⿉

millet

shǔ (shu3)

Radical no. 202 · 12 strokes (第 202 部首 · 12 画 dì 202 bùshǒu · 12 huà)

Radical ⿉ (shǔ) — meaning: millet, 12 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The millet radical (⿉) is a pictograph depicting the millet plant, drawn with strokes representing the stem and drooping grain heads. It evolved from oracle-bone pictographs and developed through seal script.

Mnemonic: The shape ⿉ resembles a mature millet plant with heavy grain heads naturally bending downward.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

4 characters

Stroke count

All strokes 1-3 strokes 4-6 strokes 7-10 strokes 11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)Frequency HSK level Random

黍shǔ
broomcorn millet
12 strokes
黎lí
(literary) black
15 strokes
黏nián
sticky; glutinous
HSK 7
17 strokes
黐chī
birdlime
22 strokes

Quick check

A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.

Question 1 of 4

Which radical is the main radical of 黐?

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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