The Kangxi key set ( Chinese: 康熙 部首 , pinyin : Kāng xī b shǒu ) adopted in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan traditionally includes 214 characters arranged in order of increasing the number of lines. For the first time this number was established in the dictionary of 1615, , and later in the dictionaries of in 1627, and Kangxi in 1716. In China, after 1949, in connection with the introduction of simplified hieroglyphs, sets were offered with a smaller number of keys (170-180).
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Here is a traditional list of 214 characters.
Key List
| No. | Key | Number of hell | Pinyin (Rus) | Value | Frequency | Simplify | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 一 | one | yī (i) | one | 42 | 三 不 世 | |
| 2 | 丨 | one | gǔn | vertical bar | 21 | 中 | |
| 3 | 丶 | one | zhǔ (zhu) | point | ten | 丸 主 | |
| four | 丿 | one | piě (ne) | folding left | 33 | 之 乎 | |
| five | 乛 (乙, ⺄, 乚) | one | yǐ (i) | second (decimal) | 42 | 九 也 | |
| 6 | 亅 | one | jué (jue) | hook | nineteen | 了事 | |
| 7 | 二 | 2 | èr (er) | two | 29 | 井 些 亞 | |
| eight | 亠 | 2 | tóu | the tip | 38 | 交 京 | |
| 9 | 人 () | 2 | rén | man human | 794 | 休 位 今 | |
| ten | 儿 | 2 | ér (er) | feet baby | 52 | 兄 元 | |
| eleven | 入 | 2 | rù (zhu) | enter | 28 | 入 兩 | |
| 12 | 八 | 2 | bā (ba) | eight | 44 | 六 共 兵 | |
| 13 | 冂 | 2 | jiōng (jun) | border desert lands | 50 | 内 再 | |
| 14 | 冖 | 2 | mī (mi) | cap | thirty | 冗 冠 | |
| 15 | 冫 | 2 | bīng | ice | 115 | 冶 冷凍 | |
| sixteen | 几 | 2 | jī (ji) | table | 38 | 凡 | |
| 17 | 凵 | 2 | qǔ (qiu) | receptacle, open mouth | 23 | 出 函 | |
| 18 | 刀 (刂) | 2 | dāo | knife | 377 | 分 切 初 利 刻 則 前 | |
| nineteen | 力 | 2 | lì (li) | power | 163 | 加 助 勉 | |
| 20 | 勹 | 2 | bāo (bao) | wrap | 64 | 勾 包 | |
| 21 | 匕 | 2 | bǐ (bi) | dagger, spoon | nineteen | 化 北 | |
| 22 | 匚 | 2 | fāng (fan) | box | 64 | 匣 | |
| 23 | 匸 | 2 | xǐ (si) | hide | 17 | 匹 區 | |
| 24 | 十 | 2 | shí (shi) | ten | 55 | 午 半 博 | |
| 25 | 卜 | 2 | bǔ (bu) | to guess | 45 | 占卦 | |
| 26 | 卩 | 2 | jié | stamp | 40 | 危 卵 | |
| 27 | 厂 | 2 | hàn chǎng (han, chan) | breakage warehouse | 129 | 厚 原 | |
| 28 | 厶 | 2 | sī (sy) | private | 40 | 去 參 | |
