Spot ⺀
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
⺀ component
⺀ · ice
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use ⺀
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue⺀Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps ⺀ visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
头=
+大
尽=
尺
冬=
夂
枣=
朿
搀=
扌+免
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the ⺀ family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
头tóu
head
HSK 3.0 · L2冬天dōngtiānwinter
HSK 3.0 · L3头发tóufahair
HSK 3.0 · L3点头diǎntóuto nod
HSK 3.0 · L4尽管jǐnguǎndespite
HSK 3.0 · L4馒头mántousteamed bun
HSK 3.0 · L4抬头táitóuto raise one's head
HSK 3.0 · L4头痛tóutòngto have a headache
HSK 3.0 · L4低头dītóuto bow the head
HSK 3.0 · L5尽快jǐnkuàias quickly as possible
HSK 3.0 · L5尽量jǐnliàngas much as possible
HSK 3.0 · L5尽力jìnlìto strive one's hardest
HSK 3.0 · L5