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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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never heard said aloud.
The
部首检字表 , all 237 radicals
185090 entries,
showing page 1119 of 1851.
全( quán ) 新( xīn ) 统( tǒng )
holocene system
全( quán ) 休( xiū )
complete rest
銓( quán ) 敘( xù ) 部( bù )
Ministry of Civil Service, Taiwan
铨( quán ) 叙( xù ) 部( bù )
Ministry of Civil Service, Taiwan
泉( quán ) 眼( yǎn )
mouth of a spring or fountain
权( quán ) 钥( yào )
keys of authority
權( quán ) 鑰( yào )
keys of authority
权( quán ) 宜( yí )
expedient
權( quán ) 宜( yí )
expedient
权( quán ) 宜( yí ) 之( zhī ) 策( cè )
stratagem of convenience
權( quán ) 宜( yí ) 之( zhī ) 策( cè )
stratagem of convenience
权( quán ) 宜( yí ) 之( zhī ) 计( jì )
plan of convenience
權( quán ) 宜( yí ) 之( zhī ) 計( jì )
plan of convenience
权( quán ) 益( yì )
rights
權( quán ) 益( yì )
rights
全( quán ) 音( yīn )
whole tone
全( quán ) 影( yǐng )
total shadow
泉( quán ) 涌( yǒng )
to gush
泉( quán ) 湧( yǒng )
to gush
全( quán ) 优( yōu )
overall excellence
全( quán ) 優( yōu )
overall excellence
权( quán ) 游( yóu )
Game of Thrones
權( quán ) 遊( yóu )
Game of Thrones
权( quán ) 舆( yú )
to sprout
權( quán ) 輿( yú )
to sprout
全( quán ) 域( yù )
the entire area
痊( quán ) 愈( yù )
to recover completely
痊( quán ) 癒( yù )
to recover completely
权( quán ) 欲( yù ) 熏( xūn ) 心( xīn )
obsessed by a craving for power
權( quán ) 慾( yù ) 薰( xūn ) 心( xīn )
obsessed by a craving for power
全( quán ) 员( yuán )
all personnel
全( quán ) 員( yuán )
all personnel
泉( quán ) 源( yuán )
springhead
全( quán ) 責( zé )
full responsibility
全( quán ) 责( zé )
full responsibility
全( quán ) 栈( zhàn )
full technology stack
全( quán ) 棧( zhàn )
full technology stack
权( quán ) 杖( zhàng )
scepter
權( quán ) 杖( zhàng )
scepter
权( quán ) 证( zhèng )
warrant
權( quán ) 證( zhèng )
warrant
全( quán ) 知( zhī )
omniscient
全( quán ) 知( zhī ) 全( quán ) 能( néng )
omniscient and omnipotent
全( quán ) 职( zhí )
full-time
全( quán ) 職( zhí )
full-time
全( quán ) 职( zhí ) 太( tài ) 太( tai )
housewife
全( quán ) 職( zhí ) 太( tài ) 太( tai )
housewife
权( quán ) 重( zhòng )
weight
權( quán ) 重( zhòng )
weight
全( quán ) 州( zhōu ) 市( shì )
Jeonju city, capital of North Jeolla Province, in west South Korea
泉( quán ) 州( zhōu ) 市( shì )
Quanzhou, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省 fújiànshěng
全( quán ) 州( zhōu ) 县( xiàn )
Quanzhou, a county in Guilin City 桂林市 guìlínshì, Guangxi
全( quán ) 州( zhōu ) 縣( xiàn )
Quanzhou, a county in Guilin City 桂林市 guìlínshì, Guangxi
詮( quán ) 註( zhù )
notes and commentary
诠( quán ) 注( zhù )
notes and commentary
全( quán ) 資( zī ) 附( fù ) 屬( shǔ ) 公( gōng ) 司( sī )
wholly owned subsidiary
全( quán ) 资( zī ) 附( fù ) 属( shǔ ) 公( gōng ) 司( sī )
wholly owned subsidiary
犬( quǎn )
dog
犭( quǎn )
three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬 quǎn
甽( quǎn )
drain between fields, irrigation
畎( quǎn )
field drains
犬( quǎn ) 齒( chǐ )
canine tooth
犬( quǎn ) 齿( chǐ )
canine tooth
犬( quǎn ) 科( kē )
the canines
犬( quǎn ) 馬( mǎ ) 之( zhī ) 勞( láo )
lit. the service of a dog or a horse
犬( quǎn ) 马( mǎ ) 之( zhī ) 劳( láo )
lit. the service of a dog or a horse
犬( quǎn ) 戎( róng )
Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China
犬( quǎn ) 儒( rú )
cynic
犬( quǎn ) 儒( rú ) 主( zhǔ ) 义( yì )
cynicism
犬( quǎn ) 儒( rú ) 主( zhǔ ) 義( yì )
cynicism
犬( quǎn ) 伤( shāng )
dog bite
犬( quǎn ) 傷( shāng )
dog bite
犬( quǎn ) 舍( shè )
kennel
犬( quǎn ) 瘟( wēn ) 热( rè )
canine distemper
犬( quǎn ) 瘟( wēn ) 熱( rè )
canine distemper
犬( quǎn ) 牙( yá )
canine tooth
犬( quǎn ) 夜( yè ) 叉( chà )
Inuyasha, fictional character
犬( quǎn ) 展( zhǎn )
dog show
犬( quǎn ) 只( zhī )
dog
犬( quǎn ) 隻( zhī )
dog
犬( quǎn ) 种( zhǒng )
dog breed
犬( quǎn ) 種( zhǒng )
dog breed
犬( quǎn ) 子( zǐ )
(humble) my son
券( quàn )
bond
劝( quàn )
to advise
勸( quàn )
to advise
劝( quàn ) 导( dǎo )
to advise
勸( quàn ) 導( dǎo )
to advise
劝( quàn ) 动( dòng )
to incite
勸( quàn ) 動( dòng )
to incite
劝( quàn ) 服( fú )
to persuade
勸( quàn ) 服( fú )
to persuade
劝( quàn ) 告( gào )
to advise
勸( quàn ) 告( gào )
to advise
劝( quàn ) 和( hé )
to mediate
勸( quàn ) 和( hé )
to mediate
劝( quàn ) 化( huà )
to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life
勸( quàn ) 化( huà )
to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life
劝( quàn ) 架( jià )
to mediate in a quarrel
劝( quàn ) 驾( jià )
to urge sb to accept a post