shelter

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from the pictographic depiction of a roof or shelter extending overhead, shown as a sweeping curved line. In ancient pictographs, it represents the concept of coverage, protection, or a sheltered space.

Mnemonic: Remember that the broad curved stroke resembles a wide roof sheltering the space below.

• 平píng🔊

  flat

  HSK 2

  5 strokes

• 庀pǐ🔊

  to prepare

  5 strokes

• 庄zhuāng🔊

  variant of 莊|庄[zhuang1]

  6 strokes

• 庆qìng🔊

  to celebrate

  6 strokes

• 庅mó🔊

  variant of 麼|麽[mo2]

  6 strokes