Kanji Radicals 部首
Radicals, known in Japanese as 部首, are the primary means of categorizing Kanji, of which 214 are formally recognized.
The 六書
Since the first classification of kanji was undertaken by Xu Shen in his work “Shuōwén Jiězì 說文解字” in circa 121 AD, kanji have been traditionally classified into six categories known as the 六書 (Six Principles/Classes) which were featured in his work.
Though individual kanji may be subject to debate as to which principle or principles it fall under, they help lay down issues which then come about from radical categorization (to be discussed next).
Pictograms
象形文字
Pictographic kanji are the direct descendants of ancient depictions (絵文字) before acquiring “readings” which would then develop into the ON readings found today. The oldest known examples can be traced to oracle bone script (甲骨文字・亀甲獣骨文) which date back to the Neolithic Period in China.
Although now highly stylized when compared to their initial forms, some still resemble what they represent, and their “shapes” are iconic in creating more complex characters.
| 日 | 月 | 山 | 鳥 | 木 |
| Sun | Moon | Mountain | Bird | Tree |
| 魚 | 川 | 貝 | 口 | 龍 |
| Fish | River | Shellfish | Mouth | Dragon |
| 馬 | 女 | 爪 | 目 | 門 |
| Horse | Woman | Nail | Eye | Gate |
Indicatives/Simple Ideographs
指事1文字
Whereas pictograms are depictions of concrete entities, ideograms are depictions of abstract entities. Many are pictographic at their core, with abstract meanings often being based on a definitive pictographic depiction of something concrete. For instance, 一 first appears as a pictograph of a single finger, and the association with “one” would have come about later.
Compound Ideographs
会意文字
Compound ideograms, also known alternatively in English as “associative compounds, syssemantographs, etc., are the logical next step after simple ideographs. As implied by the name, they are created by combining two or more pictographs to represent a related concept tied to its individual parts.
Though only accounting for a small percentage of kanji, they served as a major source of inspiration for many 国字 (Japanese-made kanji) such as 峠 and 働.
| 林 | 森 | 炎 | 明5 | 信6 |
| Woods | Forest | Flame | Bright | Believe |
| Tree + Tree | Tree + Tree + Tree | Fire + Fire | Sun + Moon | Person + Word |
| 死 | 比 | 光 | 男 | 休 |
| Death | Compare | Light | Man | Rest |
| Bones + Person | Person + Person | Fire + Person | Rice Field + Strength | Person + Tree |
| 峠 | 働 | 看 | 麦⇒麥 | 岳 |
| Mountain + up + down | Person + movement | Hand + eye | Wheat + cross-legged foot | Hill + mountain |
| Mountain pass | To work | To watch | Barley | Mountain peak |
Semasio-Phonetic 形声文字
Comprising roughly 85% of all kanji, the fourth principle known as “semasio-phonetic” or alternatively “phono-semantic” compounds. In simple terms, one or more parts contribute to the meaning—known as “determinatives”—while one component—known as the “rebus”—indicates its “sound,” with “sound,” of course, referring to how the kanji is read in Chinese.
To demonstrate what is meant by a phonetic element, let’s consider the kanji 官 meaning “bureaucracy.” It is a compound ideogram composed of a pictograph of a roof over meat for ceremonial purposes. Eventually, this led to it being interpreted as “a building where militants dwell.” From this, the meaning of “bureaucracy” is derived. Its “sound” is カン and when 官 is seen in other kanji, its meaning is usually irrelevant, but the pronunciation of those other kanji is カン.
| 管 | 館 | 菅 | 棺 |
| Pipe | Building | Sedge | Coffin |
| カン | カン | カン | カン |
| 竹 (bamboo) + 官 | 食 (food) + 官 | 艹 (grass) + 官 | 木 (tree) + 官 |
※ 館 can also be viewed as a compound ideogram.
