Radical 214
Encyclopedia
Radical 214 meaning "flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...

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is the only one of the 214 Kangxi radicals that is composed of 17 strokes.

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 21 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...

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Characters with Radical 214

strokes character
without additional strokes
4 additional strokes 䶳 龡
5 additional strokes
8 additional strokes 䶴 龣
9 additional strokes 龤 龥
10 additional strokes

Literature

  • Leyi Li: “Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases”. Beijing 1993, ISBN 978-7561902042

External links

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