enclosure

wéi (wei2)

Radical no. 31 · 3 strokes (31 部首 · 3 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)

28 characters
  • kùn

    sleepy

    HSK 3

    7 strokes

  • jiǒng

    (archaic) light, bright (variant of 冏[jiong3])

    7 strokes

  • yuán

    land used for growing plants

    HSK 6

    7 strokes

  • wéi

    to encircle

    HSK 3

    7 strokes

  • dùn

    bin for grain

    7 strokes

  • kàng

    (dialect) to hide

    7 strokes

  • yuān

    old variant of 淵|渊[yuan1]

    7 strokes

  • piān

    expression of contempt equivalent to 呸[pei1]

    7 strokes

  • cōng

    (bound form) chimney

    7 strokes

  • used in 囫圇|囫囵[hu2 lun2]

    7 strokes

  • huí

    variant of 回[hui2]

    7 strokes

  • é

    decoy

    7 strokes

  • guó

    variant of 國|国[guo2]

    7 strokes

  • lún

    used in 囫圇|囫囵[hu2 lun2]

    7 strokes

  • diagram

    HSK 3

    8 strokes

  • guó

    country; nation; state

    HSK 1

    8 strokes

  • guó

    old variant of 國|国[guo2]

    8 strokes

  • qūn

    granary

    8 strokes

  • old variant of 日[ri4]

    8 strokes

  • líng

    used in 囹圄[ling2 yu3]

    8 strokes

  • hard

    8 strokes

  • guó

    old variant of 國|国[guo2]

    8 strokes

  • yòu

    park

    9 strokes

  • guó

    old variant of 國|国[guo2]

    9 strokes

  • yuán

    circle

    HSK 4

    10 strokes

  • hùn

    grain-fed animals

    10 strokes

  • garden

    10 strokes

  • prison

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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