spoon

(bi3)

Radical no. 21 · 2 strokes (21 部首 · 2 21 bùshǒu · 2 huà)

Radical ⼔ (bǐ) — meaning: spoon, 2 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of a spoon or ladle in oracle-bone and seal script, depicting the curved shape of a tool used for scooping or lifting food.

Mnemonic: A curved stroke that looks like a spoon holding food—that is the spoon radical.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

1 characters
  • dagger

    2 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.