Radical 6 or radical hook (亅部) meaning "hook" is one of 6 of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of only one stroke.
| 亅 | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 亅 (U+4E85) "hook" | ||
| Pronunciations | ||
| Pinyin: | jué | |
| Bopomofo: | ㄐㄩㄝˊ | |
| Wade–Giles: | chüeh2 | |
| Cantonese Yale: | kyut | |
| Jyutping: | kyut3 | |
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī: | koat | |
| Japanese Kana: | ケツ ketsu (on'yomi) | |
| Sino-Korean: | 궐 gwol | |
| Names | ||
| Chinese name(s): | 豎鉤/豎鈎/竖钩 shùgōu | |
| Japanese name(s): | 撥棒/はねぼう hanebō かぎ kagi | |
| Hangul: | 갈고리 galgori | |
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In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 19 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.
In Simplified Chinese, this radical is merged to Radical 2 丨. In the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components, 亅 is listed as an associated indexing component of 丨. However, it is often omitted in mainstream dictionaries, including Xiandai Hanyu Cidian.
Evolution
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Small seal script character
Derived characters
edit| Strokes | Characters |
|---|---|
| +0 | 亅 |
| +1 | 了 |
| +2 | 亇 (=个 -> 丨 / 個 -> 人) |
| +3 | 予 |
| +5 | 争SC/JP (=爭 -> 爪) |
| +7 | 亊 (=事) |
| +8 | 事 |
Literature
edit- 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.
- Leyi, Li (1993). Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases. Beijing. ISBN 978-7-5619-0204-2.
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