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This chapter is one of my personal recommended knowledge before you delves into chinese character
Chinese character or the word can be complex and challenging. But knowing this radicals can be very helpful for you to recognize and recall the character in implications.
You don't have to memorize them for the moment, skimmed it and make sure that you know about them.
I included some examples of the word/chinese character so that you could learn words in the process.
Do comment if you find it helpful or ask if you are confused.
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Happy study!
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字旁 zì pǎng
Is "beside the word".
It is also known as radicals, which stands beside other strokes or radicals to form a complete a chinese character.
字旁 zì pǎng = 部首 bù shǒu
Both means radicals/beside the word
The common "beside the word" or radicals are as follows.
[1]
言字旁
yán zì páng
name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters
訁|讠
*yán*
Example :
说 shūo means say
谁 shéi means who
言 yá means say or words.
*yan here can stand as an independent character or as a beside word *
[2]
人字旁
Rén zì páng
Or also known as
单人旁
dān rén pǎng
Name of "people" radical in chinese characters
亻
Example :
伤 shāng means hurt
住 zhù means live (at somewhere)
变化 biàn huà means changes
[3]
火字旁
Hǔo zì páng
Name of "fire" radical in chinese characters
火
Example:
炒 chǎo means fried
烧 shāo means burn/roast/ grill
[4]
草字旁
Cǎo zì páng
Name of "grass" radical in chinese characters
艹
花 huā means flower
草莓 cǎo méi means strawberry
落 luò means drop or fall down
[5]
土字旁
tǔ zì pǎng
Name of "soil, earth" radical in chinese characters
土
堆 duī means pile or stack
垃圾 lā jī means rubbish
墙壁 qiáng bì / qiáng means wall
[6]
手字旁
shǒu zì pǎng
Name of "hand" radical in chinese character
手
拿 nǎ means take
拜 bài means worship or salute
手掌 shǒu zhǎng means palm
[7]
提手旁
tí shǒu pǎng
Name of the "hand" which had similar meaning and the name of radicals, however have different usage and effect towards chinese character
扌
Example :
打 dǎ means hit
扒 bā means dig up/
pá means climb
扫 sǎo means sweep
[8]
月字旁
yuè zì pǎng
Name of the "moon" radical in chinese character
月
Example :
朋友 péng yǒu means friend
肥 féi Or 胖 pàng means fat
有 yǒu means have
月亮 yuè liàng means moon
[9]
日字旁
rì zì pǎng
Name of "day" radical in chinese character
日
Example :
是 shì means yes, be or correct
明 míng means next
Such as 明日 míng rì
明天 míng tīan means tomorrow
OR
明亮 míng lìang means
bright
[10]
口字旁
kǒu zì pǎng
Name of "mouth" radical in chinese character
口
Example :
右 yòu means right
叫 jiào means call
吃 chī means eat
[11]
马字旁
mǎ zì pǎng
Name of "horse" radical in chinese character
马
Example :
驴 lǘ means donkey
驾 jià means drive
骂 mà means scold
[12]
宝盖头字旁
bǎo gài tóu zì pǎng
or also called
宀字旁
mián zì pǎng
Name of "treasure/mian" radical in chinese character
宀
Example :
宝 bǎo means treasure
安 ān means safe
守 shǒu means guard or serve
[13]
竖心旁
shù xīn pǎng
OR
心字旁
xīn zì pǎng
Name of "heart" radical in chinese character
忄
Example ：
忙 máng means busy
快 kuài means fast
性 xìng means sex or gender
[14]
女字旁
nǚ zì pǎng
Name of "girl" radical in chinese character
女
Example ：
妈妈 māmā means mom
妖 yāo means monster or demon
牛奶 niú nǎi means milk
[15]
三点水
sān diǎn shuǐ
Name of "three drops water" radical in chinese character
氵
Example :
汉语 hàn yǔ means chinese
男子汉 nán zǐ hàn means man
汽 qì means steam
汽车 qì chē means car
[16]
木字旁
mù zì pǎng
Name of "wood" radical in chinese character
木
Example ：
木材 mù cái means timber
树林 shù lín means woods/forest
来 lái means come
[17]
金字旁
jīn zì pǎng
Name of "gold" radical in chinese character
钅
Example ：
钱 qián means money
铁 tiě means steel
钓 diào means fish（fishing）
[18]
犭 字旁
quǎn zì pǎng
or also known as
反犬旁
fǎn quǎn pǎng
Name of "anti-dog" radical in chinese character
犭
Example ：
狗 gǒu means dog
猫 māo means cat