Cliff Radical (厂) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
厂 is the cliff radical. It appears in 19 of the most common Chinese characters — these 12 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 厂 mean?
Cliff radical · 厂 hǎn · 2 strokes · a cliff; a shelter slope
As a radical it is called 厂字头 (chǎng zì tóu).
It usually appears covering the character from the upper left. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 厂
12 common characters with 厂
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 产 | chǎn | produce, yield; reproduce | 厂 supplies the sound |
| 反 | fǎn | oppose, combat; reverse; turn against | A hand 又 held up against a cliff 厂 |
| 原 | yuán | former, original | 泉 supplies the sound |
| 历 | lì | to experience | 力 supplies the sound |
| 质 | zhì | quality; substance | 十 supplies the sound |
| 严 | yán | strict, stern; (air- or water-) tight | |
| 广 | guǎng | wide, broad, extensive | A lean-to 厂, suggesting a building |
| 石 | shí | rock, stone | A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂 |
| 压 | yā | press | Soil 土 crushed under pressure 厂 |
| 厚 | hòu | thick | Sunlight 日 and children 子 in a building 厂 |
| 厅 | tīng | hall, foyer, lounge; [a provincial-level government department] department | 丁 supplies the sound |
| 岸 | àn | bank | A mountain 山 cliff 厂; 干 provides the pronunciation |
Related Radicals
- 匕Dagger radical · bǐ11 common characters · spoon; dagger
- 十Ten radical · shí33 common characters · ten; a cross shape
- 卜Divination radical · bǔ9 common characters · divination; forecasting
- 厶Private radical · sī17 common characters · private; personal
- 又Again radical · yòu38 common characters · again; (originally) a right hand
- 口Mouth radical · kǒu134 common characters · mouth; an opening
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