⽘
double x
yáo (yao2)
Radical no. 89 · 4 strokes (第 89 部首 · 4 画 dì 89 bùshǒu · 4 huà)
Radical ⽘ (yáo) — meaning: double x, 4 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical derives from a pictographic form in oracle-bone script, representing two small dots or diagonal strokes standing side by side, commonly used to denote small objects or odd/unusual things.
Mnemonic: Two parallel diagonal strokes look like tiny arrows pointing at something odd or trivial.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
1 characters- 爻yáo
the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶
4 strokes
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.