⼙

seal

jié (jie2)

Radical no. 26 · 2 strokes (第 26 部首 · 2 画 dì 26 bùshǒu · 2 huà)

Radical ⼙ (jié) — meaning: seal, 2 strokes.

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.

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

5 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 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

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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