weapon

shū (shu1)

Radical no. 79 · 4 strokes (79 部首 · 4 79 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⽎ (shū) — meaning: weapon, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

A pictograph from oracle-bone script depicting an ancient halberd (a double-bladed weapon), originally showing a wooden shaft with two curved metal blades extending outward.

Mnemonic: Two crossed strokes resemble the two sharp blades of an ancient double-edged weapon spreading outward.

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

1 characters
  • shū

    ancient staff-like weapon made of bamboo or wood

    4 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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