⼶

two hands

gǒng (gong3)

Radical no. 55 · 3 strokes (第 55 部首 · 3 画 dì 55 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼶ (gǒng) — meaning: two hands, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting two hands cupped or clasped together. In oracle-bone script and seal script, it was represented as two hands combined, expressing the meaning of joining or enclosing.

Mnemonic: Two cupped hands holding or protecting something—picture your palms folded together to grasp or shelter.

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

4 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 开kāi

    to open (transitive or intransitive)

    HSK 1

    4 strokes

  • 廿niàn

    twenty

    4 strokes

  • 弁biàn

    (old) cap (garment)

    5 strokes

  • 异yì

    different

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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