Radical family

radical character index

mén · door; enclosure

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47 indexed characters

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

3

3 strokes

1 character
mén

gate, door, entrance, opening

4

4 strokes

1 character
shuān

bolt, latch, crossbar

5

5 strokes

1 character
shǎn

flash, lightning

6

6 strokes

4 characters
wèn

to ask about, to inquire after

to shut, to close

chuǎng

to rush in, to charge in, to burst in

yàn

village gate

7

7 strokes

8 characters
jiān

between, among

mèn

gloomy, depressed, melancholy

xián

fence, guard

hóng

barrier, gate

kāng

door

mǐn

to mourn, to grieve

rùn

intercalary

wéi

gate, door

8

8 strokes

2 characters
nào

busy, lively

zhá

sluice, floodgate, canal lock

9

9 strokes

8 characters
wén

news

clique, valve

cabinet, chamber, pavilion

guī

women's quarters

separated, blocked

a village of twenty-five families

mǐn

Fujian province

door, gate

10

10 strokes

4 characters
jiū

chance, risk

kǔn

threshold

láng

high door, high gate

yuè

to examine, to inspect

11

11 strokes

10 characters
chǎn

to disclose

chāng

the gates of heaven

a Buddhist high priest

hūn

gatekeeper

wén

a place in the Henan province

feud

yān

eunuch

è

to block, to obstruct, to stop up

yán

village gate

threshold

12

12 strokes

4 characters
kuò

ample, broad, wide

lán

screen door, railing, fence

alone

què

to close, to shut

13

13 strokes

3 characters

to close

quē

palace

tián

a place in Xinjiang province

14

14 strokes

1 character
hǎn

to glance, to peep

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