Some common Chinese radicals and their approximate meanings.

Some common Chinese radicals and their approximate meanings.

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亻  Person

彳  Road

氵  Water

日  Day, sun

月  Moon

门  Door

女  Female

子  Child

扌  Hand

讠  Language

⻌  Walk, action, period of time

⻊  Foot

宀  Roof

木  Tree

口  Mouth, opening

囗  Enclosure

衤  Clothes

阝  Territory

艹  Grass

⺮  Bamboo

纟  String


Radicals are usually the left part of a character. They often define its general meaning. For example, "you" contains the radical for "person". Some radicals, like "宀" (roof) or "囗" (enclosure) are located above and surrounding the character respectively. Sometimes the radical is put on the right.


Source: https://www.mandarintutor.com/resources/commonradicals.
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