shoot

(yi4)

Radical no. 56 · 3 strokes (56 部首 · 3 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)

1 characters
  • 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.