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  • 2. Radicals 6 to 10
  • 3. Radicals 11 to 15
  • 4. Radicals 16 to 20

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Chinese Literacy Vol. 1

Radicals
6 to 10



宀

mián - house, roof (bǎo gài tóu)



Evolution: a roof with the walls of a house




安

ān - peace


宇

yǔ - roof, eaves


宙

zhòu - universe


家

jiā - family


心

xīn - heart


Variation:

⺖

shù xīn páng - standing heart radical



Evolution: the chambers and arteries of the heart




心

xīn - heart


忙

máng - busy


想

xiǎng - to think


手

shǒu - hand


Variation:

⺘

tí shǒu páng



Evolution: a drawing of a left hand with five fingers




手

shǒu - hand


打

dǎ - to hit


拿

ná - to hold


日

rì - sun



Evolution: the form of the sun




日

rì - sun


明

míng - bright


星

xīng - star


木

mù - wood, tree



Evolution: a form of tree with trunk and branches




木

mù - tree


林

lín - woods


森

sēn - forest

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