Radical family

radical character index

· spear, lance, halberd

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34 indexed characters

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

4

4 strokes

1 character

spear, lance, halberd

5

5 strokes

3 characters
jiān

small, narrow

5th heavenly stem

yuè

halberd, battle-axe

6

6 strokes

5 characters
chéng

to accomplish

play, show, theater

róng

arms, armaments

shù

to garrison, to defend the border

11th terrestrial branch

7

7 strokes

2 characters

I

jiè

to warn, to admonish

8

8 strokes

4 characters
huò

or, either, else

jiān

small, narrow

qiāng

to kill, to slay

qiāng

to support

9

9 strokes

1 character
zhàn

war, fighting, battle

10

10 strokes

1 character
zài

load

11

11 strokes

3 characters
dié

to scrape

jiá

lance

ashamed, grieving

12

12 strokes

2 characters

to collect oneself

a double-bladed axe

13

13 strokes

4 characters
děng

a steelyard balance for weighing money

gài

to infringe upon a trademark

kān

to subjugate, to subdue, to quell, to kill

zhī

sword

14

14 strokes

3 characters
jié

to cut off, to obstruct, to stop

jiǎn

to exterminate, to destroy

qiāng

to support

15

15 strokes

1 character

to kill, to massacre

16

16 strokes

1 character
zhàn

war, fighting, battle

17

17 strokes

2 characters
dài

to support

play, show, theater

18

18 strokes

1 character
chuō

to pierce, to prick, to stab

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