Radical family

radical character index

yuē · to speak; to say

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.

4

4 strokes

1 character
yuē

to speak

5

5 strokes

2 characters
diàn

electricity

yuē

cockroach

6

6 strokes

2 characters

crooked, bent

to tow, to pull, to drag

7

7 strokes

1 character
gèng

more, further

9

9 strokes

1 character

what, why, where, which, how

10

10 strokes

1 character
shū

book, letter, document

11

11 strokes

1 character
cáo

ministers, officials

12

12 strokes

4 characters
zuì

most, extremely, exceedingly

céng

already, formerly, once

to change, to replace, to substitute for

cǎn

if, supposing, nevertheless

13

13 strokes

1 character
huì

to assemble, to meet

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