The Chinese Radicals
The Chinese Radical Table lists all 214 radicals for the Chinese characters in the order of the stroke counts. Chinese radicals are used to index the characters for Chinese dictionaries; they are a rough equivalent of an alphabet, being the building blocks of the Chinese characters and often reflecting some common semantic or phonetic characteristic. Knowing common radicals can help you greatly on learning new Chinese characters.
Chinese Radical Table
| Stroke Count | Radical | Variant | English | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 一 | one | yī | |
| 丨 | line | shù | ||
| 丶 | dot | diǎn | ||
| 丿 | 乀 乁 | slash | piě | |
| 乙 | 乚 乛 | second | yǐ | |
| 亅 | 了 | hook | gōu | |
| 2 | 二 | two | èr | |
| 亠 | lid | tóu | ||
| 人 | 亻 | person | rén | |
| 儿 | legs | ér | ||
| 入 | enter | rù | ||
| 八 | 丷 | eight | bā | |
| 冂 | down box | jiǒng | ||
| 冖 | cover | mì | ||
| 冫 | ice | bīng | ||
| 几 | table | jī, jǐ | ||
| 凵 | open box | qǔ | ||
| 刀 | 刂 | knife | dāo | |
| 力 | power | lì | ||
| 勹 | wrap | bāo | ||
| 匕 | ladle | bǐ | ||
| 匚 | right open box | fāng | ||
| 匸 | hiding enclosure | xǐ | ||
| 十 | ten | shí | ||
| 卜 | divination | bǔ | ||
| 卩 | seal | jié | ||
| 厂 | cliff | hàn | ||
| 厶 | private | sī | ||
| 又 | again | yòu | ||
| 讠 | speech | yán | ||
| 3 | 口 | mouth | kǒu | |
| 囗 | enclosure | wéi | ||
| 土 | earth | tǔ | ||
| 士 | scholar | shì | ||
| 夂 | go | zhī | ||
| 夊 | go slowly | suī | ||
| 夕 | night | xī | ||
| 大 | big | dà | ||
| 女 | woman | nǚ | ||
| 子 | child | zǐ | ||
| 宀 | roof | gài | ||
| 寸 | inch | cùn | ||
| 小 | small | xiǎo | ||
| 尢 | 尣 | lame | yóu | |
| 尸 | corpse | shī | ||
| 屮 | sprout | chè | ||
| 山 | mountain | shān | ||
| 川 | 巛 巜 | river | chuān | |
| 工 | work | gōng | ||
| 己 | oneself | jǐ | ||
| 巾 | towel | jīn | ||
| 干 | dry | gān | ||
| 幺 | thread | yāo | ||
| 广 | shelter | guǎng | ||
| 廴 | stride | yǐn | ||
| 廾 | hands joined | gǒng | ||
| 弋 | shoot with a bow | yì | ||
| 弓 | bow | gōng | ||
| 彐 | 彑 | snout | jì | |
| 彡 | hair | shān | ||
| 彳 | step | chì | ||
| 犭 | 犬 | dog | quǎn | |
| 纟 | silk | sī | ||
| 艹 | grass | cǎo | ||
| 辶 | walk | chuò | ||
| 门 | gate | mén | ||
| 饣 | 飠 食 | eat | shí | |
| 马 | horse | mǎ | ||
| 4 | 心 | 忄 | heart | xīn |
| 戈 | spear | gē | ||
| 户 | door | hù | ||
| 手 | 扌 | hand | shǒu | |
| 支 | branch | zhī | ||
| 攴 | 攵 | rap | pū | |
| 文 | script | wén | ||
| 斗 | dipper | dǒu | ||
| 斤 | axe | jīn | ||
| 方 | square | fāng | ||
| 无 | not | wú | ||
| 日 | sun | rì | ||
| 曰 | say | yuē | ||
| 月 | moon | yuè | ||
