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30 Most Common

Chinese Radicals

SMART Mandarin - Katrina Lee


⼈ ⼈ rén
people; person
⼑ ⼑
dāo
knife
⼒ ⼒

power
⼦ ⼦
zi
child
⼝ ⼝
kǒu
mouth


big


⼥ ⼥

female
⼼⼼
xīn
heart
⼿ ⼿
shǒu
hand


sun


⽉ ⽉
yuè
moon
⽊ ⽊ mù
tree; wood
⽔ ⽔
shuǐ
water
⽕ ⽕
huǒ
fire
⽥ ⽥tián
rice field
⽺ ⽺
yáng
sheep; goat
⽜ ⽜
niú
cow
⽬ ⽬

eyes
⽵ ⽵
zhú
bamboo
⽿ ⽿
ěr
ear
⾆ ⾆
shé
tongue
⽣ ⽣
shēng
to grow
⾞ ⾞
chē
car
⾺ ⾺

horse
⾨ ⾨
mén
door


rain


⽶ ⽶

uncook rice
⿂ ⿂

fish
⼟ ⼟tǔ
soil; earth
⼥⼈
woman; women
⼤⼈
adult
⼈⿂
mermaid
⼈⼝
population
⽵⼦
bamboo
⾺⾞
carriage
⽣⽕
to set up fire
⼑⼦
knife
⼿⼼
palm
⼤⾨
main gate
⽕⼤
furious

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