| # | Radical | Pinyin | Meaning | Nickname |
| 1 | 人/亻 |
rén | person | dān lì rén |
| 2 | ㄦ |
rén/ér | person | yì piě yì guǎi |
| 3 | 士 |
shì | scholar | |
| 4 | 女 |
nǚ | woman | |
| 5 | 子 |
zǐ | child | |
| 6 | 尸 |
shī | corpse | |
| 7 | 己 |
jǐ | self | |
| 8 | 幺 |
yāo | fetus, little | yòu zì páng |
| 9 | 氏 |
shì | clan | |
| 10 | 父 |
fù | father | |
| 11 | 臣 |
chén | minister | |
| 12 | 自 |
zì | self | |
| 13 | 身 |
shēn | body | |
| 14 | 鬼 |
guǐ | ghost | |
| 15 | 丨 |
gǔn | vertical stroke | yī shù |
| 16 | 丶 |
diǎn | dot | yī diǎn |
| 17 | 丿 |
piě | left sweep stroke | yī piě |
| 18 | 亅 |
jué | hook | yī gōu |
| 19 | 亠 |
tóu | top strokes | yì diǎn yì héng |
| 20 | 彡 |
shān | lines | sān piě |
| 21 | 爻 |
yáo | intertwine |