Kangxi Radical List
Total Number of Characters
in the Dictionary:   13,719
List by #Characters
Radical No. Radical Simplified English Pinyin #Strokes Abbrev Display all chars
85watershuǐ4氵 / 氺All Chars (647)1
140grasscǎo6All Chars (619)2
30mouthkǒu3All Chars (589)3
75wood4All Chars (585)4
64handshǒu4扌 / 龵All Chars (507)5
9manrén2All Chars (448)6
120silk6All Chars (433)7
167goldjīn8All Chars (419)8
149speechyán7All Chars (392)9
61heartxīn4忄 / ⺗All Chars (366)10
32earth3All Chars (322)11
196birdniǎo11All Chars (285)12
195fish11All Chars (282)13
142insecthuǐ;
chóng
6All Chars (280)14
130meatròu6⺼ / 月All Chars (244)15
86firehuǒ4All Chars (240)16
118bamboozhú6All Chars (240)17
38woman3All Chars (224)18
187horse10All Chars (204)19
96jade5王 / ⺩
All Chars (185)20
157foot7All Chars (184)21
112stoneshí5All Chars (178)22
184eatshí; sì9飠 / 饣All Chars (178)23
145clothes6All Chars (172)24
72sun4All Chars (159)25
162walkchuò7辶 / ⻌
All Chars (157)26
46mountainshān3All Chars (150)27
181leaf9All Chars (149)28
109eye5⺲ / 罒All Chars (145)29
104sickness; illnessnè;
chuáng
5All Chars (144)30
154shells; cowriesbèi7All Chars (144)31
94dogquǎn4All Chars (129)32
159cartchē7All Chars (120)33
163city7阝(right)All Chars (120)34
169gatemén8All Chars (118)35
18knifedāo2All Chars (116)36
115standing grain5All Chars (100)37
170mound8阝(left)All Chars (96)38
164wineyǒu7All Chars (89)39
40roofmián3All Chars (85)40
119rice6All Chars (83)41
113spiritshì5All Chars (81)42
53广covering; roofyǎn3All Chars (78)43
50turbanjīn3All Chars (77)44
177leather9All Chars (69)45
182windfēng9𠘨All Chars (64)46
147seejiàn7All Chars (63)47
173rain8All Chars (63)48
66rap4All Chars (59)49
102field (as, agricultural)tián5All Chars (59)50
60stepchì3All Chars (58)51
137boatzhōu6All Chars (56)52
116cavexué5All Chars (55)53
190hairbiāo10All Chars (53)54
37big3All Chars (50)55
19power2All Chars (46)56
31enclosurewéi3All Chars (45)57
76lack -owe -yawnqiàn4All Chars (45)58
93cowniú4牜 / ⺧All Chars (44)59
1one1All Chars (43)60
15icebīng2All Chars (42)61
57bow (for arrows)gōng3All Chars (42)62
44corpseshī3All Chars (41)63
122netwǎng6罒 / ⺲
罓 / ⺳
All Chars (41)64
124feather6All Chars (40)65
172short-tailed birdzhuī8All Chars (40)66
62halberd4All Chars (39)67
128earěr6All Chars (39)68
108dishmǐn5All Chars (37)69
178tanned leatherwéi9All Chars (35)70
106whitebái5All Chars (34)71
188bone10All Chars (34)72
27cliffhán2All Chars (33)73
39child3All Chars (33)74
78death -decaydǎi4All Chars (33)75
123sheepyáng6⺶ / ⺷All Chars (33)76
10son -legsér2All Chars (32)77
211齿toothchǐ15All Chars (32)78
98tile5All Chars (31)79
4丿slashpiě1All Chars (30)80
198鹿deer11All Chars (30)81
70squarefāng4All Chars (29)82
148horn (of an animal)jiǎo7All Chars (29)83
156runzǒu7All Chars (29)84
203blackhēi12All Chars (28)85
74moonyuè4All Chars (27)86
24tenshí2All Chars (26)87
5second1⺄ / 乚All Chars (25)88
8lidtóu2All Chars (24)89
82furmáo4All Chars (24)90
117stand5All Chars (24)91
29againyòu2All Chars (23)92
84steam4All Chars (23)93
127plowlěi6All Chars (23)94
144walk; go -doxíng;
xìng
6All Chars (23)95
153badgerzhì7All Chars (23)96
26sealjié2All Chars (22)97
134mortarjiù6All Chars (22)98
141tiger6All Chars (22)99
152pigshǐ7All Chars (22)100
73sayyuē4All Chars (21)101
121jarfǒu6All Chars (21)102
158bodyshēn7All Chars (21)103
41inchcùn3All Chars (20)104
194ghostguǐ10All Chars (20)105
