214 RADICALS IN MANDARIN Flashcards
214 RADICALS IN MANDARIN (214 cards)
1
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一
A
one yī 1 1
2
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丨
A
line shù 1 2
3
Q
丶
A
dot diǎn 1 3
4
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丿
A
slash piě 1 乀 乁 4
5
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乙
A
second yǐ 1 乚 乛 5
6
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亅
A
hook gōu 1 6
7
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二
A
two èr 2 7
8
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亠
A
lid tóu 2 8 //
“lid” radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
9
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人
A
person rén 2 亻 9
10
Q
儿
A
legs ér 2 10
11
Q
入
A
enter rù 2
12
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八
A
eight bā 2
13
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冂 …
A
down box ( jiǒng ) 2 // radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用, 同, 网 etc / see also 同字框
14
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冖
A
cover mì 2
15
Q
冫
A
ice bīng 2
16
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几
A
table; several jī, jǐ 2
17
Q
凵
A
open box qǔ 2
18
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刀
A
knife dāo 2 刂
19
Q
力
A
power lì 2
20
Q
勹
A
wrap bāo 2
21
Q
匕
A
ladle bǐ 2
22
Q
匚
A
right open box fāng 2
23
Q
匸
A
hiding enclosure xǐ 2 // HIDING in the WEST is better than in Russia, on the map it means running from the left to the enclosure on the right.
24
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十
A
ten shí 2
25
卜
divination bǔ 2
26
卩
seal jié 2
27
厂
cliff hàn 2
28
厶
private sī 2
29
又
yòu again // right hand 2
30
口
mouth kǒu 3
31
囗
enclosure wéi 3
32
土
earth tǔ 3
33
士
scholar shì 3
34
夂 = 夊
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// zhī go 3
// 夂 zhǐ "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters / see also 冬字頭|冬字头[dong1 zi4 tou2]
// 夊 suī see 夂[zhi3] // 夂 pursue
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(( =I= ( 攵 = 攴 pū ) to tap, rap, to knock lightly ))
(Usually “pursue” tends to be on the top (as in Character 507) or on the bottom. Compare this with “to tap” (190a), which always appears as the right-hand side of characters. Notice also that “pursue” has 3 strokes while “to tap” has 4.)
35
夊
go slowly suī 3
36
夕
night xī 3
37
大
big dà 3
38
女
woman nǚ 3
39
子
child zǐ 3
40
宀
mián "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc / see also 寶蓋｜宝盖
roof gài 3
41
寸
inch cùn 3
42
小
small xiǎo 3
43
尢
lame yóu 3 尣 // =I= 尤 yóu especially
Trump is dragging Bart home by the ear, cause Marge's "special boy" put a tack with its pointed end up on the sidewalk and rubbed it with a drop of chilli sauce. / The Fairy found the sauce useful, ESPECIALLY after her yoga class.
/ / / / / / / /
尤其 (235) yóu qí especially
44
尸
corpse shī 3
45
屮
sprout chè 3
46
山
mountain shān 3
47
川
river chuān 3 巛 巜
// ORBAN is chanting his CHANTs praying for the TWO giants TO COME and stop the RIVER from flooding his people's land.
48
工
work gōng 3
49
己
oneself jǐ 3
50
巾
towel jīn 3
51
干
dry gān 3
52
幺
thread yāo 3
53
广
shelter guǎng 3
54
廴
stride yǐn 3
55
廾
hands joined gǒng 3 Pavel NEDVED cups his hands together preparing to hit the GONG
56
弋
```
shoot with a bow yì 3
/// =I= 戈 spear gē 4 Chief GESTAPO uses a BOW so he takes a spear to catch mice in the cellar
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57
弓
bow gōng 3 The Giant is BOWing and striking his huge gong when he sees two protruding boobs, before he even sees the lady.
58
彐
snout jì 3 Jim Carry puts a snout on to mock his Dwarf optician that shows him an inverted "E"
59
彡
hair shān 3 CHANtal Poulin brags to the GIANT about her HAIR.
