100 Most Common Radicals (Pinyin and Translation)

人

people, person (rén)

口

mouth (kǒu)

土

earth

女

woman, female (nǚ)

心

heart (xīn)

手

hand (shǒu)

日

sun, day (rì)

月

month (yuè)

木

tree (mù)

水

water (shuǐ)

火

fire (huǒ)

纟

silk (sī)

艹

grass (cǎo)

讠

speech (yán)

辶

walk, movement (chuò)

钅

gold; metal (jīn)

刂

knife (dāo)

宀

roof (mián)

贝

shell (bèi)

一

one (yī)

力

lì (power)

又

yòu (again/right hand)

犭

quǎn (dog)

禾

hé (grain/seed)

竹

zhú (bamboo)

虫

chóng (insect)

阝

fù (hill, mound)

大

dà (big, large)

广

guǎng (wide, vast / shelter)

田

tián (field)

目

mù (eye)

石

shí (stone)

衤

yī (cloth)

足

zú (foot)

马

mǎ (horse)

页

yè (page/leaf)

巾

jīn (towel)

米

mǐ (uncooked rice)

车

chē (car, vehicle)

八

bā (eight)

尸

shī (corpse)

寸

cùn (inch, thumb)

山

shān (mountain)

攵

pū (tap)

彳

chì (step)

十

shí (ten)

工

gōng (work)

方

fāng (square)

门

mén (door, gate, entrance)

饣

shí (food, eat)

欠

qiàn (lack)

儿

ér (legs)

冫

bīng (ice)

子

zī (child)

疒

nì / bìng (illness)

隹

zhuī (short-tailed bird)

斤

jīn (catty)

亠

tóu (lid)

王

wáng (king)

白

bái (white)

立

lì (to stand)

羊

yáng (sheep)

艮

gěn (stopping / tough)

冖

mì (cover)

厂

chǎng (cliff)

皿

mǐn (dish/plate)

礻

shì (spirit)

示

shì (to show)

穴

xué(cave)

走

zǒu (to walk)

雨

yǔ (rain)

囗

wéi (enclosure)

小

xiǎo (small)

戈

gē (spear)

几

jǐ (table)

舌

shé (tongue)

干

gān (dry)

殳

shū (weapon)

夕

xī (evening)

止

zhǐ (to stop)

牜 / 牛

niú (cow)

皮

pí (skin)

耳

ěr (ear)

辛

xīn (bitter)

邑

yì (city)

酉

yǒu (wine)

青

qīng (green or blue)

鸟

niǎo (bird)

弓

gōng (bow)

厶

sī (private)

户

hù (door)

羽

yǔ (feather)

舟

zhōu (boat)

里

lǐ (village)

匕

bǐ (spoon)

夂

zhī (go slowly)

见

jiàn (to see)

卩

jié (seal)

网 / 罒

wǎng (net)

士

shì (scholar)