Radicals. Tools + Objects

刀 (刂)

dāo - knife - 切 (qiē - cut), 分 (fēn - divide), 利 (lì - sharp)

力

lì - power - 功 (gōng - merit), 助 (zhù - help), 办 (bàn - handle)

工

gōng - work/tool - 左 (zuǒ - left), 巧 (qiǎo - skillful), 式 (shì - style)

车 (車)

chē - vehicle - 轮 (lún - wheel), 转 (zhuǎn - turn), 轻 (qīng - light)

舟

zhōu - boat - 船 (chuán - ship), 航 (háng - navigate), 舰 (jiàn - warship)

衣 (衤)

yī - clothing - 裤 (kù - pants), 袜 (wà - socks), 被 (bèi - quilt)

巾

jīn - cloth - 帽 (mào - hat), 币 (bì - currency), 布 (bù - fabric)

贝 (貝)

bèi - shell/money - 买 (mǎi - buy), 卖 (mài - sell), 财 (cái - wealth)

金 (钅)

jīn - metal - 钱 (qián - money), 铁 (tiě - iron), 银 (yín - silver)

玉 (⺩, 王)

yù - jade - 玩 (wán - play), 珍 (zhēn - treasure), 理 (lǐ - reason)

网 (罒, 罓)

wǎng - net - 罗 (luó - sieve), 罚 (fá - punish), 置 (zhì - place)

皿

mǐn - dish/container - 盆 (pén - basin), 盖 (gài - lid), 盛 (chéng - fill)

缶

fǒu - pottery - 缸 (gāng - vat), 缺 (quē - lack), 罐 (guàn - can)

臼

jiù - mortar - 舂 (chōng - pound), 舅 (jiù - uncle), 舀 (yǎo - scoop)

矛

máo - spear - 柔 (róu - soft), 矜 (jīn - pity), 矞 (yù - drill)

戈

gē - spear/weapon - 战 (zhàn - war), 我 (wǒ - I), 或 (huò - perhaps)

弓

gōng - bow - 引 (yǐn - pull), 张 (zhāng - stretch), 强 (qiáng - strong)

矢

shǐ - arrow - 知 (zhī - know), 短 (duǎn - short), 矮 (ǎi - short)

斤

jīn - axe - 新 (xīn - new), 断 (duàn - break), 斧 (fǔ - axe)

斗

dǒu - dipper - 料 (liào - material), 斜 (xié - slant), 斟 (zhēn - pour)

殳

shū - weapon - 段 (duàn - section), 殴 (ōu - beat), 毁 (huǐ - destroy)

瓦

wǎ - tile - 瓶 (píng - bottle), 瓷 (cí - porcelain), 瓮 (wèng - jar)

耒

lěi - plow - 耕 (gēng - plow), 耘 (yún - weed), 耗 (hào - consume)

革

gé - leather - 鞋 (xié - shoe), 鞭 (biān - whip), 靴 (xuē - boot)

韦 (韋)

wéi - leather - 韧 (rèn - tough), 韩 (hán - surname), 韬 (tāo - strategy)

音

yīn - sound - 韵 (yùn - rhyme), 响 (xiǎng - sound), 章 (zhāng - chapter)

鼓

gǔ - drum - 鼓 (gǔ - drum), 鼙 (pí - small drum), 鼗 (táo - rattle-drum)