A list of chinese radicals with detailed explanations and examples.
| Front | 广 |
| Back | (guǎng) – "Wide, Shelter"Represents a building with a slanted roof, originally referring to halls and shelters.Appears in 广告 (guǎnggào) "advertisement."店 (store), 庆 (celebrate), 广场 (plaza) |
| Front | 一 |
| Back | yīOne, horizontal stroke一 (one), 七 (seven)The simplest radical, a single horizontal stroke, represents the number one.It also symbolizes beginning, unity, and a single entity. |
| Front | 小 (⺌, ⺍) |
| Back | (xiǎo) – "Small"Represents small grains or dots.Appears in 小学 (xiǎoxué) "elementary school."少 (few), 尖 (sharp), 细 (thin) |