halberd

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from an oracle-bone pictograph depicting a halberd or dagger-axe (戈), an ancient Chinese weapon used in warfare. Its modern form retains the basic lines of this ancient weapon.

Mnemonic: The shape of the halberd radical (⼽) resembles a sharp pointed tip tilted to the side, evoking the form of an ancient weapon.

• 戈gē🔊

  dagger-axe

  4 strokes

• 戉yuè🔊

  variant of 鉞|钺[yue4]

  5 strokes

• 戊wù🔊

  fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

  5 strokes

• 戋jiān🔊

  narrow

  5 strokes

• 成chéng🔊

  to succeed

  HSK 2

  6 strokes

• 戏xì🔊

  variant of 戲|戏[xi4]

  HSK 5

  6 strokes

• 戌xū🔊

  11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog

  6 strokes

• 戍shù🔊

  garrison

  6 strokes

• 戎róng🔊

  generic term for weapons (old)

  6 strokes

• 我wǒ🔊

  I; me; my

  HSK 1

  7 strokes

• 戒jiè🔊

  to guard against

  HSK 5

  7 strokes

• 或huò🔊

  maybe

  HSK 2

  8 strokes

• 戕qiāng🔊

  to kill

  8 strokes

• 戗qiāng🔊

  contrary

  8 strokes

• 战zhàn🔊

  to fight

  9 strokes

• 载zài🔊

  to carry

  10 strokes

• 戚qī🔊

  variant of 戚[qi1]

  11 strokes

• 戛jiá🔊

  variant of 戛[jia2]

  11 strokes

• 戝zéi🔊

  old variant of 賊|贼[zei2]

  11 strokes

• 只zhǐ🔊

  only; merely; just

  HSK 2

  12 strokes

• 戟jǐ🔊

  halberd

  12 strokes

• 戢jí🔊

  to restrain oneself

  12 strokes

• 戡kān🔊

  kill

  13 strokes

• 戣kuí🔊

  a lance

  13 strokes

• 戤gài🔊

  infringe upon a trade mark

  13 strokes

• 戥děng🔊

  small steelyard for weighing money

  13 strokes

• 截jié🔊

  to cut off (a length)

  HSK 7

  14 strokes

• 戬jiǎn🔊

  carry to the utmost

  14 strokes

• 戮lù🔊

  to peel with a knife

  15 strokes

• 戭yǎn🔊

  spear

  15 strokes

• 戴dài🔊

  to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)

  HSK 4

  17 strokes

• 戳chuō🔊

  to jab

  HSK 7

  18 strokes