nose

Origin & mnemonic

The nose radical originates from a pictograph of the human nose in oracle-bone script, later stylized through seal script. The form reflects the structure of the nasal passages and characteristic contours.

Mnemonic: Picture the doubled form of this radical as two nostrils sitting below two eyes.

• 鼻bí🔊

  nose

  14 strokes

• 鼽qiú🔊

  congested nose

  16 strokes

• 鼾hān🔊

  snore

  17 strokes

• 齁hōu🔊

  to snore

  19 strokes

• 齆wèng🔊

  stuffy (nose)

  24 strokes

• 齇zhā🔊

  rosacea

  25 strokes

• 䶑tì🔊

  variant of 嚏[ti4]

  30 strokes

• 齉nàng🔊

  stuffy (nose)

  36 strokes