Radical 21
匕 | ||
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20 ⼓ ◄ | 21st | ► ⼕ 22 |
Pinyin : | bǐ (= spoon) | |
Zhuyin : | ㄅ ㄧ ˇ | |
Hiragana : | さ じ の ひ sajinohi | |
Kanji : | 匕 の ヒ sajinohi | |
Hangul : | 비수 | |
Sinocorean : | 비 | |
Codepoint : | U + 5315 |
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Stroke sequence : |
The radical 21 with the meaning of " Spoon " is one of 23 traditional radicals of Chinese characters that are written with two strokes.
With 6 combinations of characters in Mathews' Chinese-English Dictionary , it rarely occurs in the lexicon. Some modern dictionaries such as the Xinhua dictionary no longer even list führen as a radical.
The sign is similar to the katakana sign ヒ "hi".
In some character sets, Radical 21 匕 (U + 5315) is very similar to the character 七 (U + 4E03) for the number seven.
The original sign of the radical was the predecessor of 妣 (= female), a combination of the radical 38女 (= woman) and 比 as a sound carrier, which later meant "deceased mother". The symbol 匕 transformed terms into a feminine form on the oracle bone by adding symbols such as 马 / 馬 (= horse), 羊 (= sheep), 猪 (= pig). With 牝 (牛 = cow + 匕 female) this is still the case today: 牝 马 / 牝 馬 (= mare).
The radical is also explained with its meaning spoon, especially since it is still used that way, for example in:
character | Explanation |
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匙 | small spoon, with 匕 = spoon as a carrier of meaning and 是 as a sound carrier |
However, 匕 has largely lost these meanings today and has instead become a general component, such as in modern Chinese abbreviations
- 旨 (= target) or
- 它 (= it).
The right component in 化 (= change) also has nothing to do with 匕 in its original meaning.
In the sign 北 it means north, north, north, northward: 北京 "Northern capital" ( Beijing ).
Character combinations ruled by radical 21
Strokes | character |
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+ | 0匕
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+ | 2化
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+ | 3
北
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+ | 9匘 匙 |
In the Unicode block Kangxi radicals , radical 21 is coded under the code point number 12.052 (U + 2F14).
literature
- Edoardo Fazzioli : Painted Words. 214 Chinese characters - from picture to concept . Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-34-7 , p. 128 .
- For detailed references, see List of Traditional Radicals: Literature
Web links
- Xiù cai.oai.de (PDF; 1.72 MB) Explanation of Radikal 21 on page 13