// Bushou/strokes 一[一] 横heng2 Horizontal stroke → •variant forms 长横[一] long horizontal → 短横[-] short horizontal→ 丨[丨] 竖shu4 vertical stroke↓ •variant forms 长竖[丨] long vertical↓ 短竖[ ı ] short vertical↓ 丿[丿] 撇pie3 left-falling↙ •variant forms 横撇[ ㄧ] level falling→ 竖撇[丿ノ] vertical falling↓ 乀[乀] 捺na4 right-falling↘ •variant forms 竖捺[ㄟ] vertical right-falling ↘ 平捺 [ー]level right-falling→ 乛[乛] 折zhe2 turning stroke→↓ •variant forms 折横[ ㄱ ] horizontal turning→↓ 竖折[ ∟ ] vertical turning↓→ 亅[亅] 钩gou1 hook ↓ ↖ •variant forms 竖钩[亅] horizontal turning ↓↖ 竖右弯钩[乚] vertical turning↓→↗ 丶[丶] 点dian3 dot •variant forms 有点 [ˋ]right dot↘ 左点[ˊ] left dot↙ ৴[৴] 提ti2 rising •variant forms 上提[৴ ] rising↗ 竖提[ レ ] vertical rising↓↗ ㄥ[ㄥ] 横折pie3zhe2 ↙→ as in 去 フ[フ] 横撇heng2pie3 →↙ as in 水 ㄑ[ㄑ] 横点heng2dian3 ↙↘ as in 女 乙[乙] 横折弯钩heng2zhe2wan1gou1 →↙→ ↑ as in 九 ㄅ[ㄅ] 竖折折钩shu4zhe2zhe2gou1 ↓→↙↓↙↖ as in 马 ㄋ[ㄋ] 横折折折钩heng2zhe2zhe2zhe2gou1 →↙→↓↙↖ as in 奶 ㄣ[ㄣ] 竖折撇shu4zhu2pie3 ↓→↙ as in 专 乁 [乁 ] 横折弯heng2zhe2wan1 →↘ as in 没 // Bushou/Radicals 人[人] ren2 person 亻[亻] 单人旁dan1ren2pang2 person •derived from 人 刀[刀] dao1 knife 刂[刂] 立刀旁Li4dao1pang2 standing knife •derived from 刀 ⺈[⺈] 刀子头dao1zi4tou2 knife •derived from 刀 力[力] li4 strength, force 儿[兒] er2 son, child 冫[冫] 两点水liang3dian3shui3 two dots water 丷[丷] 八子头Ba1 zi4 tou2 Eight 又[又] you4 right hand 廴[廴] 建之旁jian4zhi1pang2 structure 亠[亠] 点横dian3heng2 lid •aka文字头 冖[冖] 秃宝盖Tu1 bao3 gai4 cover 厂[廠] 厂子头chang3zi4tou2 factory, yard 阝[阝] 左耳旁zou3er3pang2 hill, mound ⻏[⻏] 友耳旁you4er3pang2 city town 卩[卩] 单耳旁dan1 er3pang2 single ear 卜[卜] 卜字旁 bu3zi4pang2 prophecy 冂[冂] 同字框Tong4 zi4 kuang4 wide, boarders 厶 [厶 ] 台字头tai2 zi4 tou2 private 大[大] da4 big 纟 [糹] 绞丝旁Jiao3 si1 pang2 silk •variant forms 糸 工[工] gong1 work 廾 [廾 ] 弄字底 nong4 zi4 di3 two hands 彳[彳] 双人旁shuang1ren2pang2 step withe the left foot 子[子] zi3 son; child 孑[孑] 子字旁zi3zi4pang2 child 寸[寸] 寸字部 cun4 zi4 bu4 inch 口[口] 口子旁kou3zi5pang5 mouth 山[山] shan1 hill; mountain 艹[艹] 草字头Cao3 zi4 tou2 grass •variant forms 䒑 小[小] xiao3 small ⺌[⺌] 小子头xiao3zi4tou5 small •derived from小 土[土] 提土旁ti2tu3pang5 soil, earth •variant forms 土字底 (when placed on the bottom) 夂[夂] 夂字头Zhe3 zi4 tou2 go 弓[弓] 弓子旁gong1zi4pang2 bow 囗[囗] 口子框kou3zi4kuang4 square 巾[巾] jin1 towel 辶[辶] 走之旁zou3zhi1pang2 walk 马[馬] 马子旁ma3zi4pang2 horse 宀[宀] 宝盖头bao3gai4tou2 Roof 女[女] 女字旁nü3zi4pang2 woman 尸[尸] shi1 corpse 彡[彡] 三撇san1pie3 ornament 广[廣] 广字头guang3zi4tou2 wide, vast 门[門] men2 door 夕[夕] xi1 sunset 丬[爿] 爿字旁pan2 zi5 pang2 strip (of wood, bamboo ect.) 