⾩

mound

fù (fu4)

Radical no. 170 · 8 strokes (第 170 部首 · 8 画 dì 170 bùshǒu · 8 huà)

Radical ⾩ (fù) — meaning: mound, 8 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting a mound or heap of earth, reflecting the natural landform shape. In seal script and oracle-bone script, it was drawn as a raised mass of soil.

Mnemonic: Picture a raised heap of earth—the shape recalls a mound rising from flat ground.

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

147 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 隳huī

    destroy

    17 strokes

  • 酃líng

    name of a district in Hunan

    19 strokes

  • 酆Fēng

    Zhou Dynasty capital

    20 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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