| 木 | tree | mù | ||
| 欠 | lack | qiàn | ||
| 止 | stop | zhǐ | ||
| 歹 | death | dǎi | ||
| 殳 | weapon | shū | ||
| 母 | 毋 | mother | mǔ | |
| 比 | compare | bǐ | ||
| 毛 | fur | máo | ||
| 氏 | clan | shì | ||
| 气 | steam | qì | ||
| 水 | 氵 | water | shuǐ | |
| 火 | 灬 | fire | huǒ | |
| 爪 | 爫 | claw | zhǎo | |
| 父 | father | fù | ||
| 爻 | lines on a trigram | yáo | ||
| 爿 | half of a tree trunk | qiáng | ||
| 片 | slice | piàn | ||
| 牙 | tooth | yá | ||
| 牛 | 牜 | cow | niú | |
| 禸 | track | róu | ||
| 见 | see | jiàn | ||
| 贝 | shell | bèi | ||
| 车 | cart | chē | ||
| 长 | long | cháng | ||
| 韦 | soft leather | wěi | ||
| 风 | wind | fēng | ||
| 飞 | fly | fēi | ||
| 5 | 玄 | profound | xuán | |
| 玉 | 王 | jade | yù | |
| 瓜 | melon | guā | ||
| 瓦 | tile | wǎ | ||
| 甘 | sweet | gān | ||
| 生 | life | shēng | ||
| 用 | use | yòng | ||
| 田 | field | tián | ||
| 疋 | cloth | pǐ | ||
| 疒 | ill | bìng | ||
| 癶 | foot steps | bō | ||
| 白 | white | bái | ||
| 皮 | skin | pí | ||
| 皿 | dish | mǐn | ||
| 目 | eye | mù | ||
| 矛 | spear | máo | ||
| 矢 | arrow | shǐ | ||
| 石 | stone | shí | ||
| 示 | 礻 | spirit | shì | |
| 禾 | grain | hé | ||
| 穴 | cave | xuè | ||
| 立 | stand | lì | ||
| 钅 | 金 | metal | jīn | |
| 鸟 | bird | niǎo | ||
| 龙 | dragon | lóng | ||
| 6 | 竹 | bamboo | zhú | |
| 米 | rice | mǐ | ||
| 缶 | jar | fǒu | ||
| 网 | 罒 | net | wǎng | |
| 羊 | sheep | yáng | ||
| 羽 | feather | yǔ | ||
| 老 | old | lǎo | ||
| 而 | and | ér | ||
| 耒 | plow | lěi | ||
| 耳 | ear | ěr | ||
| 聿 | brush | yù | ||
| 肉 | meat | ròu | ||
| 臣 | minister | chén | ||
| 自 | oneself | zì | ||
| 至 | arrive | zhì | ||
| 臼 | mortar | jiù | ||
| 舌 | tongue | shé | ||
| 舛 | contrary | chuǎn | ||
| 舟 | boat | zhōu | ||
| 艮 | mountain | gèn | ||
| 色 | color | sè | ||
| 虍 | tiger | hǔ | ||
| 虫 | insect | chóng | ||
| 血 | blood | xuě | ||
| 行 | walk | xíng | ||
| 衣 | 衤 | clothes | yī | |
| 西 | 覀 | west | xī | |
| 页 | page | yè | ||
| 齐 | even | qí | ||
| 7 | 角 | horn | jiǎo | |
| 谷 | valley | gǔ | ||
| 豆 | bean | dòu | ||
| 豕 | pig | shǐ | ||
| 豸 | badger | zhì | ||
| 赤 | red | chì | ||
| 走 | walk | zǒu | ||
| 足 | foot | zú | ||
| 身 | body | shēn | ||
| 辛 | bitter | xīn | ||
| 辰 | morning | chén | ||
| 邑 | 阝 | city | yì | |
| 酉 | wine | yǒu | ||
| 釆 | distinguish | biàn | ||
| 里 | village | lǐ | ||
| 卤 | salty | lǔ | ||
| 麦 | wheat | mài | ||
| 龟 | turtle | guī | ||
| 8 | 阜 | 阝 | mound | fù |
| 隶 | slave | lì | ||
| 隹 | short-tailed bird | zhuī | ||
| 雨 | rain | yǔ | ||
| 青 | blue | qīng | ||
| 非 | wrong | fēi | ||
| 鱼 | fish | yú | ||
| 黾 | frog | mǐn | ||
