Radical 165

釆
164 ⾣ ◄	165	► ⾥ 166
Pinyin :	biàn (= differentiate)
Zhuyin :	ㄅ ㄧ ㄢ ˋ
Hiragana :	の ご め nogome
Kanji :	ノ 米 nogome or ノ 米 偏 nogomehen (= radical slash rice)
Hangul :	나눌
Sinocorean :	변
Codepoint :	U + 91C6
Stroke sequence :

Radical 165 with the meaning "distinguish, select " is one of 20 of the 214 traditional radicals in Chinese writing that are written with seven strokes. With 4 character combinations in Mathews' Chinese-English Dictionary , there are very few characters that can be found under this radical in the lexicon.

The radical Select assumes only in the traditional characters - list of traditional radicals consisting of 214 radicals, the 165th position. It can be found in a completely different place in modern abbreviation dictionaries. In the New Chinese-German Dictionary from the People's Republic of China, for example, it is in 197th position.

The classic dictionaries give this radical a different pronunciation than the one used today, namely bian. The pictogram shows the imprint of the paw of a wild animal with the claws (the four points) and the paw. This explains the meaning of “mark”.

In addition to the radical wind, the radical means "collect folk songs". Combined with the "plant", the radical is called "vegetable".

Character compounds ruled by radical 165

Strokes	character
+ 00	釆
+ 01	采
+ 04	釈
+ 05	釉 释
+13	釋

In the Unicode block Kangxi radicals , the radical 165 is coded under the code point number 12.196 (U + 2FA4).

literature

• Edoardo Fazzioli : Painted Words. 214 Chinese characters - from picture to concept . Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-34-7 , p. 90 .

For detailed references, see List of Traditional Radicals: Literature

Web links

Commons : Radikal 165  - Graphic representations of Radikal 165

• Xiù cai.oai.de (PDF; 1.72 MB) Explanation of Radikal 165 on page 134