⿉

millet

shǔ (shu3)

Radical no. 202 · 12 strokes (第 202 部首 · 12 画 dì 202 bùshǒu · 12 huà)

Radical ⿉ (shǔ) — meaning: millet, 12 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The millet radical (⿉) is a pictograph depicting the millet plant, drawn with strokes representing the stem and drooping grain heads. It evolved from oracle-bone pictographs and developed through seal script.

Mnemonic: The shape ⿉ resembles a mature millet plant with heavy grain heads naturally bending downward.

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

4 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 黍shǔ

    broomcorn millet

    12 strokes

  • 黎lí

    (literary) black

    15 strokes

  • 黏nián

    sticky; glutinous

    HSK 7

    17 strokes

  • 黐chī

    birdlime

    22 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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