spirit
shì (shi4)
Radical no. 113 · 5 strokes (第 113 部首 · 5 画 dì 113 bùshǒu · 5 huà)
Radical ⽰ (shì) — meaning: spirit, 5 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originates from the image of an altar or shrine in seal script and oracle-bone script. It represents a table or platform used for offerings to spirits, giving it the meaning of "spirit" or "divine."
Mnemonic: An altar table with vertical strokes at the top—where we show reverence to the divine.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
71 characters- 禅chán
dhyana (Sanskrit)
12 strokes
- 禇chǔ
erroneous form of 褚
12 strokes
- 福fú
good fortune
HSK 313 strokes
- 禁jìn
to prohibit
13 strokes
- 禔tí
well-being
13 strokes
- 禀bǐng
to make a report (to a superior)
13 strokes
- 禊xì
semiannual ceremony of purification
13 strokes
- 禋yīn
sacrifice
13 strokes
- 禖méi
heir-requesting sacrifice
13 strokes
- 禘dì
imperial ancestral sacrifice
13 strokes
- 禚zhuó
place name
14 strokes
- 禛zhēn
to receive blessings in a sincere spirit
14 strokes
- 禝jì
old variant of 稷[ji4]
14 strokes
- 禠sī
felicity
14 strokes
- 禢Tà
surname Ta
14 strokes
- 禥qí
old variant of 祺[qi2]
15 strokes
- 禤Xuān
surname Xuan
15 strokes
- 禫tǎn
sacrifice at the end of mourning
16 strokes
- 禧xǐ
joy
16 strokes
- 禨jī
omen
16 strokes
- 御yù
(bound form) imperial; royal
17 strokes
- 禳ráng
sacrifice for avoiding calamity
21 strokes
- 禴yuè
spring imperial ancestral sacrifice
21 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 祃?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.