Kanji Kaisen

字の旅3,000 years in four forms

Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE前7.5.3 (商)

Oracle bone, bronze and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.

部首Radical · in Textiles, Plants & Food

巾

巾 cloth, towel (side form)

はばへん habahen

3 strokesRadical of 3 kanjiPart of 16

Your ink in 巾0% painted · 0 of 3 familiar

Origin · sourced

Pictogram象形

Hanging piece of cloth.

Source: Wiktionary, 巾 (rev. 92161035), CC BY-SA 4.0

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Woven from the heart! This radical represents the incredible world of ancient textiles—the banners that flew over cities, the fine silks of the rich, and the simple towels of the worker. When it sits on the left, think of the dimensions of fabric, the specialized tools of the weaver, and the banners of authority. It brings a sense of texture, physical "range," and refined craftsmanship to every character it joins.”

Where it sits in a kanji

Indicates types of cloth and textiles, measurements of width and range, banners and signs, official headgear, or the action of wiping and cleaning.

育つ

What it grows into

Built from 巾, with sourced origins
一覧

Every kanji with 巾 as its radical

Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

All 3 kanji