Characters & Radicals

Question 1

丿

Answer 1

PIT

LEFT rad
left-falling stroke

Question 2

人

Answer 2

YÀHN

MAN rad.
Means “man” or “person”
Occurs as an independent character

Question 3

l

Answer 3

YĀT

DOWN rad.
Downstroke

Question 4

亻

Answer 4

YÀHN

MAN rad.
Only occurs in combination with other radicals and sound-components as a part of characters.

Question 5

乙

Answer 5

YUL

TWIST rad.
The second “heavenly stem”

Question 6

也

Answer 6

YÁH

ALSO
has “down” and “twist” rads.

Question 7

他

Answer 7

TĀ

HE, HIM
亻”man” rad suggests the meaning. 也 (yáh) suggests the sound

Question 8

一

Answer 8

YĀT

ONE rad.

Question 9

二

Answer 9

YIH

TWO rad.

Question 10

三

Answer 10

SĀAM

THREE

Question 11

女

Answer 11

NÉUIH

WOMAN rad.
Occurs independently as a character

Question 12

她

Answer 12

TĀ

SHE, HER
女 “woman” rad suggests the meaning. 也 (yáh) suggests the sound.

Question 13

亅

Answer 13

KYUT

HOOK rad.
Hook

Question 14

扌

Answer 14

SÁU

HAND rad.
Only occurs as part of characters.

Question 15

牜

Answer 15

NGÀUH

COW rad.

Question 16

牠

Answer 16

TĀ

IT

Question 17

了

Answer 17

LÍUH

“Changed status” or “completed action”

Question 18

子

Answer 18

JÍ

CHILD rad.

Question 19

好

Answer 19

HÓU

GOOD, WELL, FINE

meaning-meaning compound.
女（woman) beside 子(child) suggests “goodness and well-being, something desirable”

Question 20

冂

Answer 20

Gwīng

Borders rad.

Question 21

口

Answer 21

Wàih

Surround rad.

Question 22

十

Answer 22

Sahp

Ten rad.

Question 23

田

Answer 23

Tìhn

Field rad.

Question 24

厶

Answer 24

Sī

Cocoon rad.
Be selfish, be private.

Question 25

幺

Answer 25

Yīu or yāo Coil rad. “Immature, tender, little”

Question 26

八

Answer 26

Baat Eight rad.

Question 27

小

Answer 27

Síu Small rad. “Be small, be little”

Question 28

糸

Answer 28

Mihk Silk rad.

Question 29

累

Answer 29

Leuih “Be tired; pile up; be repeated”

Question 30

彳

Answer 30

CHĪK STEP rad.

Question 31

艮

Answer 31

GAN STUBBORN rad. “Be stubborn; be blunt; be tough, leathery”

Question 32

很

Answer 32

HÁN “Very”

Question 33

口

Answer 33

HÁU MOUTH rad.

Question 34

灬

Answer 34

FÓ FIRE rad.