• a stream where water flows, river, brook;

Etymology

The character is a pictograph representing the flow of water.

It is the original form of 川.

Usage in Korean

While 巛 is not used independently in modern times, it is used more frequently than 川 as a radical in other characters.

Characters with

  • river, stream;
  • to go around, to patrol, to make a circuit, to inspect;
nae
cheon
Kangxi radical:47
Strokes:3
Unicode:U+5DDB
Cangjie input:
  • 女女女 (VVV)
  • 難女女女 (XVVV)
Composition:
  • ⿲ 𡿨𡿨𡿨
Writing order
巛 Writing order

Neighboring radicals in the dictionary