Radical 189 or radical tall () meaning "" is one of the 8
Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 10
strokes
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In the ''
Kangxi Dictionary
The ''Kangxi Dictionary'' ( (Compendium of standard characters from the Kangxi period), published in 1716, was the most authoritative dictionary of Chinese characters from the 18th century through the early 20th. The Kangxi Emperor of the Qing ...
'', there are 34 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this
radical.
is also the 191st indexing component in the ''
Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components ''The Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components'' () is a lexicographic tool used to order the Chinese characters in mainland China. The specification is also known as GF 0011-2009.
In China's normative documents, "radical" is defined as any ...
'' predominantly adopted by
Simplified Chinese
Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to:
Mathematics
Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one, that is simpler (usually shorter), for example
* Simplification of algebraic expressions, ...
dictionaries published in mainland China.
Evolution
File:高-oracle.svg, Oracle bone script character
File:高-bronze.svg, Chinese bronze inscriptions, Bronze script character
File:高-bigseal.svg, Large seal script character
File:高-seal.svg, Small seal script character
Derived characters
Sinogram
The radical is also used as an independent Chinese character. It is one of the Kyōiku kanji or Kanji taught in elementary school in Japan.
It is a second grade kanji
References
Literature
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External links
Unihan Database - U+9AD8
{{Simplified Chinese radicals
Kyōiku kanji
Kangxi radicals, 189
Simplified Chinese radicals, 191