Appendix:Chinese radical

The radical (Chinese: 部首) is an essential element of the Chinese dictionary. The list of Chinese radicals is a rough equivalent of a Chinese "alphabet". Every Chinese character is classified under a radical, the radicals being sorted by the number of strokes (Simplified Chinese: 画; Traditional Chinese: 畫) used in writing them. The number of strokes varies between 1 and 17. Characters belonging to a particular radical are in turn listed on the basis of the number of additional strokes. Note that the number of strokes is not always clear to the untrained eye.

There have been several systems of radicals in use at various times during the history of the Chinese language. The following describes the Unicode system of radicals, which is based on the traditional 214 radicals of the Kangxi dictionary. The main difference between the Unicode and the Kangxi radicals is that the Unicode system has been extended to classify both simplified and traditional Chinese characters, as well as characters which are used only in Japanese or Korean.

1 stroke

 * 1. 一
 * 2. 丨
 * 3. 丶
 * 4. 丿 or as 乀 or 乁
 * 5. 乙 or as 乚 or 乛
 * 6. 亅

2 strokes

 * 7. 二
 * 8. 亠
 * 9. 人 or combining as 亻
 * 10. 儿
 * 11. 入
 * 12. 八 or combining as 丷
 * 13. 冂
 * 14. 冖
 * 15. 冫
 * 16. 几
 * 17. 凵
 * 18. 刀 or combining as 刂
 * 19. 力
 * 20. 勹
 * 21. 匕
 * 22. 匚
 * 23. 匸
 * 24. 十
 * 25. 卜
 * 26. 卩 or also as 㔾
 * 27. 厂
 * 28. 厶
 * 29. 又

Combining or simplified radicals with 2 strokes

 * 47. combining 巜, used for radical 巛
 * 149. simplified 讠, used for radical 言
 * 163. combining ⻏ (on character's right side), has 3 strokes in traditional Chinese, but has 2 strokes in simplified Chinese, used for radical 邑
 * 170. combining 阝 (on character's left side), has 3 strokes in traditional Chinese, but has 2 strokes in simplified Chinese, used for radical 阜

3 strokes

 * 30. 口
 * 31. 囗
 * 32. 土
 * 33. 士
 * 34. 夂
 * 35. 夊
 * 36. 夕
 * 37. 大
 * 38. 女
 * 39. 子
 * 40. 宀
 * 41. 寸
 * 42. 小
 * 43. 尢 or in some combinations as 尣
 * 44. 尸
 * 45. 屮
 * 46. 山
 * 47. 巛 or combining as 巜 or 川
 * 48. 工
 * 49. 己
 * 50. 巾
 * 51. 干
 * 52. 幺
 * 53. 广
 * 54. 廴
 * 55. 廾
 * 56. 弋
 * 57. 弓
 * 58. 彐 or combining as 彑
 * 59. 彡
 * 60. 彳

Combining or simplified radicals with 3 strokes

 * 61. combining 忄, used for radical 心
 * 64. combining 扌, used for radical 手
 * 85. combining 氵, used for radical 水
 * 94. combining 犭, used for radical 犬
 * 118. combining ⺮, has 6 strokes, but each of its two parts has 3 strokes, used for radical 竹
 * 120. simplified 纟, used for radical 糸
 * 140. combining 艹, used for radical 艸
 * 162. combining 辶, has 4 strokes in traditional Chinese, but has 3 strokes in simplified Chinese, used for radical 辵
 * 163. combining ⻏ (on character's right side), has 3 strokes in traditional Chinese, but has 2 strokes in simplified Chinese, used for radical 邑
 * 169. simplified 门, used for radical 門 or 鬥
 * 170. combining 阝 (on character's left side), has 3 strokes in traditional Chinese, but has 2 strokes in simplified Chinese, used for radical 阜
 * 183. simplified 飞, used for radical 飛
 * 184. simplified 饣, used for radical 食
 * 187. simplified 马, used for radical 馬

4 strokes

 * 61. 心 or combining as 忄
 * 62. 戈
 * 63. 戶
 * 64. 手 or combining as 扌
 * 65. 支
 * 66. 攴 or combining as 攵
 * 67. 文
 * 68. 斗
 * 69. 斤
 * 70. 方
 * 71. 无 or combining as 旡
 * 72. 日
 * 73. 曰
 * 74. 月
 * 75. 木 (or sometimes 朩)
 * 76. 欠
 * 77. 止
 * 78. 歹 or combining as 歺
 * 79. 殳
 * 80. 毋
 * 81. 比
 * 82. 毛
 * 83. 氏
 * 84. 气
 * 85. 水 or combining as 氵
 * 86. 火 or combining as 灬
 * 87. 爪 or combining as 爫
 * 88. 父
 * 89. 爻
 * 90. 爿
 * 91. 片
 * 92. 牙
 * 93. 牛 or combining as 牜
 * 94. 犬 or combining as 犭

