Radical 1
唐朝楷書軆 一(Tang Dynasty calligraphy of radical 1)
Radical 1 meaning "one" is 1 of 6 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals total) composed of 1 stroke.
In the Kangxi Dictionary there are 42 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.[1]
永 (永字八法 YǒngzìBāfǎ)
Radical 1, in this case known as 橫 héng "horizontal", is one of the eight principles of the character 永 (永字八法 Yǒngzì Bāfǎ) which are the basis of Chinese calligraphy.
Characters with Radical 1
strokes | character |
without additional strokes | 一 |
1 additional stroke | 丁 丂 七 丄 丅 丆 |
2 additional strokes | 万 丈 三 上 下 丌 与 |
3 additional strokes | 不 丏 丐 丑 丒 专 |
4 additional strokes | 且 丕 世 丘 丙 业 丛 东 丝 |
5 additional strokes | 丞 丟 丠 両 |
6 additional strokes | 丣 两 严 |
7 additional strokes | 並 丧 |
References
- Fazzioli, Edoardo (1987). Chinese calligraphy : from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters. calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko. New York, 1987: Abbeville Press. ISBN 0-89659-774-1.
- Li, Leyi (1993). Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases. Beijing, 1993. ISBN 978-7-5619-0204-2.
See also