部首

bùshǒu

radical of a Chinese character

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

这个字的部首是什么?

What is the radical of this character?

查字典要先找部首。

To use a dictionary, find the radical first.