7twoèr2All Chars (19)106
12eight2All Chars (19)107
14cover2All Chars (19)108
2linegǔn1All Chars (17)109
20wrapbāo2All Chars (17)110
25divination2All Chars (17)111
79weaponshū4All Chars (17)112
16table2All Chars (16)113
42smallxiǎo3⺍ / ⺌All Chars (16)114
151beansdòu7All Chars (16)115
13down boxjiōng2All Chars (15)116
28private2All Chars (15)117
58snout3All Chars (15)118
17open box2All Chars (14)119
33scholarshì3All Chars (14)120
36evening3All Chars (14)121
63door -household4户 / 戸All Chars (14)122
68water dipperdǒu4All Chars (14)123
146cover6All Chars (14)124
160bitterxīn7All Chars (14)125
22right open boxfāng2All Chars (13)126
51drygān3All Chars (13)127
208ratshǔ13All Chars (13)128
48workgōng3All Chars (12)129
69axejīn4All Chars (12)130
77stopzhǐ4All Chars (12)131
135tongueshé6All Chars (12)132
199wheatmài11All Chars (12)133
55two handsgǒng3All Chars (11)134
91slicepiàn4All Chars (11)135
111arrowshǐ5All Chars (11)136
143bloodxiě;
xuè
6All Chars (11)137
150valley7All Chars (11)138
3dotzhǔ1All Chars (10)139
54long strideyǐn3All Chars (10)140
59bristleshān3All Chars (10)141
107skinpí;
5All Chars (10)142
186fragrantxiāng9All Chars (10)143
191fight; struggledòu10All Chars (10)144
200hemp11All Chars (10)145
209nose14All Chars (10)146
212dragonlóng16All Chars (10)147
35go slowlysuī3All Chars (9)148
43lamewāng3尣 / 兀All Chars (9)149
49oneself3All Chars (9)150
67script (as, writing)wén4All Chars (9)151
168longcháng8All Chars (9)152
189tallgāo10All Chars (9)153
205frogmǐn13All Chars (9)154
207drum13All Chars (9)155
6hookjué1All Chars (8)156
81compare4All Chars (8)157
99sweetgān5All Chars (8)158
101useyòng;
shuǎi
5All Chars (8)159
166village7All Chars (8)160
197salt11All Chars (8)161
210even (as, equal)14All Chars (8)162
11enter2All Chars (7)163
23hiding enclosurexǐ;
2All Chars (7)164
47riverchuān3川 / 巜All Chars (7)165
80do not4母 / ⺟All Chars (7)166
83clanshì4All Chars (7)167
87clawzhǎo4All Chars (7)168
90half tree trunkqiáng4All Chars (7)169
97melonguā5All Chars (7)170
100lifeshēng5All Chars (7)171
103bolt of cloth5All Chars (7)172
114trackróu5All Chars (7)173
125oldlǎo6All Chars (7)174
131minister (of government)chén6All Chars (7)175
139color6All Chars (7)176
155redchì7All Chars (7)177
174blueqīng8All Chars (7)178
180soundyīn9All Chars (7)179
214fluteyuè17All Chars (7)180
34gozhǐ3All Chars (6)181
52short threadyāo3All Chars (6)182
95profoundxuán5All Chars (6)183
110spear; lancemáo5All Chars (6)184
126andér6All Chars (6)185
129brush6⺻ / 肀All Chars (6)186
132self6All Chars (6)187
133arrivezhì6All Chars (6)188
165distinguishbiàn7All Chars (6)189
193cauldron10All Chars (6)190
21spoon2All Chars (5)191
88father4All Chars (5)192
175wrongfēi8All Chars (5)193
176facemiàn9All Chars (5)194
89double xyáo4All Chars (4)195
105legs5All Chars (4)196
136opposechuǎn6All Chars (4)197
138stillnessgēn6All Chars (4)198
161morningchén7All Chars (4)199
171slave8All Chars (4)200
179leekjiǔ9All Chars (4)201
201yellowhuáng12All Chars (4)202
202milletshǔ12All Chars (4)203
206tripoddǐng13All Chars (4)204
213turtleguī16All Chars (4)205
71not4All Chars (3)206
45sproutchè3All Chars (3)207
56shoot an arrow3All Chars (3)208
185headshǒu9All Chars (3)209
192sacrifical winechàng10All Chars (3)210
204embroideryzhǐ12All Chars (3)211
65branchzhī4All Chars (2)212
92fang4All Chars (2)213
183flyfēi9All Chars (2)214
