Radical 213
Encyclopedia
Radical 213 meaning "turtle
" is one of only two of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of 16 strokes.
In the Kangxi Dictionary
there are only 24 characters (out of 40,000) to be found under this radical
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Turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield...
" is one of only two of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of 16 strokes.
In the Kangxi Dictionary
Kangxi dictionary
The Kangxi Dictionary was the standard Chinese dictionary during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Kangxi Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty ordered its compilation in 1710. The creator innovated greatly by reusing and confirming the new Zihui system of 596 radicals, since then known as 596 Kangxi...
there are only 24 characters (out of 40,000) to be found under this radical
Radical (Chinese character)
A Chinese radical is a component of a Chinese character. The term may variously refer to the original semantic element of a character, or to any semantic element, or, loosely, to any element whatever its origin or purpose...
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Characters with Radical 213
| strokes | character |
|---|---|
| without additional strokes | 龜 |
| 5 additional strokes | 龝 |
| 12 additional strokes | 龞 |
By typefont
| Kangxi Dictionary Kangxi dictionary The Kangxi Dictionary was the standard Chinese dictionary during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Kangxi Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty ordered its compilation in 1710. The creator innovated greatly by reusing and confirming the new Zihui system of 596 radicals, since then known as 596 Kangxi... |
Korea | Taiwan | China | Shinjitai Shinjitai Shinjitai are the forms of kanji used in Japan since the promulgation of the Tōyō Kanji List in 1946. Some of the new forms found in shinjitai are also found in simplified Chinese, but shinjitai is generally not as extensive in the scope of its modification... |
Simplified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 龜 | 龜 | 龜 | 龜 | 亀 | 龟 |
In Unicode
- Unicode point U+9F9C: 龜
- Unicode point U+2FD4: ⿔
Literature
- Leyi Li: “Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases”. Beijing 1993, ISBN 978-7-5619-0204-2