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Phonetic Families & Components

Sound Roots & Semantic Radicals Explorer

Decode Chinese characters by their shared sound roots and see how semantic radicals split their meanings across tones.

Popular Roots:
内
Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)HSK 3

内 (nèi)

inside

13
Family Characters
3
HSK Words

Tone Fan-out (内)

How this root's pronunciation drifts across the Mandarin tone spectrum:

2 Active Tones
Tone 4nèi
Tone 5

Family Characters (13)

Root: 内
内
nèi
HSK 3
Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)

inside

纳
nà
HSK 6

to receive, to accept, to pay tax, nano-

呐
nà
HSK 7

battle cry

枘
ruì
Expansion

tenon; tool handle

肭
nà
Expansion

used in 膃肭|腽肭[wa4 na4]

芮
ruì
Expansion

surname Rui; small

蚋
ruì
Expansion

(mosquito); Simulia lugubris

衲
nà
Expansion

cassock; to line

讷
nè
Expansion

to speak slowly; inarticulate

钠
nà
Expansion

sodium (chemistry)

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