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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 1073 of 1851.
揵( qián )
carry
潛( qián )
hidden
潜( qián )
hidden
燂( qián )
to heat
箝( qián )
pliers
葥( qián )
Rubus palmatus
虔( qián )
to act with reverence
鈐( qián )
latch of door
鉗( qián )
pincers
錢( qián )
coin
钤( qián )
latch of door
钱( qián )
coin
钳( qián )
pincers
鬵( qián )
big iron pot
黔( qián )
black
乾( qián ) 安( ān ) 县( xiàn )
Qian'an, a county in Songyuan City 松原市 sōngyuánshì, Jilin
乾( qián ) 安( ān ) 縣( xiàn )
Qian'an, a county in Songyuan City 松原市 sōngyuánshì, Jilin
前( qián ) 摆( bǎi )
last time
前( qián ) 擺( bǎi )
last time
前( qián ) 半( bàn ) 晌( shǎng )
morning
前( qián ) 半( bàn ) 生( shēng )
first half of one's life
前( qián ) 半( bàn ) 天( tiān )
morning
前( qián ) 半( bàn ) 夜( yè )
first half of the night
錢( qián ) 包( bāo )
purse
钱( qián ) 包( bāo )
purse
前( qián ) 輩( bèi )
senior
前( qián ) 辈( bèi )
senior
前( qián ) 備( bèi ) 箱( xiāng )
front trunk
前( qián ) 备( bèi ) 箱( xiāng )
front trunk
前( qián ) 鼻( bí ) 音( yīn )
alveolar nasal
前( qián ) 臂( bì )
forearm
錢( qián ) 幣( bì )
money
钱( qián ) 币( bì )
money
前( qián ) 边( bian )
front
前( qián ) 邊( bian )
front
前( qián ) 部( bù )
front part
前( qián ) 不( bù ) 久( jiǔ )
not long ago
錢( qián ) 財( cái )
wealth
钱( qián ) 财( cái )
wealth
前( qián ) 菜( cài )
appetizer
前( qián ) 舱( cāng )
fore hold
前( qián ) 艙( cāng )
fore hold
潛( qián ) 藏( cáng )
hidden beneath the surface
潜( qián ) 藏( cáng )
hidden beneath the surface
前( qián ) 叉( chā )
fork
錢( qián ) 鈔( chāo )
money
钱( qián ) 钞( chāo )
money
前( qián ) 朝( cháo )
the previous dynasty
前( qián ) 車( chē ) 之( zhī ) 鑑( jiàn )
a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead
前( qián ) 车( chē ) 之( zhī ) 鉴( jiàn )
a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead
前( qián ) 塵( chén )
the past
前( qián ) 尘( chén )
the past
前( qián ) 程( chéng )
future (career etc) prospects
虔( qián ) 誠( chéng )
pious
虔( qián ) 诚( chéng )
pious
前( qián ) 程( chéng ) 远( yuǎn ) 大( dà )
to have a future full of promise
前( qián ) 程( chéng ) 遠( yuǎn ) 大( dà )
to have a future full of promise
前( qián ) 翅( chì )
front wing
前( qián ) 传( chuán )
forward pass
前( qián ) 傳( chuán )
forward pass
錢( qián ) 串( chuàn )
string of cash
钱( qián ) 串( chuàn )
string of cash
錢( qián ) 串( chuàn ) 子( zi )
string of copper coins
钱( qián ) 串( chuàn ) 子( zi )
string of copper coins
前( qián ) 此( cǐ )
before today
前( qián ) 大( dà ) 灯( dēng )
headlight
前( qián ) 大( dà ) 燈( dēng )
headlight
錢( qián ) 袋( dài )
wallet
钱( qián ) 袋( dài )
wallet
錢( qián ) 袋( dài ) 子( zi )
purse
钱( qián ) 袋( dài ) 子( zi )
purse
乾( qián ) 旦( dàn )
male actor playing the female role
前( qián ) 导( dǎo )
to precede
前( qián ) 導( dǎo )
to precede
前( qián ) 灯( dēng )
headlight
前( qián ) 燈( dēng )
headlight
前( qián ) 敌( dí )
front line
前( qián ) 敵( dí )
front line
前( qián ) 調( diào )
top note
前( qián ) 调( diào )
top note
黔( qián ) 东( dōng ) 南( nán ) 苗( miáo ) 族( zú ) 侗( dòng ) 族( zú ) 自( zì ) 治( zhì ) 州( zhōu )
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 贵州省 guìzhōushěng
黔( qián ) 東( dōng ) 南( nán ) 苗( miáo ) 族( zú ) 侗( dòng ) 族( zú ) 自( zì ) 治( zhì ) 州( zhōu )
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 贵州省 guìzhōushěng
前( qián ) 端( duān )
front
前( qián ) 端( duān ) 总( zǒng ) 线( xiàn )
front-side bus
前( qián ) 端( duān ) 總( zǒng ) 線( xiàn )
front-side bus
前( qián ) 段( duàn )
front part
前( qián ) 段( duàn ) 时( shí ) 间( jiān )
recently
前( qián ) 段( duàn ) 時( shí ) 間( jiān )
recently
錢( qián ) 多( duō ) 事( shì ) 少( shǎo ) 離( lí ) 家( jiā ) 近( jìn )
lots of money, less work, and close to home
钱( qián ) 多( duō ) 事( shì ) 少( shǎo ) 离( lí ) 家( jiā ) 近( jìn )
lots of money, less work, and close to home
前( qián ) 額( é )
forehead
前( qián ) 额( é )
forehead
前( qián ) 額( é ) 葉( yè ) 皮( pí ) 質( zhì )
prefrontal cortex
前( qián ) 额( é ) 叶( yè ) 皮( pí ) 质( zhì )
prefrontal cortex
前( qián ) 方( fāng )
ahead
前( qián ) 方( fāng ) 高( gāo ) 能( néng )
Something awesome is about to happen!
前( qián ) 房( fáng ) 角( jiǎo )
anterior chamber
前( qián ) 鋒( fēng )
vanguard
前( qián ) 锋( fēng )
vanguard
前( qián ) 鋒( fēng ) 區( qū )
Qianfeng, a district of Guang'an City 广安市 guǎngānshì, Sichuan