廴(yǐn): "long stride" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 54)…
2 strokes
Readingsyǐnyìn
"long stride" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 54)…
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yǐn / yìn
- Meaning
- "long stride" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 54), occurring in 建, 延, 廷 etc
- Strokes
- 2
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 廴 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
A man walking to the left
A drawing of the thing it names.
How to write 廴 step by step
2 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
- 2
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