Chinese character radical
traditional component of Chinese ideographs, used for indexing them in dictionaries
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Chinese character radical
Summary
Chinese character radical ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Chinese character radical is a type of sign[2].
- Chinese character radical is a type of sinogram component[3].
- Chinese character radical is a type of CJKV character[4].
- Chinese character radical's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters[5].
- Chinese character radical's Commons category is recorded as Chinese radicals[6].
- Chinese character radical comprises CJKV stroke[7].
- Chinese character radical's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kangxi radicals[8].
- Chinese character radical's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox Kangxi radical[9].
- Chinese character radical's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox Kangxi radical 2[10].
- Chinese character radical's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5280[11].
- Chinese character radical's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '部首'}[12].
- Chinese character radical's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '部首'}[13].
- Chinese character radical's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '부수'}[14].
- Chinese character radical's equivalent class is recorded as http://lexvo.org/ontology#CJKRadical[15].
- Chinese character radical's different from is recorded as Klucz[16].
- Chinese character radical's different from is recorded as Tangut component[17].
- Chinese character radical's different from is recorded as Jurchen radical[18].
- Chinese character radical's has list is recorded as Kangxi radicals[19].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include sign[2], sinogram component[3], and CJKV character[4].
Use and Application
Chinese character radical comprises CJKV stroke[7].
Why It Matters
Chinese character radical ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]