Radical family

radical character index

niǎo · bird

Dictionary view

72 indexed characters

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

5

5 strokes

1 character
niǎo

bird

7

7 strokes

2 characters

chicken

jiū

pigeon

8

8 strokes

1 character
yuān

kite

9

9 strokes

5 characters
bǎo

bustard

cāng

oriole

ōu

seagull, tern

crow

zhèn

a bird resembling the secretary falcon

10

10 strokes

12 characters
chī

kite, horned owl

dōng

thrush

species of Taiwan pigeon

líng

lark, wagtail

cormorant

mynah

the eastern egret

tuó

ostrich

xiāo

owl

duck

yāng

female mandarin duck

yuān

male mandarin duck

11

11 strokes

8 characters
ér

swallow

pigeon, dove

guā

crow

héng

plover, wading bird

鸿hóng

a species of wild swan

luán

fabulous bird

xiū

horned owl, scops chinensis

zhì

hawk, vulture

12

12 strokes

8 characters
é

goose

a species of pigeon

swan

juān

cuckoo

Chinese oriole

pelican

xián

silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera

mynah

13

13 strokes

10 characters
ān

quail

bēi

bulbul, songbird

chún

quail

gēng

oriole

kūn

a bird resembling a crane

miáo

emu

péng

fabulous bird of enormous size

què

magpie

the turquoise kingfisher

species of parrot

14

14 strokes

7 characters

cormorant

è

osprey, fishhawk

a kind of pigeon

pelican

méi

cormorant

qiū

waterfowl

duck

15

15 strokes

5 characters

crane

wagtail

jiān

phoenix

liú

owl

yào

sparrow hawk

16

16 strokes

3 characters
liù

Anthus species

yīng

parrot

zhè

partridge

17

17 strokes

4 characters
jiāo

wren

jiù

condor, vulture

liáo

wren

snipe, kingfisher

18

18 strokes

4 characters
yīng

eagle, falcon, hawk

waterfowl

huán

spoonbill, ibis

heron, egret

22

22 strokes

2 characters
guàn

crane, stork

shuāng

eagle

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