plow
lěi (lei3)
Radical no. 127 · 6 strokes (第 127 部首 · 6 画 dì 127 bùshǒu · 6 huà)
Radical ⽾ (lěi) — meaning: plow, 6 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originates from an oracle-bone pictograph depicting a plow, an ancient farming tool with a flat blade used to turn the soil. The strokes reflect the basic structure of a traditional plow.
Mnemonic: Remember the shape of a plow—the strokes arranged like a farming tool for tilling the soil.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
15 characters- 耞jiā
flail (for threshing grain)
11 strokes
- 耜sì
plow
11 strokes
- 耝qù
to plow
11 strokes
- 耠huō
a hoe
12 strokes
- 耡chú
hoe
13 strokes
- 耢lào
a kind of farm tool (in the form of a rectangular frame) used to level the ground
13 strokes
- 耤jí
plow
14 strokes
- 耦ǒu
a pair
15 strokes
- 耧lóu
drill for sowing grain
15 strokes
- 耨nòu
hoe
16 strokes
- 耩jiǎng
to plow
16 strokes
- 耪pǎng
to hoe
16 strokes
- 耰yōu
harrow
21 strokes
- 耱mò
see 耮|耢[lao4]
22 strokes
- 耲huái
(agriculture) to cultivate with a harrow
22 strokes
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.