child
zǐ (zi3)
Radical no. 39 · 3 strokes (第 39 部首 · 3 画 dì 39 bùshǒu · 3 huà)
Radical ⼦ (zǐ) — meaning: child, 3 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script, depicting the shape of a baby or small child with a large head and slender body.
Mnemonic: The shape ⼦ resembles a tiny child with a round head larger than its thin body.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
12 characters- 孰shú
who
11 strokes
- 㝄chún
old variant of 純|纯[chun2]
12 strokes
- 孱chán
(bound form) weak; feeble
12 strokes
- 孳zī
industrious
12 strokes
- 孶zī
old variant of 孳[zi1]
13 strokes
- 孵fū
breeding
14 strokes
- 学xué
to learn
HSK 116 strokes
- 㝇chún
old variant of 鶉|鹑[chun2]
16 strokes
- 孺rú
child
17 strokes
- 𡥧lái
last
17 strokes
- 孽niè
variant of 孽[nie4]
19 strokes
- 孪luán
twins
22 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 孳?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.