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Front Railing On A Carriage

On’yomiしょく・しき
Kun’yomiしきみ
13 strokes Radical cart
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 軾

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 軾

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Front Railing On A Carriage
部首 · Radical

The radical of 軾

Radical 159 of 214
Cart

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 軾 is filed under (cart) — radical number 159 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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Front Railing On A Carriage しょく・しき しきみ
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About the kanji 軾

What does the kanji 軾 mean?

軾 means Front Railing On A Carriage.

How do you read the kanji 軾?

軾 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) しょく、しき; kun'yomi (native Japanese) しきみ.

How many strokes does 軾 have?

軾 is written with 13 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 軾?

The radical of 軾 is 車 (cart), radical number 159 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 軾 made of?

軾 is built from 車 (car) and 式 (style). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

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