Radical 6

亅
Radical 6 (U+2F05)
亅 (U+4E85) "hook"
Pronunciations
Pinyin:	jué
Bopomofo:	ㄐㄩㄝˊ
Wade–Giles:	chüeh2
Cantonese Yale:	kyut
Jyutping:	kyut3
Pe̍h-ōe-jī:	koat
Japanese Kana:	ケツ ketsu (on'yomi)
Sino-Korean:	궐 gwol
Hán-Việt:	quyết
Names
Chinese name(s):	豎鉤/豎鈎/竖钩 shùgōu
Japanese name(s):	撥棒/はねぼう hanebō かぎ kagi
Hangul:	갈고리 galgori
Stroke order animation
File:亅-order.gif

Radical 6 or radical hook (亅部) meaning "hook" is one of 6 of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of only one stroke.

In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 19 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.

In Simplified Chinese, this radical is merged to Radical 2 丨. In the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components, 亅 is listed as an associated indexing component of 丨. However, it is often omitted in mainstream dictionaries, including Xiandai Hanyu Cidian.

Evolution

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  Small seal script character

Derived characters

Strokes	Characters
+0	亅
+1	了
+2	亇 (=个 -> 丨 / 個 -> 人)
+3	予
+5	争SC/JP (=爭 -> 爪)
+7	亊 (=事)
+8	事

External links

• Unihan Database - U+4E85