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1画 One-Stroke Radicals
- 一 One; Ceiling or floor
- | Rod, Stick, Line; Lameness
- 丶 Drop, Dot
- ノ No (katakana)
- 乙 Second 乚 乱 Fishhook (right)
- 亅 Feathered stick, barb
2画 Two-Stroke Radicals
- 二 Two
- 亠 Kettle, Lid
- 人 Person 个 Person (top)
- 化 Person (left)
- 全 Roof (upper)
- 儿 Human Legs
- 入 Enter
- 八 Eight
- 冂 Inverted (down) box
- 冖 Wa crown, Cover
- 冫 Ice
- 几 Table, wind
- 凵 Open box
- 刀 Sword, Knife
- 刂 刈 Standing sword
- 力 Power
- 勹 Wrap
- ヒ Spoon
- 匚 Box on side
- 十 Ten, Cross
- 卜 Divining rod, Prophesy
- 卩 Seal, Joint, Stamp 犯 Crooked seal (right)
- 厂 Cliff
- 厶 Myself, Elbow, Private
- 又 Again
- 了 Finish, End
- マ Ma (katakana)
- 首 Horns (upper)
- 九 Nine
- 个 Umbrella (top)
- ハ Animal legs, Eight
- 右 左 By one's side (upper), longer stroke drawn second
3画 Three-Stroke Radicals
- 口 Mouth
- 囗 Enclosure, Box
- 土 Earth
- 士 Gentleman, Scholar, Samurai
- 夂 Go, Winter, Descend
- 夕 Evening
- 大 Big
- 女 Woman
- 子 Child
- 宀 Shaped crown, House
- 寸 Measure, Small, Inch
- 小 Small
- 当 Small (top)
- 京 Small (bottom)
- 学 Owl (top)
- 尢 Crooked leg, Big
- 尸 Corpse, Flag
- 山 Mountain
- 川 巛 River
- 工 Craft, Work
- 已 Self, Snake
- 巾 Cloth
- 干 Dry, Oppose
- 幺 Short thread
- 广 Dotted cliff, Cave
- 廴 Stretch, Long stride
- 廾 Twenty legs
- 弋 Ceremony
- 弓 Bow, Archery
- ヨ Pig's head
- 彡 Short hair, Ornament
- 彳 Going man
- 艾 Grass (top)
- 込 Road (under)
- 阝 防 Village (left)
- 阝 邦 Village (right)
- 首 Horns (top)
- 扌 打 Fingers
- 忄 忙 Heart
- 氵 汁 Water
- 犭 犯 Animal
- 花 Flower (top)
4画 Four-Stroke Radicals
- 心 Heart
- 戈 Spear, festival
- 戸 Door, family
- 手 Hand
- 支 Branch, support
- 攵 Literature
- 文 Literature
- 斗 Big Dipper, sake
- 斤 Axe, 1 lb
- 方 Direction
- 日 Sun
- 曰 Flat sun, say, reason
- 月 Moon, body
- 月(肉) Meat
- 木 Tree
- 欠 Yawning, lack, vacancy
- 止 Stop
- 歹 Death
- 殳 Windy-again
- 毋 Mother (also see)
- 比 Compare
- 毛 Hair, feather
- 氏 Family name
- 气 Steam
- 水 Water
- 火灬 点 Fire
- 父 Father
- 片 One-sided, leaf
- 牛 Cow
- 犬 Dog
- 王 King
- 礻 礼 Show (left) (See 示 below)
- 者 Old man (top)
5画 Five-Stroke Radicals
- 瓦 Tile
- 甘 Sweet
- 生 Life, birth
- 用 Use, service
- 田 Rice field
- 疋 Animal counter
- 疒 疔 Sickness
- 癶 Departing head
- 白 White
- 皮 Skin, leather
- 皿 Plate
- 目 Eye, class
- 矛 Spear
- 矢 Arrow
- 石 Stone
- 示 Show (See 礼 above)
- 禾 Branch tree
- 穴 Hole
- 立 Stand up
- 罒 買 Net
- 母 Mother (also see)
- 初 Clothes (left)
- 氺 Rice grains
- 衤 Cloak
6画 Six-Stroke Radicals
- 竹 Bamboo
- 米 Rice
- 糸 Thread
- 缶 Container
- 羊 Sheep
- 羽 Feather
- 而 Rake
- 耒 Plow
- 耳 Ear
- 肉 Meat
- 自 Oneself
- 至 Climax, arrive
- 舌 Tongue
- 舟 Boat
- 色 Color
- 虍 Tiger
- 虫 Insect
- 血 Blood
- 行 Going
- 衣 Clothes
- 西 West
- 艮 Good
7画 Seven-Stroke Radicals
- 見 Seeing
- 角 Angle, corner
- 言 Word, speech
- 谷 Valley
- 豆 Bean
- 豕 Pig
- 貝 Shell
- 赤 Red
- 走 Run
- 足 Leg, foot
- 身 Body
- 車 Car, wheel
- 辛 Bitter
- 辰 Small dragon
- 酉 Sign of the bird
- 釆 Separate, divide
- 里 Village
- 臣 Minister, subject
8画 Eight-Stroke Radicals
- 金 Gold, money
- 長 Long, leader
- 門 Gate
- 隶 Servant
- 隹 Old bird
- 雨 Rain
- 青 Blue, green
- 非 Negative
- 臣 Minister, subject
9画 Nine-Stroke Radicals
- 几 Face, mask
- 革 Leather
- 音 Sound
- 頁 Page
- 飛 Flying, skip
- 食 Food, eat
- 首 Neck
- 香 Fragrance
- 風 Wind
- 品 Goods
10画 Ten-Stroke Radicals
- 馬 Horse
- 骨 Bone
- 高 High, expensive
- 髟 Long hair
- 鬼 Demon
- 竜 Dragon
11画 Eleven-Stroke Radicals
- 魚 Fish
- 鳥 Bird
- 鹿 Deer
- 麻 Hemp
- 黄 Yellow
- 黒 Black
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