jiàn

To see. This is the 147th radical, [of characters relating to sight, perception. Some explain it as an eye 目, on 人 a man. But others finds a writing more ancient than the seal writing , which is a picture of the eye emitting light. The Chinese believe that light comes out of a normal eye, enabling: it to see.

Compounds
见面 jiànmiàn – to meet; to see
再见 zàijiàn – goodbye (literally, to see again)

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zǒu

To walk, to travel, to hasten, to depart. The 156th radical. The seal character above represents a man bending over to walk rapidly 夭 , and therefore means to bend. The part underneath is 止 chih3, a foot at rest, or to stop; hence the combination may mean to bend the leg and to stop, i.e., to walk.

Compounds

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xīn

Heart, a picture in the seal writing. 61st radical. It shows the pericardium opened, the lobes and the aorta below. (W. 107 A.) In combination at the left it is written 忄,

忄 (when used as a left Chinese radical)
㣺 (sometimes when used as a bottom Chinese radical, like 慕)

Compounds

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shǒu

The hand,handy,skilled,workman. It is the radical, No. 64. When written at the side called  提手 dīshǒu. is the picture of a side view of the hand, 手 is the full palm.

扌 (龵) when used as a left Chinese radical

Compounds
手臂 shǒubì – arm
手表 shŏubiăo – wristwatch
手册 shǒucè – handbook; manual
手法 shǒufǎ – technique; trick; skill;
手风琴 shǒufēngqín – accordion
手工 shǒugōng – handwork; handicraft
手机 shǒujī – mobile phone
手枪 shǒuqiāng – handgun, pistol
手术 shǒushù – surgery; medical operation
手套 shǒutào – glove; mitten
手语 shǒuyǔ – sign language
手掌 shǒuzhǎng – palm
手指 shǒuzhǐ – finger

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zhuī

Short-tailed birds, is the radical, No. 172. The seal forms show it to be a picture of a bird with a short tail.

Compounds

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dāo

Knife a picture of a knife; the 18th radical.

Compounds

刀子 dāozi – knife
剪刀 jiǎndāo – scissors

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zú

The foot, a picture of a foot; enough, full, pure. It is the 157th chinese radical.

⻊ (when used as a left Chinese radical)

Compounds
足球 zúqiú – football (soccer)

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lì

Strength, force, power. A picture of a muscle in its sheath. It is the radical of the character, No. 19.

Compounds
力气 lìqi – strength; effort
吃力 chīlì – (colloquial) tiring; exhausting
用力 yònglì – to exert oneself; to apply one’s force
能力 nénglì – ability
巧克力 qiǎokèlì – chocolate

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龟 guī

Compounds
乌龟 wūguī – turtle, tortoise

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zhú

Bamboo is the radical, No. 118. The seal writing represents the drooping whorl of leaves, the inverse of 屮 chè a sprouting plant. When written above another character in composition it is ⺮.

Compound
竹笋 zhúsǔn – bamboo shoots
竹子 zhúzi – bamboo

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