Radical family

radical character index

qiǎn · container; receptacle

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8 indexed characters

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

2

2 strokes

1 character
qiǎn

container

4

4 strokes

1 character
xiōng

culprit

5

5 strokes

4 characters
chū

to go out, to send out

āo

concave, hollow

to protrude, to bulge out

to strike, to hit, to beat

8

8 strokes

1 character
hán

correspondence

12

12 strokes

1 character
záo

chisel

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