⾺

horse

mǎ (ma3)

Radical no. 187 · 10 strokes (第 187 部首 · 10 画 dì 187 bùshǒu · 10 huà)

Radical ⾺ (mǎ) — meaning: horse, 10 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

A pictograph of a horse, showing the head at the top, mane along the back, and four legs below. In oracle-bone script, the glyph clearly depicts the ears, face, and four legs of a horse.

Mnemonic: The horse radical looks like a sturdy horse standing on four legs with a flowing mane across the top.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

1 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 马mǎ

    horse

    HSK 3

    3 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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