second

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from oracle-bone script, originally depicting a curled leaf or twisted object. It represents the concept of "second" or "something bent."

Mnemonic: The curved stroke resembles a rolled-up leaf, helping you remember "second" or "bent."

• 乱luàn🔊

  in confusion or disorder

  HSK 3

  7 strokes

• 㐖xié🔊

  used in 㐖毒[Xie2 du2]

  7 strokes

• 乳rǔ🔊

  (bound form) breast

  8 strokes

• 乴xué🔊

  to grasp

  8 strokes

• 乶fǔ🔊

  (phonetic "pol", used in Korean place names)

  8 strokes

• 乸nǎ🔊

  feminine suffix (Cantonese)

  8 strokes

• 㐜chóu🔊

  variant of 仇[chou2]

  9 strokes