Radicals
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人

rén - human

Variation:

⺅

dān lì rén - a single standing person

Evolution: a side view of a person

人

rén - human

你

nǐ - you

信

xìn - trust, a letter

刀

dāo - knife

Variation:

刂

lì dāo - a standing knife

Evolution: the ancient form of a knife

刀

dāo - knife

切

qiē; - to cut

剪

jiǎn - to cut
with scissors

口

kǒu - mouth

Evolution: an open mouth

口

kǒu - mouth

名

míng - a name

喝

hē - to drink

土

tǔ - earth, dirt

Evolution: pictograph of a lump of dirt

土

tǔ - dirt

坐

zuò - to sit

塘

táng - a pond

女

nǚ - woman, female

Evolution: a woman kneeling with her hands crossed in front of her body

女

nǚ - female

姓

xìng - family name

婆

pó - an old woman,
grandma