private

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from oracle-bone script pictography depicting two people or a person divided, symbolizing separation or privacy. The form evolved to represent the concept of something private or personal.

Mnemonic: Remember it as two simple strokes stacked together—like two people standing close yet remaining separate individuals, capturing the sense of privacy.

• 厶sī🔊

  old variant of 私[si1]

  2 strokes

• 厷gōng🔊

  old variant of 肱[gong1]

  4 strokes

• 厹róu🔊

  to trample

  4 strokes

• 去qù🔊

  to go

  HSK 1

  5 strokes

• 厺qù🔊

  old variant of 去[qu4]

  5 strokes

• 厾dū🔊

  to tap lightly

  6 strokes

• 县xiàn🔊

  county

  HSK 4

  7 strokes

• 参cān🔊

  variant of 參|参[can1]

  8 strokes

• 叁sān🔊

  three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

  8 strokes

• 叆ài🔊

  misty

  14 strokes

• 叇dài🔊

  see 靉靆|叆叇[ai4 dai4]

  15 strokes

• 篡cuàn🔊

  old variant of 篡[cuan4]

  16 strokes