The 糸 radical, “silk”
糸
Read mì. 6 strokes.
Inside a character it is also written 纟.
Here are 15 common characters that all carry this radical. It is painted red in each of them; what stays black is what tells them apart.
- jīng classics
- xì to connect
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- zǔ to form
- jí level
- gěi to give
- tǒng to gather
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- sù raw silk
- yuē to make an appointment
- hóng red
- wéi to preserve
- xù to continue
- zhōng end
- jǐn tight
Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.