⼪

lame

wāng (wang1)

Radical no. 43 · 3 strokes (第 43 部首 · 3 画 dì 43 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼪ (wāng) — meaning: lame, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting a person with a limp or unbalanced movement of the lower limbs. The shape reflects two unequal legs, one weaker than the other.

Mnemonic: Remember these three strokes as a person limping unevenly on unequal legs.

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

3 characters

Stroke count

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Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 尪wāng

    feeble

    7 strokes

  • 尬gà

    (bound form) embarrassing; awkward

    7 strokes

  • 尩wāng

    variant of 尪[wang1]

    8 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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