| 29 | 又 | 2 | yòu | palm more | 91 | 反 取 受 | |
| thirty | 口 | 3 | kǒu (kou) | mouth entrance | 1146 | 古 可 名 君 否 呉 告 周 味 命 和 和 哲唐 善 器 | |
| 31 | 囗 | 3 | wéi | border fence | 118 | 回國 圖 | |
| 32 | 土 | 3 | tǔ (tu) | ground soil untreated | 580 | 在 地 型 城 場 壁 壓 | |
| 33 | 士 | 3 | shì (shi) | scientist, warrior | 24 | 士 壹 | |
| 34 | 夂 | 3 | zhǐ (zhi) | follow wander | eleven | (夂) | |
| 35 | 夊 | 3 | suī (sui) | walk slowly | 23 | 夏 | |
| 36 | 夕 | 3 | xī (si) | evening sunset | 34 | 外 多 夜 | |
| 37 | 大 | 3 | dà (yes) | big, very | 132 | 大 天 奈奧 | |
| 38 | 女 | 3 | nǚ (nyu) | woman | 681 | 好 妄 妻 姉 始 姓 姫 | |
| 39 | 子 | 3 | zǐ (tzu) | son seed | 83 | 子 孔 字 學 | |
| 40 | 宀 | 3 | mián | roof | 246 | 守 家 寒 實 | |
| 41 | 寸 | 3 | cùn (cun) | inches, inch | 40 | 寺 尊 將 | |
| 42 | 小 | 3 | xiǎo (xiao) | small, insignificant | 41 | 小 | |
| 43 | 尢, 尣 | 3 | wāng | lame | 66 | 就 | |
| 44 | 尸 | 3 | shī (shi) | body, corpse | 148 | 尺 局 | |
| 45 | 屮 | 3 | chè (che) | sprout | 38 | 屯 | |
| 46 | 山 | 3 | shān | mountain | 636 | 岩 島 | |
| 47 | 巛 (川, 巜) | 3 | chuān | river | 26 | 州 巡 | |
| 48 | 工 | 3 | gōng | work, work | 17 | 左 巫 差 | |
| 49 | 巳 已 㔾 | 3 | jǐ (ji) | your | 20 | 己巳 | |
| 50 | 巾 | 3 | jīn | scarf | 295 | 布 帝 常 | |
| 51 | 干 | 3 | gān | dry shield | 9 | 平年 | |
| 52 | 幺 | 3 | yāo | tiny, short | 50 | 幻 幼 | |
| 53 | 广 | 3 | yǎn (yang) | shelter | 15 | 序 店 度 座 庭 廣 廳 | |
| 54 | 廴 | 3 | yín (yin) | to sweep | 9 | 延 | |
| 55 | 廾 | 3 | gǒng | together, folded hands (gesture of greeting), twenty | 50 | 弁 | |
| 56 | 弋 | 3 | yì (and) | hunt, shoot | 15 | 式 弑 | |
| 57 | 弓 | 3 | gōng | bow | 165 | 引 弟 弱 彌 | |
| 58 | 彐 (彑) | 3 | jì (ji) | pig head | 25 | 彖 | |
| 59 | 彡 | 3 | shān | beard, fluff | 62 | 形 彦 | |
| 60 | 彳 | 3 | chì (chi) | step, walk | 215 | 彼 後 得 徳 徼 | |
| 61 | 心 (忄 ⺗) | four | xīn (blue) | heart, feeling | 1115 | 忙 忌 性 悪 情 想 | |
| 62 | 戈 | four | gē (ge) | spear, halberd | 116 | 式 弐 戦 | |
| 63 | 戶, 户, 戸 | four | hù (xy) | doorway, yard, family | 44 | 戻 所 | |
| 64 | 手 (扌 龵) | four | shǒu (show) | hand hold | 1203 | 持 掛 挙 拜 拳 掌 掣 擧 (打 批 技 抱 押) | |
| 65 | 支 | four | zhī | branch, support | 26 | 攱 攲 | |
| 66 | 攴 (攵) | four | pū | beat whip | 296 | 敍 數 斅 | |
