【白】Shiro
Commentary on the radical "白"
The radical "白" means white, obvious, etc.
e.g.
皆 → 比 ＋ 白
The part of "比" means that people are lined up.
The part of "白" means to say things.
The two together indicate that people say things in unison.
Its meaning changed and it came to mean all, in line, together.
皇 → 白 ＋ 王
In ancient scripts, the part of "白" is a hieroglyphic form of the sun shining its light.
The part of "王" is the shape of a axe.
The two together represent the shape of a broadaxe shining in the sun, meaning shining.
It also means king or emperor.
List of kanji with "白" as radical
They are listed in stroke order.
白 百 的 皆 皇 皐
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