⽖

claw

zhǎo (zhao3)

Radical no. 87 · 4 strokes (第 87 部首 · 4 画 dì 87 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⽖ (zhǎo) — meaning: claw, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The claw radical originates from a pictographic glyph in oracle-bone script, depicting the shape of an animal's claw or foot; it commonly appears in characters related to animals and grasping.

Mnemonic: Four curved strokes resemble the claws of a cat or bird gripping and clawing.

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

5 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 爬pá

    to crawl

    HSK 2

    8 strokes

  • 争zhēng

    to strive for

    HSK 3

    8 strokes

  • 爯chēng

    old variant of 稱|称[cheng1]

    9 strokes

  • 爰yuán

    therefore

    9 strokes

  • 爱ài

    to love; to be fond of; to like

    HSK 1

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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