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Radical 205 
Summary
Radical 205 meaning "frog" or "amphibian" is 1 of 4 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals total) composed of 13 strokes.
| 黽 | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 黽 (U+9EFD) "frog, amphibian" | ||
| Pronunciations | ||
| Pinyin: | mǐn | |
| Bopomofo: | ㄇㄧㄣˇ | |
| Wade–Giles: | min3 | |
| Cantonese Yale: | man5 | |
| Jyutping: | man5 | |
| Japanese Kana: | ベン, ボー ben, bō つとめる tsutomeru | |
| Sino-Korean: | 맹 maeng | |
| Hán-Việt: | mãnh | |
| Names | ||
| Japanese name(s): | 黽足 benashi[1] (べんあし) | |
| Hangul: | 맹꽁이 maengkkongi | |
| Stroke order animation | ||
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In the Kangxi Dictionary there are 40 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.
Characters with Radical 205 edit
| strokes | character |
|---|---|
| without additional strokes | 黽 黾 |
| 4 additional strokes | 黿 |
| 5 additional strokes | 鼀 鼁 鼂 |
| 6 additional strokes | 鼃 鼄 |
| 8 additional strokes | 鼅 |
| 10 additional strokes | 鼆 |
| 11 additional strokes | 鼇 |
| 12 additional strokes | 鼈 鼉 鼊 |
Literature edit
- Fazzioli, Edoardo (1987). Chinese calligraphy : from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters. calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko. New York: Abbeville Press. ISBN 0-89659-774-1.
External links edit
- Unihan Database - U+9EFD
References edit
- ^ "Kanji Box - Radicals list with names". Retrieved 2011-04-08.
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