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Chinese radicals: the building blocks of characters

Every character is filed under a radical (部首) — often a hint at its meaning: 氵 for water, 讠 for speech, 女 for woman. The 239 radicals below cover all 2,700 HSK characters, ordered by how many characters use them. Learn the top 50 and most characters stop looking random.

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  1. 1 扌
    155 characters
    打报找才扫把护担择换接据提搬 +141
  2. 2 口
    kǒu mouth; entrance, gate, opening 140 characters
    号叫吃后吗名同听和呢哪商喝喂 +126
  3. 3 氵
    138 characters
    汉没漂汽泳洗游法河注清渴满澡 +124
  4. 4 亻
    107 characters
    什们他你住作候做件休但体便位 +93
  5. 5 木
    mù tree; wood, lumber; wooden 97 characters
    本机来杯果校样桌椅条末朵极李 +83
  6. 6 讠
    68 characters
    认识话说语读请谁谢让诉试课记 +54
  7. 7 辶
    59 characters
    这边过还近进远运送道迟迎选遇 +45
  8. 8 艹
    58 characters
    苹茶菜药节花草蓝蕉艺苦获萄著 +44
  9. 9 纟
    56 characters
    红纸经绍给级练终结绩绿纪约细 +42
  10. 10 ⺼
    54 characters
    脑能育胖脚脸腿肚肥肤肯胳脏脱 +40
  11. 11 土
    tǔ soil, earth; items made of earth 50 characters
    在块坐场地坏城境圾坚址垃堵基 +36
  12. 12 日
    rì sun; day; daytime 48 characters
    时明是星昨日早晚晴旧易春景普 +34
  13. 13 忄
    47 characters
    忙快情慢懂怪怕惯忆怀怜性恼悔 +33
  14. 14 心
    xīn heart; mind; soul 46 characters
    怎想思息您意心必忘急总感愿志 +32
  15. 15 女
    nǚ woman, girl; female 43 characters
    女好妈她姐奶妹妻始姓如姨婚妇 +29
  16. 16 阝
    43 characters
    那院都阴阳阿附邻邮除队际降郊 +29
  17. 17 宀
    40 characters
    客家它完宜室宾安定实害容寄密 +26
  18. 18 钅
    37 characters
    钟钱铅错铁银锻针钢钥键镜钓铃 +23
  19. 19 贝
    bèi sea shell; money, currency 36 characters
    贵赛负败购货责费贺资赚赢贝财 +22
  20. 20 火
    huǒ fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage 33 characters
    火灯炼烧烦烤烟灰灾炒烂炮炭炸 +19
  21. 21 目
    mù eye; to look, to see; division, topic 32 characters
    看睡真眼着睛目直相省盾眉盼眠 +18
  22. 22 刂
    29 characters
    前别到刚刮刻刷划列则利判剧剩 +15
  23. 23 ⺮
    27 characters
    笔笑第等篮答简筷算箱笨符签管 +13
  24. 24 一
    yī one; a, an; alone 26 characters
    一七三上下不东丈两万且世业与 +12
  25. 25 禾
    24 characters
    租秋种秀科秒积程稍私称秘秩移 +10
  26. 26 石
    shí stone, rock, mineral 24 characters
    碗矿码研础破硕确石砍硬碍碰碎 +10
  27. 27 大
    dà big, great, vast, high, deep 23 characters
    大太天买夫头奇失奋奖夸奈类套 +9
  28. 28 广
    guǎng broad, vast, wide; building, house 23 characters
    店床平应康广序底度座庆库废府 +9
  29. 29 足
    zú foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough 23 characters
    足跑路跳踢跟距跃践踩蹲趴跌跪 +9
  30. 30 疒
    22 characters
    病疼瘦疗疯疲痒痛疙疤疫疾症痕 +8
  31. 31 巾
    jīn cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel 21 characters
    师希帮常市带帽巾帅币布帘席幅 +7
  32. 32 页
    yè page, sheet, leaf 21 characters
    题颜顾页顺预顶项顿领频颗颁颂 +7
  33. 33 车
    chē cart, vehicle; to move in a cart 19 characters
    车轻较辆转输军轮软辅辑轨轰斩 +5
  34. 34 山
    shān mountain, hill, peak 19 characters
    岁山屿岛岸岂岔岗岩岳峡峰峻峭 +5
  35. 35 犭
    19 characters
    狗猫猜狂犹独狡狮猪猴猾犯狈狠 +5
  36. 36 彳
    19 characters
    很往得律微彻彼征待德役径徊徒 +5
  37. 37 力
    lì strength, power; capability, influence 19 characters
    动助力办加努功励勇劝劣劲劳势 +5
  38. 38 饣
