Radical family

手 radical character index

shǒu · hand

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23 indexed characters

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

4 strokes

1 character

手shǒu

hand

8 strokes

1 character

承chéng

to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty

9 strokes

1 character

拜bài

to bow, to salute

10 strokes

5 characters

拿ná

to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take

fist

tangled, entwined

to assist, to help

sincere, warm, cordial

11 strokes

1 character

挲sā

to feel or fondle with the fingers

12 strokes

4 characters

to rip, to tear

to pull, to drag

to pickpocket

in charge

14 strokes

3 characters

搿gé

to hug

摹mó

to trace

搴qiān

to extract

15 strokes

2 characters

摩mó

to scour, to rub, to grind

摯zhì

sincere, warm, cordial

16 strokes

1 character

擎qíng

to lift

17 strokes

2 characters

擘bāi

thumb

擊jī

to strike, to hit, to beat

19 strokes

1 character

攀pān

to climb, to hang on, to pull up

23 strokes

1 character

攣luán

tangled, entwined

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