| 齿 | tooth | chǐ | ||
| 9 | 面 | face | miàn | |
| 革 | leather | gé | ||
| 韭 | leek | jiǔ | ||
| 音 | sound | yīn | ||
| 首 | head | shǒu | ||
| 香 | fragrant | xiāng | ||
| 骨 | bone | gǔ | ||
| 鬼 | ghost | guǐ | ||
| 10 | 高 | high | gāo | |
| 髟 | long hair | biāo | ||
| 鬥 | fight | dòu | ||
| 鬯 | sacrificial wine | chàng | ||
| 鬲 | cauldron | lì | ||
| 11 | 鹿 | deer | lù | |
| 麻 | hemp | má | ||
| 黄 | yellow | huáng | ||
| 12 | 黍 | millet | shǔ | |
| 黑 | black | hēi | ||
| 黹 | embroidery | zhǐ | ||
| 鼎 | tripod | dǐng | ||
| 13 | 鼓 | drum | gǔ | |
| 鼠 | rat | shǔ | ||
| 14 | 鼻 | nose | bí | |
| 17 | 龠 | flute | yuè |
Stroke COUNT
1English
Radical
one
一
Pinyin
Variant
yī
English
Radical
line
丨
Pinyin
Variant
shù
English
Radical
dot
丶
Pinyin
Variant
diǎn
English
Radical
slash
丿
Pinyin
Variant
piě
乀 乁
English
Radical
second
乙
Pinyin
Variant
yǐ
乚 乛
English
Radical
hook
亅
Pinyin
Variant
gōu
了
Stroke COUNT
2English
Radical
two
二
Pinyin
Variant
èr
English
Radical
lid
亠
Pinyin
Variant
tóu
English
Radical
person
人
Pinyin
Variant
rén
亻
English
Radical
legs
儿
Pinyin
Variant
ér
English
Radical
enter
入
Pinyin
Variant
rù
English
Radical
eight
八
Pinyin
Variant
bā
丷
English
Radical
down box
冂
Pinyin
Variant
jiǒng
English
Radical
cover
冖
Pinyin
Variant
mì
English
Radical
ice
冫
Pinyin
Variant
bīng
English
Radical
table
几
Pinyin
Variant
jī, jǐ
English
Radical
open box
凵
Pinyin
Variant
qǔ
English
Radical
knife
刀
Pinyin
Variant
dāo
刂
English
Radical
power
力
Pinyin
Variant
lì
English
Radical
wrap
勹
Pinyin
Variant
bāo
English
Radical
ladle
匕
Pinyin
Variant
bǐ
English
Radical
right open box
匚
Pinyin
Variant
fāng
English
Radical
hiding enclosure
匸
Pinyin
Variant
xǐ
English
Radical
ten
十
Pinyin
Variant
shí
English
Radical
divination
卜
Pinyin
Variant
bǔ
English
Radical
seal
卩
Pinyin
Variant
jié
English
Radical
cliff
厂
Pinyin
Variant
hàn
English
Radical
private
厶
Pinyin
Variant
sī
English
Radical
again
又
Pinyin
Variant
yòu
English
Radical
speech
讠
Pinyin
Variant
yán
Stroke COUNT
3English
Radical
mouth
口
Pinyin
Variant
kǒu
English
Radical
enclosure
囗
Pinyin
Variant
wéi
English
Radical
earth
土
Pinyin
Variant
tǔ
English
Radical
scholar
士
Pinyin
Variant
shì
English
Radical
go
夂
Pinyin
Variant
zhī
English
Radical
go slowly
夊
Pinyin
Variant
suī
English
Radical
night
夕
Pinyin
Variant
xī
English
Radical
big
大
Pinyin
Variant
dà
English
Radical
woman
女
Pinyin
Variant
nǚ
English
Radical
child
子
Pinyin
Variant
zǐ
English
Radical
roof
宀
Pinyin
Variant
gài
English
Radical
inch
寸
Pinyin
Variant
cùn
English
Radical
small
小
Pinyin
Variant
xiǎo
English