| 67 | 文 | four | wén (wen) | sign, hieroglyph, language, culture | 26 | 文 斊 斈 斌 斐 斑 斕 | |
| 68 | 斗 | four | dǒu | scoop | 32 | 料 斡 | |
| 69 | 斤 | four | jīn | ax | 55 | 斧 新 斥 斬 斷 | |
| 70 | 方 | four | fāng (fan) | square, side | 92 | 放 旅 族 | |
| 71 | 无 | four | mó (mo) | fade away | 12 | 旡 既 旣 | |
| 72 | 日 | four | rì (g) | sun day | 453 | 白百明 的 映 時 晩 | |
| 73 | 曰 | four | yuē (yue) | speak | 37 | 最 晉 曷 曹 曾 | |
| 74 | 月 | four | yuè (yue) | moon month | 69 | 服 青 朝 | |
| 75 | 木 | four | mù (mu) | tree | 1369 | 杢 板 相 根 森 楽 機 末 本 杉 林 | |
| 76 | 欠 | four | qiàn | flaw, yawn | 235 | 欽 欧 欲 歌 | |
| 77 | 止 | four | zhǐ (zhi) | stop | 99 | 歩 此 步 武 歪 歲 | |
| 78 | 歹 (歺) | four | dǎi (give) | bad decompose | 231 | 列 殕 | |
| 79 | 殳 | four | shū (shu) | peak weapon | 93 | 投 殴 殷 | |
| 80 | 毋 (母, ⺟) | four | mú (mu) | mother not | sixteen | 母 毎 姆 梅 | |
| 81 | 比 | four | bǐ (bi) | compare | 21 | 批 毕 毖 毘 毚 | |
| 82 | 毛 | four | mao | wool hair | 211 | 毡 毦 毫 毳 耗 | |
| 83 | 氏 | four | shì (shi) | gender | ten | 民 紙 婚 氓 | |
| 84 | 气 | four | qì (qi) | steam, air, breath | 17 | 汽 氧 | |
| 85 | 水 (氵, 氺) | four | shuǐ (shui) | water | 1595 | 永 泳 決 治 海 演 漢 瀬 | |
| 86 | 火 (灬) | four | huǒ (ho) | the fire | 639 | 灯 毯 爆 (烈 烹 焦 然 煮) | |
| 87 | 爪 (爫) | four | zhǎo (zhao) | claws | 36 | 爯 爭 爰 爲 | |
| 88 | 父 | four | fù (foo) | father | ten | 斧 釜 | |
| 89 | 爻 | four | yáo | mix | sixteen | 爽 爾 | |
| 90 | 爿 | four | qiáng | shop, chopping wood (always left) | 48 | 奘 牃 | |
| 91 | 片 | four | piàn | slice, sliver (always on the left) | 77 | 版 牌 牒 | |
| 92 | 牙 | four | yá (i) | tooth fang | 9 | 呀 牚 | |
| 93 | 牛 (牜) | four | niú (nu) | ox cow | 233 | 牟 牧 物 特 解 | |
| 94 | 犬 (犭) | four | quǎn (quan) | dog | 444 | 犯 狂 狙 狗 献 獣 | |
| 95 | 玄 | five | xuán (xuan) | dark, deep | 6 | 弦 玆 | |
| 96 | 玉 (王) | five | yù (wáng) (yu, van) | jade | 473 | ⺩ | 玉 主 弄 皇 理 差 聖 |
| 97 | 瓜 | five | guā (gua) | pumpkin, melon, cucumber | 55 | 呱 瓞 | |
| 98 | 瓦 | five | wǎ (va) | shingles | 174 | 瓮 甄 | |
| 99 | 甘 | five | gān | sweet tasty | 22 | 甜 酣 | |
| 100 | 生 | five | shēng (sheng) | live, be born, produce | 22 | 笙 甥 | |
| 101 | 用 (甩) | five | yòng (young) | use | ten | 甬 甯 | |
