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Its origin is an ideograph depicting the shape of something covering from above and below.

In the traditional script, the strokes of 

alternative form of 襾

 are the same or very similar, and characters like 

west, the western direction

important, essential, necessary

 (need) are also classified under this radical.
When used as a radical indicating meaning, it represents concepts related to covering. In this case, the radical is placed at the top (radical head position) of the character.
Occasionally, characters like 𦦉 (meaning "to move, transfer") or 𠧪 (meaning "fruit to ripen") change their form to this radical when appearing at the head position. Sometimes, 

salt

 (meaning "salty land, salt marsh") is also replaced by this radical.

#138 — one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦

#139 — colour, hue

#140 — grass, herb

#141 — tiger, pattern of tiger fur

#142 — insect, bug

#143 — blood

#144 — to go, to walk, to perform, rank, lineage (항렬)

#145 — clothes, clothing, garment

#146 — to cover, something that covers an object

#147 — to see, to view, to look, to behold, to pay respects

#148 — horn, angle

#149 — word, speech

#150 — valley, gorge

#151 — bean, soybean

#152 — pig

#153 — insect, bug

#154 — clam, shell, shellfish

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Chinese character

Explore 214 Chinese radicals and their derived characters. Sort by radical or stroke count, and view the complete list of official Hanja radicals.

襾

Usage in Korean

Alternative forms

Characters with 襾

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