字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE
Oracle bone: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. 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
疋
疋 bolt of cloth, foot
ひき hiki
5 strokesRadical of 2 kanjiPart of 6
Your ink in 疋0% painted · 0 of 2 familiar
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
A foot 止 with a leg/thigh on top; the pictogram is similar to 足. Unrelated with the bottom part of 是, which is 止 on oracle bones.
Source: Wiktionary, 疋 (rev. 93467433), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Measure it out! This radical is a unique blend of the human body and the world of commerce. Whether it represents the foot that walks the path or the fabric that is measured by those same feet, "hiki" stands for structure, quantity, and the physical foundations of trade. Think of it as a measurement of both physical progress and material wealth.”
Where it sits in a kanji
Indicates feet/legs, units of measurement (especially for cloth), the concept of distance, or material items that are measured out.
一覧
Every kanji with 疋 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 2 kanji