Spot 丷
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
丷 component
ha · kwukyel
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 丷
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丷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 丷 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
来=
未
前=
+一+刖
并=
+开
总=
+口+心
曾=
+日
首=
+自
米=
+木
半=
+牛
金=
人+王
单=
关=
+天
火=
+人
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 丷 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
半bàn
half
HSK 3.0 · L1弟弟dìdiyounger brother
HSK 3.0 · L1火车huǒchētrain
HSK 3.0 · L1来láito come
HSK 3.0 · L1没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
HSK 3.0 · L1米饭mǐfànChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L1前qiánfront
HSK 3.0 · L1商店shāngdiànstore
HSK 3.0 · L1一半yíbànhalf
HSK 3.0 · L1出来chūláito come out
HSK 3.0 · L2过来guòláito come over
HSK 3.0 · L2回来huíláito return
HSK 3.0 · L2