⿈
yellow
huáng (huang2)
Radical no. 201 · 12 strokes (第 201 部首 · 12 画 dì 201 bùshǒu · 12 huà)
Radical ⿈ (huáng) — meaning: yellow, 12 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting the ornament or shape of a yellow plant or grass, later extended to mean the color yellow in general.
Mnemonic: Remember the "yellow" radical by picturing a golden plant or grass, with curved strokes like feathery reeds or natural yellow flowers.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
4 charactersRelated radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.