Radical family

radical character index

wén · writing; culture; language

Dictionary view

7 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
wén

writing

10

10 strokes

1 character
zhāi

to fast, to abstain

12

12 strokes

3 characters
bān

freckled, mottled, spotted, striped

bīn

ornamental, refined

fěi

graceful, elegant, beautiful

16

16 strokes

1 character
lán

multicolored

21

21 strokes

1 character
lán

multicolored

Learning view

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