Reading and Writing Chinese

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The Chart of Modern Radicals

The Chart of Modern Radicals gives the system of modern radicals used in the
dictionary
漢英詞典, The Chinese-English Dictionary, discussed in the

Student’s Guide. The chart gives the number of each radical, its form or forms,
and a reference to its treatment in Reading and Writing Chinese. Numbers in
Roman type refer to radicals included in the first character group of basic
characters. Page numbers in italics refer to radicals in the second character group
(pp. 215–273); a means “left column,” b means “right column” on the actual
pages. “Cp.” means “Compare” to the relevant character on the page number
given. “(--)” means the character in parentheses does not have or is not ascribed
a (different) meaning.

—1 —

1.
⼂
dot 73

2.
⼀
one 1

3.
⼁
down 13

4.
⼃
left 2

5.
“back-turned stroke” 21

6.
“top of 刁” 867

7.
⼄
twist 15

—2 —

8.
⼎
ice 657

9.
⼇
lid 33

10.
讠
side-words 58 (cp. 185)

11.
⼆
two 5

12.
⼗
ten 7

13.
⼚
slope 229

14.
“top of 左” 221

15.
⼕
basket 197

16.
⼘
divine 159

17.
刂
side-knife 232

18.
⼍
crown 36

19.
⼌
borders 8

20.
“top of 每” 434

21.
亻
side-man 14

22.
⼚
“top of 盾” 398

23.
⼈
(⼊) person (enter) 4 (204)

24.
⼋
(
) eight 124

25.
“bottom of 义” 1019

26.
⼓
wrap 283

27.
⼑
(⼣) knife (--) 131

28.
⼒
strength 11

29.
⼉
son 67

30.
⼏
table 541

31.
“top of 予” 774

32.
⼙
seal 112

33.
阝
(on the left of characters) mound (“left ear”) 94

34.
阝
(on the right of characters) city (“right ear”) 191

35.
⼜
right hand 101

36.
⼵
march 933

37.
⼛
nose 46

38.
⼐
bowl 579

39.
⼔
ladle 41

—3 —

40.
氵
“three-dots water” 77

41.
忄
side-heart 19

42.
丬
bed 1033

43.
亡
to flee 85

44.
⼴
lean-to 363

45.
⼧
roof 40

46.
门
gate 25

47.
辶
halt 90

48.
⼯
work 566

49.
⼟
(⼠) earth (knight) 34 (35)

50.
艹
grass 16

51.
⼶
clasp 193

52.
⼤
big 61

53.
⼪
lame 68

54.
⼨
thumb 237

55.
扌
side-hand 28

56.
⼷
dart 29

57.
⼱
cloth 464

58.
⼝
mouth 53

59.
⼞
surround 9

60.
⼭
mountain 118

61.
⼬
sprout 580

62.
⼻
step 50

63.
⼺
streaks 909

64.
⼣
dusk 158

65.
⼡
follow, slow 431

66.
丸
bullet 762

67.
⼫
corpse 440

68.
饣
side-food 293 (cp. 217)

69.
犭
(side-) dog, 183 (cp. 96)

70.
⼹
pig’s head p. 215b

71.
⼸
bow 270

72.
⼰
(巳) self (--) 297, (299)

73.
⼥
woman 3

74.
⼦
(孑) child (--) 44

75.
马
horse 55

76.
⼳
coil 47

77.
纟
silk 48

78.
⼮
river p. 216b

79.
⼩
small 37

—4 —

80.
灬
“fire-dots” 54

81.
⼼
heart 87

82.
⽃
peck 765

83.
⽕
fire 295

84.
⽂
pattern 215

85.
⽅
square 505

86.
户
door 504

87. 礻
side-sign 166 (cp. 132)

