部首

bùshǒu

radical of a Chinese character

nounHSK 3.0 word list · Band 7

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.

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See it in sentences

这个字的部首是什么？

Zhège zì de bùshǒu shì shénme?

English

What is the radical of this character?

查字典要先找部首。

Chá zìdiǎn yào xiān zhǎo bùshǒu.

English

To use a dictionary, find the radical first.

Built with this character · 15 words

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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