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)

8 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 元yuán

    currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)

    HSK 1

    4 strokes

  • 允yǔn

    just

    4 strokes

  • 兄xiōng

    elder brother

    5 strokes

  • 先xiān

    beforehand; first; earlier

    HSK 1

    6 strokes

  • 光guāng

    light; ray (CL:道[dao4])

    HSK 3

    6 strokes

  • 兆zhào

    (bound form) omen

    6 strokes

  • 充chōng

    sufficient; full

    HSK 7

    6 strokes

  • 尧Yáo

    surname Yao

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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