Radical 209

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← 208 Radical 209 (U+2FD0) 210 →
(U+9F3B) "nose"
Pronunciations
Pinyin:
Bopomofo:ㄅㄧˊ
Wade–Giles:pi2
Cantonese Yale:bei6
Jyutping:bei6
Japanese Kana:ヒ, ビ hi, bi
hana はな
Sino-Korean:비 bi
Hán-Việt:tị
Names
Japanese name(s):鼻偏 hanaben
Hangul:코 ko
Stroke order animation

Radical 209 meaning "nose" is 1 of 2 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals total) composed of 14 strokes.

In the Kangxi Dictionary there are 49 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.

Characters with Radical 209[edit]

strokes character
without additional strokes
2 additional strokes
3 additional strokes 鼿
5 additional strokes
8 additional strokes
9 additional strokes
10 additional strokes
11 additional strokes
13 additional strokes
22 additional strokes

Sinogram[edit]

As an independent sinogram 鼻 is a Chinese character. It is one of the Kyōiku kanji or Kanji taught in elementary school in Japan.[1] Specifically it is a third grade kanji.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The Kyoiku Kanji (教育漢字) - Kanshudo". www.kanshudo.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-06.

Further reading[edit]

  • Fazzioli, Edoardo (1987). Chinese calligraphy : from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters. calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko. New York: Abbeville Press. ISBN 0-89659-774-1.

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