⼡

go

zhǐ (zhi3)

Radical no. 34 · 3 strokes (第 34 部首 · 3 画 dì 34 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼡ (zhǐ) — meaning: go, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting a person walking or standing still, with two legs shown as two vertical strokes. In seal script and oracle-bone script, this form evolved into the modern character.

Mnemonic: Remember two legs standing or stepping in the three strokes of the "go" radical.

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 夂zhǐ

    "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters

    3 strokes

  • 处chù

    (bound form) place; locality

    HSK 4

    5 strokes

  • 処chǔ

    old variant of 處|处[chu3]

    5 strokes

  • 务wù

    affair

    5 strokes

  • 夅jiàng

    old variant of 降[jiang4]

    6 strokes

  • 夆féng

    to butt (as horned animals)

    7 strokes

  • 备bèi

    variant of 備|备[bei4]

    8 strokes

  • 惫bèi

    exhausted

    12 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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