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100 Most Common Radicals

This group contains 10 collections, each containing 10 of the 100 most common Chinese radicals. This is a great place to start for beginners!

100 Common Radicals (1-10)

Learn to write 10 of the 100 most common Chinese radicals with these 184 printable PDF worksheets.

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one, once, a (article) (#1)
一
lid, head (#8)
亠
person, man, people (#9)
人
child, son (#10)
兒
儿
eight (#12)
八
cover (#14)
冖
ice (#15)
冫
how much, how many, several, a few (#16)
幾
几
knife, blade (#18)
刂
power, force, strength (#19)
力

100 Common Radicals (11-20)

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wrap, embrace (#20)
勹
spoon, dagger (#21)
匕
ten (#24)
十
seal, kneeling person (#26)
卩
cliff (#27)
廠
厂
private (#28)
厶
(once) again, also, both (#29)
又
mouth (#30)
口
enclosure (#31)
囗
earth, soil, land, local (#32)
土

100 Common Radicals (21-30)

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scholar, warrior (#33)
士
go slowly (#35)
夊
sunset, evening (#36)
夕
big, large, great (#37)
大
woman, female (#38)
女
son, child, seed (#39)
子
roof (#40)
宀
inch (length), a little bit (#41)
寸
small (#42)
小
corpse (#44)
屍
尸

100 Common Radicals (31-40)

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mountain, hill, peak (#46)
山
work, skill (#48)
工
piece of cloth, towel, kerchief (#50)
巾
to concern, shield (#51)
乾
干
sloping roof, wide, spread (#53)
廣
广
bow (weapon) (#57)
弓
step (#60)
彳
heart, mind (#61)
心
dagger-axe (#62)
戈
household, door, family, bank account (#63)
戶
户

100 Common Radicals (41-50)

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hand
手
to strike
攵
axe
斤
square, direction, side
方
sun, day, date, time
日
moon, month
月
tree, wood
木
yawn, to lack, owe
欠
to stop, prohibit, only
止
weapon
殳

100 Common Radicals (51-60)

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water
氵
fire
火
cow
牛
dog
犭
king
王
field
田
sickness
疒
white, snowy, pure, bright, empty
白
skin, leather, fur
皮
dish
皿

100 Common Radicals (61-70)

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eye, item, section
目
stone
石
spirit, to show, ancestor
礻
grain
禾
hole, cave
穴
to stand, to set up
立
bamboo
⺮
(husked) rice, meter
米
silk
糹
纟
silk
糸

100 Common Radicals (71-80)

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net, network
罒
sheep
羊
feather
羽
ear
耳
tongue
舌
boat
舟
blunt, straightforward, tough, chewy
艮
grass
艹
worm, insect
蟲
虫
clothing
衤

100 Common Radicals (81-90)

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see, meet, appear to be (#147)
見
见
speech (#149)
訁
讠
shell, money (#154)
貝
贝
to walk, to go, to move (#156)
走
foot, enough, ample (#157)
足
car, vehicle, machine (#159)
車
车
bitter, hot, suffering (#160)
辛
walk (#162)
辶
hill, dam (left) / place, town (right) (#163)
阝
wine vessel (#164)
酉

100 Common Radicals (91-100)

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Chinese mile (~.5 km), neighborhood (#166)
裡
里
gold, metal, money (#167)
金
door, opening, gate (#169)
門
门
short-tailed bird (#172)
隹
rain (#173)
雨
blue or green, young (#174)
青
page, leaf (#181)
頁
页
eat, food (#184)
飠
饣
horse (#187)
馬
马
bird (#196)
鳥
鸟