Radical
lame
尢
Pinyin
Variant
yóu
尣
English
Radical
corpse
尸
Pinyin
Variant
shī
English
Radical
sprout
屮
Pinyin
Variant
chè
English
Radical
mountain
山
Pinyin
Variant
shān
English
Radical
river
川
Pinyin
Variant
chuān
巛 巜
English
Radical
work
工
Pinyin
Variant
gōng
English
Radical
oneself
己
Pinyin
Variant
jǐ
English
Radical
towel
巾
Pinyin
Variant
jīn
English
Radical
dry
干
Pinyin
Variant
gān
English
Radical
thread
幺
Pinyin
Variant
yāo
English
Radical
shelter
广
Pinyin
Variant
guǎng
English
Radical
stride
廴
Pinyin
Variant
yǐn
English
Radical
hands joined
廾
Pinyin
Variant
gǒng
English
Radical
shoot with a bow
弋
Pinyin
Variant
yì
English
Radical
bow
弓
Pinyin
Variant
gōng
English
Radical
snout
彐
Pinyin
Variant
jì
彑
English
Radical
hair
彡
Pinyin
Variant
shān
English
Radical
step
彳
Pinyin
Variant
chì
English
Radical
dog
犭
Pinyin
Variant
quǎn
犬
English
Radical
silk
纟
Pinyin
Variant
sī
English
Radical
grass
艹
Pinyin
Variant
cǎo
English
Radical
walk
辶
Pinyin
Variant
chuò
English
Radical
gate
门
Pinyin
Variant
mén
English
Radical
eat
饣
Pinyin
Variant
shí
飠 食
English
Radical
horse
马
Pinyin
Variant
mǎ
Stroke COUNT
4English
Radical
heart
心
Pinyin
Variant
xīn
忄
English
Radical
spear
戈
Pinyin
Variant
gē
English
Radical
door
户
Pinyin
Variant
hù
English
Radical
hand
手
Pinyin
Variant
shǒu
扌
English
Radical
branch
支
Pinyin
Variant
zhī
English
Radical
rap
攴
Pinyin
Variant
pū
攵
English
Radical
script
文
Pinyin
Variant
wén
English
Radical
dipper
斗
Pinyin
Variant
dǒu
English
Radical
axe
斤
Pinyin
Variant
jīn
English
Radical
square
方
Pinyin
Variant
fāng
English
Radical
not
无
Pinyin
Variant
wú
English
Radical
sun
日
Pinyin
Variant
rì
English
Radical
say
曰
Pinyin
Variant
yuē
English
Radical
moon
月
Pinyin
Variant
yuè
English
Radical
tree
木
Pinyin
Variant
mù
English
Radical
lack
欠
Pinyin
Variant
qiàn
English
Radical
stop
止
Pinyin
Variant
zhǐ
English
Radical
death
歹
Pinyin
Variant
dǎi
English
Radical
weapon
殳
Pinyin
Variant
shū
English
Radical
mother
母
Pinyin
Variant
mǔ
毋
English
Radical
compare
比
Pinyin
Variant
bǐ
English
Radical
fur
毛
Pinyin
Variant
máo
English
Radical
clan
氏
Pinyin
Variant
shì
English
Radical
steam
气
Pinyin
Variant
qì
English
Radical
water
水
Pinyin
Variant
shuǐ
氵
English
Radical
fire
火
Pinyin
Variant
huǒ
灬
English
Radical
claw
爪
Pinyin
Variant
zhǎo
爫
English
Radical
father
父
Pinyin
Variant
fù
English
Radical
lines on a trigram
爻
Pinyin
Variant
yáo
English
Radical
half of a tree trunk
爿
Pinyin
Variant
qiáng
English
Radical
slice
片
Pinyin
Variant
piàn
English
Radical
tooth
牙
Pinyin
Variant
yá
English
Radical
cow
牛
