Kangxi radicals or (indexing components) are the most popular system of radicals to order traditional Chinese characters.

Radicals in this list are used for indexing traditional characters. Some of these radicals (especially ones with more strokes) have simplified forms today. For example, radical no. 147 見 has been simplified to 见. On the other hand, some traditional characters has been simplified to characters that happen to be a Kangxi radical. For example, the traditional character 兒 has been simplified to 儿, which happens to be the Kangxi radical no. 10. This doesn’t mean that some Kangxi radicals are created via simplification of traditional characters.

Legend:

  • R: Radical
  • V: Variants as whole character and/or as component
  • S: Simplified form of the character and/or its component form
  • P: Pinyin
  • E: English
  • D: Associated indexing components

1 stroke

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
1     one    
2     gǔn line    
3     zhǔ dot    
4 丿   piě slash/bend 乀 乁 乀 is both a variant and derivation.
5   second 乚 乛  
6     jué hook    

2 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
7     èr two    
8     tóu lid    
9   rén man    
10     ér son/legs    
11     enter    
12   eight    
13   jiōng wide    
14     cover    
15   bīng ice   ⺀ is also used to designate repetition as in 枣, which is simplified form of 棗.
16   table    
17     kǎn receptacle    
18 ⺈ 刂   dāo knife  
19     power    
20     bāo wrap    
21     spoon    
22     fāng box    
23     hiding/enclosure    
24     shí ten    
25   divination    
26   jié seal    
27   hǎn cliff    
28     private    
29     yòu right hand    

3 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
30     kǒu mouth    
31     wéi enclosure  
32     earth    
33     shì scholar/bachelor    
34     zhǐ go    
35     suī go slowly    
36     evening/sunset    
37     big/very  
38     woman/female    
39     child/seed 孑 孒 孓  
40     mián roof    
41     cùn thumb/inch    
42 ⺌ ⺍   xiǎo small/insignificant    
43   wāng lame ⺎ ⺏  
44     shī corps    
45   chì sprout    
46     shān mountain    
47   chuān river 巜 (-1 stroke)  
48     gōng work    
49     oneself 已 巳  
50     jīn turban/scarf    
51     gān oppose/dried    
52   yāo short/tiny    
53 广     yǎn house on cliff    
54     yǐn long stride    
55     gǒng two hands/arch    
56     shoot/arrow    
57     gōng bow    
58 彑 ⺕   pig snout    
59     shān bristle/beard    
60     chì step    

4 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
61 忄 ⺗   xīn heart    
62     halberd/spear    
63   door/house    
64 扌 龵   shǒu hand  
65     zhī branch    
66   rap    
67     wéi script/literature    
68     dǒu dipper    
69     jīn axe    
70     fāng square    
71     negative/no/not  
72   sun/day    
73     yuē say    
74   yuè moon/month    
75     tree  
76     qiàn owe/lack/yawn    
77     zhǐ stop    
78   dǎi death/decay    
79     shū weapon/lance    
80     do not Chinese characters with a similar component 母 (mother, +1 stroke) may also be classified under this radical.
81     compare/compete    
82     máo fur/hair    
83     shì clan    
84     steam/air    
85 氺 氵   shuǐ water    
86   huǒ fire    
87 ⺥ 爫 ⺤   zhǎo/zhuǎ claw    
88     father    
89     yáo Tiagrams    
90   qiáng half of tree trunk    
91     piàn slice    
92   tooth/fang    
93 牜 ⺧   niú cow    
94   quǎn dog    

5 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
95     zuán dark/profound    
96   jade 王 玊 (-1 strokes)  
97     guā melon    
98     tile    
99     gān sweet    
100     shēng life    
101     yòng use  
102     tián rice paddy (field) 由 甲 申 甴 电  
103   bolt of cloth    
104     nè/chuáng sickness    
105     footsteps/legs    
106     bái white    
107     skin/hide    
108     mǐn dish    
109   eye    
110     máo spear    
111     shǐ arrow    
112     shí stone    
113 礻 ⺬   shì ancestor/veneration    
114     róu track    
115     grain    
116     xué cave    
117     stand/erect    

6 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
118   zhú bamboo    
119     rice    
120 silk    
121     fǒu jar    
122 罓 罒 㓁 ⺳ ⺴   wǎng net   𦉫 (⺵ as component) is variant form of 網, which means net.
123 ⺶ ⺷   yáng goat   𦍋 is variant form of 羋, which means baa! (the bleating of a sheep), and female sheep.
124   feather    
125   lǎo old  
126     ér and/but    
127     lěi plow    
128     ěr ear    
129 ⺺ ⺻   brush    
130   ròu meat   The component form ⺼looks similar to radical no. 74 月.
131     chén minister/official    
132     self    
133     zhì arrive    
134 𦥑   jiù mortar/joint    
135     shé tongue    
136     chuǎn oppose    
137     zhōu boat    
138     gèn stopping/stillness    
139     color/form    
140 ⺿ ⻀ cǎo grass   Traditional form ⺿ has 2 horizontal strokes, simplified form ⺾ has 1.
141     tiger 虎 (+2 strokes)  
142     huǐ/chóng insect/worm    
143     xuè blood    
144     xíng/háng go/do    
145   clothes    
146   cover/west 西  

7 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
147   jiàn see    
148 ⻆ ⻇   jiǎo horn    
149 yán speech    
150     valley    
151     dòu bean    
152     shǐ pig    
153     zhì badger/legless insect    
154   bèi shell    
155     chì red/bare    
156   zǒu run    
157   foot    
158     shēn body    
159   shī cart/car    
160     xīn bitter    
161     chén morning    
162 ⻍ ⻎ chuò walk    
163   city   The component form of radical 163 (⻏) appear on the right while component form of radical 170 (⻖) on the left.
164     yǒu wine/alcohol    
165     biàn distinguish    
166     village/li (distance unit)    

8 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
167 jīn gold/metal    
168 cháng long/grow    
169   mén gate/door   Kangxi radical 191 鬥 and 169 門 were merged to 门 during the simplification.
170 ⻕ ⻖   mound/dam   The component form of radical 163 (⻏) appear on the right while component form of radical 170 (⻖) on the left.
171     slave    
172     zhuī small bird    
173   rain    
174   qīng blue/green    
175     fēi wrong    

9 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
176   miàn face    
177     leather/raw hide    
178   wéi tanned leather    
179     jiǔ leek    
180     yīn sound    
181   leaf/head/sheet/page    
182   fēng wind    
183   fēi fly    
184 飠 ⻞ shí eat/food    
185   shǒu head    
186     xiāng fragrant    

10 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
187   horse    
188   bone    
189   gāo tall    
190     biāo hair    
191   dòu fight   Kangxi radical 191 鬥 and 169 門 were merged to 门 during the simplification.
192     chàng sacrificial wine    
193     cauldron/tripod    
194   guǐ ghost/demon    

11 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
195   fish    
196   niǎo bird    
197   salt    
198     deer    
199   mài wheat    
200   hemp/flax    

12 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
201   huáng yellow    
202     shǔ millet    
203   hēi black    
204     zhǐ embroidery/needlework    

13 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
205   mǐn frog/amphibian    
206     dǐng sacrificial tripod/cauldron    
207   drum    
208   shǔ rat/mouse    

14 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
209     nose    
210 even/uniformity    

15 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
211 齿 chǐ teeth    

16 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
212   龙 ⻯ lóng dragon    
213 亀 ⻱ guī turtle    

17 strokes

No. R. V. S. P. E. D. Notes
214     yuè flute