禸
The 禸 radical
Animal footprint
Memory hook
The print an animal leaves in the ground, usually at the bottom of a character: 离 (to leave), 禽 (fowl), and 萬, the traditional form of 万.
The 禸 radical (read róu) means animal footprint. The HSK 3.0 data contains 2 characters and 16 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.
Practise the 禸 radical
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Characters with the 禸 radical
2 charactersHSK 2· 1 characters
HSK 2离
(at a distance) from
HSK 7-9· 1 characters
HSK 7-9禽
bird, birds
Vocabulary with the 禸 radical
16 wordsWords containing at least one character with the 禸 radical, ordered by HSK level.
(at a distance) from
to leave; to depart from
to divorce; divorce
cannot be separated from
distance
separate
to secede, to separate
to withdraw, to evacuate
to stay away from, to keep distant
poultry
inseparable, always together (like form and shadow)
sorrows and joys, partings and reunions; refers to the ups and downs and changes in human life.
bizarre; strange; weird
resign; leave one's job
outrageous; preposterous; unacceptable
to isolate, to separate
Why learn vocabulary by the 禸 radical?
The 禸 radical hints at the meaning animal footprint. When you meet an unfamiliar character carrying it, you already know part of its meaning before reaching for a dictionary — which is why learners who know their radicals move faster.
How to study: read the memory hook, skim the 2 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 16 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.