#139color

color

1 HSK character

艸

#140grass

grass, plant

1 HSK character

艹

虍

#141tiger

tiger stripes

1 HSK character

虫

#142insect

insect, bug

2 HSK characters

血

#143blood

blood

1 HSK character

行

#144walk

walk, go

2 HSK characters

衣

#145clothes

clothes

1 HSK character

衤

襾

#146west

cover, west

1 HSK character

西覀

7 Strokes (20 radicals)

見

#147see

see

1 HSK character

见

角

#148horn

horn, angle

2 HSK characters

言

#149speech

speech, words

1 HSK character

讠

谷

#150valley

valley

1 HSK character

豆

#151bean

bean

1 HSK character

豕

#152pig

pig

1 HSK character

豸

#153badger

badger, legless insect

1 HSK character

貝

#154shell

shell, treasure

1 HSK character

贝

赤

#155red

red

1 HSK character

走

#156run

run, walk

1 HSK character

足

#157foot

foot, leg

2 HSK characters

⻊

身

#158body

body

1 HSK character

車

#159cart

cart, vehicle

1 HSK character

车

辛

#160bitter

bitter, hard

1 HSK character

辰

#161morning

morning, celestial bodies

1 HSK character

辵

#162walk

walk, advance

1 HSK character

辶

邑

#163city

city

1 HSK character

阝

酉

#164wine

wine, alcohol

1 HSK character

釆

#165distinguish

distinguish, pick

1 HSK character

里

#166village

village, mile

2 HSK characters

8 Strokes (9 radicals)

金

#167gold

gold, metal

1 HSK character

钅

長

#168long

long

1 HSK character

长

門

#169gate

gate, door

1 HSK character

门

阜

#170mound

mound, hill

1 HSK character

阝

隶

#171slave

slave, capture

1 HSK character

隹

#172short-tailed bird

short-tailed bird

1 HSK character

雨

#173rain

rain

3 HSK characters

靑

#174blue/green

blue, green, young

1 HSK character

青

非

#175wrong

wrong, not

1 HSK character

9 Strokes (11 radicals)

面

#176face

face

1 HSK character

革

#177leather

leather, hide

2 HSK characters

韋

#178tanned leather

tanned leather

1 HSK character

韦

韭

#179leek

leek

1 HSK character

音

#180sound

sound, tone

1 HSK character

頁

#181leaf

page, head

1 HSK character

页

風

#182wind

wind

1 HSK character

风

飛

#183fly

fly

1 HSK character

飞

食

#184eat

eat, food

1 HSK character

饣

首

#185head

head, chief

1 HSK character

香

#186fragrant

fragrant

1 HSK character

10 Strokes (8 radicals)

馬

#187horse

horse

1 HSK character

马

骨

#188bone

bone

1 HSK character

高

#189tall

tall, high

1 HSK character

髟

#190hair

long hair

1 HSK character

鬥

#191fight

fight

1 HSK character

鬯

#192sacrificial wine

sacrificial wine

1 HSK character

鬲

#193cauldron

cauldron, tripod

1 HSK character

鬼

#194ghost

ghost, demon

1 HSK character

11 Strokes (6 radicals)

魚

#195fish

fish

1 HSK character

鱼

鳥

#196bird

bird

1 HSK character

鸟

鹵

#197salt

salt

1 HSK character

鹿

#198deer

deer

1 HSK character

麥

#199wheat

wheat

1 HSK character

麦

麻

#200hemp

hemp, numb

1 HSK character

12 Strokes (4 radicals)

黃

#201yellow

yellow

1 HSK character

黄

黍

#202millet

millet

1 HSK character

黑

#203black

black

1 HSK character

黹

#204embroidery

embroidery

1 HSK character

13 Strokes (4 radicals)

黽

#205frog

frog, toad

1 HSK character

鼎

#206tripod

tripod, cauldron

1 HSK character

鼓

#207drum

drum

1 HSK character

鼠

#208rat

rat, mouse

1 HSK character

14 Strokes (2 radicals)

鼻

#209nose

nose

1 HSK character

齊

#210even

even, uniform

1 HSK character

齐

15 Strokes (1 radicals)

齒

#211tooth

tooth, teeth

1 HSK character

齿

16 Strokes (2 radicals)

龍

#212dragon

dragon

1 HSK character

龙

龜

#213turtle

turtle

1 HSK character

龟

17 Strokes (1 radicals)

龠

#214flute

flute

1 HSK character