467 indexed characters
Characters are grouped by total stroke count so you can narrow the family the same way a traditional radical index works.
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soup, gravy, broth
汗hànperspiration, sweat
江jiānglarge river
汊chàa branching stream
池chípool, pond
汲jíto draw water at a well
汒mángChinese character
汔qìnearby
汝rǔyou
汕shànbamboo
汜sìa stream which forks and then rejoins the main branch
污wūfilthy, dirty
汐xīnight tide, evening ebb tide
汛xùnhigh water, flood tides
7 strokes
not, none, gone
沉chénto sink, to submerge
沟gōuditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
沏qīto infuse
汴biàna river in Henan
沧cāngazure, cold, vast
沖chōngwash, rinse, flush
沌dùnchaotic, confused
泛fànto drift, to float
汾féna river in Shanxi province
沣fēnga river in Shanxi province
汩gǔthe sound of running water
沆hàngferry
沪hùShanghai
洰jùditch, gutter
決juéto decide, to determine, to judge
泐lèto write
沥lìtrickle, drip, dregs
沦lúnsunk, submerged
沒méinot, none, gone
汨mìto sink
沔miǎnflood
沐mùto bathe, to cleanse, to shampoo, to wash
沤ōuto soak, to steep
沛pèiabundant, copious, full
汽qìgasoline
汧qiānmarsh
沁qìnto soak, to seep in, to percolate
沙shāsand, gravel, pebbles
沈chénto sink, to submerge
汰tàito eliminate, to scour, to wash out
汪wāngvast, extensive, deep
沩wéia river in Shanxi province
汶wèna river in Shandong province
沃wòto water, to irrigate
汹xiōngturbulent, torrential, restless
沇yǎnflowing, engulfing, brimming
沂yía river in southeast Shandong
沅yuána river in western Hunan
㳄xiánsaliva, spittle
8 strokes
law, rule, statute
油yóuoil, fat, grease, lard
治zhìto administer, to govern, to regulate
注zhùto concentrate, to focus
河hériver, stream
泡pàobubble, blister
泥nímud, earth, clay
沿yánto follow a course, to go along
浅qiǎnshallow, superficial
沾zhānto moisten, to soak, to wet
泪lèitears
泼pōto pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water
泄xièdrip, leak, vent
泻xièto leak
波bōwaves, ripples, breakers
沸fèito boil, to bubble up, to gush
泔gānwater from washing rice
沽gūto buy and sell
泓hónga clear deep pool of water
泾jīnga river in Gansu and Shaanxi
沮jǔto stop, to prevent
況kuàngcondition, situation
泠língnice and cool, mild and comfortable
泷lóngraining
泸lúa river in Jiangxi province
泺luòa river in Shandong province
泖mǎostill water
泌mìto seep out, to secrete
泯mǐnto destroy, to eliminate
沫mòbubbles, foam, froth, suds
泞nìngmud, mire
泮pànZhou dynasty school
泙píngto roar
泊pōto anchor
泣qìto cry, to sob, to weep
泅qiúto float, to swim, to wade
沭shùa river in Shantung province
泗sìmucus
沱tuóriver, stream, waterway
沲tuóto float
泫xuànto weep, to cry
泱yānggreat, expansive
泆yìto overflow
泳yǒngto swim, to dive
泽zémarsh, swamp
沼zhǎolake, pond, swamp
9 strokes
to exist, to live, to survive
派pàiclique, faction, group, sect
洗xǐto bathe, to rinse, to wash
洞dòngcave, grotto, hole, ravine
测cèto survey, to measure
浓nóngconcentrated, dense, strong, thick
洋yángsea, ocean
洒sǎto pour, to spill
浇jiāoto spray, to sprinkle, to water
浐chǎna river in Shaanxi province
洱ěra lake in Yunnan province
洪hóngdeluge, flood
浒hǔshore, river bank
洹huána river in Henan province
洄huíbackwater
浍huìditch, trench, irrigation canal
浑húnblended, mixed
洎jìwhen, until
济jìto aid, to help, to relieve
浃jiāto saturate, to drench
洚jiàngflood
洁jiéclean, pure
津jīnsaliva, sweat
洌lièclear, pure
浏liúbright
洛luòa river in the Shanxi province
洣mǐa river in Hunan province
洽qiàto mix, to blend, to harmonize
洳rùsdamp, boggy, marshy
浉shīa river in Henan province
洮táoto cleanse
洼wāpit, hollow, depression
洧wěia river in Henan province
涎xiánsaliva
洨xiáoa river in Hebei province
洩xièto leak, to drip
洶xiōngturbulent, torrential, restless
洫xùmoat, ditch
洵xúntrue, real
