Radical 211
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Tooth
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" is the only one of the 214 Kangxi radicals that is composed of 15 strokes.
In the Kangxi Dictionary
Kangxi dictionary
The Kangxi Dictionary was the standard Chinese dictionary during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Kangxi Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty ordered its compilation in 1710. The creator innovated greatly by reusing and confirming the new Zihui system of 596 radicals, since then known as 596 Kangxi...
there are only 21 characters (out of 40 000) to be found under this radical
Radical (Chinese character)
A Chinese radical is a component of a Chinese character. The term may variously refer to the original semantic element of a character, or to any semantic element, or, loosely, to any element whatever its origin or purpose...
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Characters with Radical 211
| strokes | character |
|---|---|
| without additional strokes | 齒 |
| 1 additional stroke | 齓 |
| 2 additional strokes | 齔 |
| 3 additional strokes | 齕 |
| 4 additional strokes | 齖 齗 齘 |
| 5 additional strokes | 齙 齚 齛 齜 齝 齞 齟 齠 齡 齢 齣 |
| 6 additional strokes | 齤 齥 齦 齧 齨 齩 |
| 7 additional strokes | 齪 齫 齬 龥 |
| 8 additional strokes | 齭 齮 齯 齰 齱 |
| 9 additional strokes | 齲 齳 齴 齵 齶 齷 |
| 10 additional strokes | 齸 齹 齺 齻 |
| 13 additional strokes | 齼 齽 |
| 20 additional strokes | 齾 |
Literature
- Leyi Li: “Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases”. Beijing 1993, ISBN 978-7561902042
External links
- 齒 radical - Chinese Text Project Ancient forms of the character and list of Unicode characters with the radical.