Radical Meaning Pīnyīn Example

1 亻 person rén 你 you (nǐ)

街 street (jiē),  往 toward
2 彳 road, walking chì
(wǎng)

3 氵 water shuǐ 河 river (hé),  洗 wash (xǐ)

冰 ice (bīng),  冻 freeze
4 冫 ice bīng
(dòng)
灯 lamp (dēng),  烧 burn
5 火 fire / burning huǒ
(shāo)
fire / fire from 蒸 steam (zhēng),  热 hot
6 灬 below
huǒ
(rè)
时 time (shí),  晴 sunny
7 日 day, sun, time rì
(qíng)
明 tomorrow
8 月 moon, month yuè
(míng),  服 clothes (fú)

门
9 door mén 间 room (jiān),  闭 shut (bì)
(門)
female, 好 good (hǎo),  妈 mother
10 女 woman
nǚ
(mā)
孩 child (hái),  孙 grandchild
11 子 child zǐ
(sūn)

12 扌 hand shǒu 推 push (tuī),  拉 pull (lā)

 讠 word,
说 say (shuō),  语 language
13 language, yán
(訁) speech (yǔ)

花 flower
14 艹 grass cǎo
(huā),  菜 vegetable (cài)

地 ground (dì),  場 field
15 土 earth, soil tǔ
(chǎng)

钅
16 metal jīn 银 silver (yín),  铁 iron (tiě)
(釒)
饣 饭 rice/meal (fàn),  饮 drink
17 food, eat shí
(飠) (yǐn)

18 木 tree, wood mù 林 forest (lín),  树 tree (shù)

19 ⺮ bamboo zhú 笔 pen (bǐ),  简 simple (jiǎn)

20 ⻊ foot zú 踢 kick (tī),  跑 run (pǎo)

walk, action, chuò /
21 ⻌ period of time zouzhi
進 enter (jìn),  远 far (yuǎn)

纟 silk, thread,
22
string
mì 线 thread (xiàn),  丝 silk (sī)
(糹)
家 home/family
23 宀 roof mián
(jiā),  室 room (shì)
 mouth, 唱 sing (chàng),  和 and
24 口 opening
kǒu
(hé)
boundary, 国 country (guó),  园 garden
25 囗 enclosure
wéi
(yuán)
裙 skirt (qún),  衫 shirt
26 衤 clothes yī
(shān)
病 disease (bìng),  痛 pain
27 疒 sickness nè
(tòng)

terrain, hill, 部 department/section

28 阝 city, town
yì
(bù),  都 both (bōu)

厅 hall (tīng),  厂 factory
29 厂 factory, yard hàn
(chǎng)

店 shop (diàn),  府 mansion
30 广 wide, shelter yǎn
(fǔ)

想 want (xiǎng),  忘 forget
31 心 heart xīn
(wàng)
feeling, mental 情 emotion (qíng),  忙 busy
32 忄 activities
xīn
(máng)
strength,
33 力 power, force
lì 助 help (zhù),  加 add (jiā)

车 car, vehicle, 车 car (chē),  軌 rail/track

34 chē
cart
(車) (guǐ)

鱼 鲜 fresh (xiān),  鮑 abalone
35 fish yú
(魚) (bào)