髟

Hair Radical (髟)

biāo · 10 strokes

The hair radical (髟) is a less common radical in Chinese. It appears in 3 characters related to hair and associated concepts. 3 characters: 1 in HSK 7-9, 2 outside the HSK syllabus. Radical classifications follow the Kangxi radical system. Character data is based on the HSK 3.0 Standard (CLEC 2022 syllabus).

Radical vs. Component: 髟 is also a character component. As a radical, it classifies characters in dictionaries. As a component, it appears as a building block contributing meaning, sound, or structure. For component-specific details including role analysis and position patterns, see the Hair Component (髟) page.

Hair Radical at a Glance

Stroke Count10
Total Characters3
Most Common HSK LevelHSK 7-9 (1 characters)
Avg. Character Strokes16
ClassificationKangxi Radicals

All Hair Radical Characters

HSK 7-9 (1 characters)

髦máobang (hair)

Not in HSK (2 characters)

髯ránbeard鬓bìntemples

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the hair radical mean in Chinese characters?
The hair radical (髟) signals a semantic connection to hair-related concepts. When you see 髟 in a character, it typically indicates the character's meaning involves hair or associated ideas. It appears in 3 characters in the HSK character set. Radical classifications follow the Kangxi radical system, the traditional standard for organizing Chinese characters.
How many characters use the hair radical?
There are 1 characters with the hair radical (髟) in the HSK 3.0 character set (CLEC 2022 syllabus): 1 in HSK 7-9. Another 2 characters are outside the HSK syllabus. The distribution across HSK levels reflects how fundamental hair-related concepts are at each stage of Mandarin learning.
What are the most common hair radical characters?
By frequency of use, the most common characters with the hair radical (髟) are: 髦 (máo, "bang (hair)"), 鬓 (bìn, "temples"), 髯 (rán, "beard"). These high-frequency characters are among the first hair-related characters most learners encounter.

Sources & Standards

Radical classifications on this page follow the Kangxi radical system (康熙部首), the standard set of 214 radicals codified in the Kangxi Dictionary (康熙字典, 1716). Character data is based on the HSK 3.0 Standard (《国际中文教育中文水平等级标准》), published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 2022 revision.