Radical family

radical character index

· fish

Dictionary view

79 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

fish

12

12 strokes

4 characters

shark

fáng

bream

foolish, stupid, rash

鱿yóu

cuttlefish

13

13 strokes

9 characters

Chinese mackerel

bào

abalone

carp

hòu

king crab

perch

nián

sheatfish

píng

sole

to revive

tái

mackerel

14

14 strokes

11 characters
xiān

fresh

ér

roe

guī

salmon

anchovy

jiāo

shark

jié

clam

kuài

minced fish

wěi

little tuna

xiǎng

dried fish

xún

sturgeon

zéi

cuttlefish

15

15 strokes

11 characters
gěng

fish bones

gǔn

giant fish

huàn

carp

crucian carp

jiān

skipjack, bonito

eel

carp

lián

silver carp, hypophthalmiathys

shā

shark

shí

Reeves' shad

tiáo

minnow

16

16 strokes

14 characters
chāng

silvery pomfret, Stromateoides argenteus

diāo

porgy

fēi

herring

fish guts

jīng

whale

kūn

spawn

líng

carp

salamander

nián

catfish

ray-finned fish

qīng

mackerel

shī

cat fish

mullet

zōu

small fish

17

17 strokes

10 characters
biān

bream

dié

flatfish

è

alligator

fèn

fish

abalone

huáng

sturgeon

qiū

loach

sāi

fish gills

sāo

carp

anchovy

18

18 strokes

6 characters
áo

huge sea turtle

guān

huge fish

páng

carp

fin

sole

yáo

the nautilus

19

19 strokes

7 characters
biào

swim bladder

biē

turtle

Chinese herring

mán

eel

mǐn

codfish

xuě

codfish

yōng

bighead

20

20 strokes

4 characters
guì

mandarin fish

lín

fish scales

shàn

eel

zūn

barbel

21

21 strokes

2 characters

snakehead

zhān

sturgeon

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