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Kangxi radical

Kangxi radical noun: any of a set of 214 radicals (the portion of a Chinese character that provides an indication of its meaning) introduced in the Zihui and named after the more popular Kangxi Dictionary. This set of radicals has become the standard for sorting and ordering Chinese characters.

Noun

Kangxi radical (plural Kangxi radicals)

  1. Any of a set of 214 radicals (the portion of a Chinese character that provides an indication of its meaning) introduced in the Zihui and named after the more popular Kangxi Dictionary. This set of radicals has become the standard for sorting and ordering Chinese characters.

Forms of Kangxi radical

pluralKangxi radicals

Questions about Kangxi radical

What does Kangxi radical mean?
Kangxi radical means any of a set of 214 radicals (the portion of a Chinese character that provides an indication of its meaning) introduced in the Zihui and named after the more popular Kangxi Dictionary. This set of radicals has become the standard for sorting and ordering Chinese characters.
What part of speech is Kangxi radical?
Kangxi radical is a noun.
What is the plural of Kangxi radical?
The plural of Kangxi radical is Kangxi radicals.

Words near Kangxi radical in the dictionary

  1. kangurus
  2. KaNgwane
  3. Kangwon
  4. Kangwŏn
  5. Kangxi
  6. Kangxi radical
  7. Kangxi radicals
  8. Kangy Angy
  9. Kanhaiya
  10. Kanhapur
  11. Kanhobal

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