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

bouˍ₆sauˊ²
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

Characters in 部首

Words Containing 部首

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