223 indexed characters
Characters are grouped by total stroke count so you can narrow the family the same way a traditional radical index works.
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clock
钩gōuhook, barb, sickle
钢gāngsteel
钙gàicalcium
钯bǎpalladium
钣bǎnmetal plate
钡bèibarium
钚bùplutonium
钞chāobank note, paper money
钭tǒuwine flagon
钝dùnblunt, obtuse
钫fāngfrancium
钬huǒholmium
钜jùsteel, iron
钧jūnunit of weight equal to thirty catties
钪kàngscandium
钠nàsodium, natrium
钮niǔbutton, knob
钤qiánlock, latch
钦qīnto respect, to admire
钛tàititanium
钨wūtungsten, wolfram
钥yàolock, key
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money, currency, coins
铁tiěiron
钻zuāndiamond
铃língsmall bell
铅qiānlead
铋bìbismuth
钵bōearthen basin
钹bócymbals
铂bóplatinum
钸bùplutonium
钿diànhairpin
铎duóbell
钴gǔcobalt
钾jiǎpotassium
钶ēcolumbium
铆mǎorivet
钼mùmolybdenum
铌níniobium
铍pīberyllium
钷pǒpromethium
钳qiánpincers, pliers, tongs
铈shìcerium
铄shuòto melt, to smelt
铊tāthallium
钽tǎntantalum
铉xuàna device for carrying a tripod
铀yóuuranium
钰yùrare treasure
钺yuèbroad-axe
钲zhēngan army's marching gong
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silver
铜tóngcopper, bronze
铝lǚaluminum
铲chǎnspade, shovel
铵ǎnammonium
铖chéngsurname
铳chòngancient weapon
铛dāngfrying pan
铞diàosword
铫diàohoe
铥diūthulium
铒ěrerbium
铬gèchromium
铪hāhafnium
铧huáspade, shovel, plowshare
铗jiátongs, pincers
铰jiǎohinge
铠kǎiarmor, chain mail
铐kàoshackles, manacles
铑lǎorhodium
铭míngto engrave, to inscribe
铙náocymbals, hand-bell
铨quánto weigh, to measure
铷rúrubidium
铯sècesium
铩shāspear
铴tānggong
铤dìngingots, metal bars
铣xǐmill
铘yésword
铱yīiridium
铟yīnindium
铕yǒueuropium
铡zháa sickle used to cut grass or hay
铮zhēngclanging sound
铢zhūa unit of weight, about 1 gram
12 strokes
lock, padlock
锅guōcooking-pot, saucepan
铺pùshop, store
销xiāoto fuse, to melt
锈xiùto rust, to corrode
锕āactinium
锄chúhoe
锉cuòcarpenter's file
锇éosmium
锋fēngspear-point
锆gàozirconium
锏jiǎnrapier
锔jūcurium
锎kāicaesium
铿kēngto strike, to beat
铼láirhenium
锒lángchain, lock
铹láolawrencium
锂lǐlithium
链liànchain, wire
锍liǔChinese character
锊lüèa unit of weight, about 6 ounces
铓mángsword-point
锓qǐnto carve
锐ruìsharp, pointed
铽tèterbium
锑tīantimony
锌xīnzinc
锃zèngto polish, to shine
铸zhùto melt, to cast
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error, mistake
键jiànlock, door bolt
锡xītin
锤chuíhammer
锯jùa saw
锛bēnadze
锝détechnetium
锭dìngspindle, ingot
锢gùto run hot metal through a mold
锪huōa kind of tool
锦jǐnbrocade, tapestry
锩juǎnto bend iron
锞kèingot
锟kūna legendary sword
锣luógong
锚máoanchor
锰měngmanganese
锘nuònobelium
锫péiberkelium
锖qiāngthe color of a mineral
锬tánlong spear
锨xiānshovel
锗zhěgermanium
锥zhuīgimlet, drill, awl
锱zīhalf-pound
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