阝

place · Kangxi radical 170

place, town, city

阝 at a glance

Meaning: place
Strokes: 2
Characters: 161
Role: Contributes meaning
Kangxi radical: 170

Characters with 阝 (107 of 161)

HSK 1 · 3

那nà · (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4])院yuàn · courtyard 都dōu · all; both; entirely

HSK 2 · 1

阴yīn · variant of 陰|阴[yin1]

HSK 3 · 5

阳yáng · positive (electric.)阿ā · abbr. for country names that begin with 阿[a1]: Algeria 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚[A1 er3 ji2 li4 ya4], Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] etc 附fù · to add; to attach 邻lín · variant of 鄰|邻[lin2]除chú · to get rid of

HSK 4 · 6

际jì · border 降jiàng · to drop 限xiàn · to limit 险xiǎn · danger 部bù · ministry 陪péi · to accompany

HSK 5 · 8

队duì · squadron 防fáng · to protect 阶jiē · rank or step 阵zhèn · disposition of troops 邮yóu · post (office)阻zǔ · to hinder 郊jiāo · suburbs 陌mò · raised path

HSK 6 · 10

陈chén · (bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display 郎láng · (arch.) minister 陋lòu · low 郁yù · old variant of 鬱|郁[yu4]郑zhèng · abbr. for Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1], the capital of Henan 陡dǒu · steep 陵líng · mound 陶táo · pottery 陷xiàn · pitfall 隆lóng · short for 吉隆坡[Ji2 long2 po1], Kuala Lumpur

Beyond HSK · 74

邓dèng · surname Deng 阞lè · layer 邗hán · name of an ancient river 邝kuàng · surname Kuang 邙máng · Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs 阡qiān · road leading north and south 邛qióng · mound 阢wù · used in 阢隉|阢陧[wu4 nie4]邘yú · place name 阪bǎn · slope 邦bāng · (bound form) country; nation; state 邠bīn · variant of 豳[Bin1]邨cūn · surname Cun 邡fāng · name of a district in Sichuan 阱jǐng · pitfall 祁qí · large 阮ruǎn · small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC) located in the southeast of present-day Gansu Province 邬wū · ancient place name 邪xié · demonic 邢xíng · place name 邶bèi · name of a feudal state 邴bǐng · ancient city name 邸dǐ · (bound form) residence of a high-ranking official 阽diàn · dangerous 邯hán · name of a district in Hebei 陇lǒng · short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]陆liù · six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)邳pī · also pr. [Pei2]陂bēi · pool 邱qiū · variant of 丘[qiu1]邵shào · place name 邰tái · name of a feudal state 陀tuó · (phonetic)陉xíng · border the stove 邺yè · ancient district in present-day Hebei 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]邹zōu · vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong 阼zuò · steps leading to the eastern door 陏suí · old variant of 隨|随[Sui2]陔gāi · step 郇xún · name of a feudal state 郏jiá · name of a district in Henan 郐kuài · name of a feudal state 郄qiè · surname Qie 陕shǎn · abbr. for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西 province 耶ye · final particle indicating enthusiasm etc 郓yùn · place name 郅zhì · extremely 邾zhū · name of a feudal state 陛bì · the steps to the throne 郛fú · suburbs 郜gào · name of a feudal state 郝hǎo · ancient place name 郡jùn · canton 郦lì · ancient place name 陧niè · dangerous 郗chī · name of an ancient city 郤xì · variant of 隙[xi4]陜xiá · variant of 狹|狭[xia2]郢yǐng · Ying, ancient capital of Chu 楚 in Hubei, Jianling county 江陵縣|江陵县郧yún · name of a feudal state 陨yǔn · (bound form) to fall from the sky 陟zhì · to advance 郴chēn · name of a district in Hunan 陲chuí · frontier 郸dān · used in place names 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1] (historically, a county in Hebei, now a city) and 鄲城|郸城[Dan1 cheng2] (a county in Henan)郭guō · outer city wall 郫pí · place name 陴pí · parapet 郯tán · name of an ancient city 陬zōu · corner 鄂è · abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]隍huáng · dry moat 鄄juàn · name of a district in Shandong 萨sà · used in 菩薩|菩萨[pu2 sa4]

Frequently asked questions

What does the component 阝 mean?

阝 means "place". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.

How many Chinese characters contain 阝?

161 characters in this dictionary contain 阝, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.

Is 阝 a radical?

Yes — 阝 is Kangxi radical 170, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.

How many strokes does 阝 have?

阝 is written in 2 strokes.