Radical family

糸 radical character index

mì · silk; thread

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27 indexed characters

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

6

6 strokes

1 character
糸mì

silk

7

7 strokes

1 character
系xì

system

10

10 strokes

5 characters
紧jǐn

tense, tight, taut

素sù

plain

索suǒ

cable, rope

紊wěn

tangled

紥zā

to tie, to fasten, to bind

11

11 strokes

2 characters
累lèi

tired

紮zā

to tie, to fasten, to bind

12

12 strokes

4 characters
紫zǐ

purple, violet

絜jié

line, marking

絮xù

cotton padding

絷zhí

to tie up, to shackle

13

13 strokes

1 character
絛tāo

silk cord

14

14 strokes

3 characters
緊jǐn

tense, tight, taut

綦qí

dark gray

綮qǐ

embroidered banner

16

16 strokes

2 characters
縣xiàn

county, district, subdivision

縈yíng

to coil, to entangle, to entwine

17

17 strokes

3 characters
繁fán

complex, difficult

縻mí

harness, halter

繇yáo

cause, means, reason

19

19 strokes

1 character
繫xì

system

20

20 strokes

2 characters
辮biàn

braid, pigtail, plait

纂zuǎn

to edit, to compile

21

21 strokes

1 character
纍lèi

tired

25

25 strokes

1 character
纛dào

banner, streamer

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