Radical family

radical character index

dāo · knife; cutting

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71 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
dāo

knife

4

4 strokes

1 character

to cut off, to reap, to mow

5

5 strokes

1 character
kān

publication, periodical

6

6 strokes

9 characters
gāng

hard, strong, tough

rule, law, regulation

liè

a line

huà

to row or paddle a boat

chuàng

to establish, to create

liú

to kill, to destroy

wěn

to behead, to cut the throat

xíng

punishment, penalty

yuè

cutting off the feet as a form of punishment

7

7 strokes

8 characters
bié

to separate, to distinguish, to classify

gains, advantage, profit, merit

pàn

to judge

shān

to delete

páo

carpenter's plane

bié

to separate, to distinguish, to classify

jǐng

to cut the throat

shān

to delete

8

8 strokes

13 characters
dào

to go to, to arrive

zhì

system

to stab

dose

shuā

brush

to carve, to engrave

guā

to shave

duò

to chop by pounding, to hash, to mince

guì

to amputate, to cut off

guì

to cut, to injure, to stab

kǎi

to sharpen

to cut open, to dig out, to rip up, to scoop out

shā

temple, shrine, monastary

9

9 strokes

10 characters
qián

in front, forward

jiàn

sword, dagger, saber

xuē

to pare, to scrape, to trim

to shave

guǎ

to cut

jīng

thorns, brambles

to subdue, to restrain, to overcome

to slash, to cut in two

shā

temple, shrine, monastary

rule, law, regulation

10

10 strokes

9 characters

theatrical plays, opera, drama

to peel, to skin

to peel, to skin

gāng

hard, strong, tough

carving or engraving

pōu

to bisect, to dissect, to slice

shàn

sharp, pointed

to pick out

wān

to cut

11

11 strokes

2 characters

to assist, to supplement

guǎ

to cut

12

12 strokes

4 characters
shèng

leftovers, residue, remains

to cut, to divide, to partition

chuàng

to establish, to create

note, memo, official communique

13

13 strokes

3 characters
chǎn

to raze, to pare, to level off

jiǎo

to annihilate, to destroy, to exterminate

piāo

to rob, to plunder, to slice off

14

14 strokes

3 characters
huà

to row or paddle a boat

jué

chisel

qiāo

to castrate, to neuter

15

15 strokes

5 characters
guì

to amputate, to cut off

huō

to destroy

jiàn

sword, dagger, saber

theatrical plays, opera, drama

liú

to kill, to destroy

16

16 strokes

2 characters

dose

to cut off the nose

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