Kangxi Radicals
Chinese characters can be decomposed into components called radicals or 部首 bu4shou3 (section header). The most commonly accepted table of radicals for traditional Chinese characters consists of 214 entries. These 214 radicals were popularized back in the reign of Qing emperor Kangxi, who commissioned what is now known as the Kangxi Zidian 康熙字典, a character Chinese dictionary listing over 47,000 entries (the standard during the 18th and 19th centuries).
Tables with fewer or greater number of radicals have been devised for simplified characters. Being able to recognize the common radicals helps in the learning and recognition of new characters (and most of all, the meaning of the word). Some, but not all radical, are complete characters in their own right. Some radicals have more than one form. Finally, simplified characters have resulted in additional variants. The stroke count refer to the main form of the radical only.
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穴 xué
noun | radical 116
: cave; den; lair; cavity
: hole
: acupuncture point
Kun Reading
穴 | あな ana
noun | noun suffix
: hole
: deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
: vacancy; opening
: flaw
: profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others
: upset victory (with a large payoff)
: (Slang) pit (of a theater)
: (Archaism) hiding place
: (Archaism) underbelly (of society, etc.)
穴あけ | あなあけ anaake
noun | noun prefix
: drilling
穴あけ | あなぐら anagura
noun
: cellar; cave; hole in the ground
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穴 | けつ ketsu
noun
: (Colloquialism) ass; arse; buttocks
: (Colloquialism) rear; end
: acupuncture point
石 shí
noun | radical 112
: stone; rock
: stone inscription
: one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音 (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)
石 dàn
: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; ten pecks
: one hundred liters
Kun Reading
石 | いし ishi
noun
: stone
: gem; jewel
On Reading
石 | こく koku
: measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.)
: measure of a Japanese-style boat’s loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
せき seki
比 bǐ
radical 81 | verb | preposition
: (particle used for comparison and “-er than”); to compare; to contrast; to set side by side
: to gesture (with hands)
: ratio
: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時
比 bì
: to associate with; to be near
Kun Reading
比 | たぐい tagui
irregular okurigana usage | noun
: kind; sort; type
: equal; match; peer
比 | ころおい kurooi
noun
: time; period; days
比べ | くらべ kurabe
noun | noun suffix
: contest; comparison; competition
比べる | くらべる kuraberu
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to compare; to make a comparison
: to compete; to vie
比える | よそえる yosoeru
ichidan verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to compare; to liken
: to use as a pretext
比 | ひする hisuru
suru verb – special class
: to compare
On Reading
比 | ひ hi
noun | noun suffix
: ratio; proportion
: match; equal
: explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
: (Abbreviation) Philippines
