100 Most Common Chinese Radicals

Front 1

人
variant 亻

Back 1

human, person, people
ren2

Note similarity to 八, which means eight.

Front 2

口

Back 2

mouth, opening
kou3

Note similarity to 囗, which always encloses characters, and means enclosure.

Front 3

土

Back 3

earth
tu3

Note similarity to 士, scholar

Front 4

女

Back 4

woman, female
nv3

Front 5

心
variant 忄 ⺗

Back 5

heart
xin1

Front 6

手
Variant 扌 龵

Back 6

Hand
shou3

Front 7

日

Back 7

sun, day
ri4

Note similarity to 曰, which is broaderand lower, and means to say.

Front 8

月

Back 8

Moon, month
yue4

This radical is actually two: moon 月 andmeat 肉, but in modern Chinese theylook the same in most cases.

Front 9

木

Back 9

tree
mu4

similar to 禾 grain

Front 10

氵
variant 水 氺

Back 10

water
shui3

Note similarity to 冫 ice

Front 11

火
variant 灬

Back 11

fire
huo3

Front 12

纟
traditional 糹
variant 糸

Back 12

silk
(mi4)

Front 13

艹
variant 艸

Back 13

grass
cao3

Front 14

讠
traditional 訁
variant 言

Back 14

speech
yan2

Front 15

辶
variant 辵

Back 15

walk
(chuo4)

Front 16

钅
traditional 釒
variant 金

Back 16

gold, metal
jin1

Front 17

刂
variant 刀

Back 17

knife, sword
dao1

Note similarity to 力, which means force

Front 18

宀

Back 18

roof
(mian2)

Note similarity to 冖 cover & 亠 lid

Front 19

贝
traditional 貝

Back 19

shell
bei4

Note similarity to 见, to see

Front 20

一

Back 20

one
yi1

Front 21

力

Back 21

power, force
li4

Note similarity to 刀, knife

Front 22

又

Back 22

right hand
you4

Front 23

犭
variant 犬

Back 23

dog
(quan3)

Note similarity to 大, big

Front 24

禾

Back 24

grain
(he2)

Note similarity to 木, tree.

Front 25

⺮

variant 竹

Back 25

bamboo
zhu2

Front 26

虫

Back 26

insect
chong2

Used for many organisms whicharen't strictly insects

Front 27

阝:
variant 阜

Back 27

mound, dam
(fu4)

Front 28

大

Back 28

big, very
da4

Front 29

广

Back 29

house on cliff
guang3

Front 30

田

Back 30

field
tian2

Front 31

目
variant 罒

Back 31

eye
mu4

horizontal version can alsomean net

Front 32

石

Back 32

stone
shi2

Front 33

衤
variant 衣

Back 33

clothes
yi1

Note similarity to 礻, sign,show or spirit

Front 34

足
variant ⻊

Back 34

foot
zu2

Front 35

马
traditional 馬

Back 35

horse
ma3

Front 36

页
traditional 頁

Back 36

leaf
ye4

Front 37

巾

Back 37

turban, scarf
(jin1)

Front 38

米

Back 38

rice
mi3

Front 39

车
traditional 車

Back 39

cart, vehicle
che1

Front 40

八

Back 40

eight
ba1

Note similarity to 人, person or human

Front 41

尸

Back 41

corpse
shi1

Note similarity to 戶, door,family

Front 42

寸

Back 42

thumb, inch
cun4

Front 43

山

Back 43

mountain
shan1

Front 44

攵
variant 攴

Back 44

knock, tap
pu1

Note similarity to 夊, walk (slowly)

Front 45

彳

Back 45

(small) step
(chi2)

Note similarity to 亻, human, person

Front 46

十

Back 46

ten
shi2

Front 47

工

Back 47

work
gong1

Front 48

方

Back 48

square, raft
fang1

Note similarity to 万, ten thousand

Front 49

门
traditional 門

Back 49

gate
men2

Front 50

饣
traditional 飠
variant 食

Back 50

eat, food
shi2

Front 51

欠

Back 51

lack, yawn
qian4

Front 52

儿

Back 52

human, legs
er2

Note similarity to 人 human & 八 eight

Front 53

冫

Back 53

ice
bing1

Front 54

子

Back 54

child, seed
zi3

Front 55

疒

Back 55

sickness
(ne4)

Front 56

隹

Back 56

short-tailed bird
(zhui1)

Front 57

斤

Back 57

axe, pound
(jin1)

Front 58

亠

Back 58

lid
(tou2)

Note similarity to 宀, roof & 冖 cover

Front 59

王
variant 玉

Back 59

jade, king
yu4, wang2

radical is 玉 but 王 in composition

Front 60

白

Back 60

white
bai2

Note similarity to 日 sun

Front 61

立

Back 61

stand, erect
li4

Front 62

羊
variant ⺶ ⺷

Back 62

sheep
yang2

Front 63

艮

Back 63

stopping
(gen4)

Front 64

冖

Back 64

cover
(mi4)

Front 65

厂

Back 65

cliff
(han4)

Front 66

皿

Back 66

dish
(min3)

Front 67

礻
variant 示

Back 67

sign, spirit, show
shi4

Note similarity to 衤,clothes.

Front 68

穴

Back 68

cave
xue4

Front 69

走

Back 69

run, walk
zou3

Front 70

雨

Back 70

rain
yu3

Front 71

囗

Back 71

enclosure
(wei2)

Note similarity to 口, mouth, which does notenclose other components

Front 72

小
variant ⺌

Back 72

small
xiao3

Front 73

戈

Back 73

halberd, spear
(ge1)

Note similarity to 弋, catch,arrest

Front 74

几

Back 74

table
ji1

Front 75

舌

Back 75

tongue
she2

Front 76

干

Back 76

dry
gan1

Front 77

殳

Back 77

weapon
(shu1)

Front 78

夕

Back 78

evening, sunset
xi1

Front 79

止

Back 79

stop
zhi3

Front 80

牜
variant 牛 ⺧

Back 80

cow
niu2

Front 81

皮

Back 81

skin
pi2

Front 82

耳

Back 82

ear
er3

Front 83

辛

Back 83

bitter
xin1

Front 84

:阝
variant 邑

Back 84

city
(yi4)

Front 85

酉

Back 85

wine
(you3)

Front 86

青

Back 86

green/blue
qing1

Front 87

鸟
traditional 鳥

Back 87

bird
niao3

Note similarity to 乌, crow,black

Front 88

弓

Back 88

bow
gong1

Front 89

厶

Back 89

private
si1

Front 90

户
variant 戶

Back 90

door, house
hu4

Note similarity to 尸, corpse

Front 91

羽

Back 91

feather
yu3

Front 92

舟

Back 92

boat
chuan2

Front 93

里

Back 93

village, mile
li3

Front 94

匕

Back 94

spoon
(bi3)

Front 95

夂

Back 95

go slowly
(sui1)

Note similarity to 攵,knock, rap

Front 96

见
traditional 見

Back 96

see
jian4

Note similarity to 贝, shell

Front 97

卩

Back 97

seal
(jie2)

Front 98

罒
variant 网

Back 98

net
wang3

Note that the horizontal version can also mean eye

Front 99

士

Back 99

scholar
shi4

Front 100

勹

Back 100

embrace, wrap
(bao1)

Note similarity to 土, earth