deer
lù (lu4)
Radical no. 198 · 11 strokes (第 198 部首 · 11 画 dì 198 bùshǒu · 11 huà)
Radical ⿅ (lù) — meaning: deer, 11 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone and seal script, depicting the distinctive shape of a deer with its antlers, four legs, and characteristic body. It represents one of the animals that humans have hunted and utilized since ancient times.
Mnemonic: Remember the deer radical by picturing a standing deer with prominent antlers on its head.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
24 characters- 鹿lù
deer
HSK 711 strokes
- 廌zhì
unicorn
13 strokes
- 麀yōu
female deer
13 strokes
- 麁cū
variant of 麤|粗[cu1]
13 strokes
- 麂jǐ
muntjac
13 strokes
- 麃páo
(archaic) a type of deer
15 strokes
- 麄cū
variant of 粗[cu1]
15 strokes
- 麅páo
variant of 狍[pao2]
16 strokes
- 麇jūn
hornless deer
16 strokes
- 麈zhǔ
leader of herd
16 strokes
- 麋mí
moose
17 strokes
- 麌wú
stag
18 strokes
- 丽lì
beautiful
19 strokes
- 麑ní
fawn
19 strokes
- 麒qí
used in 麒麟[qi2 lin2]
19 strokes
- 麓lù
foot of a hill
19 strokes
- 麕jūn
variant of 麇[jun1]
19 strokes
- 麖jīng
red deer
19 strokes
- 麚jiā
buck
20 strokes
- 麛mí
fawn
20 strokes
- 麝shè
musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
21 strokes
- 麟lín
see 麒麟[qi2 lin2]
23 strokes
- 麠jīng
red deer
24 strokes
- 麣yán
goat (archaic)
30 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
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Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.