Radical family

radical character index

quǎn · animal; dog

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88 indexed characters

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

3

3 strokes

1 character
quǎn

dog

5

5 strokes

2 characters
fàn

criminal

qiú

armadillo

6

6 strokes

3 characters
àn

wild dog

guǎng

fierce, rude, uncivilized

mammoth

7

7 strokes

7 characters
kuáng

insane, mad

bèi

a legendary wolf

barbarians

niǔ

greedy, covetous

yín

Chinese character

yóu

similar to, just like, as

yǔn

barbarians

8

8 strokes

8 characters
gǒu

dog

fèi

baboon

fox

monkey, ape

níng

fierce

páo

a species of deer found in northern China

fox cub

xiá

to be familiar with

9

9 strokes

11 characters

alone, independent, only, single, solitary

hěn

vicious, fierce, cruel

jiǎo

cunning, deceitful, treacherous

kuài

sly, cunning, crafty

róng

the common marmoset

shī

lion

shòu

winter hunting

sūn

monkey

xiá

narrow, limited

prison, jail

zhēng

fierce-looking, ferocious

10

10 strokes

11 characters
láng

wolf

bèi

a legendary wolf

tapir

juàn

rash, irritable, impulsive, impetuous

fox

a kind of monkey

suān

a fabulous beast

xiá

narrow, limited

xiǎn

long-snouted dog

yín

the snarling of dogs

armadillo

11

11 strokes

15 characters
māo

cat

zhū

pig, hog, wild boar

cāi

to guess, to conjecture, to suppose

měng

violent, savage, cruel, bold

chāng

mad, wild

sudden, abrupt

guǒ

monkey

liè

hunting

luó

pig

macacus monkey

lion, wild beast

shē

lynx, wild cat

xiāo

a tiger's roar

exclamation of admiration

zhēng

fierce-looking, ferocious

12

12 strokes

13 characters
hóu

monkey, ape

biān

otter

chá

badger

a kind of monkey found in western China

huá

crafty, cunning, shrewd

jiā

boar

méi

badger, ferret, mongoose

náo

a monkey with yellow hair

wěi

vulgar, low

wèi

porcupine, hedgehog

xiē

frightened, terrified

xīng

ape, orangutan

yóu

similar to, just like, as

13

13 strokes

3 characters
shī

lion

sūn

monkey

yuán

ape

14

14 strokes

3 characters
jìng

the Manchurian tiger

prison, jail

zhāng

roebuck, hornless river deer

15

15 strokes

2 characters
jué

wild, violent

liáo

to hunt at night with torches

16

16 strokes

3 characters

alone, independent, only, single, solitary

otter

xiè

mythical unicorn

17

17 strokes

2 characters
huò

to get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze

xūn

barbarians

18

18 strokes

2 characters
guǎng

fierce, rude, uncivilized

liè

hunting

20

20 strokes

1 character
huān

badger

23

23 strokes

1 character
jué

a large ape found in western China

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