人 人 亻 human, person, people ren2 今仁休位他 Note similarity with 八, which means eight. 单人旁（亻），人字头（人） 口 口 mouth, opening kou3 古可名告知 Note similarity with 囗, which always encloses characters, and means enclosure. 口字旁 土 土 earth tu3 在地型城地 Note similarity with 士, which has a longer upper stroke and shorter bottom one, and means scholar. 提土旁 女 女 woman, female nv3 好妄始姓安 女子旁 心 心 忄，⺗ heart xin1 必忙忘性想 竖心旁（忄），心字底（心），竖心底（⺗） 手 手 扌，龵 hand shou3 持掌打抱押 提手旁（扌），看字头（龵），手字旁（手） 日 日 sun, day ri4 白百明时晩 Note similarity with 曰, which is broader and lower, and means to say. Also note 白 which means white. 日字旁 月 月 moon, month yue4 有服青朝明 This radical is actually two: moon 月 and meat 肉, but in modern Chinese, they look the same in most cases。 月字旁 木 木 tree mu4 板相根本林 Note similarity with 禾, which means grain. 木字旁 氵 氵 水，氺 water shui3 永泳海洋沙 Note similarity with 冫, which means ice. 水字旁（水），三点水（氵），泰字底水（氺） 火 火 灬 fire huo3 灯炎焦然炸 火字旁（火），四点底（灬） 纟 糹 糸 silk (mi4) 纪纸累细绩 绞丝旁（纟），独立绞丝（糸） 艹 艹 艸 grass cao3 花英苦草茶 Note that when the radical is on top, the traditional variant has four strokes. 草字头（艹）讠 訁 言 speech yan2 说讲识评试 言字旁（讠） 辶 辶 ⻍ walk (chuo4) 迎通道这近 走之旁（⻌） 钅 釒 金 gold, metal jin1 银针钱铁钟 金字旁（钅） 刂 刂 刀 knife, sword dao1 分切初利刻 Note similarity with 力, which means force. 立刀旁（刂），刀字旁（刀） 宀 宀 roof (mian2) 守家室字宅 Note similarity with 冖, which means cover, and with 亠, which means lid. 宝盖头 贝 貝 shell bei4 财贪货贸员 Note similarity with 见, which means to see. 贝字旁 一 一 one yi1 三旦正百天 横 力 力 power, force li4 力加助勉男 Note similarity with 刀, which means knife. 力字旁 又 又 right hand you4 反取受左友 又字旁 犭 犭 犬 dog (quan3) 犯狂狗献猪 Note similarity with 大, which means big. 反犬旁（犭），犬字旁（犬） 禾 禾 grain (he) 利私季和香 Note similarity with 木, which means tree. 禾木旁 ⺮ ⺮ 竹 bamboo zhu2 笑第简筷算 竹子头（竹字头） 虫 虫 insect chong2 強独蛇蛋蚊 Even though this radical means insect, it's used for many organisms which aren't insects according to our taxonomy. 虫字旁 阜 阝left mound, dam (fu4) 防阻陆院陈 Note that there are two radicals which look like this. On the left, it means mound, dam, and on the right, it means city. 双耳刀（左耳刀） 大 大 big, very da4 天尖因奇美 大字旁（头） 广 广 house on cliff guang3 店府度座庭 Note similarity with 厂, which means cliff (i.e. without the house). 广字旁 田 田 field tian2 思留略番累 田字旁 目 目 罒 eye mu4 眼睛看相省 Note that the horizontal version can also mean net. 目字旁（目），四字头（罒） 石 石 stone shi2 砂破碑矿码 石字旁 衤 衤 衣 clothes yi1 初被裁裤袜 Note similarity with 礻, which means sign, show or spirit. 衣字旁（衤） 足 足 ⻊ foot zu2 跑跨跟路距 足字旁 马 馬 horse ma3 码驾骂驻妈 马字旁 页 頁 leaf ye4 顺须领预顶 页字旁 巾 巾 turban, scarf (jin1) 市布帝帐帽 巾字旁 米 米 rice mi3 类粉迷粗糖 米字旁 车 車 cart, vehicle che1 轮软军较输 车字旁 八 八 eight ba1 公分趴兵共 Note similarity with 人, which means human, person. 八字旁（头） 尸 尸 corpse shi1 尺局尾居展 Note similarity with 戶, which means door, family. 