Simplified: 饣
Traditional: 飠
Variants: 食
Meaning: eat, food
Pronunciation: shi2
Examples: 饭饿饮馆饱
Colloquial name: 食字旁

Simplified: 衤
Variants: 衣
Meaning: clothes
Pronunciation: yi1
Examples: 初被裁裤袜
Comment: Note similarity with 礻, which means sign, show or spirit.
Colloquial name: 衣字旁（衤）

Simplified: 火
Variants: 灬
Meaning: fire
Pronunciation: huo3
Examples: 灯炎焦然炸
Colloquial name: 火字旁（火），四点底（灬）

Simplified: 寸
Meaning: thumb, inch
Pronunciation: cun4
Examples: 寺尊对射付
Colloquial name: 寸字旁

Simplified: 儿
Meaning: human, legs
Pronunciation: er2
Examples: 元四光兄充
Comment: Note similarity with 人, which means human, person, and with 八 which means eight.
Colloquial name: 儿座底

Simplified: 阝right
Variants: 邑
Meaning: city
Pronunciation: (yi4)
Examples: 那邦部都邮
Comment: Note that there are two radicals which look like this. On the left, it means mound, dam, and on the right, it means city.
Colloquial name: 双耳刀（右耳刀）

Simplified: 攵
Variants: 攴
Meaning: knock, tap
Pronunciation: (pu1)
Examples: 收改攻做政
Comment: Note similarity with 夊, which means to walk (slowly).
Colloquial name: 反文旁（攵），旧反文旁（攴）

Simplified: 皮
Meaning: skin
Pronunciation: pi2
Examples: 披彼波破疲
Colloquial name: 皮字旁

Simplified: 阜
Traditional: 阝left
Meaning: mound, dam
Pronunciation: (fu4)
Examples: 防阻陆院陈
Comment: Note that there are two radicals which look like this. On the left, it means mound, dam, and on the right, it means city.
Colloquial name: 双耳刀（左耳刀）

Simplified: 大
Meaning: big, very
Pronunciation: da4
Examples: 天尖因奇美
Colloquial name: 大字旁（头）

Simplified: 尸
Meaning: corpse
Pronunciation: shi1
Examples: 尺局尾居展
Comment: Note similarity with 戶, which means door, family.
Colloquial name: 尸字头

Simplified: 禾
Meaning: grain
Pronunciation: (he)
Examples: 利私季和香
Comment: Note similarity with 木, which means tree.
Colloquial name: 禾木旁

Simplified: 厂
Meaning: cliff
Pronunciation: (han4)
Examples: 厚原厉厅厕
Comment: Note similarity with 广, which has ha house on top (the dot).
Colloquial name: 厂字旁

Simplified: 皿
Meaning: dish
Pronunciation: (min3)
Examples: 盆监盟盛盖
Colloquial name: 皿字底

Simplified: 虫
Meaning: insect
Pronunciation: chong2
Examples: 強独蛇蛋蚊
Comment: Even though this radical means insect, it's used for many organisms which aren't insects according to our taxonomy.
Colloquial name: 虫字旁

Simplified: 足
Variants: ⻊
Meaning: foot
Pronunciation: zu2
Examples: 跑跨跟路距
Colloquial name: 足字旁

Simplified: 彳
Meaning: (small) step
Pronunciation: (chi2)
Examples: 彼很律微德
Comment: Note similarity with 亻, which means human, person.
Colloquial name: 双人旁

Simplified: 疒
Meaning: sickness
Pronunciation: (ne4)
Examples: 病痛疗疯痩
Colloquial name: 病字旁

Simplified: 小
Variants: ⺌⺍
Meaning: small
Pronunciation: xiao3
Examples: 少肖尚尖尘
Colloquial name: 小字旁（头）

Simplified: 鸟
Traditional: 鳥
Meaning: bird
Pronunciation: niao3
Examples: 鸦鸣鸭岛鸡
Colloquial name: 鸟字旁

Simplified: 田
Meaning: field
Pronunciation: tian2
Examples: 思留略番累
Colloquial name: 田字旁

Simplified: 穴
Meaning: cave
Pronunciation: xue4
Examples: 空突穷究窗
Colloquial name: 穴宝盖

Simplified: 子
Meaning: child, seed
Pronunciation: zi3
Examples: 字学存孩季
Colloquial name: 子字旁

Simplified: 石
Meaning: stone
Pronunciation: shi2
Examples: 砂破碑矿码
Colloquial name: 石字旁

