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部首
bùshǒu
Description
部首是汉字里的一个部分，字典常常用部首来分类和查字。
A 部首 is a part of a Chinese character, and dictionaries often use 部首 to classify and look up characters.
比如“妈”的部首是“女”，很多字都有一样的部首。
For example, the 部首 of “妈” is “女”, and many characters share the same 部首.
Meanings
部首bùshǒu
radical (component used to classify Chinese characters)
这个字的部首是什么？
What is the radical of this character?
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
部 "section/category" + 首 "head", i.e. the heading part used to group characters.
- Nuance
部首 is the dictionary-index radical; 偏旁 refers more broadly to any character component.
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