Radical 82


Radical 82 or radical fur meaning "fur" is one of the 34 Kangxi radicals composed of 4 strokes.
In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 211 characters to be found under this radical.
毛 is also the 82nd indexing component in the Table of Indexing [Chinese Character Components] predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China.
The character is a Chinese family name, and often refers to the Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

Sinogram

The radical is also used as an independent Chinese character. It is one of the Kyōiku kanji or Kanji taught in elementary school in Japan. It is a second grade kanji.