Nose Radical ()

· 14 strokes

The nose radical (鼻) is a less common radical in Chinese. It appears in 1 characters related to nose and associated concepts. 1 characters: 1 in HSK 4. Radical classifications follow the Kangxi radical system. Character data is based on the HSK 3.0 Standard (CLEC 2022 syllabus).

Nose Radical at a Glance

Stroke Count14
Total Characters1
Most Common HSK LevelHSK 4 (1 characters)
Avg. Character Strokes14
ClassificationKangxi Radicals

All Nose Radical Characters

HSK 4 (1 characters)

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the nose radical mean in Chinese characters?
The nose radical (鼻) signals a semantic connection to nose-related concepts. When you see 鼻 in a character, it typically indicates the character's meaning involves nose or associated ideas. It appears in 1 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 nose radical?
There are 1 characters with the nose radical (鼻) in the HSK 3.0 character set (CLEC 2022 syllabus): 1 in HSK 4. The distribution across HSK levels reflects how fundamental nose-related concepts are at each stage of Mandarin learning.
What are the most common nose radical characters?
By frequency of use, the most common characters with the nose radical (鼻) are: 鼻 (bí, "nose"). These high-frequency characters are among the first nose-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.