vertical stroke
Radical summary
#2
Kangxi
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Strokes
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Frequency
A single vertical stroke going straight down, like a pillar or a plumb line.
A structural component in many characters, usually without independent meaning.
Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.
zhōng
middle; center
chuàn
to string; skewer
Pure vertical stroke. Found in 中 (middle), 申 (to state), 串 (to string).
What radical is this: 丨?