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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
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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 1169 of 1851.
沙( shā ) 和( hé ) 尚( shang )
Sha Wujing
沙( shā ) 河( hé ) 市( shì )
Shahe, a county-level city in Xingtai City 邢台市 xíngtáishì, Hebei
沙( shā ) 画( huà )
sand picture
沙( shā ) 畫( huà )
sand picture
沙( shā ) 皇( huáng )
czar
沙( shā ) 蝗( huáng )
desert locust
沙( shā ) 皇( huáng ) 俄( é ) 国( guó )
Tsarist Russia
沙( shā ) 皇( huáng ) 俄( é ) 國( guó )
Tsarist Russia
杀( shā ) 机( jī )
desire to commit murder
殺( shā ) 機( jī )
desire to commit murder
杀( shā ) 鸡( jī ) 给( gěi ) 猴( hóu ) 看( kàn )
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey
殺( shā ) 雞( jī ) 給( gěi ) 猴( hóu ) 看( kàn )
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey
杀( shā ) 鸡( jī ) 儆( jǐng ) 猴( hóu )
to kill the chicken to warn the monkey
殺( shā ) 雞( jī ) 儆( jǐng ) 猴( hóu )
to kill the chicken to warn the monkey
砂( shā ) 积( jī ) 矿( kuàng ) 床( chuáng )
placer
砂( shā ) 積( jī ) 礦( kuàng ) 床( chuáng )
placer
杀( shā ) 鸡( jī ) 取( qǔ ) 卵( luǎn )
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs
殺( shā ) 雞( jī ) 取( qǔ ) 卵( luǎn )
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs
杀( shā ) 鸡( jī ) 焉( yān ) 用( yòng ) 牛( niú ) 刀( dāo )
why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken?
殺( shā ) 雞( jī ) 焉( yān ) 用( yòng ) 牛( niú ) 刀( dāo )
why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken?
沙( shā ) 棘( jí )
sea buckthorn
沙( shā ) 䳭( jí )
isabelline wheatear
沙( shā ) 家( jiā ) 浜( bāng )
"Sha Family's Creek", a Beijing opera classified as model theater 样板戏 yàngbǎnxì
沙( shā ) 加( jiā ) 緬( miǎn ) 度( duó )
Sacramento
沙( shā ) 加( jiā ) 缅( miǎn ) 度( duó )
Sacramento
杀( shā ) 价( jià )
to beat down the price
殺( shā ) 價( jià )
to beat down the price
砂( shā ) 浆( jiāng )
mortar
砂( shā ) 漿( jiāng )
mortar
砂( shā ) 礓( jiāng )
concretion
杀( shā ) 进( jìn )
to storm
殺( shā ) 進( jìn )
to storm
杀( shā ) 进( jìn ) 杀( shā ) 出( chū )
to execute a lightning raid
殺( shā ) 進( jìn ) 殺( shā ) 出( chū )
to execute a lightning raid
沙( shā ) 井( jǐng )
manhole
杀( shā ) 绝( jué )
to exterminate
殺( shā ) 絕( jué )
to exterminate
杀( shā ) 菌( jūn )
to kill germs
殺( shā ) 菌( jūn )
to kill germs
杀( shā ) 菌( jūn ) 剂( jì )
germicide
殺( shā ) 菌( jūn ) 劑( jì )
germicide
杀( shā ) 君( jūn ) 马( mǎ ) 者( zhě ) 道( dào ) 旁( páng ) 儿( ér )
lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom)
殺( shā ) 君( jūn ) 馬( mǎ ) 者( zhě ) 道( dào ) 旁( páng ) 兒( ér )
lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom)
沙( shā ) 坑( kēng )
sandbox
沙( shā ) 坑( kēng ) 杆( gān )
sand wedge
沙( shā ) 坑( kēng ) 桿( gān )
sand wedge
沙( shā ) 拉( lā )
salad
莎( shā ) 拉( lā )
Sara or Sarah
莎( shā ) 拉( lā ) 波( bō ) 娃( wá )
Sharapova
沙( shā ) 拉( lā ) 酱( jiàng )
salad dressing
沙( shā ) 拉( lā ) 醬( jiàng )
salad dressing
沙( shā ) 拉( lā ) 甩( shuǎi ) 乾( gān ) 器( qì )
salad spinner
沙( shā ) 拉( lā ) 甩( shuǎi ) 干( gān ) 器( qì )
salad spinner
沙( shā ) 朗( lǎng )
sirloin
沙( shā ) 朗( lǎng ) 牛( niú ) 排( pái )
sirloin steak
沙( shā ) 捞( lāo ) 越( yuè )
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆罗洲
沙( shā ) 撈( lāo ) 越( yuè )
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆罗洲
沙( shā ) 梨( lí )
Asian pear
砂( shā ) 梨( lí )
Asian pear
沙( shā ) 里( lǐ ) 亚( yà )
sharia (Islamic law)
沙( shā ) 里( lǐ ) 亞( yà )
sharia (Islamic law)
沙( shā ) 丽( lì )
sari
沙( shā ) 砾( lì )
grains of sand
沙( shā ) 礫( lì )
grains of sand
沙( shā ) 粒( lì )
grain of sand
沙( shā ) 麗( lì )
sari
砂( shā ) 砾( lì )
grit
砂( shā ) 礫( lì )
grit
紗( shā ) 麗( lì )
sari
纱( shā ) 丽( lì )
sari
莎( shā ) 丽( lì )
sari
莎( shā ) 麗( lì )
sari
沙( shā ) 利( lì ) 度( dù ) 胺( àn )
thalidomide
沙( shā ) 林( lín )
sarin
沙( shā ) 龍( lóng )
salon
沙( shā ) 龙( lóng )
salon
紗( shā ) 籠( lóng )
sarong
纱( shā ) 笼( lóng )
sarong
沙( shā ) 漏( lòu )
hourglass
杀( shā ) 戮( lù )
to massacre
殺( shā ) 戮( lù )
to massacre
砂( shā ) 輪( lún )
grinding wheel
砂( shā ) 轮( lún )
grinding wheel
杀( shā ) 螺( luó ) 剂( jì )
snail poison
殺( shā ) 螺( luó ) 劑( jì )
snail poison
杀( shā ) 马( mǎ ) 特( tè )
Chinese youth subculture associated esp. with young migrant workers, characterized by flamboyant hairstyles and clothing, heavy makeup, piercings etc
殺( shā ) 馬( mǎ ) 特( tè )
Chinese youth subculture associated esp. with young migrant workers, characterized by flamboyant hairstyles and clothing, heavy makeup, piercings etc
紗( shā ) 帽( mào )
gauze hat
纱( shā ) 帽( mào )
gauze hat
沙( shā ) 門( mén )
monk
沙( shā ) 门( mén )
monk
紗( shā ) 門( mén )
screen door
纱( shā ) 门( mén )
screen door
沙( shā ) 門( mén ) 菌( jūn )
salmonella
沙( shā ) 门( mén ) 菌( jūn )
salmonella
沙( shā ) 門( mén ) 氏( shì ) 菌( jūn )
Salmonella
沙( shā ) 门( mén ) 氏( shì ) 菌( jūn )
Salmonella
沙( shā ) 弥( mí )
novice Buddhist monk
沙( shā ) 彌( mí )
novice Buddhist monk
杀( shā ) 灭( miè )
to exterminate