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Page Radical (页)

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The page radical (页) is a frequently seen radical in Chinese. It appears in 25 characters related to page and associated concepts. 25 characters: 1 in HSK 1, 1 in HSK 2, 3 in HSK 3, 5 in HSK 4, 2 in HSK 5, 5 in HSK 6, 8 in HSK 7-9. Radical classifications follow the Kangxi radical system. Character data is based on the HSK 3.0 Standard (CLEC 2022 syllabus).

Radical vs. Component: 页 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 Page Component (页) page.

Page Radical at a Glance

Stroke Count6
Total Characters25
Most Common HSK LevelHSK 7-9 (8 characters)
Avg. Character Strokes11
ClassificationKangxi Radicals

All Page Radical Characters

HSK 1 (1 characters)

题títopic

HSK 2 (1 characters)

颜yáncolor

HSK 3 (3 characters)

须xūmust页xiéhead顾gùto look after

HSK 4 (5 characters)

顿dùnto stop频pínfrequency顺shùnto obey预yùto advance项xiàngback of neck

HSK 5 (2 characters)

领lǐngneck颗kēclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc

HSK 6 (5 characters)

顶dǐngapex额éforehead顽wánmischievous颈jǐngneck颖yǐnghead of grain

HSK 7-9 (8 characters)

颊jiácheeks颁bānto promulgate颤chànto tremble颠diāntop (of the head)颇pōTaiwan pr.顷qǐngunit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares颂sòngode颓tuíto crumble

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the page radical mean in Chinese characters?
The page radical (页) signals a semantic connection to page-related concepts. When you see 页 in a character, it typically indicates the character's meaning involves page or associated ideas. With 25 characters using this radical, it is one of the more productive radicals in Chinese. Radical classifications follow the Kangxi radical system, the traditional standard for organizing Chinese characters.
How many characters use the page radical?
There are 25 characters with the page radical (页) in the HSK 3.0 character set (CLEC 2022 syllabus): 1 in HSK 1, 1 in HSK 2, 3 in HSK 3, 5 in HSK 4, 2 in HSK 5, 5 in HSK 6, 8 in HSK 7-9. The distribution across HSK levels reflects how fundamental page-related concepts are at each stage of Mandarin learning.
What are the most common page radical characters?
By frequency of use, the most common characters with the page radical (页) are: 题 (tí, "topic"), 领 (lǐng, "neck"), 须 (xū, "must"), 项 (xiàng, "back of neck"), 预 (yù, "to advance"). These high-frequency characters are among the first page-related characters most learners encounter.
What HSK levels include page radical characters?
Characters with the page radical (页) appear across 7 HSK levels: 1 in HSK 1, 1 in HSK 2, 3 in HSK 3, 5 in HSK 4, 2 in HSK 5, 5 in HSK 6, 8 in HSK 7-9. The largest concentration is at HSK 7-9 with 8 characters. Earlier HSK levels introduce the most common page-related characters, while advanced levels add specialized or literary terms.

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.