部首 (bou6 sau2) — radical - a basic identifiable component of every Chinese character; most dictionaries sort characters based on radicals (modern traditional character dictionaries typically use a set of 214 radicals) followed by stroke count in Cantonese
bouˍ₆部sauˊ²首Mandarin Pinyin: bu4 shou3
Meaning of 部首
nounradical - a basic identifiable component of every Chinese character; most dictionaries sort characters based on radicals (modern traditional character dictionaries typically use a set of 214 radicals) followed by stroke count