Visual pattern

攵 component

pū · to rap, to tap; script; to let go

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 攵

Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.

1

Spot 攵

Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.

2

Compare the visual pattern

Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.

3

Check what changes

Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.

Shared clue攵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?

These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 攵.

改=
己+攵
gǎiHSK 3.0 · L4

to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel

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枚=
木+攵
méiHSK 3.0 · L7-9

the stalk of a shrub, the trunk of a tree

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散=
龷+⺼+攵
sànHSK 3.0 · L6

to scatter, to disperse, to break up

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Additional indexed matches

Some matches have only a partial visual index. Open a character to see whether a complete decomposition is available; partial data is never shown as an equation.

敬jìng撤chè故gù敷fū攸yōu孜zī玫méi牧mù敃mǐn畋tián敄wù政zhèng敖áo敌dí敉mǐ效xiào敗bài敝bì敕chì敛liǎn敏mǐn啟qǐ赦shè敘xù敞chǎng敦dūn敪duó敫jiǎo徴zhēng徹chè澈chè敵dí數shù敻xiòng辙zhé斂liǎn轍zhé變biàn
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Words you can read next

These words contain characters from the 攵 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.