之繞しんにょう

also: しんにゅう

し

ん

にょ

う

Meanings

noun

shinnyō radical (radical 162); road/advance radical

Refers to the kanji radical ⻌ (⻍ in its full form 辵), which often relates to movement or roads. The reading しんにょう is more common, but しんにゅう is also widely used.

Written forms

之繞
- しんにょう
  Standard kanji spelling for the radical name.
- しんにゅう
辶Usage71%
- しんにょう
  The actual radical character itself; used in technical contexts.
- しんにゅう
しんにゅうUsage19%
Alternate reading; also commonly used.
しんにょうUsage10%
Kana spelling; common in explanations for learners.
辵
- しんにょう
  Historical full form of the radical; rarely used outside character dictionaries.
- しんにゅう
⻌
- しんにょう
  Unicode representation of the radical; mainly for technical reference.
- しんにゅう

Kanji

之of, this
繞surround, return
辶walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
辵walk, walking, road radical (no. 162)

Etymology

之繞 is the Japanese name for the Kangxi radical 162 (辵). The name derives from the character 之 (し) and 繞 (にょう), where 繞 refers to a radical that wraps around the left and bottom of a character. The alternate reading しんにゅう is a common variant.