go

zhǐ (zhi3)

Radical no. 34 · 3 strokes (34 部首 · 3 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)

1 characters
  • bèi

    exhausted

    12 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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