Radical family

radical character index

shān · mountain

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111 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
shān

mountain

6

6 strokes

7 characters
suì

year

perilous, hazardous

a grassy knoll

what

shēn

mountain range

to rise, to stand tall

屿

island

7

7 strokes

12 characters
dǎo

island

chà

to diverge, to branch

ào

island

rocky mountain

cén

steep, precipitous

gǎng

post

lán

mountain mist, mountain haze

to diverge, to branch

qiān

the name of a mountain

steep, sheer

xiàn

steep hill

the name of a mountain

8

8 strokes

16 characters
àn

beach, coast, shore

dài

the Daishan mountain in Shandong

dōng

a mountain in Guangxi province

gāng

ridge or crest of hill

gǒu

a hill in Hunan

a wooded hill

jiǎ

cape

the name of a mountain

岿kuī

grand, stately

lǐng

mountain ridge, mountain peak

mǎo

yellow dirt mount

mín

the Min mountains

xiù

mountain peak

yán

cliff

a range of peaks in Shandong and Jiangsu

yuè

mountain peak

9

9 strokes

8 characters

cave, cavern

dòng

a mountain in Gansu province

jiào

tall pointed mountain

luán

mountain range

xiá

gorge, ravine, strait

xún

foothill, mountain range

zhēng

high, lofty, noble

zhì

to pile, to stack

10

10 strokes

10 characters
dǎo

island

é

lofty

fēng

peak, summit

jùn

high, steep, towering

lái

a mountain in Sichuan province

láo

Laoshan, a mountain in Shandong

qiào

steep, precipitous, rugged

xiá

gorge, ravine, strait

xiàn

steep hill

valley, ravine

11

11 strokes

18 characters
bēng

to rupture, to split apart

chóng

high, dignified

cuī

high, lofty, towering

gǎng

post

mesa, plateau

guō

a mountain in Shanxi

jué

towering

kōng

the Kongtong mountain

kūn

the Kunlun mountains in Jiang Su province

lún

the Kunlun mountains in Jiangsu

rough, uneven

sōng

tall mountain

xiáo

a mountain in Henan

cliff, precipice

yān

a mountain in Kansu where the sun is supposed to set at night

zhǎn

new, bold

zhēng

high, lofty, noble

rocky peaks

12

12 strokes

14 characters
cuó

high, towering

a mountain in Henan

lán

mountain mist, mountain haze

lǒu

the Goulou mountain in Hunan

méi

the Omei mountain in Sichuan

qiàn

valley, ravine

róng

high, lofty, steep, towering

wǎi

high, lofty, precipitous

wéi

rugged, rocky, precipitous

yán

cliff, rocks, mountain

yǎo

a place name in Shanxi province

a county in the Shandong province

zǎi

child, servant

a hill in Shantung

13

13 strokes

4 characters

ridge, crest, apex

shèng

a district in Zhejiang

sōng

high, lofty

a mountain in Zhejiang

14

14 strokes

3 characters

steep, sheer

zhǎn

new, bold

zhàng

cliff

15

15 strokes

4 characters
dèng

mountain path

guì

mountainous, precipitous

láo

Laoshan, a mountain in Shandong

lín

precipitous, steep, tall

16

16 strokes

3 characters

high, steep

a range of peaks in Shandong and Jiangsu

island

17

17 strokes

4 characters
lǐng

mountain ridge, mountain peak

róng

high, lofty, steep, towering

a mountain range in Hunan province

yuè

mountain peak, summit

18

18 strokes

1 character
guī

a place name

19

19 strokes

2 characters
diān

mountain peak, mountain top

róng

deep

20

20 strokes

1 character
wēi

high, lofty

22

22 strokes

2 characters
diān

mountain peak, mountain top

luán

mountain range

23

23 strokes

1 character
yán

cliff, precipice

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