癶 · bō

footsteps; spread legs

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#105

Kangxi

5

Strokes

#79

Frequency

Visual hint

Two feet spread apart or a person with legs akimbo: two symmetric strokes spreading from a point.

Suggests legs spread wide, a firm stance, or spreading outward.

varies

Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.

癶

2 examples

登

dēng

to climb; to ascend; to register

HSK 3

癸

guǐ

the last Heavenly Stem (10th)

HSK 6

Spread-legs radical. Found in 登 (to climb/ascend), 癸 (gui/the last Heavenly Stem).

A person standing with legs wide for balance — fighting or climbing stance: stable, ready.

八: 癶 is two legs spreading at the bottom; 八 is two strokes spreading at the top — opposite directions.

What radical is this: 癶?