60
彳
step chì 3 The DWARF steps forward and starts CHIRPING at MTV awards
61
心
heart xīn 4 忄
62
戈
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spear gē 4 Chief GESTAPO uses a BOW so he takes a spear to catch mice in the cellar
// 戈 =I= 弋 shoot with a bow yì 3
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63
户
door hù 4
64
手
hand shǒu 4 扌
65
支
branch zhī 4
66
攴
rap, to knock lightly pū 4 攵 // to tap
The topiarist was dreaming of trimming clouds with his shears (creating wonderful shapes) - until he felt a TAP on his shoulder (waking him up as his lunch break was over). /
67
文
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 wén 4
68
斗
dipper dǒu 4
69
斤
axe jīn 4
70
方
fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter 4
71
无
not wú 4
72
日
sun rì 4
73
曰
yuē to say, to speak 4
74
月
moon yuè 4
75
木
tree mù 4
76
欠
qiàn 4 deficient / to owe / to lack / yawn
77
止
stop zhǐ 4
78
歹
death dǎi 4
79
殳
shū bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段, 毅, 殺 etc 4 // (An attempt at a world record) The challenger Donald Duck shakes hands with several of the dignitaries who wish him luck, and then sees how many garden gnomes he can knock over with a single STRIKE with his long pole. / He hits one of the gnomes in the shoe and the Giant applaudes.
80
母
mother mǔ 4 毋
81
比
compare bǐ 4
82
毛
fur máo 4
// wool
/ The Fairy spins wool on her spinning wheel, to make a pulllover for her pet mouse.
/ / / / / / / / /
羊毛 (111) yáng máo wool
毛衣 (437) máo yī (woollen) sweater
// =I= 手 shǒu hand
83
氏
clan shì 4 // shì surname
(( =I= 民 mín the people))
A vise on a pile of earth in the yard still holds the family SURNAME. The Dwarf tosses everything in the shithole, naturally.
84
气
steam qì 4
85
水
water shuǐ 4 氵
86
火
fire huǒ 4 灬
87
爪
claw zhǎo 4 爫
88
父
father fù 4
89
爻
lines on a trigram yáo 4 //
| the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦, e.g. ☶
90
爿
qiáng half of a tree trunk 4 FREDDY M. is sitting on a half-stump and EMMA W. is putting TRIANGLE over his head
91
片
slice piàn 4
92
牙
tooth yá 4
93
牛
cow niú 4 牜
94
犭
dog quǎn 3 犬
95
玄
profound xuán 5
96
玉
jade yù 5 王
97
瓜
melon guā 5
98
瓦
wǎ; wà tile
Teddy and Dwarf stole a TILE from the roof of the White house in Washington so they both got a warrant out. The Unicorn is after them equipped with a sharp hook, a round hook and a drop of poison. 5
99
甘
sweet gān 5
100
生
life shēng 5
101
用
use yòng 5
102
田
field tián 5
103
疋
pǐ, pī, shū, yǎ
roll, bolt of cloth; foot
ngaa5, pat1, so1
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/// shū foot
/// pǐ cloth 5
/// bolt of cloth
/// yǎ elegant; upright
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The stall-holder Kalca whips off his CAP when he realizes that it’s the princess who has STOPped at his stall - and he quickly produces his finest bolt of cloth for her inspection. /
104
疒
ill bìng 5
105
癶
foot steps bō 5
106
白
white bái 5
107
皮
skin pí 5 =I= 支 branch
108
皿
dish mǐn 5
109
目
eye mù 5
110
矛
spear máo 5 /// Chieftain Mao's playing on the children’s slide - whee! He decides to bestow (予 yǔ ) the state warrant on the slide by scratching his initials on it with his bodyguard’s SPEAR. / The Fairy is shushing the kids so they show respect for the man.
111
矢
arrow shǐ 5 // The TV weatherman Brick was given new symbols for clouds, but they were so BIG that he hardly had any space left on the map to put the wind ARROW s. / Teddy threw shallots at him for being an incompetent weatherman and dipped the arrow in shit, sure enough.
112
石
stone shí 5
113
示
spirit shì 5 礻 // shì sign
A small (remote-control model) biplane is flying around, doing SIGN writing in the sky. / The Dwarf smokes his cheroot (and sulks now that nobody’s interested in his smoke rings any more).
