⼳
short thread
yāo (yao1)
Radical no. 52 · 3 strokes (第 52 部首 · 3 画 dì 52 bùshǒu · 3 huà)
Radical ⼳ (yāo) — meaning: short thread, 3 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originated from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting a fine thread or twisted strand. Its three strokes represent the slender, twisted structure of silk or thread.
Mnemonic: Three strokes twisted together like a fine thread being wound up.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
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Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 几?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.