Radical 2

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radical 2
radical 2

Radical 2 meaning "vertical stroke" is one of six of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of only one stroke.

In the Kangxi Dictionary there are only 21 characters (out of 40 000) to be found under this radical.

Radical 1 (橫 héng) is one of the Eight Principles of Yong, which are the basis of chinese calligraphy.

Pinyin: gùn
Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄣ
Hiragana: ぼう bô
Kanji: 棒 bô (stick)
Hangeul: 뚫을
Sino-Korean: 곤 kun

[edit] Characters with Radical 2

永 (永字八法Yǒngzì Bāfǎ)
永 (永字八法Yǒngzì Bāfǎ)
strokes character
without additional strokes
1 additional stroke
2 additional strokes 个丫丬
3 additional strokes 中丮丯丰书
4 additional strokes
6 additional strokes
7 additional strokes
8 additional strokes
9 additional strokes

[edit] Literature

  • Edoardo Fazzioli: “Chinese Calligraphy: From Pictograph to Ideogram: The History of 214 Essential Chinese/Japanese Characters”. Abbeville Press, 2005. ISBN-13 978-0789208705
  • Leyi Li: “Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases”. Beijing 1993, ISBN-13 978-7561902042
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