Spot 歹
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
歹 component
dǎi · corpse; death; evil, depraved, wicked
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 歹
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歹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 歹 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
死=
+匕
列=
+刂
残=
+戋
夙=
几
歼=
+千
殁=
+殳
殂=
+且
殆=
+台
殇=
+昜
殄=
+㐱
殃=
+央
殊=
+朱
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 歹 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
列liè
to arrange
HSK 3.0 · L4死sǐto die
HSK 3.0 · L4列车lièchēChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L5排列páilièto arrange in order
HSK 3.0 · L5特殊tèshūspecial
HSK 3.0 · L5残疾cánjídisabled
HSK 3.0 · L6繁殖fánzhíto breed
HSK 3.0 · L6死亡sǐwángto die
HSK 3.0 · L6系列xìlièseries
HSK 3.0 · L6一系列yíxìlièa series of
HSK 3.0 · L6并列bìnglièto stand side by side
HSK 3.0 · L7-9残cánto destroy
HSK 3.0 · L7-9