⼃

slash

piě (pie3)

Radical no. 4 · 1 strokes (第 4 部首 · 1 画 dì 4 bùshǒu · 1 huà)

Radical ⼃ (piě) — meaning: slash, 1 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a basic stroke in ancient pictographic writing, representing a diagonal or angled line. It is one of the most fundamental strokes used to construct other Chinese characters.

Mnemonic: A simple diagonal stroke like a slash across the page—the foundation of all Chinese characters.

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

3 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 乕hǔ

    old variant of 虎[hu3]

    7 strokes

  • 乖guāi

    (of a child) obedient, well-behaved

    HSK 7

    8 strokes

  • 乘chéng

    old variant of 乘[cheng2]

    HSK 5

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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