/ / / / / / / /
示意 (258) shì yì to signal, hint
114
禸
track róu 4
115
禾
grain hé 5
116
穴
xué hole
The house where the octopus lives is so small that he had to make holes in the walls for his tentacles to poke through. / Profesor Xavier and Twin Fairies make a shed for him too and Victor Orban takes charge of the construction site. // cave xuè 5
117
立
stand lì 5
118
竹
bamboo zhú 6
119
米
rice mǐ 6
120
纟
silk sī 3 (糸)
121
缶
```
jar fǒu 6 //
/// =I= 击 jī hit / strike / break / Taiwan pr. [ji2]
At noon the two foes, Clint Eastwood and the Ugly, throw jars into the container to annunce their duel is starting.
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122
网
net wǎng 6 罒
123
羊
sheep yáng 6
124
羽
yǔ feather
Teddy had to practice and practice before he could balance a feather on your nose (without sneezing!), like Yugoslavian Teddy bear Brundo. 6
125
老
old lǎo 6
126
而
and ér 6
127
耒
plow lěi 6 // The UNICORN is NOT YET finished PLOWing cause he's LAIZY.
128
耳
ear ěr 6
129
聿
brush yù 6 // “write with brush”
| TITO is sitting at his desk and signing a contract with a BRUSH that the DWARF bought to him.
130
肉
meat ròu 6
131
臣
minister chén 6 // 臣 chén state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
// Balas-CENEJAC is a minister and is opening a new WALL and EMMA is cuddling up to him.
132
自
oneself zì 6
133
至
zhì until
The birds Jose and Manuel (following the Dwarf farmer sowing his seeds, who fell asleep) swoop down to the earth one after another UNTIL there are no seeds left, singing Metallica's "UNTIL it sleeps.". / Jose says: "The Dwarf, who's supposed to protect his field, is such a jerk!", and they giggle maliciously. // arrive zhì 6
134
臼
mortar jiù 6 // The DWARF drinks JUICE to refresh himself while mixing NINE batches of mortar MORTAR, cause Louis XVI broke his arm and can't help.
135
舌
tongue shé 6
136
舛
chuǎn opposing
The evening’s debate surpassed everyone’s expectations: the highlight was the speech given by the OPPOSING party’s leader Newt Gingrich. Seeing they're lazy like bears, "My purpose here is to keep chewing your asses." // contrary chuǎn 6
137
舟
boat zhōu 6 // //// 般 bān a sort
At the launching ceremony the Bankers strike the boat with a bottle, but what SORT of bottle depends on what sort of boat it is. / The Giant strikes up the band as the boat is launched and he starts playing his banjo..
138
艮
gěn stubborn (blunt / tough / chewy)
Trump suffered a serious case of sunstroke and was so lost in space that he shook hands vertically. He STUBBORNly refused to acknowledge the real orientation of the ground. He won't listen until I point my gun at him, says Teddy. // mountain gèn 6
139
色
color sè 6
140
艹
grass cǎo 3
141
虍
tiger hǔ 6 // Behind the SEVEN seas and seven mountains there lived a FORTUNE TELLER and he kept a TIGER under the SHED.
142
虫
insect chóng 6
143
血
blood xuě 6
144
行
walk xíng 6
145
衣
clothes yī 6 衤
146
西
west xī 6 覀
147
见
see jiàn 4 (見)
148
角
jiǎo 7 // angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL: 個｜个 // 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale
149
讠
speech yán 2 (言) // "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁
150
谷
valley gǔ 7 // The octopus climbs on top of his tent, but even here the water comes up to his mouth. It had been a silly idea to pitch his tent in the VALLEY. (It’s a strange octopus who doesn’t like water!) / Teddy brings him a gummy goose to play with in the water.
151
豆
bean dòu 7
152
豕
pig shǐ 7
153
豸
zhì badger 7 // A PIG with a square-shaped HEAD is led by the DWARF with a badger which JERKS off.
154
贝
shell bèi 4 (貝)
155
赤
red chì 7
156
走
walk zǒu 7
157
足
foot zú 7
158
身
body shēn 7
159
车
cart chē 4 (車)
160
辛
bitter xīn 7
161
辰
morning chén 7
162
辶
walk chuò 3
163
邑
city yì 7 阝 // Jane Eyre's sunglasses drop below her mouth when she sees a city for the first time
164
酉
wine yǒu 7
165
釆
distinguish biàn 7 // 辨 biàn to distinguish / to recognize // "claw marks”
(( =/= 采 cǎi; cài pick ))
(( =I= 禾 hé grain ))
(( =I= 来 lái to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next ))
The paleontologist Ransdorf fills his beret with rice and pours it into the fossilized claw marks to measure their volume - each claw mark takes up a whole beret-full of rice. (So it must have been quite a dinosaur!) /
166
里
village lǐ 7
167
钅
metal jīn 5 金
168
长
long cháng 4 (長)
169
门
gate mén 3 (門)
170
阜 阝
mound fù 8 // It's full, it's abundant.
