Radical family

radical character index

· fish

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63 indexed characters

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

11

11 strokes

1 character

fish

13

13 strokes

1 character
jié

Chinese character

14

14 strokes

1 character
tuō

Japanese mackerel

15

15 strokes

3 characters

foolish, stupid, rash

yóu

cuttlefish

shark

16

16 strokes

2 characters
bào

abalone

píng

sole

17

17 strokes

5 characters
guī

salmon

jiāo

shark

wěi

little tuna

xiān

fresh

sushi

18

18 strokes

4 characters
huàn

carp

carp

shā

shark

crucian carp

19

19 strokes

13 characters
chāng

silvery pomfret, Stromateoides argenteus

diāo

porgy

fēi

herring

jīng

whale

kūn

spawn

líng

carp

salamander

nián

sheatfish

ray-finned fish

xiǎng

dried fish

qīng

mackerel

mullet

zōu

small fish

20

20 strokes

6 characters
chūn

a kind of long, flat, silver-gray striped fish

dié

flatfish

Chinese river dolphin

sāi

fish gills

anchovy

zéi

cuttlefish

21

21 strokes

5 characters
páng

carp

guān

huge fish

lián

silver carp, hypophthalmiathys

fin

shí

Reeves' shad

22

22 strokes

9 characters
áo

huge sea turtle

biào

swim bladder

biē

turtle

jiān

skipjack, bonito

mán

eel

xuě

codfish

yōng

bighead

zhāng

octopus, devilfish

zhuān

anchovy

23

23 strokes

5 characters
guì

mandarin fish

lín

fish scales

shàn

eel

xún

sturgeon

zūn

barbel

24

24 strokes

4 characters
guì

minnow

kuài

minced fish

snakehead

zhān

sturgeon

27

27 strokes

2 characters
è

alligator

perch

30

30 strokes

1 character

eel

33

33 strokes

1 character
xiān

fresh, delicious

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