Radical no. 624 strokes

The radical

Halberd, weapon

Memory hook

A halberd with a blade set crosswise on the shaft. Characters with it tend to involve weapons and fighting: 战 (to fight), 戒 (to guard against), 戳 (to jab).

The radical (read ) means halberd, weapon. The HSK 3.0 data contains 11 characters and 96 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.

Practise the 戈 radical

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Characters with the 戈 radical

11 characters

HSK 1· 1 characters

HSK 1

I, me

HSK 2· 2 characters

HSK 2

chéng

to become; to succeed; to accomplish

huò

or

HSK 3· 1 characters

HSK 3

play, joke

HSK 4· 2 characters

HSK 4

zhàn

war, to fight

dài

to wear, to put on (glasses, hat, gloves...)

HSK 5· 1 characters

HSK 5

jiè

quit

HSK 6· 1 characters

HSK 6

jié

to cut, to sever

HSK 7-9· 3 characters

HSK 7-9

broadsword (a long-handled weapon with a curved blade)

relative, kinsfolk

chuō

to poke, to jab, to stab

Vocabulary with the 戈 radical

96 words

Words containing at least one character with the 戈 radical, ordered by HSK level.

The free plan shows 9 words per HSK level (55/96 words of this radical).

I, me

我们
men

we, us

变成
biànchéng

to become; to turn into

完成
wánchéng

to complete; to accomplish

chéng

to become; to succeed; to accomplish

成为
chéngwéi

to become

成绩
chéng

achievement; grades

huò

or

或者
huòzhě

or

组成
chéng

to form; to make up

建成
jiànchéng

to complete construction; to finish building

形成
xíngchéng

to form; to take shape

成功
chénggōng

to succeed; to be successful

成员
chéngyuán

member

成就
chéngjiù

achievement; accomplishment

成果
chéngguǒ

achievement; result; fruit (of work)

成熟
chéngshú

mature; ripe

成立
chéng

to establish; to found; to set up

成长
chéngzhǎng

to grow up; growth

养成
yǎngchéng

to nurture, to cultivate

成人
chéngrén

adult

或许
huò

perhaps, maybe, possibly

战争
zhànzhēng

war

战士
zhànshì

soldier, warrior

战斗
zhàndòu

to fight, to do battle

战胜
zhànshèng

to defeat, to overcome

dài

to wear, to put on (glasses, hat, gloves...)

挑战
tiǎozhàn

challenge

分成
fēnchéng

to share; to divide

制成
zhìchéng

to make into

合成
chéng

to synthesize, to combine

play, joke

戏剧

drama, stage art

成交
chéngjiāo

successful transaction, close a deal

成效
chéngxiào

effectiveness, results

成本
chéngběn

cost

成语
chéng

idiom

不成
chéng

won't do, won't work

作战
zuòzhàn

to fight, to wage combat

当成
dàngchéng

to regard as, to treat as

戏曲

Chinese opera

成分
chéngfèn

component, composition (chemical, social, etc.)

成品
chéngpǐn

finished product

战友
zhànyǒu

comrade, comrade-in-arms

战场
zhànchǎng

battlefield

战术
zhànshù

tactics

一事无成
shìchéng

to accomplish nothing

一成不变
chéngbiàn

unchanging, always the same

亲戚
qīnqi

relatives, kin

众志成城
zhòngzhìchéngchéng

with unity of purpose, great things can be accomplished

促成
chéng

to bring about success

冷战
lěngzhàn

Cold War

出口成章
chūkǒuchéngzhāng

To speak eloquently as if composing prose, to be articulate and literary

干戈
gān

war, conflict

心想事成
xīnxiǎngshìchéng

To get whatever one wishes for, to have one's wishes come true.

Why learn vocabulary by the 戈 radical?

The 戈 radical hints at the meaning halberd, weapon. 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 11 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 96 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.

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