Simplified: 贝
Traditional: 貝
Meaning: shell
Pronunciation: bei4
Examples: 财贪货贸员
Comment: Note similarity with 见, which means to see.
Colloquial name: 贝字旁

Simplified: 女
Meaning: woman, female
Pronunciation: nv3
Examples: 好妄始姓安
Colloquial name: 女子旁

Simplified: 八
Meaning: eight
Pronunciation: ba1
Examples: 公分趴兵共
Comment: Note similarity with 人, which means human, person.
Colloquial name: 八字旁（头）

Simplified: 辶
Variants: ⻍
Meaning: walk
Pronunciation: (chuo4)
Examples: 迎通道这近
Colloquial name: 走之旁（⻌）

Simplified: 一
Meaning: one
Pronunciation: yi1
Examples: 三旦正百天
Colloquial name: 横

Simplified: 口
Meaning: mouth, opening
Pronunciation: kou3
Examples: 古可名告知
Comment: Note similarity with 囗, which always encloses characters, and means enclosure.
Colloquial name: 口字旁

Simplified: 舟
Meaning: boat
Pronunciation: chuan2
Examples: 般船航盘艇
Colloquial name: 舟字旁

Simplified: 门
Traditional: 門
Meaning: gate
Pronunciation: men2
Examples: 间闲问闭闻
Colloquial name: 门字框

Simplified: 白
Meaning: white
Pronunciation: bai2
Examples: 的皆皇怕迫
Comment: Note similarity with 日, which means sun.
Colloquial name: 白字旁

Simplified: 见
Traditional: 見
Meaning: see
Pronunciation: jian4
Examples: 观规视现觉
Comment: Note similarity with 贝, which means shell.
Colloquial name: 见字旁

Simplified: 戈
Meaning: halberd
Pronunciation: (ge1)
Examples: 成式战感我
Colloquial name: 戈字旁

Simplified: 牜
Variants: 牛，⺧
Meaning: cow
Pronunciation: niu2
Examples: 告物解特件
Colloquial name: 牛字旁（头）

Simplified: 冖
Meaning: cover
Pronunciation: (mi4)
Examples: 写军农深荣
Colloquial name: 秃宝盖

Simplified: 卩
Meaning: seal
Pronunciation: (jie2)
Examples: 卷印却即危
Colloquial name: 单耳刀

Simplified: ⺮
Variants: 竹
Meaning: bamboo
Pronunciation: zhu2
Examples: 笑第简筷算
Colloquial name: 竹子头（竹字头）

Simplified: 页
Traditional: 頁
Meaning: leaf
Pronunciation: ye4
Examples: 顺须领预顶
Colloquial name: 页字旁

Simplified: 罒
Variants: 网
Meaning: net
Pronunciation: wang3
Examples: 罗罚罢罪罩
Comment: Note that the horizontal version can also mean net.
Colloquial name: 四字头（罒）

Simplified: 钅
Traditional: 釒
Variants: 金
Meaning: gold, metal
Pronunciation: jin1
Examples: 银针钱铁钟
Colloquial name: 金字旁（钅）

Simplified: 犭
Variants: 犬
Meaning: dog
Pronunciation: (quan3)
Examples: 犯狂狗献猪
Comment: Note similarity with 大, which means big.
Colloquial name: 反犬旁（犭），犬字旁（犬）

Simplified: 日
Meaning: sun, day
Pronunciation: ri4
Examples: 白百明时晩
Comment: Note similarity with 曰, which is broader and lower, and means to say. Also note 白 which means white.
Colloquial name: 日字旁

Simplified: 宀
Meaning: roof
Pronunciation: (mian2)
Examples: 守家室字宅
Comment: Note similarity with 冖, which means cover, and with 亠, which means lid.
Colloquial name: 宝盖头

Simplified: 户
Variants: 戶
Meaning: door, house
Pronunciation: hu4
Examples: 所房炉护启
Comment: Note similarity with 尸, which means corpse.
Colloquial name: 户字旁

Simplified: 心
Variants: 忄，⺗
Meaning: heart
Pronunciation: xin1
Examples: 必忙忘性想
Colloquial name: 竖心旁（忄），心字底（心），竖心底（⺗）

Simplified: 夂
Meaning: go (slowly)
Pronunciation: (sui1)
Examples: 各條复备夏
Comment: Note similarity with 攵, which means to knock, to rap.
Colloquial name: 折文旁

