字の旅2,200 years in two forms
Small seal · QinQin · 221 BCE說文‧丨部
Small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Tools & Weapons
丨
丨 vertical stroke
たてぼう tatebou
1 strokeRadical of 4 kanjiPart of 18
Your ink in 丨0% painted · 0 of 4 familiar
Origin · sourced
According to Shuowen Jiezi, it is a pictogram of a vertical wooden stick. It appears in the original version of 朕, which originally meant "to mend a boat", and in 尹, in which the stick symbolizes authority.
Source: Wiktionary, 丨 (rev. 91564726), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand straight! Imagine a single, strong pillar or a walking staff that holds everything together. This radical is the spirit of verticality and central focus. When you see it, think of a line that pierces through a space, a boundary that divides left from right, or the steady, upright presence that defines a character's core.”
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Every kanji with 丨 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 4 kanji