It is possible, however, for the phonetic element to also contribute to the meaning of the character, and for these examples, they may arguably be alternatively categorized as compound ideographs. For example, 采 has the original meaning of “harvest,” but then the “grass” radical 艹 to produce 菜 (vegetable). While 艹 is indeed the determinative and 采 is the phonetic/rebus element, 采 also enforces the meaning of “vegetable” as it is what is harvested.
Below are more examples of kanji which fall under this category.
| Determinative | Rebus | 形成文字 | Meaning |
| 氵(water) | 可 | 河 | river |
| 氵 (water) | 胡 | 湖 | lake |
| 日 (the Sun) | 央 | 映 | to reflect |
| 扌 (hand) | 苗 | 描 | to draw |
| 山 (mountain) | 朋 | 崩 | to collapse |
Derivative cognates 転注文字
Unlike the principles discussed thus far, 転注文字 do not pertain to the composition of the kanji categorized themselves. This category is particularly understood, and the criteria to which they were so categorized appears to have been lost to time. However, they are characterized as pairs of kanji whose respective morphemes in Chinese presumably began as one etymological root with one meaning that then split into two words, and thus, two kanji. The primary example of this is 考 (to verify) vs 老 (old) both presumably being the same morpheme at some point in the early development of Chinese. The striking similarities in the kanji are also given as proof of this relationship.
A far looser definition attributed to 転注文字 is a kanji which has undergone significant semantic drift. However, such a definition is more problematic than above, as most kanji have experienced some degree of semantic drift.
Loan-graphs
The final principle refers to kanji known as loan-graphs. 仮借文字. As the name suggests, these kanji all possessed a meaning which was later then attributed to a new kanji built off it so that the base kanji may stand for another word of the same pronunciation.
| 仮借文字 | Rebus Meaning | Original Meaning | New Character for Original Meaning |
| 自 | Self | Nose | 鼻 |
| 北 | North | Back | 背 |
| 四 | Four | Nostril | 泗 |
| 要 | To want | Waist | 腰 |
| 永 | Forever | To swim | 泳 |
Kinds of 部首 by Shape: 偏旁冠脚
Another means of categorizing kanji is by their components 偏旁冠脚. This method relies on the principle that there is generally one or more such components in a kanji and four main locations (shapes) where the “true” may lie. Through this approach, so long as one knows the original form of a given kanji, the “true” radical is meant to be apparent.
There are seven types of radicals based on shape. Their shapes help determine the stroke orders of complex kanji. Every radical falls into one or more shape types, and those types are showcased below.
Left-Side Radicals 偏(へん)
Left-side radicals are placed on the left-hand side of a kanji. These radicals establish the general principle that kanji are written internally from left to right. A perfect example of this is the radical 亻. This radical means “person,” and it derives from the kanji 人 meaning “person.”
| 体 | 伴 | 仲 | 仏 | 休 |
| Body | Companion | Relation | Buddha | Rest |
| 侍 | 僧 | 位 | 倅 | 仇 |
| Samurai | Monk | Rank | Son | Foe |
Right-Side Radicals 旁
Some radicals are found on the right-hand side of a kanji, and as a consequence, they are generally written last. Let’s consider the kanji/radical meaning “bird” (鳥) to demonstrate its stroke order in relation to a larger kanji.
| 鴨 | 鳩 | 鶴 | 鶏 | 鷗 |
| Duck | Dove | Stork | Chicken | Seagull |
| 鴉 | 鴫 | 鴇 | 鶫 | 鳰 |
| Crow | Snipe | Ibis | Thrush | Grebe |
| 鶲 | 鶸 | 鷭 | 鷸 | 鵲 |
| Flycatcher | Greenfinch | Water hen | Kingfisher | Magpie |
Upper-Side Radicals 冠
Upper-side radicals are seen at the top of kanji, and they establish the general rule that kanji strokes are written from top to bottom. To see how this works, let’s consider the radical 艹 meaning “grass.” When you see it in the upper-half of a character, you know that the kanji has something to do with plant life.
