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|text=This page is the root of set of subpages about radicals of Chinese characters.  This is a method of looking up character, kind of like alphabetical order.  It is currently closely tied to the conlang [[Dan'a'yo]].  However, the author [[User:Aquatiki]] is quite happy to share.
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The '''Radical''' {{Ruby|部首|bousyu}} is an essential element of the character dictionary.  The list of radicals is a rough equivalent of an "alphabet". Every character is classified under a radical, the radicals being sorted by the number of strokes {{Ruby|筆画|bithwak}} used in writing them.  The number of strokes varies between 1 and 17.  Characters belonging to a particular radical are in turn listed on the basis of the number of additional strokes.  Note that the number of strokes is not always clear to the untrained eye.
The '''Radical''' {{Ruby|部首|bousyu}} is an essential element of the character dictionary.  The list of radicals is a rough equivalent of an "alphabet". Every character is classified under a radical, the radicals being sorted by the number of strokes {{Ruby|筆画|bithwak}} used in writing them.  The number of strokes varies between 1 and 17.  Characters belonging to a particular radical are in turn listed on the basis of the number of additional strokes.  Note that the number of strokes is not always clear to the untrained eye.


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: {{C|Radical/9}} 人 or combining as 亻
: {{C|Radical/9}} 人 or combining as 亻
: {{C|Radical/10}} 儿, ancient 兒
: {{C|Radical/10}} 儿, ancient 兒
: {{C|Radical/11}} 入
: {{C|Radical/11}} 入 - Four real characters
: {{C|Radical/12}} 八 or combining as 丷
: {{C|Radical/12}} 八 or combining as 丷
: {{C|Radical/13}} 冂
: {{C|Radical/13}} 冂
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: {{C|Radical/167}} 金
: {{C|Radical/167}} 金
: {{C|Radical/168}} 長
: {{C|Radical/168}} 長
: {{C|Radical/169}} 門
: {{C|Radical/169}} 門 - 19 real characters
: {{C|Radical/170}} 阜 or combining as 阝
: {{C|Radical/170}} 阜 or combining as 阝
: {{C|Radical/171}} 隶
: {{C|Radical/171}} 隶
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== 16 strokes ==
== 16 strokes ==
: {{C|Radical/212}} 龍
: {{C|Radical/212}} 龍 - There are four real characters in here.
: {{C|Radical/213}} 龜
: {{C|Radical/213}} 龜 - There is only one real character in here.


== 17 strokes ==
== 17 strokes ==
:{{C|Radical/214}} 龠
:{{C|Radical/214}} 龠 - There is only one real character in here.


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[[Category:Radical]]
[[Category:Radical]]