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A Chinese dictionary (词典 cídiǎn) for learners. Every entry keeps its meanings under the reading
they belong to, so a word read two ways is two sets of meanings rather than one list to guess at.
Look a character up by its
部首
A character you have only ever seen in print has no reading to search
for. Find the radical you can see in it, count the strokes that are
left, and read down the table. It is the oldest way into a Chinese
dictionary and still the only one that works on a character you have
never heard said aloud.
The
部首检字表 , all 237 radicals
185090 entries,
showing page 1060 of 1851.
旗( qí ) 帜( zhì ) 鲜( xiān ) 明( míng )
to show one's colors
旗( qí ) 幟( zhì ) 鮮( xiān ) 明( míng )
to show one's colors
其( qí ) 中( zhōng )
among
旗( qí ) 装( zhuāng )
Manchu-style clothing
旗( qí ) 裝( zhuāng )
Manchu-style clothing
脐( qí ) 装( zhuāng )
crop top
臍( qí ) 裝( zhuāng )
crop top
奇( qí ) 装( zhuāng ) 异( yì ) 服( fú )
bizarre dress
奇( qí ) 裝( zhuāng ) 異( yì ) 服( fú )
bizarre dress
鰭( qí ) 狀( zhuàng ) 肢( zhī )
flipper
鳍( qí ) 状( zhuàng ) 肢( zhī )
flipper
棋( qí ) 子( zǐ )
chess piece
其( qí ) 自( zì ) 身( shēn )
one's own
旗( qí ) 子( zi )
flag
騎( qí ) 坐( zuò )
to sit astride
骑( qí ) 坐( zuò )
to sit astride
乞( qǐ )
to beg
企( qǐ )
to stand on tiptoe and look
启( qǐ )
to open
呇( qǐ )
star
啟( qǐ )
to open
屺( qǐ )
a barren hill
岂( qǐ )
how?
敧( qǐ )
to pick up thing with chopsticks or pincers.
杞( qǐ )
Chinese wolfberry shrub
棨( qǐ )
tally for going through a pass
玘( qǐ )
type of jade ornament for court dress
綮( qǐ )
embroidered banner
綺( qǐ )
beautiful
绮( qǐ )
beautiful
芑( qǐ )
Panicum miliaceum
豈( qǐ )
how?
起( qǐ )
to rise
乞( qǐ ) 哀( āi ) 告( gào ) 怜( lián )
begging for pity and asking for help
乞( qǐ ) 哀( āi ) 告( gào ) 憐( lián )
begging for pity and asking for help
起( qǐ ) 爆( bào )
to explode
起( qǐ ) 搏( bó ) 器( qì )
pacemaker
岂( qǐ ) 不( bù )
how couldn't...?
豈( qǐ ) 不( bù )
how couldn't...?
起( qǐ ) 步( bù )
to set out
起( qǐ ) 步( bù ) 价( jià )
starting price
起( qǐ ) 步( bù ) 價( jià )
starting price
綺( qǐ ) 燦( càn )
enchanting
绮( qǐ ) 灿( càn )
enchanting
起( qǐ ) 草( cǎo )
to make a draft
启( qǐ ) 程( chéng )
to set out on a journey
啟( qǐ ) 程( chéng )
to set out on a journey
起( qǐ ) 程( chéng )
to set out
起( qǐ ) 承( chéng ) 轉( zhuǎn ) 合( hé )
(fig.) coherent structural progression in writing, narrative, or any unfolding process
起( qǐ ) 承( chéng ) 转( zhuǎn ) 合( hé )
(fig.) coherent structural progression in writing, narrative, or any unfolding process
启( qǐ ) 齿( chǐ )
to open one's mouth
啟( qǐ ) 齒( chǐ )
to open one's mouth
起( qǐ ) 重( chóng ) 葫( hú ) 芦( lu )
hoist pulley
起( qǐ ) 重( chóng ) 葫( hú ) 蘆( lu )
hoist pulley
起( qǐ ) 初( chū )
originally
綺( qǐ ) 窗( chuāng )
beautifully decorated window
绮( qǐ ) 窗( chuāng )
beautifully decorated window
起( qǐ ) 床( chuáng )
to get out of bed
起( qǐ ) 床( chuáng ) 号( hào )
reveille
起( qǐ ) 床( chuáng ) 號( hào )
reveille
起( qǐ ) 床( chuáng ) 气( qì )
irritability in the morning
起( qǐ ) 床( chuáng ) 氣( qì )
irritability in the morning
起( qǐ ) 磁( cí )
magnetization
乞( qǐ ) 貸( dài )
to beg for a loan
乞( qǐ ) 贷( dài )
to beg for a loan
起( qǐ ) 到( dào )
to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
启( qǐ ) 德( dé ) 机( jī ) 场( chǎng )
Kai Tak Airport, international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1998
啟( qǐ ) 德( dé ) 機( jī ) 場( chǎng )
Kai Tak Airport, international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1998
启( qǐ ) 迪( dí )
to edify
啟( qǐ ) 迪( dí )
to edify
起( qǐ ) 底( dǐ )
(of authorities, journalists etc) to uncover hidden facts
起( qǐ ) 点( diǎn )
starting point
起( qǐ ) 點( diǎn )
starting point
起( qǐ ) 点( diǎn ) 线( xiàn )
starting line
起( qǐ ) 點( diǎn ) 線( xiàn )
starting line
起( qǐ ) 电( diàn ) 机( jī )
electrostatic generator
起( qǐ ) 電( diàn ) 機( jī )
electrostatic generator
起( qǐ ) 釘( dīng ) 錘( chuí )
claw hammer
起( qǐ ) 钉( dīng ) 锤( chuí )
claw hammer
起( qǐ ) 釘( dīng ) 器( qì )
staple remover
起( qǐ ) 钉( dīng ) 器( qì )
staple remover
启( qǐ ) 东( dōng ) 市( shì )
Qidong, a county-level city in Nantong City 南通市 nántōngshì, Jiangsu
啟( qǐ ) 東( dōng ) 市( shì )
Qidong, a county-level city in Nantong City 南通市 nántōngshì, Jiangsu
启( qǐ ) 动( dòng )
to start
啟( qǐ ) 動( dòng )
to start
起( qǐ ) 动( dòng )
to start up
起( qǐ ) 動( dòng )
to start up
起( qǐ ) 动( dòng ) 钮( niǔ )
starter button
起( qǐ ) 動( dòng ) 鈕( niǔ )
starter button
启( qǐ ) 动( dòng ) 区( qū )
boot sector
啟( qǐ ) 動( dòng ) 區( qū )
boot sector
启( qǐ ) 动( dòng ) 子( zi )
promoter
啟( qǐ ) 動( dòng ) 子( zi )
promoter
企( qǐ ) 鵝( é )
penguin
企( qǐ ) 鹅( é )
penguin
乞( qǐ ) 儿( ér )
beggar
乞( qǐ ) 兒( ér )
beggar
启( qǐ ) 发( fā )
to enlighten
啟( qǐ ) 發( fā )
to enlighten
启( qǐ ) 发( fā ) 法( fǎ )
heuristic method