Hanzi roots

Hanzi, as a picture

Hanzi from the oracle bones up — 500 characters, each with a hand-written etymology narrative, browsable by meaning cluster, radical, JLPT level, Japanese school grade, or Chinese frequency. Free.

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Browse by radical root

Each radical is a root of meaning. Characters are grouped by shared root, from the simplest radicals up.

1-stroke radicals

一one7

2-stroke radicals

人person24

八eight3

刀knife6

力power5

十ten5

儿legs4

又again3

3-stroke radicals

口mouth21

囗enclosure7

土earth5

大big4

女woman9

子child5

宀roof9

小small3

山mountain3

巾cloth6

弓bow5

夕evening5

寸inch3

广shelter6

4-stroke radicals

心heart15

手hand7

日sun16

月moon4

木tree14

水water18

火fire5

止stop4

5-stroke radicals

田field5

目eye6

示altar / spirit6

玉jade3

白white3

矢arrow3

禾grain3

6-stroke radicals

竹bamboo7

糸silk13

艸grass7

羊sheep3

肉meat / flesh6

肉meat / flesh11

7-stroke radicals

見see3

貝shell7

辵walk11

里village3

言speech10

8-stroke radicals

金metal4

雨rain7

門gate3

阜mound3

9-stroke radicals

頁head4

食eat4

10-stroke radicals

馬horse3

15-stroke radicals

齒tooth3

Other radicals

Radicals with a single character each, in difficulty order.

Other ways in

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By meaning

Speech and rule

41 chars

Shapes of the heart

35 chars

The flow of time

34 chars

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Going and coming

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肉 meat / flesh

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