Radical family

radical character index

chén · minister, statesman, official, vassal

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7 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
chén

minister, statesman, official, vassal

8

8 strokes

3 characters

to crouch

qiān

stern

to crouch, to lie down

14

14 strokes

1 character
zāng

good, right

15

15 strokes

1 character

abstruse, deep, profound

17

17 strokes

1 character
lín

to draw near, to approach

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