again

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of a hand with fingers extended, found in oracle-bone script. It represents repetition or continuation, as a hand performs an action again and again.

Mnemonic: Two strokes jutting upward resemble fingers of an extended hand, evoking the idea of doing something again or continuing.

• 反fǎn🔊

  contrary

  HSK 4

  4 strokes

• 双shuāng🔊

  two

  HSK 3

  4 strokes

• 友yǒu🔊

  friend

  4 strokes

• 収shōu🔊

  variant of 收[shou1]

  4 strokes

• 发fā🔊

  to send out

  HSK 2

  5 strokes

• 叒ruò🔊

  old variant of 若[ruo4]

  6 strokes