Radical family

黑 radical character index

hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister

Dictionary view

17 indexed characters

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

12

12 strokes

1 character
黑hēi

black

16

16 strokes

2 characters
默mò

silent

黔qián

black

17

17 strokes

4 characters
黜chù

to dismiss

黛dài

to blacken one's eyebrows

點diǎn

dot, point, speck

黝yǒu

black

18

18 strokes

2 characters
黠xiá

sly, cunning, shrewd

黟yī

ebony

19

19 strokes

1 character
黢qū

black

20

20 strokes

5 characters
黪cǎn

grey-black

黨dǎng

political party, gang, faction

黩dú

to dishonor, to defile, to corrupt

黧lí

a dark, sallow colour

黥qíng

to tattoo

23

23 strokes

1 character
黴méi

bacteria, fungi, mold

27

27 strokes

1 character
黷dú

to dishonor, to defile, to corrupt

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