⼿

hand

shǒu (shou3)

Radical no. 64 · 4 strokes (第 64 部首 · 4 画 dì 64 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⼿ (shǒu) — meaning: hand, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from an oracle-bone pictograph depicting the human hand with fingers spread open. In seal script, it retains the recognizable shape of a hand with wrist and fingers clearly shown.

Mnemonic: The hand radical's four strokes form the silhouette of a palm, with the horizontal line in the middle like a hand's crease.

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

2 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 才cái

    ability; talent

    HSK 2

    3 strokes

  • 扌shǒu

    "hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

    3 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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