Radical family

radical character index

shí · stone, rock, mineral

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114 indexed characters

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

5

5 strokes

1 character
shí

stone, rock, mineral

7

7 strokes

1 character

jetty, reef

8

8 strokes

7 characters

number, numeral, symbol

kuàng

mine

dàng

a stone veined with brilliant colors

fán

alum

gān

cliff

busy

silicon

9

9 strokes

13 characters
kǎn

to hack, to chop, to cut, to fell

zhuān

tile, brick

biān

stone probe

chē

giant clam, Tridacna gigas

dùn

a kind of farm tool

fēng

sulfone

huò

the sound of a whip cracking

arsenic

to pile up, to build

shā

sand, pebbles, gravel

to polish, to grind

yán

to grind, to rub

yàn

inkstone

10

10 strokes

17 characters

to break, to rout

to smash, to pound, to crush, to break

ài

astatine

chǔ

foundation stone, plinth

whetstone

a standard weight

to build a dam with rocks

boulder

whetstone

gravel, pebbles

pào

gun, cannon

pēng

bang! the sound of crashing rock

shēn

arsenic

tóng

concrete

tuó

a stone roller

zhǎ

stone tablet

zhēn

anvil, flat stone

11

11 strokes

13 characters
dòng

cave

hard, bulging

guī

silicon

máng

a crude saltpeter

náo

sal ammoniac

qiāo

barren land

shuò

great, eminent

wéi

millstone

selenium

xiá

a town in Hebei province

xíng

whetstone

zhài

stockade, fort, military outpost

zhū

cinnabar

12

12 strokes

7 characters
yìng

firm, hard, strong

jiǎn

alkaline, alkali, lye, salt

liú

sulfur

què

certain, sure

a flat stone used as a mortar

xiāo

saltpeter

yàn

inkstone

13

13 strokes

14 characters
suì

to break, to smash

pèng

to touch

wǎn

bowl, small dish

bēi

stone tablet

ài

to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct

bèi

suburb

chěn

gritty

diǎn

iodine

diāo

watchtower

dìng

anchor

duì

pestle

rocky, rough, uneven

péng

borax, boron

gravel, sand

14

14 strokes

13 characters
tàn

carbon

jade

biǎn

dangerous rocks jutting out over rapids

chá

quarrel

magnetic

cuō

to polish, to buff

tellurium

dié

plate, small dish

jiǎn

alkaline, alkali, lye, salt

jié

stone tablet

shuò

great, eminent

xuàn

Chinese character

stone roller

15

15 strokes

10 characters
bàng

pound

to collide, to hit, to knock, to tap

gǔn

stone roller

lěi

a pile of rocks

number, numeral, symbol

niǎn

stone roller

pán

boulder, large rock

què

certain, sure

sǎng

plinth, stone base

zhé

to dismember, to tear apart

16

16 strokes

5 characters

millstone

huáng

sulphur

qìng

musical instrument

giant clam, Tridacna gigas

zhuān

tile, brick

17

17 strokes

5 characters
dèng

stone steps on a cliff or hill

dūn

stone block

jetty, reef

jiāo

jetty, reef

lín

phosphorus

18

18 strokes

3 characters
chǔ

foundation stone, plinth

jiāng

pebble, small stone

méng

a kind of mineral

19

19 strokes

2 characters
ài

to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct

shredder, grater

20

20 strokes

2 characters
fán

alum

kuàng

mine

21

21 strokes

1 character

to extend, to fill

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