Radical family

radical character index

· one; first

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34 indexed characters

Characters are grouped by total stroke count so you can narrow the family the same way a traditional radical index works.

1

1 strokes

1 character

one

2

2 strokes

4 characters

seven

dīng

male adult

kǎo

obstruction of breath

shàng

above

3

3 strokes

7 characters
shàng

above, on top, superior

xià

below, underneath

and

sān

three

wàn

ten thousand

table

zhàng

gentleman, man, husband

4

4 strokes

5 characters

not

chǒu

ugly

gài

beggar

miǎn

parapet

zhuān

concentrated, specialized

5

5 strokes

9 characters
dōng

east, eastern, eastward

silk, fine thread

qiě

moreover, also

business, profession

bǐng

third

cóng

bush, shrub

great, grand, glorious, distinguished

qiū

mound, hill

shì

generation, era, age

6

6 strokes

5 characters
diū

to lose

jiā

to support

chéng

to aid, to assist, to rescue

diū

to lose

Asia

7

7 strokes

2 characters
liǎng

two, both, pair, couple

yán

strict, rigorous, rigid

8

8 strokes

1 character
bìng

to combine, to annex

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