Learn to recognize
Radical cards and related characters show you the same part in different contexts.
Hanzi Keys
Chinese radicals · Android
Every character has a clue. Find yours.
Chinese feels less like a maze of strokes when you recognize familiar parts. Hanzi Keys introduces radicals and helps you spot them inside characters.
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Don’t just look. Try it.
Can you spot the radical?
Look closely at the character and choose the familiar part. This is the recognition skill you practice in Hanzi Keys.
- Meet a radical
- Spot it in a character
- Practice writing it
A small exercise inspired by Find the Radical. The full practice collection is in the app.
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RADICAL DETECTIVE
Find the radical
Which dictionary radical belongs to this character?
河hé · river
Choose the dictionary radical
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What it changes for you
Start with the parts. See the whole picture.
Radicals give you a foothold: recognize familiar shapes, distinguish similar characters and return to what you have learned.
Get your hand involved
Trace and write radicals to learn their shape with more than your eyes.
Find the character you need
Search by character, radical, pinyin or meaning and revisit learned material.
Inside the app
Your Chinese radical workshop
Before you begin
Good questions. Clear answers.
Is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Start with core radicals, then move to related characters and review.
What does “214 radicals” mean?
It is a reference to the Kangxi radical system. A radical helps classify and look up characters; a character’s meaning is not always the sum of its parts.
How is it different from Hanzi Bloom?
Hanzi Keys focuses on radicals, shapes and practice. Hanzi Bloom focuses on vocabulary by HSK level.
Hanzi Keys · Android