seal

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from a pictograph of a seal or tally stick (a bamboo tube carved with marks for verification). In oracle-bone and seal script, it appears as a rectangular frame with an internal diagonal stroke, representing carving or notching on bamboo.

Mnemonic: A rectangular frame with a diagonal stroke through it resembles a carved bamboo tally used as a seal or verification token.

• 卩jié🔊

  "seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)

  2 strokes

• 卫wèi🔊

  to guard

  3 strokes

• 㔾jié🔊

  "seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)

  3 strokes

• 卪jié🔊

  old variant of 節|节[jie2]

  3 strokes