Table Radical (几) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
几 is the table radical. It appears in 12 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 几 mean?
Table radical · 几 jī · 2 strokes · a small table
It usually appears at the bottom of the character, or around it. 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: 几
几 itself: A small table; compare 丌
12 common characters with 几
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 机 | jī | machine | A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation |
| 真 | zhēn | really | A straight 直 (that is, level) table 几 |
| 风 | fēng | wind | |
| 船 | chuán | boat, ship | meaning from 舟 (ship) |
| 亮 | liàng | bright, light; enlightened | A lit oil lamp |
| 沿 | yán | along | meaning from 氵 (water) |
| 虎 | hǔ | tiger | A tiger 虍 standing on a rock 几; 虍 also provides the pronunciation |
| 凭 | píng | by, (taking) as the basis | Leaning on (trusting) 任 a table 几 |
| 凡 | fán | [equivalent of 凡是] all (that meets the specified requirements); altogether | A plate or flat dish; an everyday item |
| 朵 | duǒ | [measure word for flowers] | Flowers 几 blooming on a tree 木 |
| 凤 | fèng | phoenix | 凡 supplies the sound |
| 铅 | qiān | used in 铅山, a county in Jiangxi | 几 supplies the sound |
Related Radicals
- 冂Frame radical · jiōng18 common characters · an open frame; borders
- 冖Cover radical · mì18 common characters · a cover
- 冫Ice radical · bīng14 common characters · ice; cold
- 刂Knife radical · dāo38 common characters · knife, blade
- 力Force radical · lì28 common characters · force, strength
- 匕Dagger radical · bǐ11 common characters · spoon; dagger
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