姚yáo姚女(3) + 6 = 99?水土2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 女 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 姚: Kangxi 9, last digit 9 → 水
- By sound
- zero initial · 宫 → 土
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+59DA
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 姚
- Kangxi radical
- 女 (3 strokes, radical #38)
卢lú盧皿(5) + 11 = 1616?土火2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 皿 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 盧: Kangxi 16, last digit 6 → 土
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+5362
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 盧
- Kangxi radical
- 皿 (5 strokes, radical #108)
姜jiāng姜ambiguous女(3) + 6 = 99?水?1/3 only
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept. This step is a choice, not a derivation — another school picks the first candidate instead and gets a different number.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 女 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 姜: Kangxi 9, last digit 9 → 水薑: Kangxi 19, last digit 9 → 水
- By sound
- j/q/x merged from the velar 见 and sibilant 精 series — modern sound cannot decide between 角 and 商(木 or 金)
All three agree — true of only about a quarter of this set.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+59DC
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 姜 薑
- Kangxi radical
- 女 (3 strokes, radical #38)
崔cuī崔山(3) + 8 = 1111土木3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 山 → 土
- By stroke count
- 崔: Kangxi 11, last digit 1 → 木
- By sound
- sibilant · 商 → 金
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+5D14
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 崔
- Kangxi radical
- 山 (3 strokes, radical #46)
钟zhōng鍾ambiguous金(8) + 9 = 17173/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken. This step is a choice, not a derivation — another school picks the first candidate instead and gets a different number.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 金 → 金
- By stroke count
- 鍾: Kangxi 17, last digit 7 → 金鐘: Kangxi 20, last digit 0 → 水鈡: Kangxi 12, last digit 2 → 木
- By sound
- sibilant · 商 → 金
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+949F
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 鍾 鐘 鈡
- Kangxi radical
- 金 (8 strokes, radical #167)
谭tán譚言(7) + 12 = 1919?水火2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 言 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 譚: Kangxi 19, last digit 9 → 水
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+8C2D
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 譚
- Kangxi radical
- 言 (7 strokes, radical #149)
陆lù陸阜(8) + 8 = 1610土土火3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 阜 → 土
- By stroke count
- 陸: Kangxi 16, last digit 6 → 土
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+9646
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 陸
- Kangxi radical
- 阜 (8 strokes, radical #170)
汪wāng汪水(4) + 4 = 87水土3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 水 → 水
- By stroke count
- 汪: Kangxi 8, last digit 8 → 金
- By sound
- zero initial · 宫 → 土
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+6C6A
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 汪
- Kangxi radical
- 水 (4 strokes, radical #85)
范fàn范ambiguous艸(6) + 5 = 118木木水3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept. This step is a choice, not a derivation — another school picks the first candidate instead and gets a different number.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 艸 → 木
- By stroke count
- 範: Kangxi 15, last digit 5 → 土范: Kangxi 11, last digit 1 → 木
- By sound
- labial · 羽 → 水
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+8303
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 範 范
- Kangxi radical
- 艸 (6 strokes, radical #140)
金jīn金金(8), the radical itself = 88?2/3 agree
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 金 → 金
- By stroke count
- 金: Kangxi 8, last digit 8 → 金
- By sound
- j/q/x merged from the velar 见 and sibilant 精 series — modern sound cannot decide between 角 and 商(木 or 金)
All three agree — true of only about a quarter of this set.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+91D1
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 金
- Kangxi radical
- 金 (8 strokes, radical #167)
石shí石石(5), the radical itself = 55土土3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 石 → 土
- By stroke count
- 石: Kangxi 5, last digit 5 → 土
- By sound
- sibilant · 商 → 金
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+77F3
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 石
- Kangxi radical
- 石 (5 strokes, radical #112)
廖liào廖广(3) + 11 = 1414?火火2/3 agree
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 广 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 廖: Kangxi 14, last digit 4 → 火
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
All three agree — true of only about a quarter of this set.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+5ED6
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 廖
- Kangxi radical
