⼷

shoot

yì (yi4)

Radical no. 56 · 3 strokes (第 56 部首 · 3 画 dì 56 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼷ (yì) — meaning: shoot, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from the pictograph of an arrow, representing the act of shooting or war-related objects. It is a pictographic character from ancient oracle-bone and seal scripts.

Mnemonic: See these three strokes as an arrow pointing straight at its target.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

8 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 弋yì

    to shoot

    3 strokes

  • 弌yī

    archaic variant of 一[yi1]

    4 strokes

  • 弍èr

    archaic variant of 貳|贰, banker's anti-fraud numeral two

    5 strokes

  • 式shì

    type

    HSK 5

    6 strokes

  • 弎sān

    archaic variant of 參|叁, banker's anti-fraud numeral three

    6 strokes

  • 甙dài

    old term for 糖苷[tang2 gan1], glycoside

    8 strokes

  • 贰èr

    two (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

    9 strokes

  • 弑shì

    to murder a superior

    12 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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