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Is there any official resource listing all Japanese _kanji_ with a given
radical? For example I want to know all _kanji_ with the radical 亻.

When I looked I found many sites, but each site has a different number of
_kanji_. I can study from the site with the largest number but what if there
are more _kanji_ with this radical ? So I need an official resource.

And there is another big problem. For example, some sites say that the _kanji_
倍 contains 亻+ 立 + 口, and other sites say it contains this radical 亠. So an
official resource can be helpful.
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How to know all _kanji_ with certain radical?
> I want to know all kanji with the radical 亻

I'm not sure that you actually want to do this.

* * *

Firstly, I think it's helpful to clarify what a radical actually is.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GwYl1.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GwYl1.jpg)

A _radical_ (部首) is a _section_ (部) _header_ (首) of a _dictionary_. It is
_exactly analogous_ to the _first letter_ of an English word - they are both
just _dictionary indexing tools_.

Wanting to know all _kanji_ with the radical「亻」is like wanting to know all
English words starting with the letter「Ａ」. I'm sure that you'll agree that
this is not the most helpful way of learning English (or _kanji_ ).

* * *

Perhaps, instead, you meant that you want to know all _kanji_ containing「亻」as
a character component. Given the long history of _kanji_ and how they have
changed over the years, there is not actually a reference (as of early 2019)
that tells you **all** the _kanji_ containing some component X. Two major
reasons are:

  1. _Kanji_ components change shape depending on where they are found in the character. The stand-alone shape of「人」is a side-view of a _person_.

`[商](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty)  
[甲](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IuG73.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IuG73.png)  
[鐵](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)191.1  
[合集10869](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=10869&jgwfl=)``[楚](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu_\(state\))  
[簡](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_and_wooden_slips)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zfhh0.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zfhh0.png)  
[包2](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/ChuwenziReference)・2  
``[秦](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty)  
簡  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1KZxv.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1KZxv.png)  
[睡](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuihudi_Qin_bamboo_texts)・[日乙](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference)17  
``今  
[楷](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oed4o.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oed4o.png)  
  
`

    * 「人」becomes「亻」generally when the next stroke after「人・亻」is written towards the right side.

> `商  
> 甲  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JzUma.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JzUma.png)  
> 簠地57  
>
> [合集6330](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=6330&jgwfl=)``[西周](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou)  
> [金](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions)  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NERVU.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NERVU.png)  
> 大盂鼎  
> [集成2837](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=2837&jgwfl=)``楚  
> 簡  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oWwyR.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oWwyR.png)  
>
> [包2](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/ChuwenziReference)・197  
>  ``今  
> 楷  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oi3Nl.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oi3Nl.png)  
>  
>  `
>
> 「保」was originally a picture of a _person_ 「人・亻」carrying a _child_ 「子」on
> their back, indicating the meaning _carry, protect_.

    * 「人」becomes「儿」when it is found at the bottom of characters.

> `商  
> 甲  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yqax1.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yqax1.png)  
>
> [乙](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)3798  
> [合集17644](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=17644&jgwfl=)``楚  
> 簡  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gSc12.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gSc12.png)  
>
> [包2](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/ChuwenziReference)・217  
>  ``秦  
> 簡  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IXsW7.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IXsW7.png)  
>
> [日甲125背](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference)  
>  ``  
> [篆](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_seal_script)  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xgr6l.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xgr6l.png)  
> [說文解字](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi)  
>  ``[東漢](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty#Eastern_Han)  
> [隸](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_script)  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TkpYv.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TkpYv.png)  
> 北海相景君  
>  ``今  
> 楷  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SzL2L.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SzL2L.png)  
>  
>  `
>
> 「先」was originally a combination of a _foot going away from a place_ 「之」and a
> _person_ 「人・儿」, indicating the original meaning _to go forward > first,
> before_.

    * 「人」may also be mirror-reflected, rotated, and there are plenty of exceptions...

> `商  
> 甲  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Poeb1.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Poeb1.png)  
> [菁](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)2.1  
> [合集6057](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=6057&jgwfl=)``秦  
> 簡  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/B3f27.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/B3f27.png)  
>
> [睡・法](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference)174  
>  ``今  
> 楷  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ET9UJ.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ET9UJ.png)  
>  
>  `
>
> 「北」originally depicted two people _back-to-back_. This meaning is now
> written as「背」, formed by adding an additional semantic「肉・⺼」.

  2. _Kanji_ components may have fused with other components, so in some characters you can't actually tell them apart in the modern script anymore.

    * > `商  
> 甲  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rzyug.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rzyug.png)  
> [粹](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)853  
>
> [合集28287](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=28287&jgwfl=)``[春秋](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_and_Autumn_period)  
> 金  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7wQu8.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7wQu8.png)  
> 鄀公平侯鼎  
> [集成2772](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=2772&jgwfl=)``秦  
> 簡  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ccav8.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ccav8.png)  
> [睡・編](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference)7  
>  ``東漢  
> 隸  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/G6aE7.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/G6aE7.png)  
> 夏承碑  
>  ``東漢  
> 隸  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qZoBU.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qZoBU.png)  
> 華山廟碑  
>  ``今  
> 楷  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iu0y9.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iu0y9.png)  
>  
>  `
>
> 「[年]{ねん}」([ _Baxter-
> Sagart_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstructions_of_Old_Chinese#Baxter%E2%80%93Sagart_\(2014\))
> [OC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Chinese): **/*C.nˤi[ŋ]/** ; _year_ )
> was originally a combination of semantic「禾」( _grain, crops_ ) and
> simultaneously semantic and phonetic「[人]{にん}・亻」( **/*ni[ŋ]/** ; _person_ ),
> depicting a _person_ carrying _harvested grains_ on their back and
> indicating the meaning _(yearly) harvest_.「人・亻」was later modified
> into「[千]{せん}」( **/*s.n̥ˤi[ŋ]/** ) through the addition of a horizontal mark
> but remaining as a phonetic, then the separate components completely joined
> together.

    * > `商  
> 甲  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kBOpV.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kBOpV.png)  
>
> [明](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)2065  
> [合集17950](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=17950&jgwfl=)``西周  
> 金  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Kg8s.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Kg8s.png)  
> 邢侯簋  
> [集成4241](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=4241&jgwfl=)``秦  
> 簡  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KhBGb.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KhBGb.png)  
>
> [睡・法](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference)64  
>  ``今  
> 楷  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/refC1.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/refC1.png)  
>  
>  `
>
> 「[重]{ちょう}」( **/*N-toŋʔ-s/** ; _heavy_ ) was originally a combination of
> semantic「人・亻」and simultaneously semantic and phonetic「[東]{とう}」( **/*tˤoŋ/**
> ; _picture of a bag_ ), depicting a _person_ carrying a _heavy bag_ ,
> indicating the meaning _heavy_.「土」was added later and the three
> components「人・亻」,「東」, and「土」were fused very early onwards.
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