| 芋 | 茶 | 苗 | 苺 | 芽 |
| Potato | Tea | Seedling | Strawberry | Sprout |
| 芝 | 苔 | 茄 | 茸 | 草 |
| Lawn | Moss | Eggplant | Mushroom | Grass |
| 藁 | 葱 | 菖 | 苳 | 蘆 |
| Straw | Leek | Iris | Butterbur | Reed |
| 茅 | 茜 | 葉 | 蒔 | 蓮 |
| Reed | Madder | Leaf | Sow | Lotus |
Bottom-Side Radicals 脚
Bottom-side radicals are generally written last. Let’s look at the radical 心 meaning “heart,” which is a variant of 忄from earlier. When you see it in the lower-half of a character, you know that the kanji has something to do with emotions.
| 忘 | 念 | 怒 | 想 | 恋 |
| Forget | Wish | Anger | Think | Love |
| 怠 | 志 | 忠 | 恩 | 恐 |
| Neglect | Will | Loyalty | Grace | Fear |
Hanging Radicals 垂
Hanging radicals follow the general rules of writing strokes from top-down and left-right by ‘hanging over’ the rest of the character in an r-shape. Let’s look at the radical 疒 meaning “sickness.”
| 痛 | 疲 | 症 | 疫 | 病 |
| Pain | Fatigue | Symptom | Epidemic | Disease |
| 癌 | 痣 | 癖 | 癒 | 痺 |
| Cancer | Birthmark | Fault | Healing | Paralysis |
Bottom-Wrapping Radicals 繞
Bottom-wrapping radicals are written last from top to bottom. They are written last because whatever else is ‘above’ will have been written first. Let’s look at the radical 辶 meaning “movement.” When you see it wrapped around the left-hand side of a character in an L-shape, you know that the kanji has something to do with movement or distance.
| 辺 | 迷 | 通 | 巡 | 這 |
| Vicinity | Lost | Commute | Patrol | Crawl |
| 追 | 進 | 避 | 道 | 遠 |
| Chase | Proceed | Avoid | Road | Far |
Enclosure Radicals 構
Enclosure radicals surround the rest of the kanji they are in, but as indicated by the icons, they come in various kinds. In fact, hanging radicals and bottom-wrapping radicals may also be viewed as enclosure radicals. Additionally, all enclosure radicals still follow the same general rules we have discussed thus far.
| 圓 | 圍 | 固 | 圖 | 囚 |
| Yen | Enclosure | Harden | Map | Prisoner |
| 園 | 囮 | 圏 | 國 | 困 |
| Garden | Decoy | Bloc | Country | Quandary |
Other examples of enclosure radicals include 門 (gate), 凵 (open box), 匚 (on-side enclosure), 冂 (upside-down box), and 勹 (wrapping enclosure). Below are some example characters utilizing these radicals.
| RADICAL 門 | RADICAL 凵 | RADICAL 匚 | RADICAL 冂 | RADICAL 勹 |
| 開 | 画 | 區 | 同 | 匂 |
| Open | Brush-stroke | Ward | Same | Smell |
| 閉 | 缶 | 医 | 冊 | 色 |
| Close | Can | Doctor | Book | Color |
The 214 部首 of the 康熙字典
The number of 部首 has been a controversial issue, but the 214 radicals outlined in the 康熙字典 are generally accepted, which are listed below with all variants that are readily viewable on all platforms.
