⾺
horse
mǎ (ma3)
Radical no. 187 · 10 strokes (第 187 部首 · 10 画 dì 187 bùshǒu · 10 huà)
Radical ⾺ (mǎ) — meaning: horse, 10 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
A pictograph of a horse, showing the head at the top, mane along the back, and four legs below. In oracle-bone script, the glyph clearly depicts the ears, face, and four legs of a horse.
Mnemonic: The horse radical looks like a sturdy horse standing on four legs with a flowing mane across the top.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
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A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 驮?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.