邑 · yì

city; settlement

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#163

Kangxi

7

Strokes

#43

Frequency

Visual hint

When on the right side, 邑 often becomes 阝.

Often relates to cities, regions, place names, or administrative areas.

à direita

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

邑阝

3 examples

都

dōu

all

HSK 1

那

nà

that

HSK 1

部

bù

part; department

HSK 3

Right-side 阝 often represents 邑; in some HSK characters such as 都, the modern meaning may have shifted away from places.

When 阝 appears on the right, think of places or regions.

阜: Right-side 阝 often represents 邑 and suggests places; left-side 阝 often represents 阜 and suggests mounds/terrain.

What is the radical in the character 都?