    17 characters
    饭馆饮饱饿饼饺饰馒饥饪饲饶蚀 +3
  39. 39 攵
    17 characters
    教放故数收改效敢散整政救敏敬 +3
  40. 40 尸
    shī body, corpse 17 characters
    层尽局展尺尾届屈屉屋属尸屁昼 +3
  41. 41 又
    yòu and, also, again, in addition 16 characters
    友又双发变叔难及反取受叉艰叙 +2
  42. 42 儿
    ér son, child 15 characters
    儿先元允光克免兄充兑兔兆党兜 +1
  43. 43 十
    shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect 15 characters
    十午千卖干半南博升华协卑丧卓 +1
  44. 44 冫
    15 characters
    习冷准冰决净况凉减冲冻凌凄凑 +1
  45. 45 雨
    yǔ rain 15 characters
    雨雪零需雷雾霉震雹霍霜霞霸露 +1
  46. 46 田
    tián field, farm, arable land; cultivated 15 characters
    男画界留申由甲略田畏畜畔畴番 +1
  47. 47 虫
    chóng insect, worm; mollusk 15 characters
    虽蛋虫虹蛇蜂蜜蝶蝴蚂蚁蛮蜡蠢 +1
  48. 48 米
    mǐ rice, millet, grain 14 characters
    米糕粗精糖粘粮糊糙糟粉粒粥粹
  49. 49 门
    mén gate, door, entrance, opening 14 characters
    门问间闻闹阅闪闭闯闲闷阂阐阔
  50. 50 厂
    chǎng cliff; factory, workshop; building 14 characters
    历厅厉压厌厕质厚原厨厂厘厢厦
  51. 51 王
    wáng king, ruler; royal; surname 13 characters
    现玩班球环理琴王玻珍璃珠琢
  52. 52 灬
    13 characters
    点热然照熊熟烈煮熬烹焦煎熏
  53. 53 马
    mǎ horse; surname 13 characters
    马骑骄验骗驾驶骤驰驳驱驻骚
  54. 54 酉
    13 characters
    酒酸醒配酱醋醉酌酗酝酬酷酿
  55. 55 人
    rén man, person; people 12 characters
    人今会从介以伞众令企余仓
  56. 56 丿
    12 characters
    么乐久乎之乓乒乘义乏乖乌
  57. 57 囗
    12 characters
    四回国因园图困围团固圆圈
  58. 58 穴
    xué cave, den, hole 12 characters
    穿空突究穷窗窄穴窃窍窜窝
  59. 59 子
    zi son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing 11 characters
    子字学孩季存孙孕孝孔孤
  60. 60 欠
    qiàn to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn 11 characters
    欢次歌款歉欠欧欣歇欲欺
  61. 61 衣
    yī cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat 11 characters
    衣表袋裁装裔裹衰衷裂裳
  62. 62 手
    shǒu hand 11 characters
    手拿拜承拳掌摩挚掰擎攀
  63. 63 耳
    ěr ear; to hear, to hear of; handle 11 characters
    耳聊聪职联聘聚耽耻耸聋
  64. 64 衤
    11 characters
    衬衫被裤裙袜补袍袖袱裕
  65. 65 皿
    11 characters
    盘盐盒盆益盖盈监盗盛盟
  66. 66 戈
    10 characters
    我成戏或戚戴戒战载截
  67. 67 走
    zǒu to walk, to run, to flee 10 characters
    起走超越趣赶趟趁趋赴
  68. 68 立
    lì to stand; to establish, to set up 10 characters
    站亲竞竟章童立竖端竭
  69. 69 八
    bā eight; all around, all sides 9 characters
    八六兴公共典其具兵
  70. 70 弓
    9 characters
    弟张引弹弯弱强弥弦
  71. 71 舟
    zhōu boat, ship 9 characters
    般船航舟舱舰舶艇艘
  72. 72 二
    èr two; twice 8 characters
    二五些于互云亏井
  73. 73 月
    yuè moon; month 8 characters
    月有服朋期望朗朝
  74. 74 寸
    cùn inch; small, tiny 8 characters
    对导封尊寿射寸寺
  75. 75 糸
    8 characters
    系累紧素索紫繁紊
  76. 76 亠
    8 characters
    京亮交产享亡亦亭
  77. 77 礻
    8 characters
    礼社祝福神祖祥祸
  78. 78 刀
    dāo knife; old coin; measure 7 characters
    分刀切初剪券劈
  79. 79 牛
    niú ox, cow, bull 7 characters
    牛物特牢牧牲牺
  80. 80 止
    zhǐ to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist 7 characters
    正步止此武歪歧
  81. 81 户
    hù door; family 7 characters
    房所居户扇扁屏
  82. 82 方
    fāng square, rectangle; side; region; flag 7 characters
    旅旁方族施旋旗
  83. 83 羽
