Ancient carved pictogram that became ⺼

THE RADICAL SHED

The flesh radical

Radical · body parts

⺼

Looks like the moon but means meat. Legs, faces, brains carry it.

14 of the 64 characters that carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

能B1
能néngcan; to be able to可能kěnéngpossible; maybe只能zhǐ néngcan only; have no choice but能否néng fǒuwhether one can
脑B1
电脑diànnǎocomputer大脑dànǎobrain脑袋nǎodaihead脑子nǎozibrains
育B3
体育tǐyùsports; physical education体育馆tǐyùguǎngym; gymnasium教育jiàoyùeducation; to educate发育fāyùto develop
脚B3
脚jiǎofoot; leg脚步jiǎobùfootstep脚印jiǎoyìnfootprint绊脚石bànjiǎoshístumbling block
脸B3
脸liǎnface脸色liǎnsècomplexion愁眉苦脸chóuméi-kǔliǎnto look worried; to look miserable丢脸diūliǎnto lose face
胖B3
胖pàngfat; plump肥胖féipàngfat胖乎乎pànghūhūchubby
脏B3
脏zāngdirty; filthy心脏xīnzàngheart内脏nèizànginternal organs
腿B3
腿tuǐleg火腿huǒtuǐham
背B4
背bēito carry on the back背包bēibāobackpack背bèiback; to recite from memory; to turn one's背后bèihòubehind
脱B4
脱tuōto shed摆脱bǎituōto break away from解脱jiětuōto free oneself (from worries); to get rid脱节tuōjiéto come apart
肯B4
肯定kěndìngcertain; to affirm; definitely肯kěnto be willing
肤B4
皮肤pífūskin肤浅fūqiǎnsuperficial肌肤jīfūskin
脾B4
脾气píqitemper; temperament脾píspleen
肚B4
肚子dùzibelly; stomach
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