Radical family

radical character index

xīn · bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem

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11 indexed characters

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

7

7 strokes

1 character
xīn

bitter

12

12 strokes

1 character

crime, offense, sin

13

13 strokes

1 character

law, rule

14

14 strokes

1 character

pepper

16

16 strokes

4 characters
biàn

to argue, to dispute

bàn

to set up

biàn

to recognize, to distinguish, to discriminate

xuē

a variety of marsh grass

17

17 strokes

1 character
biàn

braid, pigtail, plait

19

19 strokes

1 character

words, speech

21

21 strokes

1 character
biàn

to argue, to dispute

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