The 214 Traditional Radicals and Their Meanings

Kangxi Dictionary
(arranged by stroke number)

one, horizontal stroke

vertical stroke

dot

diagonal sweeping stroke

the second

hook

Vertical stroke with a hook

two

lid, top

person

person

person

human legs

to enter

eight

to enclose

cover, crown

ice

table

wind

container, open box

knife, sword

knife, sword

power

to wrap

spoon

box

to conceal, hide

ten

oracle

stamp, seal

cliff

private, Katakana Mu

again, right hand

mouth

border, territorial boundaries

earth

man, scholar, samurai

to follow

to go slowly

evening

large, big

woman

child, son

roof, house

inch, (2.25 cm)

small

lame leg

corpse, awning

sprout

mountain

winding river

river

work, carpenter, skill

self

cloth

to dry, shield

young, slight

slanting roof

to move, stretch

folded hands

javelin

bow (in archery)

pigs head

hair-style, light rays

step, stride, street, to go

grass

road, walk, to advance

village, country, city

(on the right)

hill, mound

(on the left)

heart, mind, spirit

heart, mind, spirit

heart, mind, spirit

spear, weapon

door

hand

hand

branch

activity, to strike, hit

literature, letters

big dipper, ladle, 18.039 liters

ax

direction, flag

not

sun, day, time

)=

to say

moon, month, period

meat, flesh

tree, wood

to lack, yawn

to stop

death & dying, to decompose

lance shaft, action

not, mother

to compare

hair

family, clan

steam, air

water

water

water

fire

fire

claw, nail

claw, nail

father

to mix

split wood

split wood

fang, canine tooth

cow

dog

beast

darkness

jewelry

jewelry, jeweled king

melon

tile

sweet

birth, to be born, live

to use

rice paddy

roll of cloth

(on the left)

sickness

outspread legs, departure

white

skin, hide

plate, bowl

eye

eye

halberd

arrow

stone

altar, festival , religious service

altar, festival , religious service
footprint

grain

hole, cave

to stand

bamboo

rice

thread

earthen jar

net

sheep

sheep

feather, wing

old, old-age

and also

plow

ear

writing brush

flesh, meat

retainer, minister

self

to arrive, reach

mortar, quern

tongue

contrary, to err

ship, boat

boundary

color

grass, plant

tiger

worm, insect, bug

sh

blood

to go

clothing

clothing

cover, west

to see

horn, corner

words, to speak, say

valley

bean

pig

badger, reptile

shell, property, wealth

red

to run

foot, leg

foot, leg

body

vehicle, wheel, car

bitter

(fifth zodiac sign), 7 9 A.M.

to advance, move ahead

community

sake jar, bird

to separate

village, (3.93 km)

metal, gold, mineral

long

gate, door

hill

to capture

small bird

rain

blue, green

wrong, non-

face, surface

leather

leather

leek

sound, noise

head, page

wind

to fly

food, to eat

food, to eat

head

scent

horse

bone

high

long hair

fighting

herbs

tripod

demon

fish

bird

salt

deer

wheat

hemp

yellow

millet

black

embroider

frog

tripod

drum

rat, mouse

nose

alike


tooth

dragon

turtle

flute