凵 (qiǎn) is Kangxi radical no. 17, “open box”. In this form it is written with 2 strokes.
As a radical, 凵 (qiǎn) is the part a dictionary files these characters under. Often it hints at the meaning - “open box” - but sometimes it is only a shape that the character happened to share.
The characters range from 4 to 12 strokes. 1 of them already appear in HSK 3.0 levels 1–2, and 1 has a full word page of its own.
Good ones to start with: 出 (chū) go out / exit.
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