⼉

legs

ér (er2)

Radical no. 10 · 2 strokes (第 10 部首 · 2 画 dì 10 bùshǒu · 2 huà)

Radical ⼉ (ér) — meaning: legs, 2 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from a pictograph of human legs, simplified into two crossing strokes. In ancient pictographic script, it represented movement or bodily action.

Mnemonic: Two strokes crossing like legs of a standing or walking person.

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

7 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 兜dōu

    old variant of 兜[dou1]

    HSK 7

    11 strokes

  • 兝fèn1ke

    (old) contracted variant of 分克[fen1 ke4]

    11 strokes

  • 兞hào2ke

    (old) contracted variant of 毫克[hao2 ke4]

    11 strokes

  • 兟shēn

    to advance

    12 strokes

  • 兡bài3ke

    (old) contracted variant of 百克[bai3 ke4]

    13 strokes

  • 兢jīng

    to be fearful

    14 strokes

  • 兣li2kè

    (old) contracted variant of 釐克|厘克[li2 ke4]

    16 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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