⿄
salt
lǔ (lu3)
Radical no. 197 · 11 strokes (第 197 部首 · 11 画 dì 197 bùshǒu · 11 huà)
Radical ⿄ (lǔ) — meaning: salt, 11 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
The salt radical (⿄) originated from a pictograph of a brine container or salt pan in seal script, depicting the natural process of salt production through water evaporation and mineral accumulation.
Mnemonic: Remember the salt radical as a brine-filled basin with salt crystals settling inside it.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
1 characters- 卤lǔ
alkaline soil
7 strokes
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.