Radical 17
Encyclopedia
It does not occur as a character on its own. In combination, it historically takes meanings such as "open mouth", "box", "frame", "hole". In contemporary use, it is the base radical of the following characters:
- 凶 "bad, inauspicious"
- 出 "go out, send out"
- 函 "box"
Also derived from the radical are the Simplified Chinese characters 击 "to hit" and 画 "to paint", without any historical connection to the radical.
Note that 幽 "deep, dark" is derived from radical 46, "mountain" 山 rather than radical 17.
As for the similar radicals 22 匚 and 13 冂, the name of radical 17 is purely descriptive of its shape, 下三框 "lower three-sided frame".
Characters with Radical 17
| strokes | character |
|---|---|
| without additional strokes | 凵 |
| 2 additional strokes | 凶 |
| 3 additional strokes | 凷 凸 凹 出 击 |
| 4 additional strokes | 凼 |
| 6 additional strokes | 函 |
| 7 additional strokes | 凾 |
| 10 additional strokes | 凿 |
Literature
- Leyi Li: “Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases”. Beijing 1993, ISBN 978-7561902042
External links
See also
- KangXi: page 134, character 17
