Spot 攵
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
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.
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?
Each card keeps 攵 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
放=
方
收=
丩
数=
娄
敢=
耳
教=
孝
改=
己
救=
求
枚=
木
散=
⺼
致=
至
攻=
工
败=
贝
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 攵 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
教jiāo
to teach
HSK 3.0 · L2教室jiàoshìclassroom
HSK 3.0 · L2放fàngto put
HSK 3.0 · L3放假fàngjiàto have a holiday or vacation
HSK 3.0 · L3放心fàngxīnto feel relieved
HSK 3.0 · L3放学fàngxuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
HSK 3.0 · L3故事gùshinarrative
HSK 3.0 · L3收shōuto receive
HSK 3.0 · L3收到shōudàoto receive
HSK 3.0 · L3数学shùxuémathematics
HSK 3.0 · L3播放bōfàngto broadcast
HSK 3.0 · L4打败dǎbàito defeat
HSK 3.0 · L4