Combining or simplified radicals with 4 strokes

 * 43. combining 尣, used for radical 尢
 * 96. combining 王, used for radical 玉
 * 113. combining 礻, used for radical 示
 * 122. combining 罓, used for radical 网
 * 130. combining ⺼ (looks like 月), used for radical 肉
 * 147. simplified 见, used for radical 見
 * 154. simplified 贝, used for radical 貝
 * 159. simplified 车, used for radical 車
 * 162. combining 辶, has 4 strokes in traditional Chinese, but has 3 strokes in simplified Chinese, used for radical 辵
 * 168. simplified 长, used for radical 長
 * 178. simplified 韦, used for radical 韋
 * 182. simplified 风, used for radical 風

5 strokes

 * 95. 玄
 * 96. 玉 or combining as 王
 * 97. 瓜
 * 98. 瓦
 * 99. 甘
 * 100. 生
 * 101. 用
 * 102. 田
 * 103. 疋
 * 104. 疒
 * 105. 癶
 * 106. 白
 * 107. 皮
 * 108. 皿
 * 109. 目
 * 110. 矛
 * 111. 矢
 * 112. 石
 * 113. 示 or combining as 礻
 * 114. 禸
 * 115. 禾
 * 116. 穴 or sometime as 宂
 * 117. 立

Combining or simplified radicals with 5 strokes

 * 71. combining 旡, used for radical 无
 * 78. combining 歺, used for radical 歹
 * 122. combining 罒, used for radical 网
 * 145. combining 衤, used for radical 衣
 * 167. simplified 钅, used for radical 金
 * 196. simplified 鸟, used for radical 鳥
 * 212. simplified 龙, used for radical 龍

6 strokes

 * 118. 竹
 * 119. 米
 * 120. 糸 or combining as 糹 or 纟
 * 121. 缶
 * 122. 网 or combining as 罒
 * 123. 羊
 * 124. 羽
 * 125. 老
 * 126. 而
 * 127. 耒
 * 128. 耳
 * 129. 聿
 * 130. 肉 or combining as ⺼ (looks like 月)
 * 131. 臣
 * 132. 自
 * 133. 至
 * 134. 臼
 * 135. 舌
 * 136. 舛
 * 137. 舟
 * 138. 艮
 * 139. 色
 * 140. 艸 or combining as 艹
 * 141. 虍
 * 142. 虫
 * 143. 血
 * 144. 行
 * 145. 衣 or combining as 衤
 * 146. 襾 or combining as 覀

Combining or simplified radicals with 6 strokes

 * 118. combining ⺮, used for radical 竹
 * 181. simplified 页, used for radical 頁
 * 210. simplified 齐, used for radical 齊

7 strokes

 * 147. 見 or simplified as 见
 * 148. 角
 * 149. 言 or simplified as 讠
 * 150. 谷
 * 151. 豆
 * 152. 豕
 * 153. 豸
 * 154. 貝 or simplified as 贝
 * 155. 赤
 * 156. 走
 * 157. 足
 * 158. 身
 * 159. 車 or simplified as 车
 * 160. 辛
 * 161. 辰
 * 162. 辵 or combining as 辶
 * 163. 邑 or combining as ⻏
 * 164. 酉
 * 165. 釆
 * 166. 里

Simplified radicals with 7 strokes

 * 197. simplified 卤, used for radical 鹵
 * 199. simplified 麦, used for radical 麥
 * 213. simplified 龟, used for radical 龜

8 strokes

 * 167. 金 or simplified as 钅
 * 168. 長 or simplified as 长
 * 169. 門 or simplified as 门
 * 170. 阜 or combining as 阝
 * 171. 隶
 * 172. 隹
 * 173. 雨
 * 174. 靑 or combining as 青
 * 175. 非

Simplified radicals with 8 strokes

 * 195. simplified 鱼, used for radical 魚
 * 205. simplified 黾, used for radical 黽
 * 210. simplified 斉, used for radical 齊
 * 211. simplified 齿, used for radical 齒

