seal

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from a pictograph of a seal or tally stick (a bamboo tube carved with marks for verification). In oracle-bone and seal script, it appears as a rectangular frame with an internal diagonal stroke, representing carving or notching on bamboo.

Mnemonic: A rectangular frame with a diagonal stroke through it resembles a carved bamboo tally used as a seal or verification token.

• 卩jié🔊

  "seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)

  2 strokes

• 卫wèi🔊

  to guard

  3 strokes

• 㔾jié🔊

  "seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)

  3 strokes

• 卪jié🔊

  old variant of 節|节[jie2]

  3 strokes

• 卬áng🔊

  I (regional colloquial)

  4 strokes

• 印yìn🔊

  to print

  HSK 6

  5 strokes

• 卮zhī🔊

  goblet

  5 strokes

• 卯mǎo🔊

  old variant of 卯[mao3]

  5 strokes

• 危wēi🔊

  danger

  6 strokes

• 却què🔊

  old variant of 卻|却[que4]

  HSK 4

  7 strokes

• 即jí🔊

  namely

  HSK 7

  7 strokes

• 卵luǎn🔊

  egg; ovum; spawn

  HSK 7

  7 strokes

• 卲Shào🔊

  surname Shao

  7 strokes

• 卷juǎn🔊

  to roll up

  HSK 4

  8 strokes

• 卺jǐn🔊

  nuptial wine cup

  8 strokes

• 卸xiè🔊

  to unload

  HSK 7

  9 strokes

• 卼wù🔊

  uncomfortable

  9 strokes

• 卽jí🔊

  variant of 即[ji2]

  9 strokes

• 卿qīng🔊

  high ranking official (old)

  10 strokes