⼞

enclosure

wéi (wei2)

Radical no. 31 · 3 strokes (第 31 部首 · 3 画 dì 31 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼞ (wéi) — meaning: enclosure, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph representing a closed rectangle or enclosure. In seal script and oracle-bone script, it depicts the concept of surrounding, containment, or boundary of a space.

Mnemonic: This three-stroke closed rectangle looks like a box or fence enclosing something.

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

8 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 四sì

    four

    HSK 1

    5 strokes

  • 囚qiú

    prisoner

    5 strokes

  • 回huí

    variant of 迴|回[hui2]

    HSK 1

    6 strokes

  • 因yīn

    old variant of 因[yin1]

    HSK 6

    6 strokes

  • 团tuán

    round

    HSK 3

    6 strokes

  • 囝jiǎn

    child

    6 strokes

  • 囟xìn

    fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)

    6 strokes

  • 囡nān

    child

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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