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)

6 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 耔zǐ

    hoe up soil around plants

    9 strokes

  • 耙bà

    a hoe

    10 strokes

  • 耗hào

    to waste

    HSK 7

    10 strokes

  • 耕gēng

    variant of 耕[geng1]

    10 strokes

  • 耖chào

    harrow-like implement for pulverizing clods of soil

    10 strokes

  • 耘yún

    to weed

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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