| 102 | 田 | five | tián (tian) | rice field | 192 | 町 思 留 略 番 | |
| 103 | 疋 (⺪) | five | pǐ (pi) | fabric roll | 15 | 楚 胥 延 | |
| 104 | 疒 | five | chuáng | disease | 526 | 症 痛 癌 癖 | |
| 105 | 癶 | five | bō (bo) | step | 15 | 発 登 | |
| 106 | 白 | five | bái | white | 109 | 皃 的 皆 皇 | |
| 107 | 皮 | five | pí (pi) | leather | 94 | 彼 波 | |
| 108 | 皿 | five | mǐn (min) | bowl | 129 | 盉 盍 監 蘯 | |
| 109 | 目 | five | mù (mu) | eye | 647 | 見 具 省 眠 眼 観 覧 | |
| 110 | 矛 | five | mao | a spear | 65 | 茅 矜 | |
| 111 | 矢 | five | shǐ (shi) | arrow | 64 | 族 矩 | |
| 112 | 石 | five | shí (shi) | a rock | 499 | 岩 砂 破 碑 碧 | |
| 113 | 示 (礻) | five | shì (shi) | point ancestors worship | 213 | 礼 社 奈 神 祭 視 禁 福 | |
| 114 | 禸 | five | róu (jou) | track | 12 | 禺 禽 | |
| 115 | 禾 | five | hé (he) | grain, cereal | 431 | 私 季 和 科 香 秦 穀 | |
| 116 | 穴 | five | xué (xue) | cave hole | 298 | 突 窅 窘 窩 窶 竇 | |
| 117 | 立 | five | lì (li) | stand up | 101 | 音 産 翌 意 新 端 親 競 | |
| 118 | 竹 (⺮) | 6 | zhú | bamboo | 953 | 笑 第 等 簡 | |
| 119 | 米 | 6 | mǐ (mi) | rice | 318 | 断 奥 糊 麟 | |
| 120 | 糸 (糹) | 6 | mì (mi) | thread, silk | 823 | ⺰ | 級 紙 素 細 組 終 絵 紫 |
| 121 | 缶 | 6 | fǒu (fou) | jug | 77 | 缸 窑 陶 | |
| 122 | 网 (罒, ⺲, 罓, ⺳) | 6 | wǎng (van) | network | 163 | 罪 置 羅 | |
| 123 | 羊 (⺶,) | 6 | yáng | sheep goat | 156 | 羚 翔 着 | |
| 124 | 羽 | 6 | yǔ (yu) | pen | 220 | 翀 翁 翔 | |
| 125 | 老 (耂) | 6 | lǎo (lao) | old | 22 | 孝 耋 | |
| 126 | 而 | 6 | ér (er) | and, but, but | 22 | 耐 耑 | |
| 127 | 耒 | 6 | lěi | plow, plow | 84 | 耝 耨 耰 | |
| 128 | 耳 | 6 | ěr (er) | an ear | 172 | 聞 職 叢 | |
| 129 | 聿 (⺻) | 6 | yù (yu) | brush | nineteen | 書 建 | |
| 130 | 肉 (⺼) | 6 | ròu (jou) | meat | 674 | 肖 股 胃 腅 脤 | |
| 131 | 臣 | 6 | chén | clerk | sixteen | 宦 蔵 | |
| 132 | 自 | 6 | zì (zi) | himself from | 34 | 臫 臬 臲 | |
| 133 | 至 | 6 | zhì (zhi) | reach | 24 | 臸 臺 | |
| 134 | 臼 | 6 | jiù (jiu) | mortar | 71 | 舅 舂 鼠 插 | |
| 135 | 舌 | 6 | shé (sup) | tongue | 31 | 适 話 舍 | |
| 136 | 舛 | 6 | chuǎn | contradictory | ten | 舜 舞 | |
| 137 | 舟 | 6 | zhōu | a boat | 197 | 船 艦 | |
| 138 | 艮 | 6 | gēn | hedge | five | 飲 很 | |
| 139 | 色 | 6 | sè (se) | color attractive | 21 | 艴 艷 | |
