Snout Radical (彐) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
彐 is the snout radical. It appears in 14 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 彐 mean?
Snout radical · 3 strokes · a snout; a pig's head
It usually appears at the top, bottom, or on the 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: 彐
12 common characters with 彐
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 事 | shì | matter, thing | |
| 当 | dāng | just at (time or place) | |
| 争 | zhēng | contend for, vie for; argue | Simplified form of 爭, two hands 爪 and 彐 fighting over 亅 |
| 妇 | fù | woman | Simplified form of 婦; a woman 女 with a broom 彐 |
| 灵 | líng | effective; quick-minded | 彐 supplies the sound |
| 录 | lù | record | A brush used to record stories |
| 归 | guī | return, go back; be in one’s charge; group (together) | Simplified form of 歸; a wife 帚 returning home; 追 provides the pronunciation |
| 寻 | xún | look for, seek | 寸 supplies the sound |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | 彐 supplies the sound |
| 妻 | qī | wife | A woman 女 holding a broom 十 in her hand 彐 |
| 侵 | qīn | to invade; to encroach; to infringe; to approach | |
| 兼 | jiān | hold (different posts) concurrently | A hand holding two sheafs of grain 禾 |
Related Radicals
- 工Work radical · gōng16 common characters · work, craft
- 干Dry radical · gān12 common characters · dry; a shield
- 弓Bow radical · gōng8 common characters · a bow (for shooting)
- 彡Stripe radical · shān8 common characters · hair, stripes, patterns
- 彳Step radical · chì17 common characters · small steps; to walk
- 忄Heart radical · xīn77 common characters · heart, mind
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