攵[攵] 反文旁Fan3wen2pang2 hand holding a stick, culture •Characters with this radical usually refer to movement of the hand 彐[彐] 寻字头xun2zi4tou2 pigs snout •variant forms 彑 户[戶] hu4 single door •derived from the left half of 門 毛[毛] mao2 hair 爪[爪] zhua3 claw 爫[爫] 爪子头zhua3zi4tou2 claw •derived from爪 木[木] 木字旁mu4zi4pang2 tree, wood 片[片] pian4 a flat thin piece 父[父] fu4 father 牛[牛] niu2 ox, cattle •variant forms⺧ 牜[牜] 牛子旁niu2zi4pang2 cattle 日[日] 日子旁ri4zi4pang2 sun 月[月] 月字旁yue4zi4pang2 moon, month 手[手] shou3 hand 扌[扌] 提手旁ti2shou3pang2 hand •derived from 手 火[火] 火字旁huo3zi4pang2 fire 灬[灬] 四点底si4dian3di3 fire •derived from 火 always placed on the bottom 水[水] shui3 water •variant forms 氺 氵[氵] 三点水san1dian3shui3 water •Derived from 水 Characters with 氵 refer to water or liquid. It is always found on the left side. 贝[貝] bei4 seashell 车[車] 车子旁che1zi4pang2 vehicle 斤[斤] jin1 axe 戈[戈] ge1 dagger-axe 气[氣] qi4 air, gas 欠[欠] qian4 yawn, owe 犬[犬] quan3 dog 犭[犭] 反犬旁fan3quan3pang2 animal •derived from 犬 文[文] wen2 script, writing 王[王] 王子旁wang4zi4pang2 king, jade 心[心] 心子底xin1zi5di3 heart (when palced at the bottom, as in 您) 忄[忄] 竖心旁shu4xin1pang2 vertical heart •derived from 心 歹[歹] dai3 evil 穴[穴] 穴宝盖xue2bao3gai4 cave 目[目] 目字旁mu4zi4pang2 eye 田[田] tian2 field 禾[禾] he2 grain 白[白] bai2 white 立[立] li4 standing up 疒[疒] 病字旁bing4zi4pang2 sickness 皿[皿] 皿字底 min3 zi4 di3 dish, utensil 罒[罒] 四字头 si4 zi4 tou2 four 石[石] shi2 stone, rock 丆[丆] 石字头 Shi2 zi4 tou2 rock, stone 示[示] shi4 to show 礻[礻] 示子旁Shi4zi4pang2 showing •derived from 示 always placed on the left side 鸟[鳥] niao3 bird 母[母] mu3 mother 舟[舟] zhou1 boat 虫[蟲] chong2 insect, reptile 耳[耳] er3 ear 虍[虍] 虎子旁hu3zi4pang2 tiger 米[米] mi3 rice 西[西] xi1 west 覀[覀] 西子头Xi1 zi4 tou2 west ⺻[⺻] 聿字头 yu4 zi4 tou2 brush 羊[羊] yang2 sheep ⺶[⺶] 羊子旁yang2zi4pang2 sheep •derived from 羊 always placed on the left ⺷[⺷] 羊子头yang2zi4tou2 sheep •derived from 羊 页[頁] ye4 head, page 衣[衣] yi1 clothing 衤[衤] 衣字旁yi1zi4pang2 clothing •derived from 衣 always placed on the left 竹[竹] zhu2 bamboo ⺮[⺮] 竹字头zhu3zi4tou2 bamboo •derived from 竹 always placed on top 自[自] zi4 self 老[老] lao3 old • variant forms 耂 耂[耂] 老子头lao3zi4tou2 old 走[走] zou3 walking 身[身] shen1 body 豕[豕] shi3 pig 言[言] yan2 speech 讠[訁] 言子旁yan2zi4pang2 word, language 足[足] zu2 leg, foot ⻊[⻊] 足字旁zu2zi4pang2 leg, foot •derived from 足 金[金] jin1 gold, metals 钅[釒] 金字旁jin1zi4pang2 metals •derived from 金 鱼[魚] yu2 fish 雨[雨] yu3 rain ⻗[⻗] 雨字头yu2zi4tou2 rain •derived from 雨 食[食] shi2 food 饣[飠] 食字旁shi2zi4pang2 food •derived from食 革[革] ge2 leather, hide 黑[黑] hei1 black 且[且] 且字旁qie3zi4pang2 still, further