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#16 |
#17 |
#18 |
#19 |
#20 |
| Radicals |
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Original
characters |
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| Pinyin |
shou |
kou |
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shan |
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| Meaning |
hand |
mouth |
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mountain |
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| Examples |
da
to hit
zhua
to seize
ti
to carry
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jiao
to shout, to call
tan
to sigh
ting
to listen
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guo
country
tu
drawing
quan
circle, to enclose
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dao
island
ling
mountain ridge
feng
peak
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hang
line
hen
very
de
virtue
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| Compounds |

dakai
open

zhuazhu
to catch

tigao
to raise
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jiaohan
to shout

tanci
exclamation

tingzhong
audience, listeners
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guoji
international

ditu
map

quanzi
circle, ring
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daoyu
islands

shanling
mountain ridge

shanfeng
mountain peak
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yinhang
bank

hen duo
very much

daode
ethics |
#16 The original form of the "hand" is also a radical, placed at the bottom or on the left:
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na |
to hold, to take |
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bai |
to worship, to respect |
#17 The "mouth" is not always placed on the left of characters, as in the following examples:
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ming |
name |
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shi |
history |
#19 This radical also stays on top or at the bottom of characters:
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sui |
year |
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yue |
high mountain |
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