9 strokes

 * 176. 面
 * 177. 革
 * 178. 韋 or simplified as 韦
 * 179. 韭
 * 180. 音
 * 181. 頁 or simplified as 页
 * 182. 風 or simplified as 风
 * 183. 飛 or simplified as 飞
 * 184. 食 or combining as 飠 or 饣
 * 185. 首
 * 186. 香

10 strokes

 * 187. 馬 or simplified as 马
 * 188. 骨
 * 189. 高
 * 190. 髟
 * 191. 鬥 or simplified as 门 or 門
 * 192. 鬯
 * 193. 鬲
 * 194. 鬼

Simplified radicals with 10 strokes

 * 212. simplified 竜, used for radical 龍

11 strokes

 * 195. 魚 or simplified as 鱼
 * 196. 鳥 or simplified as 鸟
 * 197. 鹵 or simplified as 卤
 * 198. 鹿
 * 199. 麥 or simplified as 麦
 * 200. 麻

Simplified radicals with 11 strokes

 * 201. simplified 黄, used for radical 黃
 * 203. simplified 黒, used for radical 黑
 * 213. simplified 亀, used for radical 龜

12 strokes

 * 201. 黃 or simplified as 黄
 * 202. 黍
 * 203. 黑 or simplified as 黒
 * 204. 黹

Simplified radicals with 12 strokes

 * 211. simplified 歯, used for radical 齒

13 strokes

 * 205. 黽 or simplified as 黾
 * 206. 鼎
 * 207. 鼓
 * 208. 鼠

14 strokes

 * 209. 鼻
 * 210. 齊 or simplified as 齐 or 斉

15 strokes

 * 211. 齒 or simplified as 齿 or 歯

16 strokes

 * 212. 龍 or simplified as 龙 or 竜
 * 213. 龜 or simplified as 龟 or 亀

17 strokes

 * 214. 龠

Numbered indices

 * 1) 一 (Index)
 * 2) 丨 (Index)
 * 3) 丶 (Index)
 * 4) 丿 (Index)
 * 5) 乙 (Index)
 * 6) 亅 (Index)
 * 7) 二 (Index)
 * 8) 亠 (Index)
 * 9) 人 (Index)
 * 10) 儿 (Index)
 * 11) 入 (Index)
 * 12) 八 (Index)
 * 13) 冂 (Index)
 * 14) 冖 (Index)
 * 15) 冫 (Index)
 * 16) 几 (Index)
 * 17) 凵 (Index)
 * 18) 刀 (Index)
 * 19) 力 (Index)
 * 20) 勹 (Index)
 * 21) 匕 (Index)
 * 22) 匚 (Index)
 * 23) 匸 (Index)
 * 24) 十 (Index)
 * 25) 卜 (Index)
 * 26) 卩 (Index)
 * 27) 厂 (Index)
 * 28) 厶 (Index)
 * 29) 又 (Index)
 * 30) 口 (Index)
 * 31) 囗 (Index)
 * 32) 土 (Index)
 * 33) 士 (Index)
 * 34) 夂 (Index)
 * 35) 夊 (Index)
 * 36) 夕 (Index)
 * 37) 大 (Index)
 * 38) 女 (Index)
 * 39) 子 (Index)
 * 40) 宀 (Index)
 * 41) 寸 (Index)
 * 42) 小 (Index)
 * 43) 尢 (Index)
 * 44) 尸 (Index)
 * 45) 屮 (Index)
 * 46) 山 (Index)
 * 47) 巛 (Index)
 * 48) 工 (Index)
 * 49) 己 (Index)
 * 50) 巾 (Index)
 * 51) 干 (Index)
 * 52) 幺 (Index)
 * 53) 广 (Index)
 * 54) 廴 (Index)
 * 55) 廾 (Index)
 * 56) 弋 (Index)
 * 57) 弓 (Index)
 * 58) 彐 (Index)
 * 59) 彡 (Index)
 * 60) 彳 (Index)
 * 61) 心 (Index)
 * 62) 戈 (Index)
 * 63) 戶 (Index)
 * 64) 手 (Index)
 * 65) 支 (Index)
 * 66) 攴 (Index)
 * 67) 文 (Index)
 * 68) 斗 (Index)
 * 69) 斤 (Index)
 * 70) 方 (Index)
 * 71) 无 (Index)
 * 72) 日 (Index)
 * 73) 曰 (Index)
 * 74) 月 (Index)
 * 75) 木 (Index)
