yellow

huáng (huang2)

Radical no. 201 · 12 strokes (201 部首 · 12 201 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 characters
  • huáng

    yellow

    HSK 2

    11 strokes

  • tiān

    used in 黇鹿[tian1 lu4]

    16 strokes

  • tǒu

    a yellow color

    16 strokes

  • hóng

    school

    16 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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