pig

shǐ (shi3)

Radical no. 152 · 7 strokes (152 部首 · 7 152 bùshǒu · 7 huà)

Radical ⾗ (shǐ) — meaning: pig, 7 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting the shape of a pig, with its head and snout clearly represented.

Mnemonic: Remember the pig's distinctive pointed snout drooping down and its rounded, bulky body.

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

18 characters
  • xiàng

    elephant

    11 strokes

  • tún

    suckling pig

    11 strokes

  • jiān

    fully grown pig

    11 strokes

  • corned beef

    11 strokes

  • hòu

    grunting of pigs

    12 strokes

  • huàn

    to rear

    13 strokes

  • jiān

    variant of 豜[jian1]

    13 strokes

  • a wild boar

    13 strokes

  • háo

    grand

    14 strokes

  • swine

    14 strokes

  • zhū

    hog

    HSK 3

    15 strokes

  • happy

    15 strokes

  • jiā

    boar

    16 strokes

  • fén

    gelded pig

    16 strokes

  • wēn

    short-headed pig

    16 strokes

  • Bīn

    name of an ancient county in Shaanxi

    17 strokes

  • breathing of pigs

    19 strokes

  • liè

    old variant of 鬣[lie4]

    22 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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