Radical 3
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Dot (diacritic)
When used as a diacritic mark, the term dot is usually reserved for the Interpunct , or to the glyphs 'combining dot above' and 'combining dot below'...
" is one of six of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of only one stroke.
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 10 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 3
| 0 | 丶 zhǔ "dot" |
| 1 | 丷 (Korean kwukyel note) |
| 2 | 丸 wán "pellet" |
| 3 | 丹 dān "vermillion", 为 wéi "to do, to be" |
| 4 | 主 lí "owner, master", 丼 jǐng "bowl" |
| 7 | 丽 lì "pretty, lovely" |
| 8 | 举 jǔ "raise, recommend" |