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⼡

go

zhǐ (zhi3)

Radical no. 34 · 3 strokes (第 34 部首 · 3 画 dì 34 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼡ (zhǐ) — meaning: go, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting a person walking or standing still, with two legs shown as two vertical strokes. In seal script and oracle-bone script, this form evolved into the modern character.

Mnemonic: Remember two legs standing or stepping in the three strokes of the "go" radical.

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

1 characters
  • 夂zhǐ

    "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters

    3 strokes

Quick check

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

Question 1 of 1

Which radical is the main radical of 夂?

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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

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