禾
Primary radical
禾 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 秉.
禾 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 秉.
秉 is decomposed as ⿻禾彐.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
to grasp, to hold; to maintain, to preside over
秉 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
禾 is the radical in 秉. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
秉承 (bǐngchéng): to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition); 秉持 (bǐngchí): to uphold; to hold fast to.