字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE甲806 (商)
Oracle bone, bronze and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The oracle bone, bronze and seal stages show 黃, not 黄 itself.
部首Radical · in States & Attributes
黄
黄 yellow
き ki
11 strokesRadical of 1 kanjiPart of 1
Your ink in 黄0% painted · 0 of 1 familiar
Origin · sourced
In the oracle bone script, 黃 was written in two forms. One depicts a person 大 with a swollen abdomen, the more detailed forms adding a dot for the navel, representing an infirm person; it is read as 尪.
Source: Wiktionary, 黃 (rev. 93452287), the entry for the full form, CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Shimmering gems and golden soil! This radical represents the vibrant, sunny color of imperial jade and the richness of the autumn fields. When you see it, think of brightness, high social status, and the natural hues of a ripened harvest. It brings a sense of prestige, grounded beauty, and the life-giving warmth of the sun to any character it joins.”
一覧
Every kanji with 黄 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 1 kanji