Radical 12
Encyclopedia
Radical 12, meaning eight or all, is one of 23 of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of 2 strokes. "八" is two bent lines that signal divide
. Eight is the single-digit number that can be divided by two the greatest number of times.
In the Kangxi Dictionary
there are 44 characters (out of 40,000) to be found under this radical
.
Division (mathematics)
right|thumb|200px|20 \div 4=5In mathematics, especially in elementary arithmetic, division is an arithmetic operation.Specifically, if c times b equals a, written:c \times b = a\,...
. Eight is the single-digit number that can be divided by two the greatest number of times.
In the Kangxi Dictionary
Kangxi dictionary
The Kangxi Dictionary was the standard Chinese dictionary during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Kangxi Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty ordered its compilation in 1710. The creator innovated greatly by reusing and confirming the new Zihui system of 596 radicals, since then known as 596 Kangxi...
there are 44 characters (out of 40,000) to be found under this radical
Radical (Chinese character)
A Chinese radical is a component of a Chinese character. The term may variously refer to the original semantic element of a character, or to any semantic element, or, loosely, to any element whatever its origin or purpose...
.
Characters with Radical 12
| strokes | characters |
|---|---|
| 0 strokes | 八 |
| 2 strokes | 公, 六, 兮, 兯, 六 |
| 3 strokes | 兰 |
| 4 strokes | 共, 兲, 关, 兴 |
| 5 strokes | 㒵, 㒶, 㒷, 兵 |
| 6 strokes | 其, 具, 典 |
| 7 strokes | 㒸, 兹, 养 |
| 8 strokes | 兺, 兼 |
| 9 strokes | 兽 |
| 11 strokes | 兾, 兿 |
| 14 strokes | 冀 |
| 16 strokes | 冁 |
| 18 strokes | 㒹 |
Literature
- Leyi Li: “Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases”. Beijing 1993, ISBN 978-7561902042
External links
See also
- KangXi: page 126, character 26
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1450
- Dae Jaweon: page 274, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 241, character 3
