{"id":182188,"date":"2019-02-13T12:51:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T17:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/chinese-radicals\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T00:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T05:16:37","slug":"chinese-radicals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-radicals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chinese Learner’s Guide to All 214 Radicals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Radicals are small components of Chinese characters that make it easier to categorize them and look them up. In lieu of an alphabet, radicals and character components <\/strong>help you mentally break down a character and make it easier to remember.<\/p>\n

Have a look at all 214 Chinese radicals, all of which we’ve outlined with usage examples. We’ll also show you how they can aid you in your understanding of Chinese writing.<\/p>\n

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Complete List of Chinese Radicals<\/h2>\n

In Mandarin Chinese writing, radicals are components of characters that index them so you can look them up in dictionaries.<\/p>\n

Every character in Chinese has one radical, usually on the left or top of the character.<\/p>\n

The chart below contains the complete list of Chinese radicals.<\/p>\n

Please note:<\/strong> Most radical charts use example characters to help you look up words in a dictionary, but the examples in this chart are meant to help you see how radicals and character components appear in different forms within a character.<\/p>\n

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