Radicals

What are radicals?

• Pronunciations of characters for Western learners

• Characters‘ roots that function similar to Latin or Greek roots

• Ways to make characters look more beautiful

• Radicals do not exist in Chinese

Which of the following statement is true?

• Radicals have no definition.

• Radicals have nothing to do with characters

• Each radical has its deinition

• Radicals are always on the left side of the character

Which of the following is a purpose of radicals?

• Translate Chinese characters to English

• Hide characters' definitions

• Make Chinese characters look fancy

• Help learners understand Chinese characters

Which radical matches the following character?

你 (Nǐ)

• 口 (Kǒu)

• 大 (Dà)

• 人 (Rén)

• 小 (Xiǎo)

Which radical matches the following character?

眼 (Yǎn)

• 月 (Yuè)

• 山 (Shān)

• 大 (Dà)

• 目 (Mù)

Which radical matches the following character?

跳 (Tiào)

• 足 (Zú)

• 山 (Shān)

• 木 (Mù)

• 目 (Mù)

Which radical matches the following character?

愛 (Ài)

• 心 (Xīn)

• 口 (Kǒu)

• 言 (Yán)

• 耳 (Ěr)

Which radical matches the following character?

媽 (Mā)

• 女 (Nǚ)

• 言 (Yán)

• 人 (Rén)

• 馬 (Mǎ)

Which radical matches the following character?

日 (Rì)

• 日 (Rì)

• 月 (Yuè)

• 人 (Rén)

• 水 (Shuǐ)

Which radical matches the following character?

天 (Tiān)

• 人 (Rén)

• 火 (Huǒ)

• 大 (Dà)

• 水 (Shuǐ)