Simplified: 雨
Meaning: rain
Pronunciation: yu3
Examples: 雷雪霜需露
Colloquial name: 雨字头

Simplified: 欠
Meaning: lack, yawn
Pronunciation: qian4
Examples: 欢欧欲次歌
Colloquial name: 欠字旁

Simplified: 巾
Meaning: turban, scarf
Pronunciation: (jin1)
Examples: 市布帝帐帽
Colloquial name: 巾字旁

Simplified: 木
Meaning: tree
Pronunciation: mu4
Examples: 板相根本林
Comment: Note similarity with 禾, which means grain.
Colloquial name: 木字旁

Simplified: 止
Meaning: stop
Pronunciation: zhi3
Examples: 正此步歪址
Colloquial name: 止字旁

Simplified: 山
Meaning: mountain
Pronunciation: shan1
Examples: 岩岛岁崗岔
Colloquial name: 山字旁（头）

Simplified: 走
Meaning: run, walk
Pronunciation: zou3
Examples: 起超越赶徒
Colloquial name: 走字旁

Simplified: 酉
Meaning: wine
Pronunciation: (you3)
Examples: 醉酒醒酸尊
Colloquial name: 酉字旁

Simplified: 辛
Meaning: bitter
Pronunciation: xin1
Examples: 辜辟辣辨辩
Colloquial name: 辛字旁

Simplified: 力
Meaning: power, force
Pronunciation: li4
Examples: 力加助勉男
Comment: Note similarity with 刀, which means knife.
Colloquial name: 力字旁

Simplified: 广
Meaning: house on cliff
Pronunciation: guang3
Examples: 店府度座庭
Comment: Note similarity with 厂, which means cliff (i.e. without the house).
Colloquial name: 广字旁

Simplified: 弓
Meaning: bow
Pronunciation: gong1
Examples: 引张弱第强
Colloquial name: 弓字旁

Simplified: 勹
Meaning: embrace, wrap
Pronunciation: (bao1)
Examples: 包勿勾勺勻
Colloquial name: 包字头

Simplified: 目
Variants: 罒
Meaning: eye
Pronunciation: mu4
Examples: 眼睛看相省
Comment: Note that the horizontal version can also mean net.
Colloquial name: 目字旁（目），四字头（罒）

Simplified: 匕
Meaning: spoon
Pronunciation: (bi3)
Examples: 匙比北呢旨
Colloquial name: 匕字旁

Simplified: 十
Meaning: ten
Pronunciation: shi2
Examples: 什计古叶早
Colloquial name: 十字旁（头）

Simplified: 羊
Variants: ⺶，⺷
Meaning: sheep
Pronunciation: yang2
Examples: 着样洋美鲜
Colloquial name: 羊字旁

Simplified: 囗
Meaning: enclosure
Pronunciation: (wei2)
Examples: 回国因图团
Comment: Note similarity with 口, which does not enclose other components and means mouth.
Colloquial name: 国字框

Simplified: 艮
Meaning: stopping
Pronunciation: (gen4)
Examples: 很恨恳根眼
Colloquial name: 艮字旁

Simplified: 王
Variants: 玉
Meaning: jade, king
Pronunciation: yu4, wang2
Examples: 主弄皇理现
Comment: This radical is 玉, but when in composition, it looks like 王, king, and is probably more easily remembered like that.
Colloquial name: 王字旁

Simplified: 马
Traditional: 馬
Meaning: horse
Pronunciation: ma3
Examples: 码驾骂驻妈
Colloquial name: 马字旁

Simplified: 月
Meaning: moon, month
Pronunciation: yue4
Examples: 有服青朝明
Comment: This radical is actually two: moon 月 and meat 肉, but in modern Chinese, they look the same in most cases。
Colloquial name: 月字旁

Simplified: 艹
Variants: 艸
Meaning: grass
Pronunciation: cao3
Examples: 花英苦草茶
Comment: Note that when the radical is on top, the traditional variant has four strokes.
Colloquial name: 草字头（艹）

Simplified: 舌
Meaning: tongue
Pronunciation: she2
Examples: 乱适话舍活
Colloquial name: 舌字旁

Simplified: 刂
Variants: 刀
Meaning: knife, sword
Pronunciation: dao1
Examples: 分切初利刻
Comment: Note similarity with 力, which means force.
Colloquial name: 立刀旁（刂），刀字旁（刀）

