The radical index.

Each character carries a radical that hints at its meaning. Open one to see the whole semantic field it covers.

扌 to attack 173 chars 氵 Chinese people 159 chars 口 emphatic final particle 141 chars 木 cup 117 chars 亻 to wait 114 chars 艹 vegetables 84 chars 讠 to study 69 chars 纟 to give 67 chars 辶 border 64 chars ⺼ brain 62 chars 土 field 54 chars 女 good 53 chars 忄 speedy 49 chars 阝 all 48 chars 日 bright 48 chars 心 honorific for 'you' 46 chars 宀 house 44 chars 贝 expensive 43 chars 钅 error 42 chars 火 fire 41 chars 刂 to separate 33 chars 目 to look 32 chars 禾 balanced 31 chars ⺮ answer 30 chars 石 to touch 30 chars 一 no 26 chars 大 big 26 chars 足 heel 25 chars 页 page 24 chars 山 mountain 23 chars 巾 to help 22 chars 广 bed 22 chars 力 to move 22 chars 疒 sickness 21 chars 犭 dog 21 chars 车 cart 20 chars 彳 to obtain 20 chars 攵 to release 19 chars 门 between 19 chars 马 horse 19 chars 尸 layer 19 chars 穴 to drill 18 chars 饣 hungry 18 chars 米 rice 17 chars 田 man 17 chars 酉 wine 17 chars 王 class 16 chars 十 half 16 chars 虫 egg 16 chars 冫 clean 16 chars 又 hard 16 chars 灬 dot 15 chars 儿 son 15 chars 厂 source 15 chars 囗 country 14 chars 子 baby 14 chars 弓 young brother 13 chars 雨 zero 13 chars 丿 interrogative particle 13 chars 人 from 12 chars 戈 I 12 chars 礻 courtesy 12 chars 衤 bedding 12 chars 耳 ally 12 chars 皿 to cover 12 chars 欠 order 11 chars 手 to bring 11 chars 走 to begin 11 chars 衣 cloth 11 chars 立 stand 11 chars 月 clothes 10 chars 舟 sort 10 chars 八 eight 9 chars 鸟 chicken 9 chars 亠 capital city 9 chars 糸 tired 9 chars 羽 to upset 9 chars 曰 electricity 8 chars 寸 correct 8 chars 二 two 8 chars 牛 ox 8 chars 凵 to go out 7 chars 方 square 7 chars 户 building 7 chars 刀 to divide 7 chars 丨 this 7 chars 几 small table 7 chars 止 straight 7 chars 矢 to know 7 chars 隹 to gather 7 chars 歹 dead 7 chars 辛 to argue 7 chars 罒 to lay out 7 chars 鬼 ghost 7 chars 白 white 6 chars 勹 wrap 6 chars 工 difference 6 chars 丷 frontier pass 6 chars 见 to see 6 chars 廾 to open 6 chars 斤 new 6 chars 彡 shadow 6 chars 殳 section 6 chars 丶 to raise 6 chars 舌 relaxed 6 chars 革 shoes 6 chars 夕 much 5 chars 小 few 5 chars 身 body 5 chars 冖 to write 5 chars 士 sound 5 chars 言 words 5 chars 卩 print 5 chars 鱼 fish 5 chars 羊 beautiful 5 chars 父 father 4 chars 夂 to prepare 4 chars 尢 just 4 chars 亅 clear 4 chars 里 unit of distance equal to 0.5km 4 chars 示 bank note 4 chars 水 water 4 chars 行 to go 4 chars 匸 to cure 4 chars 冂 again 4 chars ⺌ appropriate 4 chars 彐 to copy 4 chars 幺 country 4 chars 虍 false 4 chars 爫 to love 3 chars 匕 north 3 chars 比 to compare 3 chars 非 not 3 chars 风 wind 3 chars 乙 nine 3 chars 毛 hair 3 chars 干 year 3 chars 气 air 3 chars 厶 to go away 3 chars 乚 also 3 chars 而 and 3 chars 角 angle 3 chars 卜 card 3 chars 片 slice 3 chars 瓦 bottle 3 chars 入 whole 3 chars 廴 to build 3 chars 龙 dragon 3 chars 母 each 3 chars 缶 to lack 3 chars 甘 sweet 3 chars 豕 elephant 3 chars 犬 state 3 chars 斗 to struggle 3 chars 匚 large 3 chars 耂 to test 2 chars 肉 meat 2 chars 文 culture 2 chars 覀 essential 2 chars 用 to use 2 chars 食 to eat 2 chars 夊 again 2 chars 黑 black 2 chars 己 self 2 chars 青 still 2 chars 禸 rare beast 2 chars 爪 to climb 2 chars 氺 to seek 2 chars 色 color 2 chars 音 sound 2 chars ⺊ to divine 2 chars 自 self 2 chars 釆 to collect 2 chars 金 gold 2 chars 民 citizens 2 chars 皮 skin 2 chars 㔾 dangerous 2 chars 香 incense 2 chars 血 blood 2 chars 至 reach 2 chars 巳 to desire 2 chars 骨 bone 2 chars 瓜 melon 2 chars 玄 to command 2 chars 疋 to doubt 2 chars 齿 age 2 chars 豸 countenance 2 chars 臣 to crouch 2 chars 谷 valley 2 chars 耒 to consume 2 chars 巛 nest 2 chars 辰 early morning 2 chars 赤 red 2 chars 川 stream 2 chars ⺗ polite 2 chars 韦 Korea 2 chars 黍 many 2 chars 聿 to indulge 2 chars 飞 to fly 1 chars 高 tall 1 chars 老 old 1 chars 面 face 1 chars 生 life 1 chars 网 net 1 chars 西 west 1 chars 长 long 1 chars ⺀ winter 1 chars 黄 yellow 1 chars 丬 the future 1 chars 麻 hemp 1 chars 齐 even 1 chars 弋 formula 1 chars 首 chief 1 chars 乛 to guard 1 chars 舛 to dance 1 chars 支 to support 1 chars 癶 to rise 1 chars 豆 beans 1 chars 旡 already 1 chars 艮 good 1 chars 无 no 1 chars 牙 tooth 1 chars 玉 jade 1 chars 鼻 nose 1 chars 鼓 drum 1 chars 虎 tiger 1 chars 矛 spear 1 chars 攴 to hammer 1 chars 鼠 rat 1 chars 肀 to pay respects 1 chars 竹 bamboo 1 chars 麦 wheat 1 chars 鬲 to melt 1 chars 爻 crisp 1 chars 刁 tricky 1 chars 鼎 large 1 chars 龟 turtle 1 chars ⺳ rare 1 chars 臼 mother's brother 1 chars 隶 subservient 1 chars 卤 salt 1 chars 鹿 deer 1 chars 髟 fashionable 1 chars 氏 clan 1 chars 屮 village 1 chars