Radical 4
Encyclopedia
Radical 4 meaning "slash" is one of six of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of only one stroke.
In the Kangxi Dictionary
there are 33 characters (out of 40,000) to be found under this radical
. It is highly similar to the Japanese kana, no
(ノ).
Radical 4 is one of the eight elements of 永 (永字八法 Yǒngzì Bāfǎ) and thus basic to Chinese calligraphy
.
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 33 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...
. It is highly similar to the Japanese kana, no
No (kana)
の, in hiragana, or ノ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. In the gojūon system of ordering of Japanese syllables, it occupies the 25th position, between ね and は . It occupies the 26th position in the iroha ordering...
(ノ).
Radical 4 is one of the eight elements of 永 (永字八法 Yǒngzì Bāfǎ) and thus basic to Chinese calligraphy
East Asian calligraphy
East Asian calligraphy is a form of calligraphy widely practised and revered in the Sinosphere. This most often includes China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The East Asian calligraphic tradition originated and developed from China. There is a general standardization of the various styles of...
.
Characters with Radical 4
| strokes | character |
|---|---|
| without additional strokes | 丿乀 乁 |
| 1 additional stroke | 乂 乃 乄 |
| 2 additional strokes | 久 乆 乇 么 义 乊 之 乡 |
| 3 additional strokes | 乌 乏 |
| 4 additional strokes | 乍 乎 乐 |
| 5 additional strokes | 丢 乑（眾） 乒 乓 乔 |
| 6 additional strokes | 乕 |
| 7 additional strokes | 乖 |
| 8 additional strokes | 乗 |
| 9 additional strokes | 乘 |
Literature
- Leyi Li: “Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases”. Beijing 1993, ISBN 978-7561902042