- Radical (in Chinese : 部首) is an essential element of the Chinese dictionary. Every Chinese character is classified under a radical and characters with the same radical are sorted by the number of strokes.
- We have learnt 7 radicals in Radical I. Today we are going to learn another 7 new common radicals.
List of Chinese Radicals
| Radical | English Name | Chinese Name | Pronunciation |
| 亻 | Man, a person | 单立人 dān lì rén |
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| 亠 | Lid | 点横头 diǎn héng tóu |
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| 讠 | Speech | 言字旁 yán zì páng |
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| 阝 | Plenty | 双耳旁 shuāng ěr páng |
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| 女 | Woman | 女字旁 nǚ zì páng |
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| 土 | Earth, Soil | 提土旁 tí tǔ páng |
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| 宀 | Roof, Cover | 宝盖 bǎo gài |
- This week exercise :
Try to write few Chinese characters that you know using the above radicals. - Happy learning.
