Radical family

子 radical character index

zǐ · child; seed

Dictionary view

30 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

2 characters
子zi

son, child

孓jué

mosquito larva

4

4 strokes

1 character
孔kǒng

opening, hole, orifice

5

5 strokes

1 character
孕yùn

pregnant

6

6 strokes

3 characters
字zì

character

存cún

to exist

孙sūn

grandchild, descendent

7

7 strokes

4 characters
孛bèi

comet

孚fú

to brood over eggs

孝xiào

filial piety, obedience

孜zī

diligent, hard-working

8

8 strokes

6 characters
学xué

to study

季jì

a quarter-year, a season

孢bāo

spore

孤gū

orphaned

孟mèng

first in a series

孥nú

one's children

9

9 strokes

3 characters
孩hái

baby, child

孪luán

twins

孨zhuǎn

cautious, cowardly, weak

10

10 strokes

2 characters
孬nāo

bad, cowardly, useless

孫sūn

grandchild, descendent

11

11 strokes

1 character
孰shú

who? which? what? which one?

12

12 strokes

2 characters
孱càn

feeble, frail, weak

孳zī

to breed

14

14 strokes

1 character
孵fū

to brood over eggs, to incubate, to hatch

16

16 strokes

1 character
學xué

learning, knowledge, science

17

17 strokes

1 character
孺rú

child

19

19 strokes

1 character
孽niè

bastard child

22

22 strokes

1 character
孿luán

twins

Learning view

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