Chinese (Mandarin)/Radicals

偏旁，又称部首，是合体字的结构单位。早先把合体字的左边称「偏」，右边称「旁」；后来把合体字的结构部分统称为「偏旁」。比如位于合体字的左面，称「左偏旁」；右面，则称「右偏旁」。English translation: A *pianpang*—also known as a *bushou* (radical)—is a structural component of a compound Chinese character. Originally, the left side of such a character was called *pian* and the right side *pang*; later, these structural parts came to be collectively referred to as *pianpang*. For instance, a component located on the left side is called a "left *pianpang*," while one on the right is called a "right *pianpang*." The word for radical in Chinese is 部首. This term is often conflated with 偏旁 (piānpáng), or simply 旁 (páng). A radical, or component of a character, usually indicates its meaning. 水 (shuǐ; water) with a 冫 becomes 冰 (bīng, ice). The 冫 hints that the character pertains to ice, like the "glaci-" in glacier. Radicals may also be used to differentiate characters that sound alike. 东 (dōng; east, owner) with a 冫 becomes 冻 (dòng; to freeze, jelly). Radicals, like characters, sometimes suggest their meaning by their appearance, for example, the 亻 in 他 (tā; him) is a compressed 人, and the 氵 in 江 (jiāng; river) looks like three water droplets. Radicals reduce the amount of memorization needed, be it for the language's ancient inventors or for you. In Chinese, the large number of homophones and rhyming words make this scheme possible. A character can have multiple radicals, for example, 捌 (bā; eight, see Numbers). Traditionally, the left part of composite characters was referred to as “piān” and the right side referred to as “páng.” Now, all parts of compound characters are generally referred to as “piānpáng.” For example, the left part of a compound character is referred to as 左偏旁 (zuǒ piānpáng), and the right side as 右偏旁 (yòu piānpáng). Names of Radicals 中文偏旁的名称 The radicals, strokes, and Chinese character components found in Chinese characters often have different names in the different dialects of Chinese. For Standard Mandarin Chinese in Mainland China, one of the most authoritative listings of the names of Chinese character components is found in Specification of Common Modern Chinese Character Components and Component Names (现代汉语常用字部件及部件名称规范). In addition, the appendices of Xiandai Hanyu Cidian (现代汉语词典) and Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (现代汉语规范词典) include lists of some of the frequently occurring radicals and other components. 