What is the radical of 全? 人 or 入?


I don't have any kanji reference books so I have to rely on kanji sites for
kanji information.

A lot of websites list 入 （いる） as the radical for 全:

  * [Jisho beta](http://beta.jisho.org/search/%E5%85%A8%20%23kanji) (as well as other sites which use the Kanjidic database)
  * [Go-kanken](http://jiten.go-kanken.com/kanji/346.html)
  * [Kanjijiten](http://www.kanjijiten.net/jiten/3301.html#k3320)
  * [Quus](http://kanji.quus.net/kakijyun/1196.htm)

just to name a few.

_But_ , two sites, which seemed pretty reliable to me up until now, list 人
（ひと） as the radical.

  * [Kakijun](http://kakijun.jp/page/0616200.html)
  * [Kanji Alive](http://app.kanjialive.com/)

I'm more inclined towards 入 right now due to the number of sources saying so,
but I want to make sure.




Although there have been many sets of radicals and many classifications over
the years, the traditional set of 214 radicals is now usually identified with
the famous 康煕字典 ( _Kangxi Zidian_ ). To many people, if you say _the_ radical,
it's understood that you're referring to the traditional Kangxi
classification.

From that point of view, the traditional radical is 入. [See the 康煕字典 online,
page 126](http://www.kangxizidian.com/kangxi/0126.gif).

In the case of 全, however, the simplified Japanese 新字体 (new character form)
uses 人 rather than the traditional 入, so it's natural for some modern
dictionaries to classify it under that instead. I have three paper character
dictionaries that use the radical system, and all three place it under 人
rather than 入.

From this point of view, the modern radical is 人.

* * *

Of course, it's quite possible for different dictionary editors to classify
characters under different radicals. But I think the above is a decent
description. As you can see, in this 漢和辞典 published by 学研, both the modern and
traditional radicals are listed, corresponding to the modern and traditional
forms of the character:

![smaller dictionary picture, more
contrast](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RGKVg.png)




Although there have been many sets of radicals and many classifications over
the years, the traditional set of 214 radicals is now usually identified with
the famous 康煕字典 ( _Kangxi Zidian_ ). To many people, if you say _the_ radical,
it's understood that you're referring to the traditional Kangxi
classification.

From that point of view, the traditional radical is 入. [See the 康煕字典 online,
page 126](http://www.kangxizidian.com/kangxi/0126.gif).

In the case of 全, however, the simplified Japanese 新字体 (new character form)
uses 人 rather than the traditional 入, so it's natural for some modern
dictionaries to classify it under that instead. I have three paper character
dictionaries that use the radical system, and all three place it under 人
rather than 入.

From this point of view, the modern radical is 人.

* * *

Of course, it's quite possible for different dictionary editors to classify
characters under different radicals. But I think the above is a decent
description. As you can see, in this 漢和辞典 published by 学研, both the modern and
traditional radicals are listed, corresponding to the modern and traditional
forms of the character:

![smaller dictionary picture, more
contrast](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RGKVg.png)