尸字头 寸 寸 thumb, inch cun4 寺尊对射付 寸字旁 山 山 mountain shan1 岩岛岁崗岔 山字旁（头） 攵 攵 攴 knock, tap (pu1) 收改攻做政 Note similarity with 夊, which means to walk (slowly). 反文旁（攵），旧反文旁（攴） 彳 彳 (small) step (chi2) 彼很律微德 Note similarity with 亻, which means human, person. 双人旁 十 十 ten shi2 什计古叶早 十字旁（头） 工 工 work gong1 左江红巧功 工字旁 方 方 square, raft fang1 放旅族仿房 方字旁 门 門 gate men2 间闲问闭闻 门字框 饣 飠 食 eat, food shi2 饭饿饮馆饱 食字旁 欠 欠 lack, yawn qian4 欢欧欲次歌 欠字旁 儿 儿 human, legs er2 元四光兄充 Note similarity with 人, which means human, person, and with 八 which means eight. 儿座底 冫 冫 ice bing1 冬冷冻况净 两点水 子 子 child, seed zi3 字学存孩季 子字旁 疒 疒 sickness (ne4) 病痛疗疯痩 病字旁 隹 隹 (short-tailed) bird (zhui1) 雀集难雅谁 隹字旁 斤 斤 axe (jin1) 所新听近析 斤字旁 亠 亠 lid (tou2) 亡交京 Note similarity with 宀, which means roof, and 冖 which means cover. 点横头 王 王 玉 jade, king yu4, wang2 主弄皇理现 This radical is 玉, but when in composition, it looks like 王, king, and is probably more easily remembered like that. 王字旁 白 白 white bai2 的皆皇怕迫 Note similarity with 日, which means sun. 白字旁 立 立 stand, erect li4 音意端亲位 立字旁 羊 羊 ⺶，⺷ sheep yang2 着样洋美鲜 羊字旁 艮 艮 stopping (gen4) 很恨恳根眼 艮字旁 冖 冖 cover (mi4) 写军农深荣 秃宝盖 厂 厂 cliff (han4) 厚原厉厅厕 Note similarity with 广, which has ha house on top (the dot). 厂字旁 皿 皿 dish (min3) 盆监盟盛盖 皿字底 礻 礻 示 sign, spirit, show shi4 社神视祝祥 Note similarity with 衤, which means clothes. 示字旁 穴 穴 cave xue4 空突穷究窗 穴宝盖 走 走 run, walk zou3 起超越赶徒 走字旁 雨 雨 rain yu3 雷雪霜需露 雨字头 囗 囗 enclosure (wei2) 回国因图团 Note similarity with 口, which does not enclose other components and means mouth. 国字框 小 小 ⺌⺍ small xiao3 少肖尚尖尘 小字旁（头） 戈 戈 halberd (ge1) 成式战感我 戈字旁 几 几 table ji1 朵机风凡凤 几字旁 舌 舌 tongue she2 乱适话舍活 舌字旁 干 干 dry gan1 平刊汗旱赶 干字旁 殳 殳 weapon (shu1) 段没投般设 殳字旁 夕 夕 evening, sunset xi1 外多夜名岁 夕字旁 止 止 stop zhi3 正此步歪址 止字旁 牜 牜 牛，⺧ cow niu2 告物解特件 牛字旁（头） 皮 皮 skin pi2 披彼波破疲 皮字旁 耳 耳 ear er3 取闻职聪联 耳字旁 辛 辛 bitter xin1 辜辟辣辨辩 辛字旁 阝right 阝right 邑 city (yi4) 那邦部都邮 Note that there are two radicals which look like this. On the left, it means mound, dam, and on the right, it means city. 双耳刀（右耳刀） 酉 酉 wine (you3) 醉酒醒酸尊 酉字旁 青 青 green/blue qing1 请清情晴猜 青字旁 鸟 鳥 bird niao3 鸦鸣鸭岛鸡 鸟字旁 弓 弓 bow gong1 引张弱第强 弓字旁 厶 厶 private si1 公勾去私云 私字旁 户 户 戶 door, house hu4 所房炉护启 Note similarity with 尸, which means corpse. 户字旁 羽 羽 feather yu3 习翻翅塌扇 羽字旁 舟 舟 boat chuan2 般船航盘艇 舟字旁 里 里 village, mile li3 野重量理埋 里字旁 匕 匕 spoon (bi3) 匙比北呢旨 匕字旁 夂 夂 go (slowly) (sui1) 各條复备夏 Note similarity with 攵, which means to knock, to rap. 折文旁 见 見 see jian4 观规视现觉 Note similarity with 贝, which means shell. 见字旁 卩 卩 seal (jie2) 卷印却即危 单耳刀 罒 罒 网 net wang3 罗罚罢罪罩 Note that the horizontal version can also mean net. 四字头（罒） 士 士 scholar shi4 吉壶志声壮 Note similarity with 土, which means earth. 士字旁 勹 勹 embrace, wrap (bao1) 包勿勾勺勻 包字头