https://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2018/01/22/mandarin-monday-get-know-your-chinese-radicals
1. The Grass Radical “艸” (草）
Radical form: 艹
Chinese name: 草字头 (“grass character head”)
2. The Water Radical “水”
Radical form: 氵
Chinese name: 三点水 (“three-points of water”)
3. The Wood Radical “木”
Radical form: 木
Chinese name: 木字(旁,头,底) (“wood to the character’s side/top/bottom”)
4. The Hand Radical “手”
Radical form: 扌
Chinese name: 提手旁 (“hand-carrying side”)
5. The Mouth Radical “口”
Radical form: 囗
Pinyin: 囗
6. The Heart Radical “心”
Radical form: 忄
Chinese name: 竖心旁 (“vertical heart side”)
7. The Insect Radical “虫”
Radical form: 虫
8. The Bamboo Radical “竹”
Radical form: 竹
Chinese name: 竹字头 (“bamboo character head”)
9. The Speech Radical “言”
Radical form: 讠
Chinese name: 言字旁 (“speech character side”)
10. The Silk Radical “糸”
Radical form: 纟
Chinese name: 绞丝 (旁, 底) (silk side/bottom)
https://www.mandarintutor.com/resources/commonradicals
| Radical | Meaning | Pīnyīn | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 亻 | person | rén | 你 you (nǐ) |
| 2 | 彳 | road, walking | chì | 街 street (jiē), 往 toward (wǎng) |
| 3 | 氵 | water | shuǐ | 河 river (hé), 洗 wash (xǐ) |
| 4 | 冫 | ice | bīng | 冰 ice (bīng), 冻 freeze (dòng) |
| 5 | 火 | fire / burning | huǒ | 灯 lamp (dēng), 烧 burn (shāo) |
| 6 | 灬 | fire / fire from below | huǒ | 蒸 steam (zhēng), 热 hot (rè) |
| 7 | 日 | day, sun, time | rì | 时 time (shí), 晴 sunny (qíng) |
| 8 | 月 | moon, month | yuè | 明 tomorrow (míng), 服 clothes (fú) |
| 9 | 门 (門) | door | mén | 间 room (jiān), 闭 shut (bì) |
| 10 | 女 | female, woman | nǚ | 好 good (hǎo), 妈 mother (mā) |
| 11 | 子 | child | zǐ | 孩 child (hái), 孙 grandchild (sūn) |
| 12 | 扌 | hand | shǒu | 推 push (tuī), 拉 pull (lā) |
| 13 | 讠(訁) | word, language, speech | yán | 说 say (shuō), 语 language (yǔ) |
| 14 | 艹 | grass | cǎo | 花 flower (huā), 菜 vegetable (cài) |
| 15 | 土 | earth, soil | tǔ | 地 ground (dì), 場 field (chǎng) |
| 16 | 钅(釒) | metal | jīn | 银 silver (yín), 铁 iron (tiě) |
| 17 | 饣(飠) | food, eat | shí | 饭 rice/meal (fàn), 饮 drink (yǐn) |
| 18 | 木 | tree, wood | mù | 林 forest (lín), 树 tree (shù) |
| 19 | ⺮ | bamboo | zhú | 笔 pen (bǐ), 简 simple (jiǎn) |
| 20 | ⻊ | foot | zú | 踢 kick (tī), 跑 run (pǎo) |
| 21 | ⻌ | walk, action, period of time | chuò / zouzhi | 進 enter (jìn), 远 far (yuǎn) |
| 22 | 纟(糹) | silk, thread, string | mì | 线 thread (xiàn), 丝 silk (sī) |
| 23 | 宀 | roof | mián | 家 home/family (jiā), 室 room (shì) |
| 24 | 口 | mouth, opening | kǒu | 唱 sing (chàng), 和 and (hé) |
| 25 | 囗 | boundary, enclosure | wéi | 国 country (guó), 园 garden (yuán) |
| 26 | 衤 | clothes | yī | 裙 skirt (qún), 衫 shirt (shān) |
| 27 | 疒 | sickness | nè | 病 disease (bìng), 痛 pain (tòng) |
| 28 | 阝 | terrain, hill, city, town | yì | 部 department/section (bù), 都 both (bōu) |
| 29 | 厂 | factory, yard | hàn | 厅 hall (tīng), 厂 factory (chǎng) |
| 30 | 广 | wide, shelter | yǎn | 店 shop (diàn), 府 mansion (fǔ) |
| 31 | 心 | heart | xīn | 想 want (xiǎng), 忘 forget (wàng) |
| 32 | 忄 | feeling, mental activities | xīn | 情 emotion (qíng), 忙 busy (máng) |
| 33 | 力 | strength, power, force | lì | 助 help (zhù), 加 add (jiā) |
| 34 | 车 (車) | car, vehicle, cart | chē | 车 car (chē), 軌 rail/track (guǐ) |
| 35 | 鱼 (魚) | fish | yú | 鲜 fresh (xiān), 鮑 abalone (bào |