夂 (zhǐ) is Kangxi radical no. 34, “go”. In this form it is written with 3 strokes.
As a radical, 夂 (zhǐ) is the part a dictionary files these characters under. Often it hints at the meaning - “go” - but sometimes it is only a shape that the character happened to share.
The characters range from 5 to 12 strokes. 1 of them already appear in HSK 3.0 levels 1–2, and 0 have a full word page of their own.
Good ones to start with: 备 (bèi) to prepare, 处 (chǔ) to reside, 务 (wù) affairs, business.
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