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List of Abbreviations

(!)Simplified character is completely different from the Traditional character
A.C.ancient Chinese
ab.abbreviation
acctg.accounting
adj.adjective or adjectival phrase (in Chinese an adj. is often simply a v. or n. to which de5 [的] is added: the 的 is usually omitted in this dictionary)
adv.adverb or adverbial phrase
akaalso known as
alt. pron.alternate or non-standard pronunciation
Am.American; American usage
anat.anatomy
anc.ancient
arch.archaic character, use or meaning
Arch.Architecture; referring to Architecture or having to do with Architecture
ast.astronomy
aux.auxiliary verb
b.born
bce.Before the Common Era (=BC: Before Christ)
Bei.pron.Beijing-style pronunciation
bf.bound form
bib.biblical
bot.botany
Br.British; British usage
Cant.Cantonese
CCPChinese Communist Party
CEChurch of England
ce.Common Era (=AD: Anno Domini)
cf.compare
Ch.id.Chinese idiom
char.Chinese character
Chin.China; Chinese
Chr.Christianity (including both Protestantism and Catholicism)
coll.colloquial expression or usage
conj.conjunction
contemp.contempuous
court.courteous
d.died
derog.used as a derogatory term
dial.dialect
dipl.diplomacy; diplomatic
dist.distinguished from; as distinguished from
econ.economics
Eng.id.English idiom
Eng.ph.English phrase
env.environment; environmental
ex.exclamation
expr.expression
fam.familiar usage
fig.figurative usage
fmr.former or formerly
fr.from
Fr.France; French
fv.functive verb
geol.geology
geom.geometry
gr.grammar
gr.str.grammatical structure or construction
gyabillion years ago
hist.history; historical
id.idiom
imp.impolite
interch.interchangeable with
intj.interjection
Isl.Islam
Jp.Japan; Japanese; Japanese variant (of a character)
KXRKangxi Radical
L.Latin, from Latin or having a Latin root
L.ph.translation of Latin phrase (as used in English)
leg.legal terminology
lg.language
lit.literal (ie. word-for-word) translation
M.measure word (used as a numerary adjunct for nouns)
mach.machines; machinery
math.mathematics
MEMiddle East; Middle Eastern
mech.mechanics
med.medicine; medical terminology; as used in the practice of, etc.
met.metaphorical usage
mil.military terminology
mod.modern usage
mus.music or musical notation
myamillion years ago
n.noun
na.name or title
naut.nautical, marine or maritime
NGOsNon-Governmental Organizations
nph.noun phrase; compound noun
nu.number
obs.obsolete
oft.often
on.onomatopoeia (as, a sound's written representation of how it sounds)
opp.opposite or as opposed to
part.particle
pat.pattern
ph.phrase
phil.philosophy
phy.physics
pl.plural
pn.place name, geographic location or geographic feature
pol.polite form of address
pol.sl.political slogan
pop.popular speech; popularly used; common speech
pop.wr.popularly written
pp.past participle
pr.pronoun
PRCPeople's Republic of China; as used in the PRC
pre.prefix
pref.preferred
prep.preposition
pron.pronounced; pronunciation
pw.place word
qs.question sentence
qw.question word
r.reigned
rad.radical- used as a part of Chinese characters
RCRoman Catholic
regl.var.regional variant
rve.resultative verb ending
sa.saying
sb.somebody
se.sentence
sf.sentence fragment
sh.short form or shortened form
sl.slang
so.someone
so.ssomeone's
soc.sociology
sp.specialized language used in technical situations or by specialists (eg.: medical, legal, etc.)
