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)

16 characters

Stroke count

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

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 厎zhǐ

    whetstone

    7 strokes

  • 厐páng

    variant of 龐|庞[pang2], huge

    7 strokes

  • 质zhì

    character

    8 strokes

  • 厓yá

    old form of 崖 (cliff) and 涯 (bank)

    8 strokes

  • 厔zhì

    river bent

    8 strokes

  • 厕cè

    variant of 廁|厕[ce4]

    8 strokes

  • 厚hòu

    thick

    HSK 4

    9 strokes

  • 厖páng

    huge

    9 strokes

  • 厗tí

    old stone or mineral, possibly related to antimony Sb 銻|锑[ti1]

    9 strokes

  • 厘lí

    variant of 釐|厘[li2]

    9 strokes

  • 厍Shè

    surname She

    9 strokes

  • 原yuán

    former

    HSK 6

    10 strokes

  • 厜zuī

    a mountain peak

    10 strokes

  • 厝cuò

    to lay in place

    10 strokes

  • 厞fèi

    to hide

    10 strokes

  • 虒sī

    amphibious animal with one horn

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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