open box; pit
Radical summary
#17
Kangxi
2
Strokes
#15
Frequency
An upward-open box: a bottom stroke and two vertical sides, like a pit or open basket.
Suggests a container, open pit, or hollow space opening upward.
Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.
xiōng
fierce; ominous; bad luck
chū
to exit; to go out
Open-top box. Found in 凶 (fierce/ominous), 出 (to exit), 函 (box/letter).
What radical is this: 凵?