Sp.Spanish
sp.pron. special or unusual pronunciation
sport.as used in sports; sports terminology
ss.sample sentence
st.sometimes
st.pron.sometimes pronounced
st.wr.sometimes written
stat.statistics
sth.something
suf.suffix
sv.stative verb (an adj. which includes 'be' as in 'be (x)', often simply labeled as 'adj.')
sw.somewhat
Switz.Switzerland
T.S.Tone Sandhi
tax.taxonomy (as, scientific naming system); taxonomic name
TCMTraditional Chinese Medicine; Chinese herbal medicine
tm.trademark
topo.topolect (some part of the word has been phonically transliterated from English into Chinese) (aka loanword)
tr.na.trade name, business name or product name
trans.translation
tslt.transliteration
TWTaiwan; as used in Taiwan
u.f.used for
undef.undefined
usu.usually
v.verb
var.various; variety; variant
vern.vernacular
vo.separable verb-object combination
vph.verb phrase; compound verb
vul.vulgar
wr.written or literary use
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List of Topics

A01 Agriculture: Soil, Crops and Tools
A02 Livestock and Animal Husbandry
A03 Nomadism and Pastoralism
A04 Sericulture and Silk
A05 Trees and Forestry
A06 Wood Products, Carpentry and Woodworking
A07 Other Misc. Wooden Articles and Furniture
A08 Plants and Botany
A09Flowers
A10Fruits and Melons
A11Beans, Nuts, Seeds, Oils and Tubers
A12Molds, Mushrooms and Other Fungi
A13Smells, Aromas and Fragrances
A14Fibers, Textiles and Dyeing
B01 Rarity, Precision, Value and Excellence
B02 Beauty, Aesthetics, Art and the Fine Arts
B03 Colors
B04 Pattern, Design, Appearance and Decoration
B05 Architecture, Structures and Construction
B06 Handicrafts
B07 Porcelain and Pottery
B08 Clarity, Darkness and Gloom
C01 Books, Poetry, Literature and Publishing
C02 Myths, Legends, Stories and Reading
C03 Documents, Correspondence, Paper and Printing
C04 Journalism, News, Newspapers and Media
C05 Acting, Theater, Video and Cinematography
C06 Voice, Sound, Music and Dance
C07 The Eye, Vision and Photography
C08 Radio, Television, and Broadcasting
D01 Science and Scientific Ideas
D02 Biology, Microbiology, Taxonomy and Genetics
D03 Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology and Bioelectronics
D04 Land Animals
D05 Insects and Spiders
D06 Rivers, the Littoral, the Ocean, Fish, Amphibians, Aquatic Animals and Oceanography
D07 Birds and Flying Mammals
D08 The Environment, Conservation, Ecology, Pollution and Garbage
E01 Chemistry
E02 Communication and Humor
E03 Technology, Computers, Electronics and the Internet
E04 Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
E05 Batteries, Electricity and Light
E06 Geology and the Earth Sciences
E07 Petroleum, Minerals, Mining and Metallurgy
E08 Jade, Gemstones and Jewelry
F01 Individual Character Definitions
F02 Chinese Culture, Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
F03 Chinese Dynasties and the Dynastic Period
F04 Ancient Chinese Warfare and Weapons
F05 Chinese Language: Measure Words, Negatives and RVEs
F06 Nature and Natural Resources
F07 Names, Proper Names and Trade Names
F08 Chinese Books, Writing and Characters
G01 Diplomacy and International Relations
G02 Nationality, Ethnicity, Nations and Peoples
G03 Bureaucracy, Government and NGOs
G04 Geography and Maps
G05 Places and Place Names
G06 Topography and Geographic Features
G07 Politics
G08 Cities
H01 Economics and Markets
H02 Business, Enterprise, Commerce and Ownership
H03 Accounting
H04 Sales, Marketing and Service
H05 Negotiation, Labor and Management
H06 Money and Banking, Finance, Insurance and Investing
H07 Products, Companies, Manufacturing and Manufactured Goods
H08 Skill, Standards and Quality
I01 Education
