Door Radical (户) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
户 is the door radical. It appears in 11 of the most common Chinese characters — these 11 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 户 mean?
Door radical · 户 hù · 4 strokes · a single door; a household
It usually appears at the top of the character. 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: 户
户 itself: Simplified form of 戶; a door swinging on its hinge
11 common characters with 户
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 所 | suǒ | [particle preceding a verb to form a nominal structure] | An axe 斤 swung at a door 户 |
| 房 | fáng | room | 方 supplies the sound |
| 护 | hù | protect; be partial to | Guarding 扌 a home 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation |
| 居 | jū | live, reside; rank | 古 supplies the sound |
| 启 | qǐ | Qi son of Yu the Great 禹, reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (c. 2… | A door 户 being opened 口 |
| 肩 | jiān | shoulder | A man bringing home meat ⺼ for the family 户 |
| 炉 | lú | stove; furnace | A fire 火 in one's home 户 |
| 屏 | píng | (standing) screen | 并 supplies the sound |
| 扇 | shàn | [measure word for doors, windows, etc.] | A feathered 羽 fan in the shape of a folding door 户 |
| 雇 | gù | to employ | 户 supplies the sound |
| 扁 | biǎn | flat |
Related Radicals
- 彳Step radical · chì17 common characters · small steps; to walk
- 忄Heart radical · xīn77 common characters · heart, mind
- 戈Dagger-axe radical · gē13 common characters · a dagger-axe (ancient weapon)
- 扌Hand radical · shǒu131 common characters · hand
- 攵Tap radical · pū23 common characters · a tap; to strike — often marks an action
- 斤Axe radical · jīn10 common characters · an axe
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