⼇

lid

tóu (tou2)

Radical no. 8 · 2 strokes (第 8 部首 · 2 画 dì 8 bùshǒu · 2 huà)

Radical ⼇ (tóu) — meaning: lid, 2 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originated as a pictograph depicting a lid or covering that protects from above. It is commonly used as a component in characters related to covering or the upper part of things.

Mnemonic: Two strokes angled like a slanted lid resting on an opening to cover it up.

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

19 characters

Stroke count

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  • 亠tóu

    "lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)

    2 strokes

  • 亡wáng

    to die

    3 strokes

  • 亢kàng

    high

    4 strokes

  • 交jiāo

    to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over

    HSK 2

    6 strokes

  • 亦yì

    also

    HSK 7

    6 strokes

  • 产chǎn

    variant of 產|产[chan3]

    HSK 7

    6 strokes

  • 㐫xiōng

    old variant of 凶[xiong1]

    6 strokes

  • 亥hài

    12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar

    6 strokes

  • 亨hēng

    prosperous

    7 strokes

  • 亩mǔ

    old variant of 畝|亩[mu3]

    HSK 7

    7 strokes

  • 京jīng

    capital city of a country

    8 strokes

  • 享xiǎng

    old variant of 享[xiang3]

    HSK 7

    8 strokes

  • 亮liàng

    bright; light

    HSK 2

    9 strokes

  • 亭tíng

    pavilion

    9 strokes

  • 亳bó

    used in 亳州[Bo2 zhou1] (the name of a place in Anhui)

    10 strokes

  • 亵xiè

    obscene

    12 strokes

  • 亶dǎn

    sincere

    13 strokes

  • 亸duǒ

    hang down

    16 strokes

  • 亹wěi

    resolute

    22 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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