Radical 3

丶
2 ⼁ ◄	3	► ⼃ 4
Pinyin :	zhù
Zhuyin :	ㄓ ㄨ ˋ
Hiragana :	て ん th
Kanji :	点 th (= point)
Hangul :	불똥 bulttong
Sinocorean :	주 ju
Codepoint :	U + 4E36
Stroke sequence :

Radical 3 , meaning “ point ”, is one of six of the 214 traditional radicals in Chinese script that are written with just one stroke.

With 4 character combinations in Mathews' Chinese-English Dictionary , there are very few characters that can be found under this radical in the lexicons. Also in the Kangxi dictionary there are no more than 10 characters under this radical.

As a point (Punkt diǎn), radical 3 belongs to the eight principles of the character 永 (永字八法 Yǒngzì Bāfǎ), which are the basis of Chinese calligraphy . The current shape of the character in the form of a drop comes from the use of the writing brush . Originally it was in the shape of a small circle.

Character compounds governed by radical 3

Yǒngzì Bāfǎ: diǎn

Strokes	character
+ 00	丶
+ 01	丷
+ 02	丸
+ 03	丹 为
+ 04	主 丼
+ 07	丽
+ 08	举

In the Unicode block Kangxi radicals , radical 3 is coded under the code point number 12.034 (U + 2F02).

literature

• Edoardo Fazzioli : Painted Words. 214 Chinese characters - from picture to concept . Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-34-7 , p. 247 .

For detailed references, see List of Traditional Radicals: Literature

Web links

Commons : Radikal 3  - Graphic representations of Radikal 3

• Xiù cai.oai.de (PDF; 1.72 MB) Explanation of radical 3 on page 4