⽾
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)
1 characters- 耒lěi
plow
6 strokes
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.