long

cháng (chang2)

Radical no. 168 · 8 strokes (168 部首 · 8 168 bùshǒu · 8 huà)

Radical ⾧ (cháng) — meaning: long, 8 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originated as a pictograph depicting a person with arms or limbs extended to indicate length or extension. It evolved from oracle-bone script pictography into its modern form.

Mnemonic: Picture a person with arms stretched out to measure or extend a length.

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

2 characters
  • dié

    name of poisonous snake in ancient text

    12 strokes

  • variant of 肆[si4]

    13 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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