A Chinese radical is an indexing component in Chinese characters. The top 20 Chinese radicals cover roughly 40% of the characters, helping you understand Chinese characters more. It's step-by-step with examples and beginners friendly.

I am Yáo, and my first language is Mandarin Chinese. Yào means "want" in Mandarin Chinese. I want to share Mandarin Chinese learning materials and traditional Chinese characters because each character is beautiful.

0:00 Introduction
01:05 土 tǔ: earth or mud
02:09 衣 衤 yī: cloth
02:58 山 shān: mountain
03:52 火 灬 huǒ: fire
04:48 目 mù: eye
05:38 肉 ⺼ ròu: meat
06:39 女 nǚ: woman or female
07:48 鳥 niǎo: bird
08:40 人 亻rén: person
09:51 金 jīn: gold or metals
10:48 糸 糹 mì: silk or thread
11:54 言 訁 yán: speech
13:00 竹 ⺮ zhú: bamboo
14:35 虫 huǐ or chóng: insect
15:56 心 忄 xīn: heart
17:06 口 kǒu: mouth
17:57 手 扌 shǒu: hand
18:51 木 mù: tree
19:44 水氵 shuǐ: water
20:40 艸 艹 cǎo: grass

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