Radical 214

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radical 214 in the Shuowen Dictionary
radical 214 in the Shuowen Dictionary

Radical 214 meaning "flute" is the only one of the 214 Kangxi radicals that is composed of 17 strokes.

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

Pinyin: yue
Zhuyin: ㄩㄝ
Hiragana: やく yaku
Kanji: 龠 yaku
Hangeul: 피리
Sino-Korean: 약 yak

[edit] Characters with Radical 214

strokes character
without additional strokes
4 additional strokes
5 additional strokes
8 additional strokes
9 additional strokes 龤 龥

[edit] Literature

  • Fazzioli, Edoardo [1987]. Chinese calligraphy : from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters, calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko, New York: Abbeville Press. ISBN 0896597741. 
  • Leyi Li: “Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases”. Beijing 1993, ISBN-13 978-7561902042
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