| # | 部首 | 部首名 | 通称 | 英訳 |
| 1. | 一 | 一部 イチブ | イチ | “One” |
| 2. | 丨 | |部 コンブ | たてぼう | “Bar” |
| 3. | 丶 | 丶部 チュブ | テン | “Dot” |
| 4. | 丿 | 丿部 ヘツブ | の はらいぼう | “Slash” |
| 5. | 乙 乚 | 乙部 オツブ | おつにょう つばり | “Fish-hook” |
| 6. | 亅 | 亅部 ケツブ | はねぼう かぎ | “Hook” |
| 7. | 二 | 二部 ニブ | に | “Two” |
| 8. | 亠 | 亠部 トウブ | なべぶた け(い)さんかんむり | “Top” |
| 9. | 人 亻 𠆢 | 人部 ジンブ | ひと にんべん (亻) ひとがしら (𠆢) ひとやね (𠆢) ひとかんむり (𠆢) | “Person” |
| 10. | 儿 | 儿部 ジンブ | にんにょう ひとあし | “Legs” |
| 11. | 入 | 入部 ニュウブ | いる いりがしら いりやね | “Enter” |
| 12. | 八 | 八部 ハチブ | はち はちがしら | “Eight” |
| 13. | 冂 | 冂部 ケイブ | けいがまえ まきがまえ どうがまえ えんがまえ | “Down-box” |
| 14. | 冖 | 冖部 ベキブ | わかんむり ひらかんむり べきかんむり | “Cover” |
| 15. | 冫 | 冫部 ヒョウブ | にすい | “Ice” |
| 16. | 几 | 几部 キブ | きにょう つくえきにょう かぜかんむり かぜがまえ | “Table” |
| 17. | 凵 | 凵部 カンブ | かんにょう かんがまえ うけばこ したばこ | “Up-box” |
| 18. | 刀 刂 | 刀部 トウブ | かたな りっとう (刂) | “Sword” |
| 19. | 力 | 力部 リョクブ | ちから | “Strength” |
| 20. | 勹 | 勹部 ホウブ | つつみがまえ | “Wrap” |
| 21. | 匕 | 匕部 ヒブ | ひ さじのひ | ”Spoon” radical |
| 22. | 匚 | 匚部 ホウブ | はこがまえ | “Right-open-box” |
| 23. | 匸 | 匸部 ケイブ | かくしがまえ | “Hiding enclosure” |
| 24. | 十 | 十部 ジュウブ | じゅう | “Ten” |
| 25. | 卜 | 卜部 ボクブ | ぼくのと うらない | “Divination” |
| 26. | 卩 ⺋ | 卩部 セツブ | ふしづくり まげわりふ | “Seal” |
| 27. | 厂 | 厂部 カンブ | がんだれ | “Cliff” |
| 28. | 厶 | 厶部 シブ | む | “Private” |
| 29. | 又 | 又部 ユウブ | また | “Again” |
| 30. | 口 | 口部 コウブ | くちへん | “Mouth” |
| 31. | 囗 | 囗部 イブ | くにがまえ | “Enclosure” |
| 32. | 土 | 土部 ドブ | つちへん | “Earth” |
| 33. | 士 | 士部 シブ | さむらいかんむり | “Scholar” |
| 34. | 夂 | 夂部 チブ | ふゆがしら ちかんむり のまたかんむり | “Go” |
| 35. | 夊 | 夊部 スイブ | すいにょう すいにゅう なつあし | “Go slowly” |
| 36. | 夕 | 夕部 セキブ | ゆうべ ゆう た | “Evening” |
| 37. | 大 | 大部 ダイブ | だいがしら だいかんむり | “Big” |
| 38. | 女 | 女部 ジョブ | おんなへん | “Woman” |
| 39. | 子 | 子部 シブ | こへん こどもへん | “Child” |
| 40. | 宀 | 宀部 ベンブ | うかんむり | “Roof” |
| 41. | 寸 | 寸部 スンブ | すんづくり | “Inch” |
| 42. | 小 | 小部 ショウブ | しょうがしら なおがしら | “Small” |
| 43. | 尢 尣 | 尢部 オウブ | まげあし だいのまげあし おうにょう | “Lame” |
