Spot ⺊
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
⺊ component
⺊
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 ⺊
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⺊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 ⺊ visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
上=
+一
占=
+口
攴=
+又
歺=
+夕
卢=
+尸
贞=
+贝
卤=
+囗+乂
卣=
+囗
卓=
+早
貞=
+貝
睿=
+冖+一+八+人+目
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the ⺊ family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
上shàng
Chinese character
HSK 3.0 · L1上班shàngbānto go to work
HSK 3.0 · L1上课shàngkèto go to class
HSK 3.0 · L1上午shàngwǔmorning
HSK 3.0 · L1上学shàngxuéto go to school
HSK 3.0 · L1晚上wǎnshangevening
HSK 3.0 · L1早上zǎoshangearly morning
HSK 3.0 · L1路上lùshangon the road
HSK 3.0 · L2上来shàngláito come up
HSK 3.0 · L2上面shàngmiànon top of
HSK 3.0 · L2上去shàngqùto go up
HSK 3.0 · L2上网shàngwǎngto go online
HSK 3.0 · L2