Radical 102

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Radical 102 or radical field (Script error: No such module "Lang".) meaning "field" is number 102 out of 214 Kangxi radicals. It is one of the 23 radicals composed of 5 strokes. With 192 signs derived from this character in the Kangxi Dictionary, it has a frequency somewhat below average.

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The character is a pictograph of a rice field with irrigation channels. There are several variants of the radical, which may also have other meanings. Signs derived from this character mostly belong to the agricultural sphere, such as , a unit of area, , a field worker, or "cattle".

Evolution

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In Chinese astrology, represents the ninth Earthly Branch and corresponds to the Monkey in the Chinese zodiac. In other signs such as "coin", the radical has merely phonetic significance. In other cases, it is present due to assimilation of a similar but originally distinct radical, as in "stomach". In the ancient Chinese cyclic character numeral system tiāngān, represents the first Celestial stem.

Sinogram

The radical is also used as an independent Chinese character. It is one of the kyōiku kanji or kanji taught in elementary school in Japan.[1] It is a first grade kanji.[1]

References

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Literature

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  • Leyi Li: "Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases". Beijing 1993, Template:ISBN
  • Rick Harbaugh, Chinese Characters: A Genealogy and Dictionary, Yale University Press (1998), Template:ISBN.[1]

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