Radical family

radical character index

shí · food; to eat

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44 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
shí

food

10

10 strokes

1 character

hungry, starving

12

12 strokes

6 characters
chì

order

fàn

meal, food

rèn

cooked food

tún

stuffed dumplings

yǐn

to swallow, to drink

full, satiated

13

13 strokes

4 characters
bǎo

satisfied

shì

to decorate, to adorn

to raise animals

syrup

14

14 strokes

6 characters
bǐng

rice-cake, pastry, biscuit

ěr

bait

buckwheat or sorghum noodles

jiǎo

stuffed dumplings

le

buckwheat or sorghum noodles

xiǎng

rations and pay for soldiers

15

15 strokes

5 characters

cake, biscuit

è

hungry

jùn

leftovers

něi

famished, hungry, starving

surplus, remainder, excess

16

16 strokes

5 characters
guǎn

public building

hún

dumpling soup

jiàn

to send off

xiàn

filling, stuffing

yáo

cooked or prepared meat

17

17 strokes

3 characters

porridge, gruel, congee

餿sōu

spoiled, rotten

wèi

to feed, to raise

18

18 strokes

2 characters
liú

distill, distillation

sacrficial victim

19

19 strokes

4 characters
jǐn

a time of famine or crop failure

mán

steamed buns

bread

xiū

food, meal

20

20 strokes

5 characters

famine

kuì

gift, present

ráo

abundant, bountiful

sǎn

fried round cakes of wheat flour

zhuàn

to feed, support, provide for

25

25 strokes

1 character
chán

greedy, gluttonous

30

30 strokes

1 character
náng

naan

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