gai3⺕
Jyutpinggai3
Yalegai
Definition
The Chinese character radical commonly referred to as the snout.
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How it's used
This radical is specifically known as the pig radical, as it visually represents the snout of a pig. It is a variant of the radical 豕, which is more commonly seen in characters like 豬 or 豪. Learners rarely encounter ⺕ as a standalone character, so it is almost exclusively discussed in the context of dictionary lookups or character composition analysis.
Examples
This radical ⺕ is usually called the pig-shape radical.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse ⺕ with the radical 彐, which looks very similar but represents a different concept. Pay close attention to the number of strokes and the specific orientation of the lines to distinguish them correctly.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
