How to distinguish the radicals of new words?

The radicals of Chinese characters can be obtained by looking them up in a dictionary, and can also be distinguished according to the structural characteristics of Chinese characters. Generally speaking, radical is a part of Chinese characters, which has the function of expressing sound or meaning. In Chinese characters, the position of radicals is fixed, which can be obtained by looking up the radical table in the dictionary. At the same time, it can also be distinguished according to the structural characteristics of Chinese characters, such as whether the radicals of some Chinese characters are up and down or left and right.