Radical family

radical character index

zhǐ · to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

Dictionary view

12 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
zhǐ

to stop, to halt

5

5 strokes

1 character
zhèng

straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

6

6 strokes

1 character

this, these

7

7 strokes

1 character

walk, stroll, pace, march

8

8 strokes

3 characters

Old variant of 步

to diverge, to fork

military

9

9 strokes

1 character
wāi

slanted, askew, awry

13

13 strokes

1 character
suì

year

14

14 strokes

1 character

to argue, to disagree, to wrangle

16

16 strokes

1 character

history

18

18 strokes

1 character
guī

to return, to go back

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