    yǔ feather, plume; wings 7 characters
    羽翻翅翘翔翼耀
  84. 84 辛
    xīn bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem 7 characters
    辛辣辩辜辟辨辫
  85. 85 罒
    7 characters
    罚置罢啰署罩罪
  86. 86 隹
    7 characters
    集雄雀雇雅雌雕
  87. 87 丨
    6 characters
    个书中丰临串
  88. 88 见
    jiàn to see, to observe, to meet, to appear 6 characters
    见视觉观规览
  89. 89 曰
    6 characters
    电最更曾替曲
  90. 90 丷
    6 characters
    关单养兼兽兰
  91. 91 白
    bái white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright 6 characters
    的白百皂皇皆
  92. 92 勹
    6 characters
    包勺勿匀匆勾
  93. 93 舌
    shé tongue; bell clapper 6 characters
    舒舍敌辞舌舔
  94. 94 歹
    dǎi corpse; death; evil, depraved, wicked 6 characters
    死殊歹残殃殖
  95. 95 工
    gōng labor, work; laborer, worker 5 characters
    工左差巧巩
  96. 96 小
    xiǎo small, tiny, insignificant 5 characters
    小少尔尘尖
  97. 97 廾
    5 characters
    开弄弃异弊
  98. 98 凵
    5 characters
    出击凶凹凸
  99. 99 夕
    xī evening, night, dusk; slanted 5 characters
    多外够夕夜
  100. 100 彡
    5 characters
    影须彩形彰
  101. 101 丶
    5 characters
    为主丽举丸
  102. 102 羊
    yáng sheep, goat 5 characters
    羊美羞羡群
  103. 103 鸟
    niǎo bird 5 characters
    鸡鸟鸭鸦鸽
  104. 104 斤
    jīn a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd 5 characters
    新斤断斥斯
  105. 105 士
    shì scholar, gentleman; soldier 5 characters
    声士壶壮壳
  106. 106 殳
    5 characters
    段殴殿毁毅
  107. 107 言
    yán words, speech; to speak, to say 5 characters
    言警誉誓譬
  108. 108 鬼
    guǐ ghost; demon; sly, mischievous 5 characters
    鬼魅魂魄魔
  109. 109 亅
    4 characters
    了事争予
  110. 110 冖
    4 characters
    写农冠冤
  111. 111 里
    lǐ unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane 4 characters
    里重量野
  112. 112 夂
    4 characters
    务备处惫
  113. 113 身
    shēn body, torso; person; pregnancy 4 characters
    身躺躲躬
  114. 114 矢
    4 characters
    知短矮矩
  115. 115 尢
    4 characters
    就尤尬尴
  116. 116 ⺌
    4 characters
    当尝尚辉
  117. 117 行
    xíng to go, to walk, to move; professional 4 characters
    行街衡衍
  118. 118 斗
    dòu to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup 4 characters
    料斗斜斟
  119. 119 革
    gé leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove 4 characters
    鞋革鞭鞠
  120. 120 卩
    4 characters
    印即却卸
  121. 121 幺
    4 characters
    幽乡幻幼
  122. 122 彐
    4 characters
    归寻灵录
  123. 123 几
    jǐ small table; how many; a few, some 3 characters
    几凭凡
  124. 124 乙
    yǐ second; 2nd heavenly stem 3 characters
    九乙乞
  125. 125 气
    qì air, gas; steam, vapor; anger 3 characters
    气氛氧
  126. 126 水
    shuǐ water, liquid, lotion, juice 3 characters
    水永泉
  127. 127 匕
    3 characters
    北化匙
  128. 128 厶
    3 characters
    去参县
  129. 129 干
    gàn arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade 3 characters
    年并幸
  130. 130 冂
    3 characters
    再冒册
  131. 131 匸
    3 characters
    医区匹
  132. 132 父
    fù father, dad 3 characters
    爸爷父
  133. 133 乚
    3 characters
    也乱乳
  134. 134 母
