Radical What does the radical 屮 mean? The radical 屮 means sprout; it has 3 strokes. Quick factsMeaningsproutStrokes3Kanji using it6 屮3 strokes6 kanjisproutStroke order · 3 strokesWatch it written123Kanji using this radical逆reverse塑modeling屯stationing (troops)朔the first day of the lunar month雛chick遡going upstream