- 广 (3 strokes, radical #53)
贾jiǎ賈貝(7) + 6 = 1313?火?1/3 only
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 貝 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 賈: Kangxi 13, last digit 3 → 火
- By sound
- j/q/x merged from the velar 见 and sibilant 精 series — modern sound cannot decide between 角 and 商(木 or 金)
All three agree — true of only about a quarter of this set.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+8D3E
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 賈
- Kangxi radical
- 貝 (7 strokes, radical #154)
夏xià夏夊(3) + 7 = 1010?水?1/3 only
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 夊 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 夏: Kangxi 10, last digit 0 → 水
- By sound
- j/q/x merged from the velar 见 and sibilant 精 series — modern sound cannot decide between 角 and 商(木 or 金)
All three agree — true of only about a quarter of this set.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+590F
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 夏
- Kangxi radical
- 夊 (3 strokes, radical #35)
韦wéi韋韋(9), the radical itself = 99?水土2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 韋 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 韋: Kangxi 9, last digit 9 → 水
- By sound
- zero initial · 宫 → 土
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+97E6
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 韋
- Kangxi radical
- 韋 (9 strokes, radical #178)
付fù付人(2) + 3 = 55?土水2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 人 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 付: Kangxi 5, last digit 5 → 土
- By sound
- labial · 羽 → 水
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+4ED8
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 付
- Kangxi radical
- 人 (2 strokes, radical #9)
方fāng方方(4), the radical itself = 44?火水2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 方 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 方: Kangxi 4, last digit 4 → 火
- By sound
- labial · 羽 → 水
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+65B9
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 方
- Kangxi radical
- 方 (4 strokes, radical #70)
白bái白白(5), the radical itself = 55?土水2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 白 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 白: Kangxi 5, last digit 5 → 土
- By sound
- labial · 羽 → 水
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+767D
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 白
- Kangxi radical
- 白 (5 strokes, radical #106)
邹zōu鄒邑(7) + 10 = 1712?2/3 agree
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 邑 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 鄒: Kangxi 17, last digit 7 → 金
- By sound
- sibilant · 商 → 金
All three agree — true of only about a quarter of this set.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+90B9
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 鄒
- Kangxi radical
- 邑 (7 strokes, radical #163)
孟mèng孟子(3) + 5 = 88?水2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 子 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 孟: Kangxi 8, last digit 8 → 金
- By sound
- labial · 羽 → 水
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+5B5F
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 孟
- Kangxi radical
- 子 (3 strokes, radical #39)
熊xióng熊火(4) + 10 = 1414火火?2/3 agree
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 火 → 火
- By stroke count
- 熊: Kangxi 14, last digit 4 → 火
- By sound
- j/q/x merged from the velar 见 and sibilant 精 series — modern sound cannot decide between 角 and 商(木 or 金)
All three agree — true of only about a quarter of this set.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+718A
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 熊
- Kangxi radical
- 火 (4 strokes, radical #86)
秦qín秦禾(5) + 5 = 1010木水?2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 禾 → 木
- By stroke count
- 秦: Kangxi 10, last digit 0 → 水
- By sound
- j/q/x merged from the velar 见 and sibilant 精 series — modern sound cannot decide between 角 and 商(木 or 金)
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+79E6
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 秦
- Kangxi radical
- 禾 (5 strokes, radical #115)
邱qiū邱邑(7) + 5 = 127?木?1/3 only
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 邑 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 邱: Kangxi 12, last digit 2 → 木
- By sound
- j/q/x merged from the velar 见 and sibilant 精 series — modern sound cannot decide between 角 and 商(木 or 金)
All three agree — true of only about a quarter of this set.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+90B1
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 邱
- Kangxi radical
- 邑 (7 strokes, radical #163)
江jiāng江水(4) + 3 = 76水?2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 水 → 水
- By stroke count
- 江: Kangxi 7, last digit 7 → 金
- By sound
- j/q/x merged from the velar 见 and sibilant 精 series — modern sound cannot decide between 角 and 商(木 or 金)
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+6C5F
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 江
