Radical 6
Chinese character radical
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::summary Chinese character radical ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Kangxi radical"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 6 | uni |
| meaning | hook |
| pny | jué |
| bopo | ㄐㄩㄝˊ |
| wade | chüeh2 |
| jyutping | kyut3 |
| yale | kyut |
| poj | koat |
| cn | 豎鉤/豎鈎/竖钩 shùgōu |
| hang | 갈고리 galgori |
| hanja | 궐 gwol |
| onyomi | ケツ ketsu |
| jp | 撥棒/はねぼう hanebō |
| かぎ kagi | |
| hanviet | quyết |
| :: |
|6|uni=4E85 |meaning=hook |pny= jué |bopo=ㄐㄩㄝˊ |wade= chüeh2 |jyutping= kyut3 |yale= kyut |poj= koat |cn= 豎鉤/豎鈎/竖钩 shùgōu |hang=갈고리 galgori |hanja=궐 gwol |onyomi=ケツ ketsu |jp=撥棒/はねぼう hanebō かぎ kagi |hanviet=quyết
Radical 6 or radical hook (亅部) meaning "hook" is one of 6 of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of only one stroke.
In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 19 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.
In Simplified Chinese, this radical is merged to Radical 2 丨. In the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components, 亅 is listed as an associated indexing component of 丨. However, it is often omitted in mainstream dictionaries, including Xiandai Hanyu Cidian.
Evolution
File:亅-seal.svg|Small seal script character
Derived characters
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| Strokes | Characters |
|---|---|
| +0 | 亅 |
| +1 | 了 |
| +2 | 亇 (=个 - 丨 / 個 - 人) |
| +3 | 予 |
| +5 | 争SC/JP (=爭 - 爪) |
| +7 | 亊 (=事) |
| +8 | 事 |
| :: |
Literature
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