Primary radical
刂 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 判.
刂 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 判.
半 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 4 · to judge; to determine; judgment
HSK 5 · (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee; (sports) umpire; referee; judge
HSK 6 · to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference
HSK 7-9 · (bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different); to judge; to decide; to grade; (of a judge) to sentence
HSK 7-9 · to sentence; to condemn
HSK 7-9 · to judge; to decide; judgment; determination
to judge; to discriminate; to conclude
判 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
刂 is the radical in 判. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
判断 (pànduàn): to judge; to determine; judgment; 裁判 (cáipàn): (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee; (sports) umpire; referee; judge; 谈判 (tánpàn): to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference.