Radical 213

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guwen version of radical 213
guwen version of radical 213

Radical 213 meaning "turtle" is one of only two of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of 16 strokes.

In the Kangxi Dictionary there are only 24 characters (out of 40 000) to be found under this radical.

Pinyin: guī
Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ
Hiragana: かめ kame
Kanji: 亀 kame
Hangeul: 거북
Sino-Korean: 귀

[edit] Characters with Radical 213

radical 213 in the Shuowen dictionary
radical 213 in the Shuowen dictionary
strokes character
without additional strokes
12 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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