16 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

carving

Kun'yomi
  • きざ
  • わし
  • to carve ②to tattoo
On'yomi
  • チョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

carving
チョウ きざ.む わし (Kentei 1)
circumference, circuit, lap
シュウ まわ.り あまね (4th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 96D5
JIS X 0208 1-80-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5033
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6509
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42080
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8c8.1
Four corner code 7021.4