"Radical" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 gēn root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry)
 jī jìn radical / extreme / extremist
 jī tuán radical (chemistry)
 jī (bound form) base / foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
 xīn bù Radical
 gēn zhì to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure
 yī one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
 zhì běn to take radical measures / to get to the root (of a problem etc)
 zì yóu jī free radical
 bù shǒu radical of a Chinese character
 jù biàn to change dramatically / radical change
 piān páng component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)
 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
 shēn body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158
 rén variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 / etc
 gēn hào radical sign &radic / (math.)
 chē car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
 huǒ fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
 piàn thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91
广 yǎn "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 / etc
 yī clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145
 hǎn "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 / etc
 ròu meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130
 chén state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
 niǎo bird / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn
 zhú bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118
 yǐ second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
 jīn towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50
 dǐng ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
 quǎn dog / Kangxi radical 94
 dǎi bad / wicked / evil / Kangxi radical 78
 xiān acid radical / -acyl (chemistry)
 fāng "right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 / etc
 suō carboxyl radical (chemistry)
 shū bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc
 shān "bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59)
 yà cover / radical no 146
 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom) / earth-shattering / a radical change
 yán "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
 cǎo grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
 mì fine silk / Kangxi radical 120
 zhì worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)
 qiáng "piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[pian4]
 xīn Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element
 rén "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
 bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count
 chì step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]
 hǔ "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141) / see also 虎字頭|虎字头[hu3 zi4 tou2]
 qiǎng zì yóu jī hydroxyl radical
 qīng yǎng gēn hydroxide radical (-OH)
 tài jiàn peptide bond CO-NH / bond in protein between carboxyl radical and amino radical
 zì yóu jī qīng chú jì radical scavenger (chemistry)
 mián "roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 / etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
 bīng "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰[bing1], 次[ci4] etc, known as 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3]
 zhǔ "dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
丿 piě radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
 jué "vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]
 tóu "lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
 mì "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]
 jié "seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)
 yǐn "long stride" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 54), occurring in 建, 延, 廷 / etc
 jiōng radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用[yong4], 同[tong2], 網|网[wang3] etc, referred to as 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4]
 xì "cover" or "conceal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 23) / see also 匚[fang1]
 jì pig snout (Kangxi radical 58)
 nè sick / sickness / Kang Xi radical 104 / also pr. [chuang2]
 hé tǐ zì a Chinese character formed by combining existing elements - i.e. a combined ideogram 會意|会意 / or radical plus phonetic 形聲|形声
 jié "seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)
 sān kuàng lán radical 匚[fang1] (Kangxi radical 22)
 sān diǎn shuǐ name of "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85) / see also 氵[shui3]
 yǐ suān jī acetyl radical CH3COO-
 yǐ suān gēn acetyl radical CH3COO-
 cè dāo páng name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc
 liǎng diǎn shuǐ name of "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15) / see also 冫[bing1]
 dāo Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
 qū zì kuàng radical 匚[fang1] (Kangxi radical 22)
 chǎng zì páng name of "cliff" 厂 / radical in simplified Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
 fǎn wén páng (colloquial) grapheme 攵 / (variant form of Kangxi radical 66, 攴)
 tóng zì kuàng name of the radical 冂[jiong1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13)
 bǎo gài name of the "roof" radical 宀[mian2] (Kangxi radical 40)
 píng bǎo gài name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14) / see also 冖[mi4]
 Dé Fǎ Nián jiàn Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher (published once in 1844 by Karl Marx and bourgeois radical Arnold Ruge)
 qíng jī cyan / cyanide radical -CN, stable triple bond with chemical properties like halogens
 shuǐ "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
 tū bǎo gài name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14) / see also 冖[mi4]
 lì dāo páng name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc
 cǎo zì tóu r grass radical 艹
 hǔ zì tóu name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141) / see also 虍[hu1]
 yán zì páng name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 訁|讠[yan2]
 suān gēn negative ion / acid radical
 xiān jī acyl radical
 sè ěr wéi yà jī jìn dǎng Serbian Radical Party
 Lóng kān Shǒu jiàn Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
 quǎn three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬[quan3]
 shǒu "hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 / etc
 sī "silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lu:4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]
 yī the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, 衣[yi1]
 dài qì yóu lí jī atmospheric free radical / atmospheric radical
  intermediate radical
 qīng guò yǎng yóu lí jī perhydroxyl radical
 qīng guò yǎng zì yóu jī perhydroxyl radical
Chinese Tones