Pinyin
Variant
niú
牜
English
Radical
track
禸
Pinyin
Variant
róu
English
Radical
see
见
Pinyin
Variant
jiàn
English
Radical
shell
贝
Pinyin
Variant
bèi
English
Radical
cart
车
Pinyin
Variant
chē
English
Radical
long
长
Pinyin
Variant
cháng
English
Radical
soft leather
韦
Pinyin
Variant
wěi
English
Radical
wind
风
Pinyin
Variant
fēng
English
Radical
fly
飞
Pinyin
Variant
fēi
Stroke COUNT
5English
Radical
profound
玄
Pinyin
Variant
xuán
English
Radical
jade
玉
Pinyin
Variant
yù
王
English
Radical
melon
瓜
Pinyin
Variant
guā
English
Radical
tile
瓦
Pinyin
Variant
wǎ
English
Radical
sweet
甘
Pinyin
Variant
gān
English
Radical
life
生
Pinyin
Variant
shēng
English
Radical
use
用
Pinyin
Variant
yòng
English
Radical
field
田
Pinyin
Variant
tián
English
Radical
cloth
疋
Pinyin
Variant
pǐ
English
Radical
ill
疒
Pinyin
Variant
bìng
English
Radical
foot steps
癶
Pinyin
Variant
bō
English
Radical
white
白
Pinyin
Variant
bái
English
Radical
skin
皮
Pinyin
Variant
pí
English
Radical
dish
皿
Pinyin
Variant
mǐn
English
Radical
eye
目
Pinyin
Variant
mù
English
Radical
spear
矛
Pinyin
Variant
máo
English
Radical
arrow
矢
Pinyin
Variant
shǐ
English
Radical
stone
石
Pinyin
Variant
shí
English
Radical
spirit
示
Pinyin
Variant
shì
礻
English
Radical
grain
禾
Pinyin
Variant
hé
English
Radical
cave
穴
Pinyin
Variant
xuè
English
Radical
stand
立
Pinyin
Variant
lì
English
Radical
metal
钅
Pinyin
Variant
jīn
金
English
Radical
bird
鸟
Pinyin
Variant
niǎo
English
Radical
dragon
Pinyin
Variant
lóng
龙
Stroke COUNT
6English
Radical
bamboo
竹
Pinyin
Variant
zhú
English
Radical
rice
米
Pinyin
Variant
mǐ
English
Radical
jar
缶
Pinyin
Variant
fǒu
English
Radical
net
网
Pinyin
Variant
wǎng
罒
English
Radical
sheep
羊
Pinyin
Variant
yáng
English
Radical
feather
羽
Pinyin
Variant
yǔ
English
Radical
old
老
Pinyin
Variant
lǎo
English
Radical
and
而
Pinyin
Variant
ér
English
Radical
plow
耒
Pinyin
Variant
lěi
English
Radical
ear
耳
Pinyin
Variant
ěr
English
Radical
brush
聿
Pinyin
Variant
yù
English
Radical
meat
肉
Pinyin
Variant
ròu
English
Radical
minister
臣
Pinyin
Variant
chén
English
Radical
oneself
自
Pinyin
Variant
zì
English
Radical
arrive
至
Pinyin
Variant
zhì
English
Radical
mortar
臼
Pinyin
Variant
jiù
English
Radical
tongue
舌
Pinyin
Variant
shé
English
Radical
contrary
舛
Pinyin
Variant
chuǎn
English
Radical
boat
舟
Pinyin
Variant
zhōu
English
Radical
mountain
艮
Pinyin
Variant
gèn
English
Radical
color
色
Pinyin
Variant
sè
English
Radical
tiger
虍
Pinyin
Variant
hǔ
English
Radical
insect
虫
Pinyin
Variant
chóng
English
Radical
blood
血
Pinyin
Variant
xuě
English
Radical
walk
行
Pinyin