| 140 | 艸 (艹) | 6 | cǎo (cao) | grass | 1902 | 花 英 苦 草 茶 落 幕 靴 鞄 薬 | |
| 141 | 虍 | 6 | hū | tiger tiger stripes | 114 | 虐 彪 虒 | |
| 142 | 虫 | 6 | chóng (chun) | insect | 1067 | 蚓 強 触 蟻 蟹 | |
| 143 | 血 | 6 | xuè (xue) | blood | 60 | 衁 衅 衆 | |
| 144 | 行 | 6 | xíng (syn) | go do | 53 | 衍 術 衝 | |
| 145 | 衣 (衤) | 6 | yī (i) | clothes | 607 | 初 被 装 裁 複 | |
| 146 | 西 (襾, 覀) | 6 | xī (si) | cover | 29 | 要 覊 | |
| 147 | 見 | 7 | jiàn | see | 161 | 见 | 親 覺 觀 |
| 148 | 角 | 7 | jiǎo (jiao) | horn | 158 | 解 觕 觥 觸 | |
| 149 | 言 (訁) | 7 | yán | word, speech | 861 | 讠 | 詋 詔 評 詗 詥 試 詧 |
| 150 | 谷 | 7 | gǔ (gu) | valley | 54 | 豀 谸 | |
| 151 | 豆 | 7 | dòu | beans, sacrificial vessel | 68 | 豐 豎 | |
| 152 | 豕 | 7 | shǐ (shi) | pig | 148 | 豚 象 | |
| 153 | 廌 (豸) | 7 | zhì (zhi) | reptile, cat, unicorn, badger | 140 | 貌 貓 貈 貉 | |
| 154 | 貝 | 7 | bèi | sink | 277 | 贝 | 賊 賜 贛 貧 貨 貫 貿 |
| 155 | 赤 | 7 | chì (chi) | red, cinnabar, naked | 31 | 赫 赭 | |
| 156 | 走 (赱) | 7 | zǒu (zou) | leave | 285 | 起 超 | |
| 157 | 足 (⻊) | 7 | zú (zu) | foot | 580 | 跨 跟 跪 路 | |
| 158 | 身 | 7 | shēn | body | 97 | 躲 軀 | |
| 159 | 車 | 7 | chē | cart, car | 361 | 车 | 軟 較 軍 載 |
| 160 | 辛 | 7 | xīn (blue) | bitter, sharp, hard, hard | 36 | 辟 辣 辦 辨 | |
| 161 | 辰 | 7 | chén | morning | 15 | 辱 農 | |
| 162 | 辵 (辶 ⻌ ⻍) | 7 | chuò / zouzhi (cho, zouuzhi) | go for a walk | 381 | 迎 通 追 逃 辶 迎 進 | |
| 163 | 邑 (阝) | 7 | yì (and) | city | 350 | 邦 郎 部 郭 都 鄉 | |
| 164 | 酉 | 7 | yǒu (y) | wine, alcohol, vinegar | 290 | 酱 酒 醒 酸 | |
| 165 | 釆 | 7 | biàn | distinguish | 14 | 釉 釋 | |
| 166 | 里 | 7 | lǐ (li) | village, li (measure of length) | 14 | 野 野 | |
| 167 | 金 (釒) | eight | jīn | metal, gold | 806 | 钅 | 銅 釘 銳 鋞 鋙 鉒 鉍 鉗 鈡 鈠 |
| 168 | 長, 镸 | eight | cháng | long grow | 55 | 长 | 镸 镽 |
| 169 | 門 | eight | mén | goal | 246 | 门 | 閑 關 闘 閉 開 閏 間 關 |
| 170 | 阜 (阝) | eight | fù (foo) | hill (left) | 348 | 防 阻 陆 陘 院 险 陳 | |
| 171 | 隶 | eight | lì (li) | slave capture | 12 | 隸 隺 | |
| 172 | 隹 | eight | zhuī (chui) | pichuga | 233 | 集 雁 难 雀 雅 | |
| 173 | 雨 | eight | yǔ (yu) | rain | 298 | 霜 雪 霸 雪 雲 霧 | |
| 174 | 青, 靑 | eight | qīng | green blue | 17 | 靖 靜 | |
| 175 | 非 | eight | fēi | wrong, false, not, | 25 | 靠 靟 | |
