Radical family

radical character index

shí · food; eating

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43 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
shí

food

5

5 strokes

1 character

hungry, starving

6

6 strokes

1 character
táng

syrup, molasses, malt sugar

7

7 strokes

7 characters
fàn

meal, food

chì

order

rèn

cooked food

tún

stuffed dumplings

sacrficial victim

yǐn

to swallow, to drink

full, satiated

8

8 strokes

5 characters
bǎo

satisfied

jiàn

to send off

shì

to decorate, to adorn

to raise animals

syrup

9

9 strokes

8 characters
bǐng

rice-cake, pastry, biscuit

ráo

abundant, bountiful

ěr

bait

buckwheat or sorghum noodles

jiǎo

stuffed dumplings

le

buckwheat or sorghum noodles

shí

to nibble at, to erode

xiǎng

rations and pay for soldiers

10

10 strokes

5 characters
饿è

hungry

cake, biscuit

jùn

leftovers

něi

famished, hungry, starving

surplus, remainder, excess

11

11 strokes

3 characters
guǎn

public building

hún

dumpling soup

xiàn

filling, stuffing

12

12 strokes

4 characters
chán

greedy, gluttonous

chā

to stir, to cook, to boil

kuì

gift, present

sōu

spoiled, rotten

13

13 strokes

3 characters
liú

distill, distillation

bread

xiū

food, meal

14

14 strokes

2 characters
jǐn

a time of famine or crop failure

mán

steamed buns

15

15 strokes

2 characters
sǎn

fried round cakes of wheat flour

zhuàn

to feed, support, provide for

25

25 strokes

1 character
náng

naan

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