    mǔ mother; female elders; female 3 characters
    每母毒
  135. 135 非
    fēi not, negative, non-; to oppose 3 characters
    非辈靠
  136. 136 鱼
    yú fish 3 characters
    鱼鲜鲁
  137. 137 示
    shì altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate 3 characters
    票示禁
  138. 138 片
    piàn slice, splinter; page, strip 3 characters
    片牌版
  139. 139 用
    yòng to use, to employ, to apply; use 3 characters
    用甩甭
  140. 140 而
    ér and, and then, and yet; but 3 characters
    而耐耍
  141. 141 角
    jiǎo angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped 3 characters
    角解触
  142. 142 瓦
    wǎ tile; pottery, earthenware 3 characters
    瓶瓦瓷
  143. 143 甘
    gān sweet, tasty; willing 3 characters
    甜甚甘
  144. 144 入
    rù to enter, to come in; to join 3 characters
    入内全
  145. 145 毛
    máo hair, fur, feathers; coarse 3 characters
    毛毫毯
  146. 146 豕
    3 characters
    象豪豫
  147. 147 龙
    lóng dragon; symbol of the emperor 3 characters
    龙垄袭
  148. 148 犬
    quǎn dog 3 characters
    状献犬
  149. 149 虍
    3 characters
    虚虏虐
  150. 150 爫
    2 characters
    爱觅
  151. 151 己
    jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem 2 characters
    已己
  152. 152 比
    bǐ to compare, liken; comparison; than 2 characters
    比毕
  153. 153 瓜
    guā melon, gourd, squash, cucumber 2 characters
    瓜瓣
  154. 154 耂
    2 characters
    考者
  155. 155 肉
    ròu meat; flesh 2 characters
    肉腐
  156. 156 色
    sè color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex 2 characters
    色艳
  157. 157 覀
    2 characters
    要覆
  158. 158 禸
    2 characters
    离禽
  159. 159 黑
    hēi black; dark; evil, sinister 2 characters
    黑默
  160. 160 风
    fēng wind; air; customs, manners; news 2 characters
    风飘
  161. 161 文
    wén culture, literature, writing 2 characters
    文斑
  162. 162 皮
    pí skin, hide, fur, feathers 2 characters
    皮皱
  163. 163 自
    zì self; private, personal; from 2 characters
    自臭
  164. 164 氺
    2 characters
    求泰
  165. 165 夊
    2 characters
    复夏
  166. 166 青
    qīng nature's color; blue, green, black; young 2 characters
    静青
  167. 167 民
    mín citizens, subjects; a nation's people 2 characters
    民氓
  168. 168 㔾
    2 characters
    危卷
  169. 169 至
    zhì reach, arrive; very, extremely 2 characters
    至致
  170. 170 廴
    2 characters
    建延
  171. 171 金
    jīn gold, metal; money 2 characters
    金鉴
  172. 172 缶
    2 characters
    缺罐
  173. 173 釆
    2 characters
    释采
  174. 174 齿
    chǐ teeth; gears, cogs; age 2 characters
    龄齿
  175. 175 ⺗
    2 characters
    慕恭
  176. 176 疋
    2 characters
    疑疏
  177. 177 食
    shí food; to eat 2 characters
    餐食
  178. 178 巳
    2 characters
    巴巷
  179. 179 血
    xuè blood 2 characters
    血衅
  180. 180 臣
    chén minister, statesman, official, vassal 2 characters
    卧臣
  181. 181 川
    chuān stream, river 2 characters
    川州
  182. 182 巛
    2 characters
    巡巢
  183. 183 辰
    chén early morning; fortune, good luck; 5th terrestrial branch 2 characters
    辰辱
