字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE乙7978反 合6657反 賓組
Oracle bone: Wikimedia Commons, traced from Academia Sinica, CC0. 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
豆
豆 bean, ritual vessel
まめ mame
7 strokesRadical of 2 kanjiPart of 6
Your ink in 豆0% painted · 0 of 2 familiar
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
Some kind of container. Borrowed phonetically for the plant name.
Source: Wiktionary, 豆 (rev. 93428248), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Small but powerful! This radical represents both the humble bean—a vital source of nutrition—and the sacred vessels used in solemn ritual offerings. When you see it, think of ritual structures, specific food items, and the small, rounded units of the natural world. It brings a sense of sacred respect and everyday nourishment to its characters, reminding us that even small things have great value.”
Where it sits in a kanji
Indicates beans and peas, ritual vessels and ceremonies, small rounded objects, or higher parts of the body (like the head) during ritual worship.
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Every kanji with 豆 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