Radical 209 meaning "nose" is 1 of 2 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals total) composed of 14 strokes.

← 208 Radical 209 (U+2FD0) 210 →
(U+9F3B) "nose"
Pronunciations
Pinyin:
Bopomofo:ㄅㄧˊ
Wade–Giles:pi2
Cantonese Yale:bei6
Jyutping:bei6
Japanese Kana:ヒ, ビ hi, bi
hana はな
Sino-Korean:비 bi
Hán-Việt:tị
Names
Japanese name(s):鼻偏 hanaben
Hangul:코 ko
Stroke order animation

In the Kangxi Dictionary there are 49 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.

Characters with Radical 209

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strokes character
+0
+2
+3 鼿
+5
+8
+9
+10
+11
+13
+22

Sinogram

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As an independent sinogram 鼻 is a Chinese character. It is one of the Kyōiku kanji or Kanji taught in elementary school in Japan.[1] Specifically it is a third grade kanji.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Kyoiku Kanji (教育漢字) - Kanshudo". www.kanshudo.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-06.

Further reading

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  • Fazzioli, Edoardo (1987). Chinese calligraphy : from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters. calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko. New York: Abbeville Press. ISBN 0-89659-774-1.
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