I02 Mathematics, Statistics, Quantities, Series, Progression and Size
I03 Prehistory, Protohistory and World History
I04 Chinese History and Historical Mythology
I05 Japan and Japanese History
I06 Sanitation and Hygiene
I07 Materials
I08 Actions
I09Shapes, Forms and Models
I10Textures, Rough and Smooth Surfaces, and Flexibility
J01 The Kitchen, Cooking Techniques, Utensils and Nutrition
J02 Foods and Ingredients, Tea and Other Beverages, Spices, Sauces and Seasonings
J03 Alcohol, Wines and Spirits
J04 Restaurants and Entertaining, Menu Items, Chinese (and Other) Food and Recipe Names
J05 Absorb, Inhale, Assimilate and Include
J06 Easy, Difficult, Similarities and Differences
J07 New, Old, More, Less
J08 Instructions, Directions, Opportunity, Problems and Mistakes
K01 Language
K02 Grammar and Grammatical Constructions
K03 Phonetics
K04 Exclamations, Expressions, Phrases, Proverbs, Sayings, Slang and Idioms
K05 Descriptions
K06 Order and Disorder, Methods and Meetings
K07 Sources, Results, Solutions, Beginnings, Endings and Waste
K08 Comparisons, Combinations, Connections, Distribution and Containers
L01 Rules, Law, Justice and Criminology
L02 Threats, Safety and Security
L03 Winning, Losing, Success, Failure, Luck, Fame and Fortune
L04 Hide, Conceal, Secrets, Questions and Answers
L05 Seek, Barriers, Limits and Restrictions
L06 Help, Strong and Weak
L07 Change, Plan, Functioning and Usefulness
L08 Groups, Unity, Decision, Agreement and Harmony
M01 Logic, Intellect, Talent and Ability
M02 Philosophy, Ideas, Knowledge and Inventions
M03 Medicine, Health and Pharmacology
M04 Memory, the Mind, Psychology and Emotion
M05 Human Characteristics and Responsibilities
M06 Corruption in Society, Sex and Pornography
M07 Public and Private, Manners and Civility, Respect and Honor
M08 Real, Counterfeit, Substitutes and Copies; Cheap and Expensive
N01 Military Affairs and Intelligence, Weapons, Strategy, War and Peace
N02 Protest, Violence, Rebellion, Civil War, Terrorism and Guerilla Warfare
N03 Engineering
N04 Time and Tides
N05 Organization, Competence, Aspiration and Obligation
N06 Childhood, Maturation, Adulthood and Old Age
N07 Sleep
N08 Life, Death, Living and Dying
O01 General Physics
O02 Space, Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics
O03 Atoms, Atomic Energy and Particle Physics
O04 Aeronautics, Aviation, Air Power and Spaceflight
O05 Weights, Measures, Flow, Positioning and Distance
O06 Fire, Water and Ice
O07 Weather, Meteorology and Conditions
O08 Float, Wave, Rise in the Air, Spin, Revolve and Other Motions
P01 Faith, Religion, Morals and Ethics
P02 Great Religious Writings
P03 The Zodiac, Astrology and Other Symbols
P04 Hope, Fate, Belief and Superstition
P05 Women and Women's Things
P06 Permission, Acceptance and Rejection
P07 Opposites, Categories and Kinds
P08 Collect, Assemble, Give and Receive
Q01 Sociology, Society and Culture
Q02 Relationships
Q03 Clothing, Fashion and Style
Q04 Behavior, Habits and Addictions
Q05 Home, Furniture, Household Appliances, Housewares and Household Activities
Q06 Work, Jobs and Careers
Q07 Sports, Athletics and Exercise
Q08 Toys, Games, Gambling, Entertainment and Leisure Activities
R01 Gifts, Prizes, Ceremonies, Achievements  and Philanthropy
R02 Ships, Shipping, Sailing, Naval Forces and Maritime Affairs
R03 Rope, Bind, Tie, Packaging and Packages
R04 Travel, Transportation, Air Travel and Tourism
R05 the Science of Mechanics, Mechanisms, Instruments, Devices, Machines and Engines
R06 Vehicles, Driving and Speed
R07 Breakage, Accidents and Disasters
R08 Machine Parts, Tools and Their Use
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