| # | Radical | Pinyin | Meaning | Nickname |
| 1 | 彑/彐 |
jì | pig head | |
| 2 | 爪/爫 |
zhǎo | claw | |
| 3 | 牛 |
niú | ox | niú zì páng |
| 4 | 犬/犭 |
quǎn | dog | fǎn quǎn páng |
| 5 | 禸 |
róu | animal track | yǔ zì dǐ |
| 6 | 羊 |
yáng | sheep | |
| 7 | 羽 |
yǔ | feather | |
| 8 | 虍 |
hū | tiger | hǔ zì tóu |
| 9 | 虫 |
huǐ, chóng | snake, insects | |
| 10 | 角 |
jiǎo | horn | |
| 11 | 豕 |
shǐ | pig | |
| 12 | 豸 |
zhì | beast | |
| 13 | 釆 |
biàn | animal footprint | |
| 14 | 隹 |
zhuī | short-tailed bird | |
| 15 | 馬 |
mǎ | horse | |
| 16 | 魚 |
yú | fish | |
| 17 | 鳥 |
niǎo | bird | |
| 18 | 鹿 |
lù | deer | |
| 19 | 黽 |
měng | frog | |
| 20 | 鼠 |
shǔ | rat | |
| 21 | 龍 |
lóng | dragon | |
| 22 | 龜 |
guī | turtle |