- Chinese characters can be decomposed into components called radicals.
- The most commonly accepted table of radicals for traditional Chinese characters consists of 214 entries.
- Today we are going to learn 7 out of the 214 radicals, which form more than 1,000 characters each.
List of Chinese Radicals
| Radical | English Name | Chinese Name | Pronunciation |
| 艹 | Grass | 草字头 cǎo zì tóu |
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| 氵(水) | Water (literally means three drops of water.) | 三点水 sān diǎn shuǐ |
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| 木 | Wood | 木字旁 mù zì páng |
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| 扌(手) | Hand | 提手旁 tí shǒu páng |
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| 口 | Mouth | 口字旁 kǒu zì páng |
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| 忄(心) | Heart | 竖心旁 shù xīn páng |
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| 虫 | Insect | 虫字旁 chóng zì páng |
More Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kangxi_radicals
Hi Min Min,
I realise that you haven’t post an article on the insect radical (虫).. Will you be doing so in the future? Just curious =)
Hi Elina,
Yes. I am going to post on the radical 虫. Stay tuned.
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