Radical family

鸟 radical character index

niǎo · bird

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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
鸟niǎo

bird

7

7 strokes

2 characters
鸡jī

chicken

鸠jiū

pigeon

8

8 strokes

1 character
鸢yuān

kite

9

9 strokes

5 characters
鸨bǎo

bustard

鸧cāng

oriole

鸥ōu

seagull, tern

鸦yā

crow

鸩zhèn

a bird resembling the secretary falcon

10

10 strokes

12 characters
鸱chī

kite, horned owl

鸫dōng

thrush

鸪gū

species of Taiwan pigeon

鸰líng

lark, wagtail

鸬lú

cormorant

鸲qú

mynah

鸶sī

the eastern egret

鸵tuó

ostrich

鸮xiāo

owl

鸭yā

duck

鸯yāng

female mandarin duck

鸳yuān

male mandarin duck

11

11 strokes

8 characters
鸸ér

swallow

鸽gē

pigeon, dove

鸹guā

crow

鸻héng

plover, wading bird

鸿hóng

a species of wild swan

鸾luán

fabulous bird

鸺xiū

horned owl, scops chinensis

鸷zhì

hawk, vulture

12

12 strokes

8 characters
鹅é

goose

鹁bó

a species of pigeon

鹄gǔ

swan

鹃juān

cuckoo

鹂lí

Chinese oriole

鹈tí

pelican

鹇xián

silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera

鹆yù

mynah

13

13 strokes

10 characters
鹌ān

quail

鹎bēi

bulbul, songbird

鹑chún

quail

鹒gēng

oriole

鹍kūn

a bird resembling a crane

鹋miáo

emu

鹏péng

fabulous bird of enormous size

鹊què

magpie

鹔sù

the turquoise kingfisher

鹉wǔ

species of parrot

14

14 strokes

7 characters
鹚cí

cormorant

鹗è

osprey, fishhawk

鹘gǔ

a kind of pigeon

鹕hú

pelican

鹛méi

cormorant

鹙qiū

waterfowl

鹜wù

duck

15

15 strokes

5 characters
鹤hè

crane

鹡jí

wagtail

鹣jiān

phoenix

鹠liú

owl

鹞yào

sparrow hawk

16

16 strokes

3 characters
鹨liù

Anthus species

鹦yīng

parrot

鹧zhè

partridge

17

17 strokes

4 characters
鹪jiāo

wren

鹫jiù

condor, vulture

鹩liáo

wren

鹬yù

snipe, kingfisher

18

18 strokes

4 characters
鹰yīng

eagle, falcon, hawk

鹱hù

waterfowl

鹮huán

spoonbill, ibis

鹭lù

heron, egret

22

22 strokes

2 characters
鹳guàn

crane, stork

鹴shuāng

eagle

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