- Kangxi radical
- 水 (4 strokes, radical #85)
尹yǐn尹尸(3) + 1 = 44?火土2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 尸 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 尹: Kangxi 4, last digit 4 → 火
- By sound
- zero initial · 宫 → 土
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+5C39
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 尹
- Kangxi radical
- 尸 (3 strokes, radical #44)
薛xuē薛艸(6) + 13 = 1916木水?2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 艸 → 木
- By stroke count
- 薛: Kangxi 19, last digit 9 → 水
- By sound
- j/q/x merged from the velar 见 and sibilant 精 series — modern sound cannot decide between 角 and 商(木 or 金)
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+859B
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 薛
- Kangxi radical
- 艸 (6 strokes, radical #140)
闫yán閆門(8) + 3 = 1111?木土2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 門 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 閆: Kangxi 11, last digit 1 → 木
- By sound
- zero initial · 宫 → 土
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+95EB
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 閆
- Kangxi radical
- 門 (8 strokes, radical #169)
段duàn段殳(4) + 5 = 99?水火2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 殳 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 段: Kangxi 9, last digit 9 → 水
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+6BB5
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 段
- Kangxi radical
- 殳 (4 strokes, radical #79)
雷léi雷雨(8) + 5 = 1313水火火3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 雨 → 水
- By stroke count
- 雷: Kangxi 13, last digit 3 → 火
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+96F7
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 雷
- Kangxi radical
- 雨 (8 strokes, radical #173)
侯hóu侯人(2) + 7 = 99?水木2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 人 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 侯: Kangxi 9, last digit 9 → 水
- By sound
- velar · 角 → 木
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+4FAF
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 侯
- Kangxi radical
- 人 (2 strokes, radical #9)
龙lóng龍龍(16), the radical itself = 1616?土火2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 龍 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 龍: Kangxi 16, last digit 6 → 土
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+9F99
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 龍
- Kangxi radical
- 龍 (16 strokes, radical #212)
史shǐ史口(3) + 2 = 55?土2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 口 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 史: Kangxi 5, last digit 5 → 土
- By sound
- sibilant · 商 → 金
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+53F2
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 史
- Kangxi radical
- 口 (3 strokes, radical #30)
陶táo陶阜(8) + 8 = 1610土土火3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 阜 → 土
- By stroke count
- 陶: Kangxi 16, last digit 6 → 土
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+9676
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 陶
- Kangxi radical
- 阜 (8 strokes, radical #170)
黎lí黎黍(12) + 3 = 1515木土火3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 黍 → 木
- By stroke count
- 黎: Kangxi 15, last digit 5 → 土
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+9ECE
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 黎
- Kangxi radical
- 黍 (12 strokes, radical #202)
贺hè賀貝(7) + 5 = 1212?木木2/3 agree
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 貝 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 賀: Kangxi 12, last digit 2 → 木
- By sound
- velar · 角 → 木
All three agree — true of only about a quarter of this set.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+8D3A
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 賀
- Kangxi radical
- 貝 (7 strokes, radical #154)
顾gù顧頁(9) + 12 = 2121?木木2/3 agree
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 頁 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 顧: Kangxi 21, last digit 1 → 木
- By sound
- velar · 角 → 木
All three agree — true of only about a quarter of this set.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+987E
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 顧
- Kangxi radical
- 頁 (9 strokes, radical #181)
毛máo毛毛(4), the radical itself = 44?火水2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 毛 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 毛: Kangxi 4, last digit 4 → 火
- By sound
- labial · 羽 → 水
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+6BDB
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 毛
- Kangxi radical
- 毛 (4 strokes, radical #82)
郝hǎo郝邑(7) + 7 = 149?火木2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 邑 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 郝: Kangxi 14, last digit 4 → 火
- By sound
- velar · 角 → 木
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+90DD
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 郝
- Kangxi radical
- 邑 (7 strokes, radical #163)
龚gōng龔龍(16) + 6 = 2222?木木2/3 agree