171
隶
lì subordinate (( =I= 录 lù to record ))
In Guantanamo, getting useful information from the terrorists submerged in water calls for dexterity, but it’s tedious work so it’s a job that is always given to the SUBORDINATEs. / So the Dwarf general makes a long LIST of all his subordinates. 8
172
隹
zhuī pigeon
Harry talks to his lord who's standing balancing on a lid, trying not to scare off the PIGEON on his hand. / The Twin Giants and Ronaldo, wearing Jewish yarmulkas, are standing ready behind him in case they have to catch him. 8
173
雨
rain yǔ 8
174
青
blue qīng 8
175
非
wrong fēi 8
176
面
face miàn 9
177
革
leather gé 9 // gé leather
Unicorn opens his mouth screaming and lifts a bar over his head. "Get out of here, you're disqualified." says the Fairy. "You're not human, and second thing, you're lifting LEATHER, not steel."
178
韦 ( 韋 )
soft leather wěi 4 (韋) // wéi leather
The criminal knocks the judge's seal over, steals his LEATHER jacket, ties it around his waist and takes the Fairy by the hand and they elope.
179
韭
leek jiǔ 9 // NEDVED is putting LEEK into his JUICE .
180
音
sound yīn 9 // yīn sound
“If you stand this in the sun for a while it will make a deep, resonant SOUND. / But the Giant won’t like it because it upsets his yin!”
/ / / / / / /
语音 (68) yǔ yīn pronunciation
口音 (5) kǒu yīn accent
181
页
page yè 6 (頁) // yè page
Bart tried to use a thumb tack to pin the sea shell to the PAGE of his marine biology textbook. / The Dwarf (teacher) said, “I told you yesterday that wouldn’t work, you lummox!” and yanked it violently out of his hands.
182
风 (風)
fēng wind
Several pairs of shears have been stuck in the ground to start making a WIND break. / The Giant brings some fungus to fill in the gaps between them.
/ / / / / / / /
风力 (14) fēng lì wind power, wind force 4
183
飞 ( 飛 )
fly fēi 4 (飛)
184
饣 ( 食 )
eat shí 3 飠 食
185
首
head shǒu 9
186
香
fragrant xiāng 9
187
马 ( 馬 )
horse mǎ 3 (馬)
188
骨
bone gǔ 9 Bulldog, holding a BONE in is mouth, is yowling at the MOON, which he sees through a small window which takes up 1/4th of the doghouse wall, while the GOOSE is pecking him in the head cause he woke her up and warmonger TEDDY sent her to attack him.
189
高
high gāo 10
190
髟
long hair biāo 10 // GIANT found a CACOON in his HAIR while COMBing. It's a good SIGN=BIAO
191
鬥
fight dòu 10
192
鬯
sacrificial wine chàng 10
193
鬲
cauldron lì 10
194
鬼
ghost guǐ 9
195
鱼
fish yú 8 (魚)
196
鸟
bird niǎo 5 (鳥)
197
卤
salty lǔ 7
198
鹿
deer lù 11
199
麦 (麥)
wheat mài 7
200
麻
hemp má 11
201
黄
yellow huáng 11
202
黍
millet shǔ 12
203
黑
black hēi 12
204
黹
embroidery zhǐ 12
205
黾
frog mǐn 8 (黽)
206
鼎
tripod dǐng 12
207
鼓
drum gǔ 13
208
鼠
rat shǔ 13
209
鼻
nose bí 14
210
齐
even qí 6 (齊)
Freddy M. is chirping to his gay lover, while Emma is frowning full of jealousy. Bart is watching thinking EVEN this is a cultural experience.
211
齿
tooth chǐ 8 (齒)
212
龙
dragon lóng 5 (龍)
213
龟
turtle guī 7 (龜) // Chased by the GIANT. GWEN Stefani is riding a huge TURTLE, her KNEES naked, when it suddenly steps on an ELECTRIC wire.
214
龠
flute yuè 17
