⼚

cliff

hǎn (han3)

Radical no. 27 · 2 strokes (第 27 部首 · 2 画 dì 27 bùshǒu · 2 huà)

Radical ⼚ (hǎn) — meaning: cliff, 2 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone and seal script depicting the shape of a cliff or steep mountain slope. The modern glyph ⼚ is an open curve representing the profile or cliff face.

Mnemonic: Remember the curved shape ⼚ as the rugged profile of a towering cliff.

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
  • 厄è

    variant of 厄[e4]

    4 strokes

  • 厅tīng

    (reception) hall

    HSK 5

    4 strokes

  • 历lì

    to experience

    4 strokes

  • 厉lì

    strict

    5 strokes

  • 压yā

    to press

    HSK 3

    6 strokes

  • 厌yàn

    (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with

    6 strokes

  • 厍Shè

    surname She

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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