Radical 冂 – Down box

Pinyin: jiōng
Strokes: 2 strokes
Variants: None

Meaning

Open borders, enclosure open below

Memory tipLike a frame or a border enclosing three sides. Characters with 冂 suggest something enclosed: 内 (inside), 册 (volume – bamboo slips bound in a frame).

HSK characters with 冂 (6)

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再zàiHSK 1
最zuìHSK 1
冒màoHSK 3
内nèiHSK 3
册cèHSK 5
冈

Other 2-stroke radicals

二Two
亠Lid
人Person
儿Legs
入Enter
八Eight
冖Crown
冫Ice

Character Breakdown: 冂

内Inside, inner, within
央Center, middle

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Radical 冂 – Down box

HSK characters with 冂 (6)

Other 2-stroke radicals

Character Breakdown: 冂

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