Stripe Radical (彡) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
彡 is the stripe radical. It appears in 8 of the most common Chinese characters — these 8 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 彡 mean?
Stripe radical · 彡 shān · 3 strokes · hair, stripes, patterns
It usually appears on the right 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: 彡
彡 itself: Tufts of hair
8 common characters with 彡
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 形 | xíng | shape, form | Sunlight 彡 streaming through a window 开 |
| 影 | yǐng | shadow, reflected image; trace; film | 景 supplies the sound |
| 参 | cān | used in 参差 | 彡 supplies the sound |
| 须 | xū | must, have to | Hair 彡 growing on the face 页 |
| 修 | xiū | repair, mend, fix; build; trim, prune | 攸 supplies the sound |
| 彩 | cǎi | colour, coloured | 采 supplies the sound |
| 珍 | zhēn | precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value… | 彡 supplies the sound |
| 衫 | shān | garment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves | 彡 supplies the sound |
Related Radicals
- 干Dry radical · gān12 common characters · dry; a shield
- 弓Bow radical · gōng8 common characters · a bow (for shooting)
- 彐Snout radical14 common characters · a snout; a pig's head
- 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)
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