badger

Origin & mnemonic

The radical 豸 is a pictograph of the legs and body of a small animal, likely a badger or similar creature, in ancient Chinese writing. The basic structure has remained consistent from seal script to the present day.

Mnemonic: Remember the badger radical by picturing a small four-legged creature hunching close to the ground.

• 豸zhì🔊

  worm-like invertebrate

  7 strokes

• 豹bào🔊

  leopard

  HSK 7

  10 strokes

• 豺chái🔊

  dog-like animal

  10 strokes

• 豻àn🔊

  jail

  10 strokes

• 䝙chū🔊

  (archaic) animal resembling a tiger

  11 strokes

• 貂diāo🔊

  sable or marten (genus Martes)

  12 strokes

• 貅xiū🔊

  see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貅 was the female)

  13 strokes

• 貆huán🔊

  badger

  13 strokes

• 貉hé🔊

  raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

  13 strokes

• 貊mò🔊

  name of a wild tribe

  13 strokes

• 貌mào🔊

  (bound form) appearance; looks; outward form

  14 strokes

• 猫māo🔊

  cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])

  HSK 2

  15 strokes

• 貔pí🔊

  see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貔 was the male)

  17 strokes

• 貘mò🔊

  tapir

  17 strokes

• 貜jué🔊

  (ape)

  27 strokes