糸 · mì

silk; thread

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#120

Kangxi

6

Strokes

#33

Frequency

Visual hint

A twisted silk thread; the simplified side form is 纟.

Often relates to thread, rope, cloth, color, or connection.

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

糸纟

3 examples

红

hóng

red

HSK 2

纸

zhǐ

paper

HSK 2

给

gěi

to give

HSK 1

The radical 糸 has the simplified left-side form 纟, which is very common.

纟 looks like a few tied threads.

幺: 糸/纟 relates to silk thread; 幺 also suggests something tiny/thread-like but is a different, less common radical.
乡: 纟 has three strokes and is the simplified form of 糸; 乡 is a different component with a similar shape.

What is the radical in the character 红?