Radical family

radical character index

· cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk

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66 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

cereal, grain, rice

7

7 strokes

4 characters

bald

personal, private, secret

禿

bald

xiù

elegant, graceful, refined

8

8 strokes

2 characters
bǐng

to grasp, to hold

gǎn

straw, hay

9

9 strokes

6 characters
zhǒng

race, kind, breed

miǎo

a second

section, department

qiū

autumn, fall

chaff, husk

billion

10

10 strokes

11 characters
chēng

balanced

to rent, to lease

to store up, to amass, to accumulate

chèng

balance, scale

Chinese character

secret, mysterious, abstruse

fodder, horse feed

qín

the Qin dynasty

shú

a glutinous variety of millet

yāng

shoots, sprouts

zhì

order

11

11 strokes

4 characters

to shift, to move about, to drift

huì

dirty, unclean

jiē

stalks of millet or corn

wild grain

12

12 strokes

8 characters
shāo

somewhat, slightly, a little

shuì

taxes

rare, unusual

chéng

process, rules

chaff, husk

gǎn

straw, hay

láng

grass

shuì

taxes

13

13 strokes

8 characters
chóu

crowded, dense

bài

darnels, weeds

bǐng

to report to, to petition

grain ready for grinding

léng

edge, corner, angle

rěn

ripe grain

zhī

grain ready for grinding

zhì

young, immature

14

14 strokes

4 characters
wěn

steady, stable

biǎn

hyacinth bean, haricot

chēng

balanced

zhǒng

race, kind, breed

15

15 strokes

7 characters
dào

rice plant

稿gǎo

draft, manuscript, rough copy

valley, gorge, ravine

to examine, to investigate

god of cereals

jià

crops

zhěn

to accumulate

16

16 strokes

5 characters

to store up, to amass, to accumulate

majestic

to farm, to harvest grain

to revive

yǐng

rice tassel

17

17 strokes

1 character
suì

ear of grain

18

18 strokes

2 characters
huì

dirty, unclean

to farm, to harvest grain

19

19 strokes

2 characters
huò

to get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze

wěn

steady, stable

22

22 strokes

1 character
ráng

stalks of grain

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