Simplified: 干
Meaning: dry
Pronunciation: gan1
Examples: 平刊汗旱赶
Colloquial name: 干字旁

Simplified: 斤
Meaning: axe
Pronunciation: (jin1)
Examples: 所新听近析
Colloquial name: 斤字旁

Simplified: 亠
Meaning: lid
Pronunciation: (tou2)
Examples: 亡交京
Comment: Note similarity with 宀, which means roof, and 冖 which means cover.
Colloquial name: 点横头

Simplified: 厶
Meaning: private
Pronunciation: si1
Examples: 公勾去私云
Colloquial name: 私字旁

Simplified: 讠
Traditional: 訁
Variants: 言
Meaning: speech
Pronunciation: yan2
Examples: 说讲识评试
Colloquial name: 言字旁（讠）

Simplified: 里
Meaning: village, mile
Pronunciation: li3
Examples: 野重量理埋
Colloquial name: 里字旁

Simplified: 氵
Variants: 水，氺
Meaning: water
Pronunciation: shui3
Examples: 永泳海洋沙
Comment: Note similarity with 冫, which means ice.
Colloquial name: 水字旁（水），三点水（氵），泰字底水（氺）

Simplified: 纟
Traditional: 糹
Variants: 糸
Meaning: silk
Pronunciation: (mi4)
Examples: 纪纸累细绩
Colloquial name: 绞丝旁（纟），独立绞丝（糸）

Simplified: 米
Meaning: rice
Pronunciation: mi3
Examples: 类粉迷粗糖
Colloquial name: 米字旁

Simplified: 工
Meaning: work
Pronunciation: gong1
Examples: 左江红巧功
Colloquial name: 工字旁

Simplified: 人
Variants: 亻
Meaning: human, person, people
Pronunciation: ren2
Examples: 今仁休位他
Comment: Note similarity with 八, which means eight.
Colloquial name: 单人旁（亻），人字头（人）

Simplified: 手
Variants: 扌，龵
Meaning: hand
Pronunciation: shou3
Examples: 持掌打抱押
Colloquial name: 提手旁（扌），看字头（龵），手字旁（手）

Simplified: 礻
Variants: 示
Meaning: sign, spirit, show
Pronunciation: shi4
Examples: 社神视祝祥
Comment: Note similarity with 衤, which means clothes.
Colloquial name: 示字旁

Simplified: 又
Meaning: right hand
Pronunciation: you4
Examples: 反取受左友
Colloquial name: 又字旁

Simplified: 隹
Meaning: (short-tailed) bird
Pronunciation: (zhui1)
Examples: 雀集难雅谁
Colloquial name: 隹字旁

Simplified: 方
Meaning: square, raft
Pronunciation: fang1
Examples: 放旅族仿房
Colloquial name: 方字旁

Simplified: 殳
Meaning: weapon
Pronunciation: (shu1)
Examples: 段没投般设
Colloquial name: 殳字旁

Simplified: 立
Meaning: stand, erect
Pronunciation: li4
Examples: 音意端亲位
Colloquial name: 立字旁

Simplified: 士
Meaning: scholar
Pronunciation: shi4
Examples: 吉壶志声壮
Comment: Note similarity with 土, which means earth.
Colloquial name: 士字旁

Simplified: 青
Meaning: green/blue
Pronunciation: qing1
Examples: 请清情晴猜
Colloquial name: 青字旁

Simplified: 几
Meaning: table
Pronunciation: ji1
Examples: 朵机风凡凤
Colloquial name: 几字旁

Simplified: 羽
Meaning: feather
Pronunciation: yu3
Examples: 习翻翅塌扇
Colloquial name: 羽字旁

Simplified: 夕
Meaning: evening, sunset
Pronunciation: xi1
Examples: 外多夜名岁
Colloquial name: 夕字旁

Simplified: 耳
Meaning: ear
Pronunciation: er3
Examples: 取闻职聪联
Colloquial name: 耳字旁

Simplified: 土
Meaning: earth
Pronunciation: tu3
Examples: 在地型城地
Comment: Note similarity with 士, which has a longer upper stroke and shorter bottom one, and means scholar.
Colloquial name: 提土旁

Simplified: 冫
Meaning: ice
Pronunciation: bing1
Examples: 冬冷冻况净
Colloquial name: 两点水

Simplified: 车
Traditional: 車
Meaning: cart, vehicle
Pronunciation: che1
Examples: 轮软军较输
Colloquial name: 车字旁