| 44. | 尸 | 尸部 シブ | しかばねかんむり かばねだれ | “Corpse” |
| 45. | 屮 | 屮部 テツブ | てつ めばえ くさのめ | “Sprout” |
| 46. | 山 | 山部 サンブ | やまへん | “Mountain” |
| 47. | 巛 川 | 巛部 センブ | かわ まがりがわ (巛) さんぼんがわ (巛) | “River” |
| 48. | 工 | 工部 コウブ | こう たくみ たくみへん | “Work” |
| 49. | 己 已 巳 | 己部 キブ | おのれ | “Self” |
| 50. | 巾 | 巾部 キンブ | はばへん きんへん きんべん | “Turban” |
| 51. | 干 | 干部 カンブ | ほす かん いちじゅう | “Dry” |
| 52. | 幺 | 幺部 ヨウブ | いとがしら | “Thread” |
| 53. | 广 | 广部 ゲンブ | まだれ | “Dotted cliff” |
| 54. | 廴 | 廴部 インブ | えんにょう えんにゅう いんにょう | “Long stride” |
| 55. | 廾 | 廾部 キョウブ | こまぬき | “Two hands” |
| 56. | 弋 | 弋部 ヨクブ | しきがまえ | “Shoot” |
| 57. | 弓 | 弓部 キュウブ | ゆみへん | “Bow” |
| 58. | 彐 彑 | 彐部 ケイブ | けいがしら いのこがしら | “Snout” |
| 59. | 彡 | 彡部 サンブ | さんづくり かみかざり | “Bristle” |
| 60. | 彳 | 彳部 テキブ | ぎょうにんべん | “Step” |
| 61. | 心 忄 㣺 | 心部 シンブ | こころ りっしんべん (忄) したごころ (㣺) | “Heart” |
| 62. | 戈 | 戈部 カブ | ほこがまえ ほこづくり たすき かのほこ | “Halberd” |
| 63. | 戶 戸 | 戶部 コブ | とかんむり とだれ とびらのと | “Door” |
| 64. | 手 扌 | 手部 シュブ | てへん | “Hand” |
| 65. | 支 | 支部 シブ | しにょう えだにょう じゅうまた | “Branch” |
| 66. | 攴 攵 | 攴部 ボクブ | ぼくづくり ぼくにょう のぶん しぶん とまた | “Strike” |
| 67. | 文 | 文部 ブンブ | ぶんにょう ふみづくり | “Writing” |
| 68. | 斗 | 斗部 トブ | と ます とます | “Dipper” |
| 69. | 斤 | 斤部 キンブ | おのづくり | “Ax” |
| 70. | 方 | 方部 ホウブ | かたへん ほうへん | “Square” |
| 71. | 无 | 无部 ムブ | なし むにょう すでのつくり | “Not” |
| 72. | 日 | 日部 ニチブ | にちへん ひへん | “Day” |
| 73. | 曰 | 曰部 エツブ | ひらび いわく | “Say” |
| 74. | 月 | 月部 ゲツブ | つきへん | “Moon” |
| 75. | 木 | 木部 モクブ | きへん | “Tree” |
| 76. | 欠 | 欠部 ケンブ | あくび かける けんづくり ふきづくり | “Lack” |
| 77. | 止 | 止部 シブ | とめへん | “Stop” |
| 78. | 歹 | 歹部 ガツブ | かばねへん がつへん しにがまえ いちたへん | “Death” |
| 79. | 殳 | 殳部 シュブ | ほこづくり るまた | “Weapon” |
| 80. | 毋 | 毋部 ブブ | なかれ ははのかん | “Do not” |
| 81. | 比 | 比部 ヒブ | ならびひ くらべる | “Compare” |
| 82. | 毛 | 毛部 モウブ | け | “Hair” |
| 83. | 氏 | 氏部 シブ | うじ | “Clan” |
| 84. | 气 | 气部 キブ | きがまえ | “Air” |
| 85. | 水 氵 氺 | 水部 スイブ | みず (水) さんずい (氵) したみず (氺) | “Water” |
| 86. | 火 灬 | 火部 カブ | ひへん れんが れっか | “Fire” |
| 87. | 爪 爫 | 爪部 ソウブ | つめ そうにょう つめかんむり | “Nail” |
