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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.
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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 1072 of 1851.
千( qiān ) 頭( tóu ) 萬( wàn ) 緒( xù )
plethora of things to tackle
千( qiān ) 瓦( wǎ )
kilowatt
千( qiān ) 瓦( wǎ ) 时( shí )
kilowatt-hour
千( qiān ) 瓦( wǎ ) 時( shí )
kilowatt-hour
千( qiān ) 万( wàn )
ten million
千( qiān ) 萬( wàn )
ten million
千( qiān ) 位( wèi )
the thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
迁( qiān ) 西( xī ) 县( xiàn )
Qianxi, a county in Tangshan City 唐山市 tángshānshì, Hebei
遷( qiān ) 西( xī ) 縣( xiàn )
Qianxi, a county in Tangshan City 唐山市 tángshānshì, Hebei
迁( qiān ) 徙( xǐ )
to migrate
遷( qiān ) 徙( xǐ )
to migrate
千( qiān ) 禧( xǐ ) 年( nián )
the first year of a millennium
千( qiān ) 禧( xǐ ) 一( yī ) 代( dài )
Generation Y
牵( qiān ) 线( xiàn )
to pull strings
牽( qiān ) 線( xiàn )
to pull strings
牵( qiān ) 线( xiàn ) 人( rén )
sb who pulls strings to get things done
牽( qiān ) 線( xiàn ) 人( rén )
sb who pulls strings to get things done
牵( qiān ) 心( xīn )
to worry
牽( qiān ) 心( xīn )
to worry
牵( qiān ) 心( xīn ) 挂( guà ) 肠( cháng )
to worry deeply about sth
牽( qiān ) 心( xīn ) 掛( guà ) 腸( cháng )
to worry deeply about sth
千( qiān ) 辛( xīn ) 万( wàn ) 苦( kǔ )
to suffer untold hardships
千( qiān ) 辛( xīn ) 萬( wàn ) 苦( kǔ )
to suffer untold hardships
謙( qiān ) 虛( xū )
modest
谦( qiān ) 虚( xū )
modest
謙( qiān ) 遜( xùn )
humble
谦( qiān ) 逊( xùn )
humble
迁( qiān ) 延( yán )
long delay
遷( qiān ) 延( yán )
long delay
千( qiān ) 言( yán ) 万( wàn ) 语( yǔ )
thousands of words
千( qiān ) 言( yán ) 萬( wàn ) 語( yǔ )
thousands of words
牵( qiān ) 羊( yáng ) 担( dān ) 酒( jiǔ )
fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
牽( qiān ) 羊( yáng ) 擔( dān ) 酒( jiǔ )
fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
千( qiān ) 阳( yáng ) 县( xiàn )
Qianyang, a county in Baoji City 宝鸡市 bǎojīshì, Shaanxi
千( qiān ) 陽( yáng ) 縣( xiàn )
Qianyang, a county in Baoji City 宝鸡市 bǎojīshì, Shaanxi
千( qiān ) 叶( yè )
Chiba
千( qiān ) 葉( yè )
Chiba
千( qiān ) 依( yī ) 百( bǎi ) 順( shùn )
totally submissive
千( qiān ) 依( yī ) 百( bǎi ) 顺( shùn )
totally submissive
牵( qiān ) 一( yī ) 发( fà ) 而( ér ) 动( dòng ) 全( quán ) 身( shēn )
lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move
牽( qiān ) 一( yī ) 髮( fà ) 而( ér ) 動( dòng ) 全( quán ) 身( shēn )
lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move
迁( qiān ) 移( yí )
to migrate
遷( qiān ) 移( yí )
to migrate
千( qiān ) 亿( yì )
myriads
千( qiān ) 億( yì )
myriads
牵( qiān ) 引( yǐn )
to pull
牽( qiān ) 引( yǐn )
to pull
牵( qiān ) 引( yǐn ) 车( chē )
tractor unit
牽( qiān ) 引( yǐn ) 車( chē )
tractor unit
牵( qiān ) 引( yǐn ) 力( lì )
motive force
牽( qiān ) 引( yǐn ) 力( lì )
motive force
愆( qiān ) 尤( yóu )
crime
謙( qiān ) 語( yǔ )
humble expression
谦( qiān ) 语( yǔ )
humble expression
签( qiān ) 语( yǔ ) 饼( bǐng )
fortune cookie
簽( qiān ) 語( yǔ ) 餅( bǐng )
fortune cookie
签( qiān ) 约( yuē )
to sign a contract or agreement
簽( qiān ) 約( yuē )
to sign a contract or agreement
签( qiān ) 约( yuē ) 奖( jiǎng ) 金( jīn )
signing bonus
簽( qiān ) 約( yuē ) 獎( jiǎng ) 金( jīn )
signing bonus
千( qiān ) 載( zǎi ) 難( nán ) 逢( féng )
extremely rare
千( qiān ) 载( zǎi ) 难( nán ) 逢( féng )
extremely rare
签( qiān ) 章( zhāng )
signature
簽( qiān ) 章( zhāng )
signature
千( qiān ) 兆( zhào )
giga-
牵( qiān ) 着( zhe ) 鼻( bí ) 子( zi ) 走( zǒu )
to lead by the nose
牽( qiān ) 著( zhe ) 鼻( bí ) 子( zi ) 走( zǒu )
to lead by the nose
千( qiān ) 真( zhēn ) 万( wàn ) 确( què )
absolutely true
千( qiān ) 真( zhēn ) 萬( wàn ) 確( què )
absolutely true
签( qiān ) 证( zhèng )
visa
簽( qiān ) 證( zhèng )
visa
牵( qiān ) 制( zhì )
to control
牽( qiān ) 制( zhì )
to control
千( qiān ) 周( zhōu )
kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
千( qiān ) 姿( zī ) 百( bǎi ) 态( tài )
to come in many different shapes
千( qiān ) 姿( zī ) 百( bǎi ) 態( tài )
to come in many different shapes
签( qiān ) 字( zì )
to sign
簽( qiān ) 字( zì )
to sign
鉛( qiān ) 字( zì )
type
铅( qiān ) 字( zì )
type
签( qiān ) 字( zì ) 笔( bǐ )
felt-tip pen
簽( qiān ) 字( zì ) 筆( bǐ )
felt-tip pen
签( qiān ) 字( zì ) 费( fèi )
signing bonus
簽( qiān ) 字( zì ) 費( fèi )
signing bonus
千( qiān ) 字( zì ) 節( jié )
kilobyte
千( qiān ) 字( zì ) 节( jié )
kilobyte
千( qiān ) 字( zì ) 文( wén )
Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
签( qiān ) 字( zì ) 者( zhě )
signatory
簽( qiān ) 字( zì ) 者( zhě )
signatory
釺( qiān ) 子( zi )
hammer drill for boring through rock
钎( qiān ) 子( zi )
hammer drill for boring through rock
千( qiān ) 足( zú ) 虫( chóng )
millipede
千( qiān ) 足( zú ) 蟲( chóng )
millipede
千( qiān ) 足( zú ) 金( jīn )
.999 fine gold
前( qián )
front
墘( qián )
beside
媊( qián )
planet Venus in the morning
岒( qián )
character used in place names
拑( qián )
pliers
掮( qián )
to carry on the shoulder