浔xúnsteep river bank
洇yīnto soak
浈zhēna river in Guangdong province
洲zhōucontinent
洙zhūa river in Shandong province
浊zhuódirty, filthy, muddy, turbid
10 strokes
sea, ocean
流liúto flow, to drift, to circulate
涂túto smear, to scribble, to daub
涨zhǎngflood tide
浪làngbreaker, wave
浮fúto drift, to float
消xiāonews, rumors
润rùnfresh, moist
涌yǒngto surge up, to bubble up, to gush forth
涝làoto inundate, to flood
浜bāngcreek, stream
涔cénto overflow
涤díto wash, to sweep
浩hàogreat, grand, vast
浣huànto wash, to rinse
涣huànscattered
浹jiāto saturate, to drench
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
浸jìnto dip, to immerse, to soak
涇jīnga river in Gansu and Shaanxi
涓juānbrook, stream
浚jùnto dredge
涞láiripple
涖lìcreek
涟liánflowing water
浼měito request, to ask a favor
涅nièto blacken
浦pǔbeach, shore, river bank
涩sèastringent, harsh, rough, uneven
涉shèsconcerned, involved
涑sùa river in Shansi province
浽suīdrizzle, light rain
涛tāolarge waves
涕tìtears
涠wéistill water
涡wōeddy, swirl, whirlpool
浯wúa river in Shandong province
浠xīa river in Hubei province
浴yùto bathe, to shower, to wash
浙zhèthe Zhejiang province
浞zhuóto soak, to steep in water
11 strokes
deep, profound
清qīngclean, pure
混hùnmuddy, confused
淡dànwatery, dilute
添tiānto add, to append, to increase, to replenish
淋línto drench, to drip, to soak
淘táoto dredge, to sieve
淹yānto drown, to immerse, to steep
渗shènto seep, to permeate, to infiltrate
涮shuànto rinse
淌tǎngto trickle down, to flow, to drip
湴bànmud, mire
淳chúnsimple, honest, genuine
淙cóngthe sound of water gurgling
淬cuìto soak, to dye
淀diànmarsh, swamp
渎dúditch, sluice, gutter, drain
淝féian affluent of the Poyang Lake
涪fúa river in Sichuan province
淦gàna river in Jiangxi province
涫guànto boil
涵hánto wet, to soak
涸hétired, exhausted
淮huáia river in Anhui province
渐jiàngradually
淨jìngclean, pure, unspoiled
淶láiripple
淚lèitears
涼liángcool, cold
淩língto cross, to traverse, to pass through
淥lùto strain
渌lùto strain
淪lúnsunk, submerged
渑miǎnthe name of a river in Shandong
淖nàomud, slush
淠pìluxuriant
淒qībitter, cold, dreary, miserable
淇qía river in Henan province
淺qiǎnshallow, superficial
渠qúditch, gutter
渖shěnwater, liquid, juice
淑shūgood, pure, virtuous
淞sōnga river in Jiangsu province
淅xīwater used wash rice
淆xiáoconfused, mixed up, in disarray
涯yáborder, horizon
液yèfluid, liquid
淫yínobscene, licentious, lewd, kinky
淤yūmud, sediment
渔yúfisherman
淯yùa river in Henan province
渊yuānabyss, depth
渚zhǔislet, sandbar
涿zhuōto trickle, to dribble, to drip
淄zīa river in Shandong province
渍zìto soak, to steep
12 strokes
to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
湖húlake
湿shīwet, moist, humid, damp
滑huáto slip, to slide
港gǎngport, harbor, bay
渣zhādregs, sediment
渡dùto cross, to ferry over, to pass through
渴kěthirsty, parched
溅jiànto sprinkle, to spray, to splash, to spill
渤bóswelling
測cèto survey, to measure
湞zhēna river in Guangdong province
滁chúa district in Anhui province
湊còuto piece together, to assemble
溉gàito water, to irrigate, to flood
渙huànscattered
湟huángriver in Qinghai province
渾húnblended, mixed
湔jiānto wash, to cleanse
減jiǎnto decrease, to subtract, to diminish
湫jiǎomarsh, swamp, small pond
溃kuìa flooding river
湄méibank, coast, shore
湎miǎndrunk, flushed
渺miǎovast, boundless
湣mǐnconfused, mixed
湼nièmud, slime
湃pàiturbulent, surging
湓pénan affluent of the Yangtze river
溲sōuto urinate
湯tāngsoup, gravy, broth
湉tiánflowing smoothly
湍tuāncurrent, rapids
湾wānbay, cove, gulf, inlet
渭wèia river in Shanxi province
温wēnwarm, lukewarm
渦wōeddy, swirl, whirlpool
渥wòto enrich, to dye
湘xiāngHunan province
渫xièto scatter, to disperse
溆xùa river in Hunan
渲xuànto render
湮yānto block up
