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彡

shān
kangxi radical

Meanings

  1. 1 bristles / decorative streaks radical (Kangxi #59)
  2. 2 indexing radical for characters about hair, light rays, or surface patterns

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history
彡 is three slanted strokes - used pictographically for tufts of hair, brush flourishes, beams of light, or any fine surface decoration. It almost never functions as a standalone word; even in classical texts it lives inside compounds.
usage
Look for 彡 on the right side of characters like 形 (shape), 影 (shadow), 须 (must, also 'beard'), 彩 (color), 彭 (a surname). It signals appearance, surface texture, or radiance more often than literal hair.

Radical

Bristles Kangxi #59

Three slanted strokes drawn to suggest hair, decorative lines, or rays of light. As a radical it marks characters about appearance, pattern, or shine - 形 (shape), 影 (shadow), 彩 (color), 须 (beard/must). Small but recognisable; gives a strong hint that the character involves visible surface qualities.

Used in

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影 yǐng
shadow; image · film; photograph
形 xíng
form; shape; appearance
彩 cǎi
color; colorful · applause; prize
须 xū
must; have to; should · beard; whiskers; feeler
彭 Péng
Peng (surname) · sound of drumming (onomatopoeia)
彪 biāo
tiger stripes · ornate and brightly colored

Stroke Order

彡 shān