Radical family

radical character index

mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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42 indexed characters

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

8

8 strokes

1 character
mén

gate, door, entrance, opening

9

9 strokes

1 character
shuān

bolt, latch, crossbar

10

10 strokes

1 character
shǎn

flash, lightning

11

11 strokes

1 character

to shut, to close

12

12 strokes

7 characters
hóng

barrier, gate

jiān

between, among

kāi

to open

mǐn

to mourn, to grieve

rùn

intercalary

xián

fence, guard

xián

leisure, idle time

13

13 strokes

1 character
zhá

sluice, floodgate, canal lock

14

14 strokes

8 characters

separated, blocked

chù

busy, crowded

clique, valve

cabinet, chamber, pavilion

chamber

guī

women's quarters

a village of twenty-five families

mǐn

Fujian province

15

15 strokes

3 characters
kǔn

threshold

láng

high door, high gate

yuè

to examine, to inspect

16

16 strokes

6 characters
chāng

the gates of heaven

è

to block, to obstruct, to stop up

lìn

Chinese character

yān

eunuch

yán

village gate

threshold

17

17 strokes

6 characters
bǎn

board, plank

kuò

ample, broad, wide

lán

screen door, railing, fence

alone

wéi

gate, door

yīn

bent, curved

18

18 strokes

3 characters
chuǎng

to rush in, to charge in, to burst in

to close

quē

palace

19

19 strokes

1 character
guān

frontier pass

20

20 strokes

2 characters
chǎn

to disclose

hǎn

to glance, to peep

21

21 strokes

1 character

open

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