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 龍 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 龔: Kangxi 22, last digit 2 → 木
- By sound
- velar · 角 → 木
All three agree — true of only about a quarter of this set.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+9F9A
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 龔
- Kangxi radical
- 龍 (16 strokes, radical #212)
邵shào邵邑(7) + 5 = 127?木2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 邑 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 邵: Kangxi 12, last digit 2 → 木
- By sound
- sibilant · 商 → 金
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+90B5
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 邵
- Kangxi radical
- 邑 (7 strokes, radical #163)
万wàn mò萬ambiguous艸(6) + 9 = 1512木土土3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: as a surname this character stands for 萬, so the general rule (keep the character when it is itself a traditional form) is overridden here. This step is a choice, not a derivation — another school picks the first candidate instead and gets a different number.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 艸 → 木
- By stroke count
- 萬: Kangxi 15, last digit 5 → 土万: Kangxi 3, last digit 3 → 火
- By sound
- zero initial · 宫 → 土
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+4E07
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 萬 万
- Kangxi radical
- 艸 (6 strokes, radical #140)
钱qián錢金(8) + 8 = 1616土?2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 金 → 金
- By stroke count
- 錢: Kangxi 16, last digit 6 → 土
- By sound
- j/q/x merged from the velar 见 and sibilant 精 series — modern sound cannot decide between 角 and 商(木 or 金)
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+94B1
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 錢
- Kangxi radical
- 金 (8 strokes, radical #167)
严yán嚴口(3) + 17 = 2019?水土2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 口 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 嚴: Kangxi 20, last digit 0 → 水
- By sound
- zero initial · 宫 → 土
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+4E25
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 嚴
- Kangxi radical
- 口 (3 strokes, radical #30)
覃tán覃襾(6) + 6 = 1212?木火2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 襾 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 覃: Kangxi 12, last digit 2 → 木
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+8983
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 覃
- Kangxi radical
- 襾 (6 strokes, radical #146)
武wǔ武止(4) + 4 = 88?土2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 止 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 武: Kangxi 8, last digit 8 → 金
- By sound
- zero initial · 宫 → 土
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+6B66
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 武
- Kangxi radical
- 止 (4 strokes, radical #77)
戴dài戴戈(4) + 14 = 1817火3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 戈 → 金
- By stroke count
- 戴: Kangxi 18, last digit 8 → 金
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+6234
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 戴
- Kangxi radical
- 戈 (4 strokes, radical #62)
莫mò莫艸(6) + 7 = 1310木火水3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 艸 → 木
- By stroke count
- 莫: Kangxi 13, last digit 3 → 火
- By sound
- labial · 羽 → 水
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+83AB
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 莫
- Kangxi radical
- 艸 (6 strokes, radical #140)
孔kǒng孔子(3) + 1 = 44?火木2/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 子 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 孔: Kangxi 4, last digit 4 → 火
- By sound
- velar · 角 → 木
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+5B54
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 孔
- Kangxi radical
- 子 (3 strokes, radical #39)
向xiàng向ambiguous口(3) + 3 = 66?土?1/3 differs
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character is itself a traditional form, so it is kept. This step is a choice, not a derivation — another school picks the first candidate instead and gets a different number.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 口 has no agreed element
- By stroke count
- 向: Kangxi 6, last digit 6 → 土嚮: Kangxi 19, last digit 9 → 水曏: Kangxi 17, last digit 7 → 金
- By sound
- j/q/x merged from the velar 见 and sibilant 精 series — modern sound cannot decide between 角 and 商(木 or 金)
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+5411
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 向 嚮 曏
- Kangxi radical
- 口 (3 strokes, radical #30)
汤tāng湯水(4) + 9 = 1312水火火3/3 differ
Forms and counts
Form rule: the character exists only as a simplification, so the first candidate is taken.
五行, three ways
- By radical
- radical 水 → 水
- By stroke count
- 湯: Kangxi 13, last digit 3 → 火
- By sound
- alveolar · 徵 → 火
The three schools disagree. That is the finding, not a defect — the table shows all three grounds and picks none.
Metadata
- Codepoint
- U+6C64
- Group
- Surnames
- Traditional
- 湯
- Kangxi radical
- 水 (4 strokes, radical #85)