| 88. | 父 | 父部 フブ | ちち | “Father” |
| 89. | 爻 | 爻部 コウブ | まじわる めめ | “Yao” |
| 90. | 爿 丬 | 爿部 ショウブ | しょうへん | “Half tree trunk” |
| 91. | 片 | 片部 ヘンブ | かたへん | “Slice” |
| 92. | 牙 | 牙部 ガブ | きば | “Fang” |
| 93. | 牛 牜 | 牛部 ギュウブ | うしへん | “Cow” |
| 94. | 犬 犭 | 犬部 ケンブ | いぬ けものへん | “Dog” |
| 95. | 玄 | 玄部 ゲンブ | げん | “Profound” |
| 96. | 玉 王 玊 | 玉部 ギョクブ | たまへん ぎょくへん おうへん | “Jade” |
| 97. | 瓜 | 瓜部 カブ | うり | “Melon” |
| 98. | 瓦 | 瓦部 ガブ | かわら | “Tile” |
| 99. | 甘 | 甘部 カンブ | あまい かん | “Sweet” |
| 100. | 生 | 生部 セイブ | いきる うまれる せい しょう | “Life” |
| 101. | 用 甩 | 用部 ヨウブ | もちいる よう | “Use” |
| 102. | 田 | 田部 デンブ | たへん | “Field” |
| 103. | 疋 | 疋部 ショウブ | ひき | “Bolt of cloth” |
| 104. | 疒 | 疒部 ダクブ | やまいだれ | “Disease” |
| 105. | 癶 | 癶部 ハツブ | はつがしら | “Dotted tent” |
| 106. | 白 | 白部 ハクブ | しろへん | “White” |
| 107. | 皮 | 皮部 ヒブ | けがわ ひのかわ | “Skin” |
| 108. | 皿 | 皿部 ベイブ | さら | “Plate” |
| 109. | 目 罒 | 目部 モクブ | めへん | “Eye” |
| 110. | 矛 | 矛部 ボウブ | ほこへん | “Spear” |
| 111. | 矢 | 矢部 シブ | やへん | “Arrow” |
| 112. | 石 | 石部 セキブ | いしへん | “Stone” |
| 113. | 示 礻 | 示部 シブ | しめすへん (示) ねへん (礻) | “Spirit” |
| 114. | 禸 | 禸部 ジュウブ | ぐうのあし | “Track” |
| 115. | 禾 | 禾部 カブ | いねへん のぎへん | “Grain” |
| 116. | 穴 | 穴部 ケツブ | あなかんむり | “Hole” |
| 117. | 立 | 立部 リュウブ | たつへん | “Stand” |
| 118. | 竹 | 竹部 チクブ | たけかんむり | “Bamboo” |
| 119. | 米 | 米部 ベイブ | こめへん | “Rice” |
| 120. | 糸 糹 | 糸部 ベキブ | いとへん | “Thread” |
| 121. | 缶 | 缶部 フブ | ほとぎへん かん | “Can” |
| 122. | 网 罒 罓 | 网部 モウブ | あみがしら よんがしら あみめ | “Net” |
| 123. | 羊 | 羊部 ヨウブ | ひつじへん | “Sheep” |
| 124. | 羽 | 羽部 ウブ | はね | “Wing” |
| 125. | 老 耂 | 老部 ロウブ | おいがしら おいかんむり | “Age” |
| 126. | 而 | 而部 ジブ | しこうして | “And” |
| 127. | 耒 | 耒部 ライブ | すきへん らいすき | “Plow” |
| 128. | 耳 | 耳部 ジブ | みみへん | “Ear” |
| 129. | 聿 肀 | 聿部 イツブ | ふでづくり | “Brush” |
| 130. | 肉 月 | 肉部 ニクブ | にく (肉) にくづき (月) | “Meat” |
| 131. | 臣 | 臣部 シンブ | しん | “Minister” |
| 132. | 自 | 自部 ジブ | みずから | “Own” |
| 133. | 至 | 至部 シブ | いたるへん | “Arrive” |
| 134. | 臼 | 臼部 キュウブ | うす | “Mortar” |
