roof

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictographic representation of a roof or dwelling in seal script and oracle-bone script. It depicts the upper structure of a house or shelter, typically shown as a curved or arched covering.

Mnemonic: The curved shape resembling an upturned roof helps you remember the roof radical.

• 寇kòu🔊

  old variant of 寇[kou4]

  11 strokes

• 宿sù🔊

  old variant of 宿[su4]

  11 strokes

• 寀cài🔊

  feudal estate

  11 strokes

• 寁zǎn🔊

  swift

  11 strokes

• 寂jì🔊

  silent

  11 strokes

• 寅yín🔊

  3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger

  11 strokes

• 富fù🔊

  rich

  HSK 3

  12 strokes

• 寒hán🔊

  cold

  12 strokes

• 寐mèi🔊

  to sleep soundly

  12 strokes

• 寎bìng🔊

  nightmare

  12 strokes

• 寓yù🔊

  (bound form) to reside; to inhabit

  12 strokes

• 寔shí🔊

  really

  12 strokes

• 𪧘jù🔊

  poor

  12 strokes

• 寖jìn🔊

  old variant of 浸[jin4]

  13 strokes

• 寗níng🔊

  old variant of 甯|宁[ning2]

  13 strokes

• 寘zhì🔊

  to put aside

  13 strokes

• 寙yǔ🔊

  bad

  13 strokes

• 寝qǐn🔊

  (bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest

  13 strokes

• 寞mò🔊

  lonesome

  13 strokes

• 寨zhài🔊

  variant of 寨[zhai4]

  14 strokes

• 察chá🔊

  variant of 察[cha2]

  14 strokes

• 寡guǎ🔊

  few

  14 strokes

• 寤wù🔊

  to awake from sleep

  14 strokes

• 寥liáo🔊

  empty

  14 strokes

• 写xiě🔊

  to write

  HSK 1

  15 strokes

• 寮liáo🔊

  hut

  15 strokes

• 寰huán🔊

  large domain

  16 strokes