[DeepL Translation - needs review] Why does "Manji" have 6 strokes in the "10" part? Why is "巨" in the 《工》 section? Why is there a female hen and not a male hen? ...... In the 3,000 years since the birth of Chinese characters, their glyphs have changed in many ways. In the process, many radicals were born and disappeared. Many of the radicals that belonged to them have been moved, or their radicals are no longer known. This is an enjoyable essay on kanji that traces each of the 50 radicals.
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