(bù shǒu) - radical (the component used to look up a character in a dictionary) in Mandarin
bùshǒuTraditional: 部首
Translation
radical (the component used to look up a character in a dictionary)
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Stroke order
部
首
Examples
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To look up a character in a dictionary, you first find its radical.
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The radical of 河 is the three-dot water radical.
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Do you know what the radical of 妈 is?
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I can't find the radical of this character.
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If you know the radicals, you can guess the meaning of some characters.
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