Container Radical

kǎnAlias: Container Radical

Strokes 2 strokes

Position Enclosure

Characters 7 hanzi

Semantic Meaning

Chinese character radical: Container Radical

Mnemonic Memory Tip

Open container or receptacle opening upwards.

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Chinese Characters with Radical 凵 (7)

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4 strokes

凶

xiōng

inauspicious, ominous, bad luck.

5 strokes

击

jī

to strike.

5 strokes

凸

tū

protruding, convex.

5 strokes

凹

āo

concave; sunken; indentation.

5 strokes

出

chū

to go out.

8 strokes

函

hán

envelope; case; letter.

12 strokes

凿

záo

to chisel, to dig, or a chisel.