# Names of radicals that make no sense

**URL:** <https://community.wanikani.com/t/names-of-radicals-that-make-no-sense/32830>\
**Category:** WaniKani\
**Created:** [September 16, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/names-of-radicals-that-make-no-sense/32830 "2018-09-16T20:08:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![moebaca](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/moebaca/32/218959_2.png) [@moebaca](https://community.wanikani.com/u/moebaca)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/names-of-radicals-that-make-no-sense/32830/61 "2019-08-23T16:30:57Z")

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Well they changed OPs radical from duck to now mean clan, which honestly is not ANY better. So hope that answers your question lol

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**Author:** ![Leebo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/leebo/32/439476_2.png) [@Leebo](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Leebo)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/names-of-radicals-that-make-no-sense/32830/62 "2019-08-23T16:32:59Z")

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Except that “clan” does have a relation to “family name,” resolving the issue specified in the OP…?

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**Author:** ![YukiPhoenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/yukiphoenix/32/458505_2.png) [@YukiPhoenix](https://community.wanikani.com/u/YukiPhoenix)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/names-of-radicals-that-make-no-sense/32830/63 "2019-08-23T17:07:51Z")

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> [@moebaca](#):
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> Well they changed OPs radical from duck to now mean clan, which honestly is not ANY better. So hope that answers your question lol

How so? Back in ye olden days, your family name came from the name of your clan.

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**Author:** ![moebaca](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/moebaca/32/218959_2.png) [@moebaca](https://community.wanikani.com/u/moebaca)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/names-of-radicals-that-make-no-sense/32830/64 "2019-08-23T17:13:36Z")

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Ah, makes sense. I just got to the level and my specific query that lead me to this thread probably made me interpret the OPs question incorrectly.

Carry on.

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**Author:** ![YukiPhoenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/yukiphoenix/32/458505_2.png) [@YukiPhoenix](https://community.wanikani.com/u/YukiPhoenix)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/names-of-radicals-that-make-no-sense/32830/65 "2019-08-23T17:15:53Z")

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Not a problem. 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/2/a/62a8b0f4c59ff2c5b6651ffcf43531480b3e5297.png) [@system](https://community.wanikani.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/names-of-radicals-that-make-no-sense/32830/66 "2020-08-22T17:30:07Z")

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