CHI 101/102 - Radicals

How many different ways can radicals be structured in Chinese characters?

4

Example of left to right structure

妈/ mother (i.e. 妈 = 女/ female + 马/ horse)

Example of top to bottom structure

家/ house (i.e. 家 = 宀/roof + 豕/ pig)

Example of inside and outside structure

国/ country (i.e. 国 = 囗/ wall + 玉/ jade)

Example of random structure

毛/ fur, hair

亻（人）

People

彳

To step/to walk

子

Child

女

Woman/female

马

Horse

口

Mouth

囗

Enclosure or surrounding

土

Earth

扌

Hand

讠

Speech or words

冖

Cover

目

Eye

日

Sun

月

Moon

氵

Water

刂

Knife

力

Power or force

礻

Often related to religious sacrifices or ceremonies

饣

Eat or food

王

King

艹

Grass

钅

Gold or metal

又

Hand

火

Fire

米

Rice

衤

Clothes

广

Wide

宀

Roof

纟

Silk

木

Tree

石

Stone

足

Foot

舌

Tongue

巾

Towel/cloth

八

Eight or division

立

Stand

户

Door

门

Door

阝

Hill

厂

Cliff

爫

Claw/nail

禾

Grain

曰

Say

穴

Cave/hole

大

Big

小

Small

厶

Private

勹

Wrap/enclose

工

Work

雨

Rain

隹

Bird

夕

Evening

卜

Prophecy/fortune telling

辶

Walk

田

Field

鸟

Bird

虫

Insect/worm

匚

Box

酉

Wine/alcohol