| 135. | 舌 | 舌部 ゼツブ | した | “Tongue” |
| 136. | 舛 | 舛部 センブ | ます まいあし | “Oppose” |
| 137. | 舟 | 舟部 シュウブ | ふねへん | “Boat” |
| 138. | 艮 | 艮部 ゴンブ | こんづくり ごんづくり ねづくり | “Stopping” |
| 139. | 色 | 色部 ショクブ | いろ | “Color” |
| 140. | 艸 艹 | 艸部 ソウブ | くさかんむり そうこう | “Grass” |
| 141. | 虍 | 虍部 コブ | とらがしら | “Tiger” |
| 142. | 虫 | 虫部 キブ | むしへん | “Bug” |
| 143. | 血 | 血部 ケツブ | ちへん | “Blood” |
| 144. | 行 | 行部 コウブ | ゆきがまえ ぎょうがまえ | “Walk enclosure” |
| 145. | 衣 𧘇 衤 | 衣部 イブ | ころもへん したごろも (𧘇) | “Clothes” |
| 146. | 襾 覀 西 | 襾部 アブ | にし | “West” |
| 147. | 見 | 見部 ケンブ | みる | “See” radical |
| 148. | 角 | 角部 カクブ | つのへん | “Horn” |
| 149. | 言 訁 | 言部 ゲンブ | ごんべん | “Talk” |
| 150. | 谷 | 谷部 コクブ | たに | “Valley” |
| 151. | 豆 | 豆部 トウブ | まめ | “Bean” |
| 152. | 豕 | 豕部 シブ | いのこへん | “Boar” |
| 153. | 豸 | 豸部 チブ | むじなへん | “Badger” |
| 154. | 貝 | 貝部 バイブ | かいへん かいあし | “Shell” |
| 155. | 赤 | 赤部 セキブ | あかへん | “Red” |
| 156. | 走 | 走部 ソウブ | はしる そうにょう | “Run” |
| 157. | 足 | 足部 ソクブ | あしへん | “Foot” |
| 158. | 身 | 身部 シンブ | みへん | “Body” |
| 159. | 車 | 車部 シャブ | くるまへん | “Vehicle” |
| 160. | 辛 | 辛部 シンブ | からい | “Bitter” |
| 161. | 辰 | 辰部 シンブ | しんのたつ | “Morning” |
| 162. | 辵 辶 | 辵部 チャクブ | しんにょう | “Walk” |
| 163. | 邑 阝 | 邑部 ユウブ | おおざと | “City” |
| 164. | 酉 | 酉部 ユウブ | ひよみのとり とりへん さけつくり | “Wine” |
| 165. | 釆 | 釆部 ハンブ | のごめへん | “Distinguish” |
| 166. | 里 | 里部 リブ | さとへん | “Village” |
| 167. | 金 | 金部 キンブ | かねへん | “Gold” |
| 168. | 長 | 長部 チョウブ | ながい | “Long” |
| 169. | 門 | 門部 モンブ | もんがまえ かどがまえ | “Gate” |
| 170. | 阜 阝 | 阜部 フブ | こざとへん | “Mound” |
| 171. | 隶 | 隶部 タイブ | れいづくり | “Slave” |
| 172. | 隹 | 隹部 スイブ | ふるとり | “Tailed bird” |
| 173. | 雨 | 雨部 ウブ | あめかんむり | “Rain” |
| 174. | 靑 青 | 青部 セイブ | あお | “Blue” |
| 175. | 非 | 非部 ヒブ | あらず | “Wrong” |
| 176. | 面 | 面部 メンブ | めん | “Face” |
| 177. | 革 | 革部 カクブ | かわへん つくりがわ | “Leather” |
| 178. | 韋 | 韋部 イブ | なめしがわ | “Tanned leather” |
| 179. | 韭 | 韭部 キュウブ | にら | “Leek” |
| 180. | 音 | 音部 オンブ | おとへん | “Sound” |
| 181. | 頁 | 頁部 ケツブ | おおがい | “Leaf” |
