city

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originated as a pictograph depicting a walled city or settlement, combining the outer walls (represented by the border strokes) with dwellings inside. It represents a fortified residential area or town protected by defensive walls.

Mnemonic: Picture a walled city with fortifications surrounding buildings inside to remember this "city" radical.

• 邑yì🔊

  city

  7 strokes

• 邲Bì🔊

  surname Bi

  7 strokes

• 郔Yán🔊

  (place name)

  8 strokes

• 䢺chū🔊

  (used in place names)

  8 strokes

• 邽Guī🔊

  surname Gui

  8 strokes

• 邿shī🔊

  place name

  8 strokes

• 郃hé🔊

  name of a person

  8 strokes

• 郈Hòu🔊

  surname Hou

  8 strokes

• 郕Chéng🔊

  surname Cheng

  8 strokes

• 郙fǔ🔊

  ancient place name

  9 strokes

• 郚wú🔊

  place name

  9 strokes

• 郞láng🔊

  variant of 郎[lang2]

  9 strokes

• 郠Gěng🔊

  (place name)

  9 strokes

• 𬩽Xún🔊

  surname Xun

  9 strokes

• 邕yōng🔊

  city surrounded by a moat

  10 strokes

• 郪qī🔊

  name of a river

  10 strokes

• 郰zōu🔊

  birthplace of Confucius in Shandong

  10 strokes

• 郳ní🔊

  place name

  10 strokes

• 鄀ruò🔊

  place name

  10 strokes