horn

jiǎo (jiao3)

Radical no. 148 · 7 strokes (148 部首 · 7 148 bùshǒu · 7 huà)

Radical ⾓ (jiǎo) — meaning: horn, 7 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of animal horns in oracle-bone and seal script, depicting the curved or spiral horns of creatures such as cattle, oxen, or rhinoceroses.

Mnemonic: The curved, spiral-like strokes resemble the twisted horns of an animal.

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

21 characters
  • jué

    dissatisfied

    11 strokes

  • goblet

    12 strokes

  • to butt

    12 strokes

  • shāng

    feast

    12 strokes

  • jiě

    to divide

    HSK 6

    13 strokes

  • chù

    to touch

    13 strokes

  • number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座

    13 strokes

  • horns

    13 strokes

  • gōng

    big

    13 strokes

  • jiě

    variant of 解[jie3]

    13 strokes

  • qiú

    bent upwards

    14 strokes

  • used in 觳觫[hu2 su4]

    14 strokes

  • odd

    15 strokes

  • zhì

    goblet

    15 strokes

  • fever

    16 strokes

  • ancient measuring vessel (same as 斛)

    17 strokes

  • gōng

    old variant of 觥[gong1]

    18 strokes

  • (of animal horn) sharp

    21 strokes

  • jué

    buckle

    21 strokes

  • yàn

    variant of 燕[yan4], swallow

    23 strokes

  • 觿

    ivory bodkin for undoing knots

    25 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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