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.

• 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