88.
王
king 72

89.
“top of 青” 153

90.
天
(夭) heaven (tender) 63

91.
韦
walk off 967

92.
“top of ⽼” 180

93.
廿
twenty 194

94.
⽊
tree 80

95.
不
not 97

96.
⽝
dog 638

97.
⽍
chip 408

98.
⽡
tile 739

99.
⽛
tooth 671

100. 车
car 416

101. ⼽
lance 30

102. ⽌
toe 246

103. ⽇
sun 179

104. ⽈
say 110

105. 中
middle 150

106. 贝
cowrie 140

107. 见
see 266

108. ⽗
father 264

109. ⽓
breath 64

110. ⽜
cow 340

111. ⼿
hand 27

112. ⽑
fur 114

113. 攵
knock 316

114. ⽚
slice 422

115. ⽄
ax 342

116. ⽖
claws 306 (447)

117. 尺
foot (length) 949

118. ⽉
moon/meat 104

119. ⽎
club 234

120. ⽋
yawn 244

121. 风
wind 819

122. ⽒
clan 276

123. ⽐
compare 660

124. 肀
“top of ⾀” 109

125. ⽔
water 473

—5 —

126. ⽴
stand 144

127. ⽧
sick 605

128. ⽳
cave 454

129. 衤
side-gown 290 (cp. 161)

130.
“top of 春” 811

131. ⽟
jade 74

132. ⽰
sign 899

133. 去
go 556

134.
“top of 劳” p. 221a

135. ⽢
sweet 195

136. ⽯
rock 749

137. 龙
dragon p. 241a

138. 戊
halberd 517

139.
“top of 常” 482

140. 业
business 714

141. ⽬
eye 129

142. ⽥
field 10

143. 由
from 893

144. 申
stretch 804

145.
net 175

146. ⽫
dish 138

147. 钅
side-gold 117 (cp. 209)

148. ⽮
arrow 82

149. ⽲
grain 81

150. ⽩
white 282

151. ⽠
melon p. 243b

152. 鸟
bird p. 215a

153. ⽪
skin 747

154.
back 796

155. ⽭
spear p. 226a

156. ⽦
bolt 326

—6 —

157. ⽺
sheep 156

158.
roll, p. 232b

159. ⽶
rice 126

160. 齐
line-up p. 217b

161. ⾐
gown 152

162.
(亦) also 751

163. ⽿
ear 256

164. ⾂
bureaucrat p. 216b

165.
“top of 栽” 470

166.
(西) cover (west) 162

167.
thorn p. 229b

168. 亚
inferior p. 236b

169. ⽽
beard 986

170. 页
head 371

171. ⾄
reach 514

172. 光
light 839

173. ⾌
tiger 772

174. ⾍
bug 731

175. ⽸
crock p. 234b

176. ⽾
plow p. 217a

177. ⾆
tongue 426

178. ⽵
bamboo 65

179. ⾅
mortar 281

180. ⾃
small nose 619

181. ⾎
blood 1010

182. ⾈
boat 583

183. ⽻
wings 869

184. ⾉
stubborn 51

—7 —

185. ⾔
words 57

186. ⾟
bitter 70

187. ⾠
early 851

188. 麦
wheat p. 246b

189. ⾛
walk 227

190. ⾚
red p. 216b

191. ⾖
flask 797

192. 束
bundle 745

193. ⾣
wine 474

194. ⾗
pig 502

195. ⾥
village 145

196. ⾜
foot 247

197. 采
cull 620

198. ⾘
snake p. 216b

199. ⾕
valley 489

200. ⾝
torso 236

201. ⾓
horn 996

—8 —

202. 青
green 249

203.
“side of 朝” p. 227a

204. ⾬
rain 368

205. ⾮
wrong 742

206. 齿
teeth 374

207. 黾
toad p. 239b

208. ⾫
dove 59

209. ⾦
gold 218

210. 鱼
fish 653

—9 —

211. ⾳
tone 445

212. ⾰
hide 486

213. 是
be 327

214. ⾻
bone p. 227b

215. ⾹
scent p. 217b

216. ⿁
ghost 385

217. ⾷
food 413

—10 —

218. ⾼
tall 99

219. ⿀
cauldron p. 216b

220. ⾽
hair 1032

—11 —

221. ⿇
hemp p. 226a

222. ⿅
deer p. 217a

—12 —

223. ⿊
black 357

—13 —

224. ⿎
drum p. 236a

225. ⿏
mouse p. 217a

226. ⿐
big nose p. 231b

———

227. 余类 “leftovers” pp. 272–73

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