挺 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning

bravely volunteer, counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, rickshaws

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • チョウ
  • テイ
Kun (native)
  • ぬ(く)
Other languages
  • 拼音ting3
  • 한글jeong
  • Hán-ViệtĐĩnh

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+633A

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌廷

Words using this kanji

  • 挺身隊ていしんたいmilitary unit composed of personnel who have volunteered for dangerous assignments, volunteer corps
  • 挺身ていしんみずからが人に先んじて進むこと。身を挺して事にあたること。offering oneself (for), volunteering (to do), coming forward, going ahead of others
  • 挺すていすto put (oneself) forward, to risk (one's life), to volunteer (bravely)
  • 挺進ていしん大勢のなかから先んじて進むこと。going ahead of the others, advancing ahead of the main force
  • 挺幹ていかんcaudex (of a plant)
  • 挺するていする何かのために進んで、攻撃や不利益を受ける状況に〔何かを〕置く。(主に「身を挺する」の形で用いられる)to put (oneself) forward, to risk (one's life), to volunteer (bravely)
  • 挺進隊ていしんたいadvance unit sent ahead of the main force on a special mission

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(21 results)

Similar-looking kanji

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-7
Four Corner
5204.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3c6.16
Heisig
2366
Nelson
1914