Silk radical 纟 (mì): 76 characters

body{font-family:sans-serif;max-width:860px;margin:40px auto;padding:0 20px;color:#1a1a2e}Silk radical 纟 (mì): 76 characters纟 (mì) is Kangxi radical no. 120, “silk”. It also appears as 糸 (mì). In this form it is written with 3 strokes.纟 (mì) is a twisted silk thread: threads, weaving, knots, colours of dyed cloth and things tied together.The characters range from 5 to 17 strokes. 7 of them already appear in HSK 3.0 levels 1–2, and 6 have a full word page of their own.Good ones to start with: 给 (gěi) give / for, 红 (hóng) red, 累 (lèi) tired / exhausted, 绿 (lǜ) green.Characters with this radical5 strokes

纠 (jiū) - tangled

6 strokes

红 (hóng) - red

级 (jí) - level

纪 (jì) - discipline, age

约 (yuē) - to make an appointment

纤 (xiān) - fine, delicate

7 strokes

系 (xì) - to connect

纸 (zhǐ) - paper

纷 (fēn) - numerous

纯 (chún) - pure

纳 (nà) - to receive

纺 (fǎng) - to spin

纲 (gāng) - program, outline

纽 (niǔ) - knot

纱 (shā) - cotton yarn

纬 (wěi) - latitude

纹 (wén) - line

纵 (zòng) - to indulge in

8 strokes

经 (jīng) - classics

绍 (shào) - to connect

练 (liàn) - to practice

终 (zhōng) - end

细 (xì) - thin or slender

组 (zǔ) - group

线 (xiàn) - thread

织 (zhī) - to weave

绅 (shēn) - member of gentry

绎 (yì) - to unravel

9 strokes

给 (gěi) - give / for

结 (jié) - knot

绝 (jué) - to cut short

络 (luò) - small net

绕 (rào) - to wind

统 (tǒng) - to gather

绘 (huì) - to draw

绒 (róng) - velvet

绑 (bǎng) - to tie

绞 (jiǎo) - to twist (strands into a thread)

10 strokes

继 (jì) - to continue

紧 (jǐn) - tight

素 (sù) - raw silk

索 (suǒ) - to search

紊 (wěn) - tangled

绣 (xiù) - variant of

11 strokes

累 (lèi) - tired / exhausted

绿 (lǜ) - green

绩 (jì) - achievements, merit

续 (xù) - to continue

维 (wéi) - to preserve

绪 (xù) - mental state

综 (zōng) - to sum up

绷 (bēng) - to draw tight

绸 (chóu) - silk

绰 (chuò) - graceful, delicate

绯 (fēi) - crimson, scarlet

绵 (mián) - silk floss

绳 (shéng) - rope

绽 (zhàn) - to burst open

缀 (zhuì) - to connect, to join

12 strokes

缓 (huǎn) - slow

紫 (zǐ) - purple / violet

编 (biān) - to weave

缔 (dì) - to tie, to join

缉 (jī) - to sieze, to arrest

缆 (lǎn) - cable

缕 (lǚ) - strand

缅 (miǎn) - distant, remote

絮 (xù) - cotton wadding

缘 (yuán) - cause

13 strokes

缤 (bīn) - abundant, diverse, variegated

缠 (chán) - to wind around

缝 (fèng) - seam

缚 (fù) - to bind

14 strokes

缩 (suō) - to withdraw

16 strokes

缴 (jiǎo) - to hand in

17 strokes

繁 (fán) - complex, difficult

← 犭 (quǎn) · All characters · 艹 (cǎo) →Data sources

Radicals and component data: Make Me a Hanzi by Shaunak Kishore (dictionary.txt, derived from Unihan and CJKlib), used under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3 or later. Make Me a Hanzi LGPL v3

Stroke counts: Make Me a Hanzi graphics.txt, derived from the Arphic PL KaitiM GB and Arphic PL UKai fonts by Arphic Technology, under the Arphic Public License - the same stroke data the animations use. Arphic Public License