Variant
xíng
English
Radical
clothes
衣
Pinyin
Variant
yī
衤
English
Radical
west
西
Pinyin
Variant
xī
覀
English
Radical
page
页
Pinyin
Variant
yè
English
Radical
even
齐
Pinyin
Variant
qí
Stroke COUNT
7English
Radical
horn
角
Pinyin
Variant
jiǎo
English
Radical
valley
谷
Pinyin
Variant
gǔ
English
Radical
bean
豆
Pinyin
Variant
dòu
English
Radical
pig
豕
Pinyin
Variant
shǐ
English
Radical
badger
豸
Pinyin
Variant
zhì
English
Radical
red
赤
Pinyin
Variant
chì
English
Radical
walk
走
Pinyin
Variant
zǒu
English
Radical
foot
足
Pinyin
Variant
zú
English
Radical
body
身
Pinyin
Variant
shēn
English
Radical
bitter
辛
Pinyin
Variant
xīn
English
Radical
morning
辰
Pinyin
Variant
chén
English
Radical
city
邑
Pinyin
Variant
yì
阝
English
Radical
wine
酉
Pinyin
Variant
yǒu
English
Radical
distinguish
釆
Pinyin
Variant
biàn
English
Radical
village
里
Pinyin
Variant
lǐ
English
Radical
salty
卤
Pinyin
Variant
lǔ
English
Radical
wheat
麦
Pinyin
Variant
mài
English
Radical
turtle
龟
Pinyin
Variant
guī
Stroke COUNT
8English
Radical
mound
阜
Pinyin
Variant
fù
阝
English
Radical
slave
隶
Pinyin
Variant
lì
English
Radical
short-tailed bird
隹
Pinyin
Variant
zhuī
English
Radical
rain
雨
Pinyin
Variant
yǔ
English
Radical
blue
青
Pinyin
Variant
qīng
English
Radical
wrong
非
Pinyin
Variant
fēi
English
Radical
fish
鱼
Pinyin
Variant
yú
English
Radical
frog
黾
Pinyin
Variant
mǐn
English
Radical
tooth
齿
Pinyin
Variant
chǐ
Stroke COUNT
9English
Radical
face
面
Pinyin
Variant
miàn
English
Radical
leather
革
Pinyin
Variant
gé
English
Radical
leek
韭
Pinyin
Variant
jiǔ
English
Radical
sound
音
Pinyin
Variant
yīn
English
Radical
head
首
Pinyin
Variant
shǒu
English
Radical
fragrant
香
Pinyin
Variant
xiāng
English
Radical
bone
骨
Pinyin
Variant
gǔ
English
Radical
ghost
鬼
Pinyin
Variant
guǐ
Stroke COUNT
10English
Radical
high
高
Pinyin
Variant
gāo
English
Radical
long hair
髟
Pinyin
Variant
biāo
English
Radical
fight
鬥
Pinyin
Variant
dòu
English
Radical
sacrificial wine
鬯
Pinyin
Variant
chàng
English
Radical
cauldron
鬲
Pinyin
Variant
lì
Stroke COUNT
11English
Radical
deer
鹿
Pinyin
Variant
lù
English
Radical
hemp
麻
Pinyin
Variant
má
English
Radical
yellow
黄
Pinyin
Variant
huáng
Stroke COUNT
12English
Radical
millet
黍
Pinyin
Variant
shǔ
English
Radical
black
黑
Pinyin
Variant
hēi
English
Radical
embroidery
黹
Pinyin
Variant
zhǐ
English
Radical
tripod
鼎
Pinyin
Variant
dǐng
Stroke COUNT
13English
Radical
drum
鼓
Pinyin
Variant
gǔ
English
Radical
rat
鼠
Pinyin
Variant
shǔ
Stroke COUNT
14English
Radical
nose
鼻
Pinyin
Variant
bí
Stroke COUNT
17English
Radical
flute
龠
Pinyin
Variant
yuè