Radical family

radical character index

· earth; ground

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183 indexed characters

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

3

3 strokes

1 character

soil, earth

5

5 strokes

2 characters

Chinese character

shèng

holy, sacred

6

6 strokes

12 characters
zài

at, in, on

de

earth, ground, soil

chǎng

field, open space

Chinese character

guī

jade tablet

garbage, rubbish

kuàng

tomb, grave: prairie, range, wilderness

destroyed, ruined

wéi

dike, embankment

to whitewash, to plaster over with mud

bridge

zhèn

a furrow in a field

7

7 strokes

21 characters
zuò

seat

kuài

piece, lump, chunk

huài

bad, rotten, spoiled

kēng

pit, hole

zhuì

to drop, to fall down, to sink

fén

grave, mound, bulge

tán

altar

embankment

bǎn

hillside, slope

bèn

dust

to compare, to equal, to match

fāng

neighborhood, district, community

jiān

hard, strong

jūn

equal, even, fair

kǎn

pit, hole

drain, ditch, channel

niè

slime, black mud

border, boundary

tān

collapse

bank, entrenchment, low wall

zhǐ

location, site

8

8 strokes

19 characters
chuí

to hang, to dangle

slope, hillside, embankment

ào

cavity, depression, hollow

chè

to crack, to open, to split, to tear

chí

islet

diàn

a stand on which to replace goblets after drinking

gān

crucible

uneven, bumpy

kūn

earth

garbage, refuse, trash, waste

lǒng

grave, mound

clay

a clod of earth

mud, mire

mud, mire

clay

píng

plain

tǎn

flat, level, smooth

tuó

lump, heap

9

9 strokes

23 characters
chéng

castle, city, town

xíng

pattern, model, type

diàn

cushion, mat, pad

kuǎ

to be defeated, to collapse, to fail

da

lump, mound

dié

anthill

dòng

farm, field

duǒ

heap, pile

è

chalk

to plow

gāi

border, boundary, frontier

gòu

dirt, filth, stains

kǎi

a high and dry place

kěn

to cultivate, to farm

lěi

rampart

nǎo

small hillock, used in place names

shān

boundary, limit

shǎng

unit of area

used in place names

yáo

mound, lump, round mass

yīn

to restrain

yín

boundary, river bank

yuán

low wall

10

10 strokes

13 characters
mái

to bury

āi

fine dust

běng

dust storm

arena

jetty, quay

chéng

a large, pear-shaped earthenware jar

gěng

ditch

guō

crucible

liè

enclosure, embankment, dike

shí

a chicken roost

xūn

ocarina

yǒng

the name of a bridge

yuàn

dike, embankment

11

11 strokes

29 characters
duī

crowd, heap, pile, mass

táng

hall, large room

wall

ǎn

pit, hole

běng

dust storm

jetty, quay

dài

dam

duǒ

hardened dirt or clay

duò

to drop, to fall, to sink

è

chalk

foundation, base

jiān

hard, strong

jǐn

yellow loam

cave, hole

kūn

compliance, obedience

niàn

dike, embankment

péi

to cultivate, to farm

péng

to bury

to add, to increase

headland

qiàn

moat, pit, trench

sào

broom

embankment

used in place names

art

border, limit, frontier

area, district, field, land, region

zhí

soil with high clay content

zhí

to execute

12

12 strokes

13 characters

tower, spire, tall building

dike

bǎo

fort, fortress

bào

to announce, to report

chǎng

field, open space

dié

battlement

hòu

battlement, rampart

jiǎn

salty

kān

to endure

léng

a furrow in a field

yàn

dam, dike, embankment

yáo

a legendary ancient emperor-sage

yīn

to bury

13

13 strokes

15 characters
sāi

to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block

tián

to fill, to pad, to stuff

grave, tomb

to collapse, to fall into ruin

chéng

a raised path between fields, a dike

a lump of clay

kuài

piece, lump, chunk

to sculpt, to model in clay

táng

pond, tank

to smear, to scribble, to daub

wěng

airborne dust

bank, entrenchment, low wall

yíng

grave, tomb, cemetary

yuán

plateau

zhǒng

cemetery

14

14 strokes

15 characters
qiáng

wall

cháng

field, market, open space

chén

cinders, ashes, dust, dirt

diàn

cushion, mat, pad

duò

to drop, to fall, to sink

jìng

boundary, frontier

liáng

mountain range

màn

to plaster

qiàn

moat, pit, trench

shāng

silt

shú

village school

shù

villa, country house

high mound

yōng

wall

zhuì

to drop, to fall down, to sink

15

15 strokes

5 characters
zēng

to increase

ink

chí

porch

dūn

stone block

fén

grave, mound, bulge

16

16 strokes

6 characters

partition, wall

unburnt bricks

kěn

to cultivate, to farm

qiáng

wall

tán

altar

yōng

to block

17

17 strokes

3 characters
háo

ditch

gully, pool

press

18

18 strokes

1 character
lěi

rampart

19

19 strokes

3 characters
huài

bad, rotten, spoiled

drain, ditch, channel

lǒng

grave, mound

20

20 strokes

1 character
rǎng

soil, loam, earth

24

24 strokes

1 character

embankment

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