Reading and Writing Chinese: Third Edition

992 Pages·2013·29.34 MB·English

by  William McNaughton

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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
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227. 余类“leftovers” pp. 272–73