  184. 184 耒
    2 characters
    耕耗
  185. 185 飞
    fēi to fly, to dart; high 1 characters
    飞
  186. 186 生
    shēng life, lifetime; birth; growth 1 characters
    生
  187. 187 老
    lǎo old, aged; experienced 1 characters
    老
  188. 188 西
    xī west, western, westward 1 characters
    西
  189. 189 面
    miàn face; surface, side; plane, dimension 1 characters
    面
  190. 190 高
    gāo tall, lofty; high, elevated 1 characters
    高
  191. 191 长
    zhǎng long, lasting; to excel in 1 characters
    长
  192. 192 舛
    1 characters
    舞
  193. 193 牙
    yá tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated 1 characters
    牙
  194. 194 ⺀
    1 characters
    冬
  195. 195 卜
    1 characters
    卡
  196. 196 网
    wǎng net; network 1 characters
    网
  197. 197 爪
    1 characters
    爬
  198. 198 香
    xiāng incense; fragrant, aromatic 1 characters
    香
  199. 199 音
    yīn sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation 1 characters
    音
  200. 200 黄
    huáng yellow; surname 1 characters
    黄
  201. 201 鼻
    bí nose; first 1 characters
    鼻
  202. 202 乛
    1 characters
    卫
  203. 203 无
    wú no, not; lacking, -less 1 characters
    无
  204. 204 支
    zhī to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank) 1 characters
    支
  205. 205 ⺊
    1 characters
    占
  206. 206 弋
    1 characters
    式
  207. 207 虎
    hǔ tiger; brave, fierce; surname 1 characters
    虎
  208. 208 旡
    1 characters
    既
  209. 209 丬
    1 characters
    将
  210. 210 首
    shǒu chief, head, leader 1 characters
    首
  211. 211 麻
    má hemp, flax, sesame; numb 1 characters
    麻
  212. 212 癶
    1 characters
    登
  213. 213 鼓
    gǔ drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse 1 characters
    鼓
  214. 214 豸
    1 characters
    貌
  215. 215 攴
    1 characters
    敲
  216. 216 匚
    1 characters
    巨
  217. 217 矛
    máo spear, lance 1 characters
    矛
  218. 218 玉
    yù jade, gem, precious stone 1 characters
    玉
  219. 219 齐
    qí even, uniform, of equal length 1 characters
    齐
  220. 220 竹
    zhú bamboo; flute 1 characters
    竹
  221. 221 豆
    dòu beans, peas; bean-shaped 1 characters
    豆
  222. 222 艮
    1 characters
    良
  223. 223 麦
    mài wheat, barley, oats 1 characters
    麦
  224. 224 肀
    1 characters
    肃
  225. 225 骨
    gǔ bone; skeleton; frame, framework 1 characters
    骨
  226. 226 玄
    1 characters
    率
  227. 227 臼
    1 characters
    舅
  228. 228 鼠
    shǔ rat, mouse 1 characters
    鼠
  229. 229 髟
    1 characters
    髦
  230. 230 氏
    shì clan, family; maiden name 1 characters
    氏
  231. 231 赤
    chì red, scarlet; blushing; bare, naked 1 characters
    赤
  232. 232 谷
    gǔ valley, gorge, ravine 1 characters
    谷
  233. 233 ⺳
    1 characters
    罕
  234. 234 韦
    1 characters
    韧
  235. 235 隶
    lì subservient; servant 1 characters
    隶
  236. 236 爻
    1 characters
    爽
  237. 237 聿
    1 characters
    肆
  238. 238 黍
    1 characters
    黎
  239. 239 鬲
    1 characters
    融