small radical in Chinese

You might remember the small radical with this easy mnemonic:

This radical means small. It also looks like a small child because 八 looks like tiny arms while 亅 looks like its small body.

Using mnemonics to remember Chinese radicals like small has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 砂
• 栋
• 烁
• 钞
• 淑
• 鲸
• 炒
• 纱
• 隙
• 雀
• 戚
• 僚
• 抄
• 琼
• 薪
• 冻

• 亲戚
• 薪水
• 琼斯

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