⬅️汉字部首 - № 103-125
汉字部首 第六部分 № 103-125
Chinese Radicals:
冫 水 氵 川 巛 雨 风 火 灬 日 曰 白 辰 夕 石 玉 王 阝 山 土 田 生 长
Some radicals have variations. These variants usually locate on the specific position of characters. I will show you some examples.
Some radicals neither express meaning nor represent pronunciation of characters. They were evolved from other forms. Let's take a look.
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【冫】 ✏️ ice | cold 📢 /bīng/
两点水 liǎngdiǎnshuǐ
In ancient Chinese, 冫 is the same as 冰. Its oracle bone script depicts two pieces of ice. This radical is usually placed on the left side of characters. -
【水】 ✏️ water 📢 /shuǐ/
水字旁 shuǐzìpáng
水 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script depicts the flowing water. -
【氵】 ✏️ water 📢 /shuǐ/
三点水 sāndiǎnshuǐ
The radical 氵 is originated from the character 水, which means flowing water. This radical is placed on the left side of characters. -
【川】 ✏️ chuān 📢 /river/
川字旁 chuānzìpáng
川 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script depicts a river, with riverbanks on both sides and flowing river in the middle. -
【巛】 ✏️ river 📢 /chuān/
三拐 sānguǎi
The radical 巛 is originated from 川. In some characters, the form of 巛 evolves from other things. For example, 巢 /Cháo/ nest, 巛 depicts three birds in this pictograph character. -
【雨】 ✏️ rain 📢 /yǔ/
雨字头 yǔzìtóu
雨 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script resembles rain falling from the sky. -
【风】 ✏️ wind 📢 /fēng/
风字旁 fēngzìpáng
风 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script depicts a long-tailed phoenix (凤 fèng). 风 means wind. -
【火】 ✏️ fire 📢 /huǒ/
火字旁 huǒzìpáng
火 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script depicts a burning fire. -
【灬】 ✏️ fire 📢 /huǒ/
四点底 sìdiǎndǐ
The radical 灬 is originated from the character 火(huǒ-fire). This radical is usually placed on the bottom of characters. -
【日】 ✏️ sun | day 📢 /rì/
日字旁 / 日字头 rìzìpáng / rìzìtóu
日 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script resembles the sun, with a dash or dot in the middle representing the light of the sun. -
【曰】 ✏️ say 📢 /yuē/
扁日旁 biǎnrìpáng
In oracle bone script, the character 曰 depicts a mouth (口), and the short horizontal bar on the top represents the voice. Its original meaning is "to say, to speak". -
【白】 ✏️ white 📢 /bái/
白字旁 báizìpáng
白 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script resembles a grain of white rice. -
【辰】 ✏️ morning 📢 /chén/
辰字旁 chénzìpáng
辰 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script depicts an ancient agricultural tool. -
【夕】 ✏️ evening | sunset 📢 /xī/
夕字旁 xīzìpáng
夕 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script is the same as 月(Yuè / the moon). 夕 means "at dusk". -
【石】 ✏️ stone 📢 /shí/
石字旁 / 石字底(Bottom) shízìpáng / shízìdǐ
石 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script resembles a rock under the cliff. Its original meaning is "stone, rock". -
【玉】 ✏️ jade | gem | precious stone 📢 /yù/
玉字旁 yùzìpáng
The oracle bone script of 玉 looks like three jade stones stringed together. -
【王】 ✏️ jade | king 📢 /yù | wáng/
王字旁 / 提玉旁 / 斜玉旁 wángzìpáng / tíyùpáng / xiéyùpáng
王 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script is an ancient axe, symbolizing the monarch. When used as a left side radical, the variant 王 actually is 玉- "jade, gem or precious stone". -
【阝】 ✏️ mound | state 📢 /Fǔ | Yì/
双耳旁 / 左耳旁(left) / 右耳旁(right)
shuāng'ěrpáng / zuǒ'ěrpáng / yòu'ěrpáng
When on the left-side, 阝 is /Fù/阜 meaning "mound, hill". When on the right-side, 阝 is /Yì/邑 meaning "state, city". -
【山】 ✏️ mountain 📢 /shān/
山字旁 / 山字头(Top) / 山字底(Bottom)
shānzìpáng / shānzìtóu / shānzìdǐ
山 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script depicts three mountain peaks standing side by side. -
【土】 ✏️ earth | soil 📢 /tǔ/
提土旁 / 土字旁 / 土字底
títǔpáng / tǔzìpáng / tǔzìdǐ
土 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script resembles a clod of earth on the ground. -
【田】 ✏️ field | farmland 📢 /tián/
田字旁 tiánzìpáng
田 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script resembles neatly divided farmlands. -
【生】 ✏️ life 📢 /shēng/
生字旁 shēngzìpáng
生 is a compound ideograph character(会意字). Its oracle bone script resembles the grass growing out of the soil. -
【长】 ✏️ long 📢 /cháng/
长字旁 chángzìpáng
长 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script depicts a long-haired old man with a walking stick.