[[Radicals]] #Radicals #2-Strokes ## 亠 (tóu) Kanxi Radical 8 ![[Radical 008 - 亠 (tóu).svg]] ## Meaning The radical 亠 (tóu) is a Chinese character radical that appears at the top of a character. It is a simplified form of the character 頭 (tóu), which means "head". The 亠 radical often suggests the meaning of "top" or "up" in Chinese characters. Note that the radical 亠 (tóu) appears at the top of each of these characters, and is sometimes referred to as the "lid" radical. It is derived from the character for "lid" or "cover", and indicates the meaning of "head" or "top" in the characters that contain it. ## Examples Some characters that contain the radical 亠 (tóu) include: [[京 jīng]] - capital city [[亡 wáng]] - to die; to lose [[享 xiǎng]] - to enjoy [[交 jiāo]] - to communicate [[京 jīng]] - capital of a country