| 176 | 面, (靣) | 9 | miàn (mian) | face | 66 | 靦 靨 | |
| 177 | 革 | 9 | gé (ge) | rawhide | 305 | 鞍 鞅 鞍 鞭 | |
| 178 | 韋 | 9 | wéi | tanned skin | 100 | 韦 | 韓 韜 |
| 179 | 韭 | 9 | jiǔ (jiu) | leek | 20 | 韱 韲 | |
| 180 | 音 | 9 | yīn (yin) | sound | 43 | 韻 韾 | |
| 181 | 頁 | 9 | yè (e) | sheet head | 372 | 页 | 項 順 須 領 頭 頩 頂 |
| 182 | 風 | 9 | fēng | wind | 182 | 风 | 飄 颿 颩 颪 |
| 183 | 飛 | 9 | fēi | to fly | 92 | 飞 | 飜 飝 |
| 184 | 食, (飠) | 9 | shí (shi) | food, food | 403 | 饣 | 飲 餓 餘 餐 養 |
| 185 | 首 | 9 | shǒu (show) | main head | 20 | 馗 馘 | |
| 186 | 香 | 9 | xiāng (xiang) | fragrance | 37 | 馨 馫 | |
| 187 | 馬 | ten | mǎ (ma) | horse | 472 | 马 | 馴 馳 駐 驚 |
| 188 | 骨 | ten | gǔ (gu) | bone | 185 | 髒 髀 骿 骾 | |
| 189 | 高, (髙) | ten | gāo | high bell | 34 | 髚 髛 | |
| 190 | 髟 | ten | biāo | long hair | 243 | 鬚 鬆 鬍 髦 | |
| 191 | 鬥 | ten | dòu | fight | 23 | 鬧 鬪 | |
| 192 | 鬯 | ten | chàng | herbs, ritual wine | eight | 鬰 鬱 | |
| 193 | 鬲 | ten | lì (li) | tripod, tripod | 73 | 鬷 鬸 | |
| 194 | 鬼 | ten | guǐ | ghost | 141 | 魁 鬽 魄 | |
| 195 | 魚 | eleven | yú | a fish | 571 | 鱼 | 鮑 魛 魜 魝 魞 魟 魠 |
| 196 | 鳥 | eleven | niǎo | bird | 750 | 鸟 | 鳮 鳱 鳳 鳴 鳿 雞 鳴 鴻 鴛 |
| 197 | 鹵 | eleven | lǔ (lu) | salt | 44 | 卤 | 鹼 鹽 |
| 198 | 鹿 | eleven | lù (lu) | deer | 104 | 麃 麋 麉 麟 | |
| 199 | 麥 | eleven | mài (may) | wheat | 131 | 麦 | 麵 麱 麨 麺 |
| 200 | 麻 | eleven | má (ma) | hemp, flax | 34 | 麼 魔 | |
| 201 | 黃 | 12 | huáng | yellow | 42 | 黊 黌 | |
| 202 | 黍 | 12 | shǔ (shu) | millet | 46 | 黏 黎 | |
| 203 | 黑 | 12 | hēi | the black | 172 | 黛 黱 黨 | |
| 204 | 黹 | 12 | zhǐ (zhi) | embroidery, needlework | eight | 黼 黻 | |
| 205 | 黽 | 13 | mǐn (min) | frog, toad, amphibian | 40 | 黾 | 黿 鼆 |
| 206 | 鼎 | 13 | dǐng | tripod | 14 | 鼏 鼒 | |
| 207 | 鼓 | 13 | gǔ (gu) | drum | 46 | 鼗 鼘 | |
| 208 | 鼠 | 13 | shǔ (shu) | rat mouse | 92 | 鼣 鼤 | |
| 209 | 鼻 | 14 | bí (bi) | nose | 49 | 鼽 鼿 | |
| 210 | 齊 | 14 | qí (qi) | uniform | 18 | 齐 | 齏 齏 |
| 211 | 齒 | 15 | chǐ (chi) | tooth | 162 | 齿 | 齠 齗 |
| 212 | 龍 | sixteen | lóng | the Dragon | 14 | 龙 | 龖 龘 |
| 213 | 龜 | sixteen | guī | turtle | 24 | 龟 | 龝 |
| 214 | 龠 | 17 | yuè (yue) | pipe, bamboo flute (with three, six or seven holes) | nineteen | 龣 龤 |