Radical 179

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(U+97ED) "leek"
Pronunciations
Pinyin:jiǔ
Bopomofo:ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Wade–Giles:chiu3
Cantonese Yale:gau2
Jyutping:gau2
Japanese Kana:キュウ kyū (on'yomi)
にら nira (kun'yomi)
Sino-Korean:구 gu
Hán-Việt:cửu
Names
Japanese name(s):韭/にら nira
Hangul:부추 buchu
Stroke order animation

Radical 179 or radical leek (韭部) meaning "

strokes.[1]

In the

radical
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is also the 181st indexing component in the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China.

Evolution

Derived characters

Strokes Characters
+0
+4 (=韭)
+6
+7
+8
+10 (= -> )

References

  1. ^ "Unihan data for U+97ED". Unicode Consortium. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

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