shelter

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from the pictographic depiction of a roof or shelter extending overhead, shown as a sweeping curved line. In ancient pictographs, it represents the concept of coverage, protection, or a sheltered space.

Mnemonic: Remember that the broad curved stroke resembles a wide roof sheltering the space below.

• 廆wěi🔊

  used in personal names

  12 strokes

• 廋sōu🔊

  to search

  12 strokes

• 赓gēng🔊

  (literary) to continue; to carry on

  12 strokes

• 𫷷xīn🔊

  (literary) to arrange in ordered fashion

  12 strokes

• 廉lián🔊

  old variant of 廉[lian2]

  13 strokes

• 厦shà🔊

  (bound form) tall building; mansion

  13 strokes

• 廒áo🔊

  granary

  13 strokes

• 廓kuò🔊

  (bound form) extensive; vast

  13 strokes

• 廏jiù🔊

  variant of 廄|厩[jiu4]

  14 strokes

• 廑jǐn🔊

  careful

  14 strokes

• 廖Liào🔊

  surname Liao

  14 strokes

• 廙yì🔊

  yurt

  14 strokes

• 厂chǎng🔊

  factory

  HSK 3

  15 strokes

• 厨chú🔊

  old variant of 廚|厨[chu2]

  15 strokes

• 廛chán🔊

  market place

  15 strokes

• 厮sī🔊

  variant of 廝|厮[si1]

  15 strokes

• 廨xiè🔊

  (bound form) government office

  16 strokes

• 廪lǐn🔊

  government granary

  16 strokes

• 廱yōng🔊

  harmonious

  21 strokes

• 厅tīng🔊

  (reception) hall

  HSK 5

  25 strokes