snake; 6th earthly branch and zodiac element


Similar looking characters : (self)
Made with 3 strokes.
Picture of a snake

Sounds same

(four) ; (to run) ; (Buddhist temple)

Different tone

(silk) ; (private) ; (silk) ; (to think) ; (die)
Full character form of this simplified radical:

Radical

Index 49 used in: bāo (to cover) ; gǎng (harbor) ; (different)

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stroke order for 巳
Stroke order for character 巳, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license

Also

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