Radical family

radical character index

shān · hair; sunlight

Dictionary view

14 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

hair

5

5 strokes

1 character
zhěn

bushy, black hair

7

7 strokes

2 characters
xíng

form, shape

tóng

red, vermillion

9

9 strokes

3 characters

beard

yàn

elegant

yàn

elegant

10

10 strokes

1 character

cultured, refined

11

11 strokes

3 characters
biāo

tiger

bīn

ornamental

cǎi

color, hue

12

12 strokes

1 character
péng

name of an ancient country

14

14 strokes

1 character
zhāng

clear, manifest, obvious

15

15 strokes

1 character
yǐng

shadow

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