leaf

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting a leaf, with the upper portion representing the leaf blade and the lower part the stem. In modern usage, it also refers to pages or leaves of paper and books.

Mnemonic: The shape resembles a leaf with veins running vertically from top to bottom.

• 颟mān🔊

  dawdling

  16 strokes

• 颡sǎng🔊

  (literary) forehead

  16 strokes

• 颢hào🔊

  (literary) white and shining

  18 strokes

• 颣lèi🔊

  flaw

  18 strokes

• 愿yuàn🔊

  (bound form) wish; hope; desire

  HSK 5

  19 strokes

• 类lèi🔊

  kind; type; class; category

  HSK 3

  19 strokes

• 顚diān🔊

  variant of 顛|颠[dian1]

  19 strokes

• 颤chàn🔊

  to tremble

  19 strokes

• 颥rú🔊

  see 顳顬|颞颥, temple (the sides of human head)

  20 strokes

• 顾gù🔊

  to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to

  HSK 6

  21 strokes

• 显xiǎn🔊

  to make visible

  HSK 5

  23 strokes

• 颧quán🔊

  (bound form) cheekbone

  23 strokes

• 颦pín🔊

  to scowl

  24 strokes