Which Radicals Make up the 私 kanji?
I'm trying to learn some basic Kanji and I think it would help to understand how to identify the radicals.

In the example 私 I can see the person/human radical on the left 亻and the private radical on the right ム but that's all I can find.

This is enough for me to remember the kanji and is a very basic example. But are there more radicals hidden on the left? If not, What are the extra markings and how do you identify the correct radicals with so many extra marks which possibly make them look like different radicals?

Edit: Is it a Tree radical 木 mixed with the person radical 亻on the left maybe?

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Which Radicals Make up the 私 kanji?
I'm trying to learn some basic Kanji and I think it would help to understand how to identify the radicals.

In the example 私 I can see the person/human radical on the left 亻and the private radical on the right ム but that's all I can find.

This is enough for me to remember the kanji and is a very basic example. But are there more radicals hidden on the left? If not, What are the extra markings and how do you identify the correct radicals with so many extra marks which possibly make them look like different radicals?

Edit: Is it a Tree radical 木 mixed with the person radical 亻on the left maybe?

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Hi Caleb, 
that is not a person radical, but a two-branch tree radical (no. 115) = 禾
You can easily look up a kanji's radical and other parts by using a good online kanji dictionary. 
Hope this helps! 
Cheers

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Ah, the heisig method. I haven't tried it personally but if it makes sense for you just go for it :-) Personally i just learn their meaning 力(power...etc) and then their pronunciation in the context of words.

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Thanks Henrik,

Yes, I think I understand that... Although I thought most had a meaning on their own.

I am currently trying to learn the meaning of the individual radicals, so that I can use them to make stories out of the more complex Kanji to help me remember the meanings.

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It's made up of 2 radicals. I hope you understand that radicals are just the building blocks of kanji and that there are just 250 or so, that makes up all kanji which is essential. Once you know how to write them, you will have no problem to write any kanji, even the ones that looks hard. But they don't have any meaning in themselves.  A few does, like 耳　but not as a radical. So learning the writing pattern of them is all you need.

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