湧yǒngto gush, to well up, to bubble up
渝yúto change
淵yuānabyss, depth
湛zhàncalm, clear, deep
滞zhìto block, to obstruct
滋zīto grow, to nourish
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to fill
滚gǔnto boil, to roll, to turn
溜liūto slip, to slide, to glide
溪xībrook, creek, stream
溢yìfull
滗bìto drain
滨bīnbeach, coast, river bank
滄cāngazure, cold, vast
滇diānYunnan province
滏fǔa river in Hebei province
溝gōuditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
溷hùnprivy, latrine
溘kèsudden, abrupt, unexpected
滥lànto flood, to overflow
漓lídripping water
溧lìa river in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces
漣liánflowing water
滤lǜto filter, to strain
滦luána county and river in Hebei province
漭mǎngvast, expansive
滅mièto extinguish
溟míngdrizzling rain
漠mòdesert
溺nìto spoil, to pamper, to indulge
滂pāngtorrential
溥pǔbig, great, vast
溱qína river in Henan province
溶róngto melt, to dissolve
溽rùmoist
滠shèa river in Hubei province
溯sùto paddle upstream, to go against the current
溻tāwet
滩tānrapids
溏tángpool, pond
滔tāotorrential, rushing, overflowing
溦wēito drizzle
溫wēnwarm, lukewarm
滊xìsaline pond
溴xiùbromine
滟yànbillowing, overflowing
滢yíngclear, pure
源yuánspring
準zhǔnstandard, accurate
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs
14 strokes
to perform, to act, to put on a play
滴dīto drip
漏lòuto leak, to drip
漆qīvarnish, lacquer
漫màninundating
漂piàoto drift, to float
漕cáocanal, watercourse
滻chǎna river in Shaanxi province
漼cuǐto appear deep
滌díto wash, to sweep
澉gǎnto wash
滾gǔnto boil, to roll, to turn
漢hànChinese people
滹hūthe bank of a stream
滸hǔshore, river bank
滬hùShanghai
漶huànindecipherable
潢huángpond, lake
漸jiàngradually
漤lǎnto marinate in salt
潋liànripples, waves
滷lǔsauce, gravy, broth
漉lùto filter, to strain
漯luòa river in northern Shandong
滿mǎnto fill
漚ōuto soak, to steep
滲shènto seep, to permeate, to infiltrate
漱shùto gargle, to rinse
潍wéia river in Shandong province
潇xiāothe sound of beating wind and rain
漵xùa river in Hunan
漩xuáneddy, whirlpool
漾yàngto ripple, to undulate
漪yīripples
潆yíngeddy
漁yúfisherman
漳zhānga river in Henan province
漲zhǎngflood tide
滯zhìto block, to obstruct
潴zhūpond, pool
漬zìto soak, to steep
15 strokes
tide, current
澳àobay, cove, dock, inlet
潺chánthe sound of flowing water
澈chèlimpid, clear
澄chéngclear, limpid, pure
澗jiànbrook, mountain stream
澆jiāoto spray, to sprinkle, to water
潔jiéclean, pure
潰kuìa flooding river
澜lánoverflowing
澇làoto inundate, to flood
潦lǎoto flood
潘pāna river that flows into the Han
澎pēngto splatter
潑pōto pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water
潽pūto boil over
潛qiánto hide
潜qiánto hide
潤rùnfresh, moist
潸shāntearful
潲shàoto sprinkle
澍shùtimely and life-giving rain
澌sīto vanish, to disappear
潭tándeep pool, lake
潼tónghigh, lofty
潟xìsalt marsh, scrubland
潯xúnsteep river bank
16 strokes
to approach
澶chánstill water
澹dàncalm, quiet, tranquil
澱diànmarsh, swamp
濊huìvast, expansive, deep
激jīto arouse, to incite
濑làicurrent, rapids
澧lǐa river in northern Hunan
濂liána waterfall
潞lùa river in northern China
澠miǎnthe name of a river in Shandong
濃nóngconcentrated, dense, strong, thick
濉suīthe name of a river
澥xiègulf
澡zǎoto wash, to bathe
澤zémarsh, swamp
濁zhuódirty, filthy, muddy, turbid
17 strokes
a county in Yunnan province
濱bīnbeach, coast, river bank
濠háoditch, trench, moat
濟jìto aid, to help, to relieve
濫lànto flood, to overflow
濛méngdrizzling, misty, raining
濘nìngmud, mire
濮púa county in Henan province
濡rúto moisten, to immerse
澀sèastringent, harsh, rough, uneven
濕shīwet, moist, humid, damp
濤tāolarge waves
濰wéia river in Shandong province
濯zhuóto cleanse, to rinse, to wash out
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