 * 76) 欠 (Index)
 * 77) 止 (Index)
 * 78) 歹 (Index)
 * 79) 殳 (Index)
 * 80) 毋 (Index)
 * 81) 比 (Index)
 * 82) 毛 (Index)
 * 83) 氏 (Index)
 * 84) 气 (Index)
 * 85) 水 (Index)
 * 86) 火 (Index)
 * 87) 爪 (Index)
 * 88) 父 (Index)
 * 89) 爻 (Index)
 * 90) 爿 (Index)
 * 91) 片 (Index)
 * 92) 牙 (Index)
 * 93) 牛 (Index)
 * 94) 犬 (Index)
 * 95) 玄 (Index)
 * 96) 玉 (Index)
 * 97) 瓜 (Index)
 * 98) 瓦 (Index)
 * 99) 甘 (Index)
 * 100) 生 (Index)
 * 101) 用 (Index)
 * 102) 田 (Index)
 * 103) 疋 (Index)
 * 104) 疒 (Index)
 * 105) 癶 (Index)
 * 106) 白 (Index)
 * 107) 皮 (Index)
 * 108) 皿 (Index)
 * 109) 目 (Index)
 * 110) 矛 (Index)
 * 111) 矢 (Index)
 * 112) 石 (Index)
 * 113) 示 (Index)
 * 114) 禸 (Index)
 * 115) 禾 (Index)
 * 116) 穴 (Index)
 * 117) 立 (Index)
 * 118) 竹 (Index)
 * 119) 米 (Index)
 * 120) 糸 (Index)
 * 121) 缶 (Index)
 * 122) 网 (Index)
 * 123) 羊 (Index)
 * 124) 羽 (Index)
 * 125) 老 (Index)
 * 126) 而 (Index)
 * 127) 耒 (Index)
 * 128) 耳 (Index)
 * 129) 聿 (Index)
 * 130) 肉 (Index)
 * 131) 臣 (Index)
 * 132) 自 (Index)
 * 133) 至 (Index)
 * 134) 臼 (Index)
 * 135) 舌 (Index)
 * 136) 舛 (Index)
 * 137) 舟 (Index)
 * 138) 艮 (Index)
 * 139) 色 (Index)
 * 140) 艸 (Index)
 * 141) 虍 (Index)
 * 142) 虫 (Index)
 * 143) 血 (Index)
 * 144) 行 (Index)
 * 145) 衣 (Index)
 * 146) 襾 (Index)
 * 147) 見 (Index)
 * 148) 角 (Index)
 * 149) 言 (Index)
 * 150) 谷 (Index)
 * 151) 豆 (Index)
 * 152) 豕 (Index)
 * 153) 豸 (Index)
 * 154) 貝 (Index)
 * 155) 赤 (Index)
 * 156) 走 (Index)
 * 157) 足 (Index)
 * 158) 身 (Index)
 * 159) 車 (Index)
 * 160) 辛 (Index)
 * 161) 辰 (Index)
 * 162) 辵 (Index)
 * 163) 邑 (Index)
 * 164) 酉 (Index)
 * 165) 釆 (Index)
 * 166) 里 (Index)
 * 167) 金 (Index)
 * 168) 長 (Index)
 * 169) 門 (Index)
 * 170) 阜 (Index)
 * 171) 隶 (Index)
 * 172) 隹 (Index)
 * 173) 雨 (Index)
 * 174) 靑 (Index)
 * 175) 非 (Index)
 * 176) 面 (Index)
 * 177) 革 (Index)
 * 178) 韋 (Index)
 * 179) 韭 (Index)
 * 180) 音 (Index)
 * 181) 頁 (Index)
 * 182) 風 (Index)
 * 183) 飛 (Index)
 * 184) 食 (Index)
 * 185) 首 (Index)
 * 186) 香 (Index)
 * 187) 馬 (Index)
 * 188) 骨 (Index)
 * 189) 高 (Index)
 * 190) 髟 (Index)
 * 191) 鬥 (Index)
 * 192) 鬯 (Index)
 * 193) 鬲 (Index)
 * 194) 鬼 (Index)
 * 195) 魚 (Index)
 * 196) 鳥 (Index)
 * 197) 鹵 (Index)
 * 198) 鹿 (Index)
 * 199) 麥 (Index)
 * 200) 麻 (Index)
 * 201) 黃 (Index)
 * 202) 黍 (Index)
 * 203) 黑 (Index)
 * 204) 黹 (Index)
 * 205) 黽 (Index)
 * 206) 鼎 (Index)
 * 207) 鼓 (Index)
 * 208) 鼠 (Index)
 * 209) 鼻 (Index)
 * 210) 齊 (Index)
 * 211) 齒 (Index)
 * 212) 龍 (Index)
 * 213) 龜 (Index)
 * 214) 龠 (Index)