Radical 99 Explained

Uni:7518
Meaning:sweet
Pny:gān
Bopo:ㄍㄢ
Gr:gan
Wade:kan1
Jyutping:gam1
Yale:gām
Onyomi:カン kan
Kunyomi:あま-い ama-i
Jp:甘/あまい amai
甘/かん kan
Hang:달 dal
Hanja:감 gam

Radical 99 or radical sweet meaning "sweet" is one of the 23 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 5 strokes.

In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 22 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.

is also the 101st indexing component in the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China.

Derived characters

Strokes Characters
+0
+3
+4
+5
+6
+8 (= -> )
+9
+10
+12
+17

Sinogram

is a Jōyō kanji, or a kanji used in writing the Japanese language.[1] It is a secondary school kanji.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jōyō Kanji Hyō . ja:常用漢字表 . List of Joyo Kanji . November 7, 2018 . Agency of Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan . ja.
  2. Web site: KANJI-Link . 2023-06-02 . www.kanji-link.com . en.