⾖
bean
dòu (dou4)
Radical no. 151 · 7 strokes (第 151 部首 · 7 画 dì 151 bùshǒu · 7 huà)
Radical ⾖ (dòu) — meaning: bean, 7 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
A pictograph depicting a bean or a ritualistic bean-shaped vessel with legs used in ancient China. In oracle-bone script and seal script, the character represents either the vessel itself or the sprouting bean.
Mnemonic: Remember the bean radical by picturing an ancient tripod vessel for beans or a sprouting bean seed.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
3 charactersQuick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 3
Which radical is the main radical of 豆?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.