For the Love of Hanzi - Radicals 1-5 (Sets: 1 of 30)
zhǔ 'dot'

Strokes: 1 Examples: 之 为 头
yī 'one'

Also means a, an
Strokes: 1 Examples: 于 下 上
shù 'down'

Strokes: 1 Examples: 中 北 冉
piě 'left'

Strokes: 1 Examples: 九 乃 千
yǐ 'twist'

Also: 乛 乚, the top and side of 刁
Also means Heavenly Stem, an old character for Fish Guts.
Strokes: 1 Examples: 乞 乡 以
Sources: http://www.kzxy.com.cn/Article/ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=17116#%E4%B8%80%E7%94%BB%EF%BC%885%EF%BC%89 / William McNaughton Reading and Writing Chinese. Tuttle Langauge Library / http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Index:Chinese_radical#1_stroke / http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/pagoda/3847/flux/radscheme.htm
Tags: bushou, characters, radicals,
Posted by antony73 May 31, 2009 in the Group For the Love of Hanzi .
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