| 182. | 風 | 風部 フウブ | かぜ | “Wind” |
| 183. | 飛 | 飛部 ヒブ | とぶ | “Flight” |
| 184. | 食 飠 | 食部 ショクブ | しょくへん | “Food” |
| 185. | 首 | 首部 シュブ | くび | “Neck” |
| 186. | 香 | 香部 コウブ | かおり | “Smell” |
| 187. | 馬 | 馬部 バブ | うまへん | “Horse” |
| 188. | 骨 | 骨部 コツブ | ほねへん | “Bone” |
| 189. | 高 髙 | 高部 コウブ | たかい | “Tall” |
| 190. | 髟 | 髟部 ヒョウブ | かみがしら | “Long hair” |
| 191. | 鬥 | 鬥部 トウブ | たたかいがまえ とうがまえ | “Fight” |
| 192. | 鬯 | 鬯部 チョウブ | においざけ | “Sacrificial wine” |
| 193. | 鬲 | 鬲部 レキブ | かなえ れき | “Tripod” |
| 194. | 鬼 | 鬼部 キブ | おに きにょう | “Demon” |
| 195. | 魚 | 魚部 ギョブ | うおへん | “Fish” |
| 196. | 鳥 | 鳥部 チョウブ | とり | “Bird” |
| 197. | 鹵 | 鹵部 ロブ | ろ しお | “Salt” |
| 198. | 鹿 | 鹿部 ロクブ | しか | “Dear” |
| 199. | 麥 麦 | 麦部 バクブ | むぎ ばくにょう | “Wheat” |
| 200. | 麻 | 麻部 マブ | あさかんむり | “Hemp” |
| 201. | 黃 黄 | 黄部 コウブ | き | “Yellow” |
| 202. | 黍 | 黍部 ショブ | きび | “Millet” |
| 203. | 黑 黒 | 黒部 コクブ | くろ | “Black” |
| 204. | 黹 | 黹部 チブ | ち ぬいとり ふつへん | “Embroidery” |
| 205. | 黽 | 黽部 ボウブ | べんあし かえる | “Frog” |
| 206. | 鼎 | 鼎部 テイブ | てい かなえ | “Tripod” |
| 207. | 鼓 | 鼓部 コブ | つづみ | “Drum” |
| 208. | 鼠 | 鼠部 ソブ | ねずみ | “Mouse” |
| 209. | 鼻 | 鼻部 ビブ | はな はなへん | “Nose” |
| 210. | 齊 斉 | 斉部 セイブ | せい | “Even” |
| 211. | 齒 歯 | 歯部 シブ | はへん | “Tooth” |
| 212. | 龍 竜 | 竜部 リュウブ | りゅう たつ | “Dragon” |
| 213. | 龜 亀 | 亀部 キブ | かめ | “Turtle” |
| 214. | 龠 | 龠部 ヤクブ | やく ふえ | “Flute” |
- 指示文字 is a common misspelling. ↩︎
- 母 is a pictograph of female breasts. ↩︎
- 足 comes from a depiction of the body including standing legs/feet coming to a standstill. ↩︎
- 凶 is the depiction of the bad things harbored inside the bosom of a dead person. It may also be categorized as a 象形文字 for possibly being a depiction of someone struggling to get out of a pit. ↩︎
- 明 is contested, alternatively viewed as a semasio-phonetic character due to potentially being a simplification of 朙 which has the same meaning. ↩︎
- 信 is contested and alternatively viewed as a semasio-phonetic character with 亻being the phonetic element. ↩︎
