150 indexed characters
Characters are grouped by total stroke count so you can narrow the family the same way a traditional radical index works.
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sequence, number
笨bènstupid, foolish, dull, awkward
笾biānbamboo container for food
笞chībamboo rod used for beatings
笪dáa coarse mat of rushes or bamboo
笛díbamboo flute
符fúamulet, charm
笱gǒua basket trap for fish
笳jiāreed whistle
笺jiānnote, memo, letter
笠lìbamboo hat
笼lóngbasket
笸pǒa flat grain basket
筇qióngbamboo staff
笙shēngfree reed mouth organ
笥sìhamper, wicker basket
笤tiáobroom, besom
笮zéboards that support roof tiles
12 strokes
rank, grade
答dáanswer, reply
筒tǒngtube, pipe, cylinder
筋jīnmuscles
筑zhùbuilding
筛shāiscreen, sieve
筐kuāngbamboo basket or chest
筆bǐpen, pencil, writing brush
筚bìwicker, bamboo
策cèto urge, to whip
筜dāngtall bamboo
筏fáraft
筀guìbamboo
筕hángwoven bamboo mat
筘kòua roll of cloth
筌quánbamboo fish trap
筍sǔnbamboo shoots
筅xiǎnbamboo brush
筊xiáobamboo rope
筵yánbamboo mat
筝zhēngguzheng, zither, string instrument
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tube, pipe, duct
算suànto calculate, to count
箅bìChinese character
箔bóscreen, foil, plaited matting
箪dāna small bamboo basket for rice
箍gūhoop
箕jīsieve
箋jiānnote, memo, letter
箜kōngancient Chinese harp
箓lùbook, record
箩luóbamboo basket
箝qiántweezers, pincers
箧qiètrunk, chest, box
箐qìngto draw a bamboo bow
箬ruòbamboo skin
箨tuòbamboo sheath, bamboo shoots
箫xiāobamboo flute
箢yuānused in 箢箕[yuan1 ji1] and 箢篼[yuan1 dou1]
箦zéreed mat
劄zhāmemo, note, official communique
箏zhēngguzheng, zither, string instrument
箸zhùchopsticks
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