Radical 3
Radical 3 meaning "to indicate an end"[1] is one of six of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of only one stroke.
| 丶 | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 丶 (U+4E36) "dot" | ||
| Pinyin: | zhǔ | |
| Bopomofo: | ㄓㄨˋ | |
| Wade–Giles: | chu3 | |
| Cantonese Yale: | jyu2 | |
| Jyutping: | zyu2 | |
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī: | tú | |
| Kana: | チュ chu てん ten | |
| Kanji: | 点 ten | |
| Hangul: | 점 jeom | |
| Sino-Korean: | 주 ju | |
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In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are only 10 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.
Characters with Radical 3
Small Seal script character
| Strokes | Characters & Pinyin & Meanings |
|---|---|
| 0 | 丶 zhǔ "dot" |
| 1 | 丷 (Korean kwukyel note) |
| 2 | 丸 wán "pellet" |
| 3 | 丹 dān "vermillion", 为 wéi "to do, to be" |
| 4 | 主 zhǔ "owner, master", 丼 jǐng "bowl" |
| 7 | 丽 lì "pretty, lovely" |
| 8 | 举 jǔ "raise, recommend" |
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References
- Shuowen Jiezi: “丶，有所絶止，丶而識之也”. "Where there is an end, 丶 is used to recognize it." This refers to the practice of using 丶 as a judou punctation mark.
Literature
- Fazzioli, Edoardo (1987). Chinese calligraphy : from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters. calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko. New York: Abbeville Press. ISBN 0-89659-774-1.
- Leyi, Li (1993). Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases. Beijing. ISBN 978-7-5619-0204-2.
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