一笔画 One Stroke thumb|Chinese radicals according to Kangxi Dictionary 偏旁 Part 名称 Name 拼音 Pinyin 例子 Ex. Stroke order 一 横 Héng 丁、丝、上 70px丨 竖 Shù 中、丰、串 70px 亅 竖钩 Shù gōu 事、予70px 丿 撇 Piě 九、乍、乃70px 乛 折 Zhé 买、予、乜70px 乚 竖弯钩 Shù​ wān​ gōu 乜、也、乱70px 丶 点 Diǎn 以、义、主70px 二笔画 Two Strokes 偏旁 Part 名称 Name 拼音 Pinyin 例子 Ex. Stroke order勹 包字头 bāozìtóu 勺、勾、匀70px冫 两点水 liǎngdiǎnshuǐ 冰、习、净70px卜 卜字旁 Bǔ zì páng 卡、卤、卧70px厂 偏厦 Piān shà 厕、原、厚70px刂 立刀旁 lìdāopáng 刬、刘、判70px匚 三框栏 Sān kuàng lán 匠、匹、区70px阝 双耳旁双耳刀左耳刀右耳刀 Shuāng ěr pángShuāng ěr dāoZuǒ ěr dāoYòu ěr dāo 阞、队、阡邓、邗、邘70px卩 单耳旁 dān'ěrpáng 卫、卬、卮70px冂 同字框 tóngzìkuàng 冃、内、冈70px冖 秃宝盖 tūbǎogài 冗、冘、写70px凵 凶字框 xiōngzìkuàng 凶、凹、凸70px亻 单人旁 dānrénpáng 亿、什、仁70px厶 私字 Sī zì 厾、去、厹 70px亠 京字頭/京字头、文字头 jīngzìtóuWénzì tóu 亡、交、亢70px言/讠 言字旁 yánzìpáng 计、订、讣70px70px廴 建之旁 jiànzhīpáng 延、廷、廸70px 三笔画 Three Strokes 偏旁 Part 名称 Name 拼音 Pinyin 例子 Ex. Stroke order艹 草字頭/草字头 cǎozìtóu 艺、艻、艾70px屮 出字头 Chū zì tóu 屯、屰70px彳 雙人旁/双人旁 shuāngrénpáng 彴、彷、彸70px巛 三拐 sānguǎi 巠、巢、巤70px辶 走之儿走之底 zǒuzhī erZǒu zhī dǐ 边，辽、巡70px廾 弄字底 nòngzìdǐ 开、弁、异70px广 廣字旁/广字旁广字头 guǎngzìpángGuǎng zì tóu 庀、庄、庆70px宀 寶蓋/宝盖宝盖头 bǎogàiBǎo gài tóu 宁、它、宄70px犭 反犬旁、犬犹 fǎnquǎnpángquǎnyóu 犯、犰、犴70px彡 三撇 sānpiě 形、彤、彦70px飠/饣 食字旁 shízìpáng 饥、饧、饨70px70px扌 提手旁、剔手旁 tíshǒupángTī shǒu páng 扎、扐、扑70px氵 三点水 Sān diǎn shuǐ 氿、汀、汁70px糹/纟 絞絲旁/绞丝旁、亂絞絲/乱绞丝 jiǎosīpángluànjiǎosī 纠、纡、红70px70px土 提土旁、剔土旁 títǔpángTī tǔ páng 圢、圣、圥70px忄 豎心旁/竖心旁、豎心/竖心 shùxīnpángshùxīn 忆、忉、忋70px尢 尤字旁 yóuzìpáng 尤、尥、尨70px夂 折文 zhéwén 处、夆、备70px子 子字旁 zǐzìpáng 孔、孕、孖70px爿/丬 將字旁/将字旁 jiāngzìpáng 壮、状、将70px70px囗 國字框/国字框、方框、方匡 guózìkuàngfāngkuàngFāng kuāng 囚、四、囝70px门/門 门字旁 Mén zì páng 闩、闪、闫70px70px彐 横山 héngshān 雪、灵、彗70px 四笔画 Four Strokes 偏旁 Part 名称 Name 拼音 Pinyin 例子 Ex.Stroke order灬 四点底、四点 sìdiǎndǐSì diǎn 炁、炰、点70px火 火字旁 huǒzìpáng 灭、灯、灰70px礻 示字旁、示補/示补 shìzìpángshìbǔ 礼、礽、社70px王 王字旁、斜玉旁 wángzìpángxiéyùpáng 玉、玊、玍70px木 木字旁 mùzìpáng 未、末、本70px牛 牛字旁、剔牛 niúzìpángTī niú 牝、牠、牡70px月 月字旁 Yuè zì páng 明，期70px 五笔画 Five Strokes 偏旁 Part 名称 Name 拼音 Pinyin 例子 Ex.Stroke order疒 病字旁、病旁、病字頭/病字头 bìngzìpángbìngpángbìngzìtóu 疓、疔、疕70px衤 衣字旁、衣補/衣补 yīzìpángyībǔ 初、补、衦70px𡗗 春字頭/春字头 chūnzìtóu 奉、奏、秦70px罒 四字頭/四字头、扁四頭/扁四头 sìzìtóubiǎnsìtóu 罗、罘、罚70px皿 皿字底、皿墩 mǐnzìdǐ,mǐndūn 盂、盃、盅70px目目字旁mùzìpáng盶，盷，相70px釒/钅 金字旁 jīnzìpáng 钆、钇、针70px70px禾 禾木旁 hémùpáng 禿、秀、私70px癶 登字頭/登字头 dēngzìtóu 癸、発、登70px 六笔画 Six Strokes 偏旁 Part 名称 Name 拼音 Pinyin 例子 Ex.Stroke order米 米字旁 mǐzìpáng 籴、娄、籸70px虍 虎字頭/虎字头 hǔzìtóu 虎、虏、虐70px⺮ 竹字頭/竹字头 zhúzìtóu 竺、笃、竼70px 七笔画 Seven Strokes 偏旁 Part 名称 Name 拼音 Pinyin 例子 Ex.Stroke order⻊ 足字旁 zúzìpáng 趴、趵、趷70px Learn more a Wikipedia article about Chinese character radicals Radicals on Wikimedia commons Notes