Radical What does the radical 皿 mean? The radical 皿 means dish; it has 5 strokes. Quick factsMeaningdishStrokes5Kanji using it19 皿5 strokes19 kanjidishStroke order · 5 strokesWatch it written12345Kanji using this radical盗theft塩salt温warm血blood孟eldest (child)寧peace濫overflowing猛fierce盆basin益benefit盛flourishing盟alliance監supervision盤tray艦warship藍indigo (color)衆the masses鑑examining蓋lid