巾
contributes the sense of cloth — towels · Kangxi radical 50
contributes the sense of cloth — towels, curtains, banners and other woven hangings
巾 pictures a piece of cloth hanging down, drawn as a strip of fabric draped over a horizontal bar or tucked into a belt. In the modern shape the top horizontal stroke is the rod or sash, and the two downward strokes are the cloth falling on either side, with the long vertical running through the middle as the fold. You can see the same hanging cloth in 幔 and 幕 (curtains), 幡 and 幢 (banners), and 幅 (a width of cloth).
巾 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of cloth — towels
- Strokes
- 3
- Characters
- 58
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 50
Characters with 巾 (45 of 58)
HSK 3 · 3
HSK 5 · 8
HSK 6 · 4
Beyond HSK · 25
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 巾 mean?
巾 means "contributes the sense of cloth — towels". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 巾?
58 characters in this dictionary contain 巾, including ones at HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
Is 巾 a radical?
Yes — 巾 is Kangxi radical 50, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 巾 have?
巾 is written in 3 strokes.