Appendix B: detailed list of the 214 radicals with comments and examples

The 214 radicals, numbered as in the traditional count used in the Kang Xi dictionary, are detailed below with comments and examples where appropriate.

The numbers of those used more frequently are printed in larger type. Radicals which are also key characters in the Dictionary are printed in bold, and the number

in the Dictionary is given, thus radical No. 1 appears also as a key character in the Dictionary as No. 815.