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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 1388 of 1851.
挖( wā ) 洞( dòng )
to dig a hole
挖( wā ) 耳( ěr ) 勺( sháo )
ear pick
挖( wā ) 坟( fén )
to dig a grave
挖( wā ) 墳( fén )
to dig a grave
挖( wā ) 机( jī )
excavator
挖( wā ) 機( jī )
excavator
挖( wā ) 掘( jué )
to excavate
挖( wā ) 角( jué )
to poach
挖( wā ) 掘( jué ) 机( jī )
excavator
挖( wā ) 掘( jué ) 機( jī )
excavator
挖( wā ) 掘( jué ) 机( jī ) 械( xiè )
excavator
挖( wā ) 掘( jué ) 機( jī ) 械( xiè )
excavator
挖( wā ) 浚( jùn )
to dredge
挖( wā ) 开( kāi )
to dig into
挖( wā ) 開( kāi )
to dig into
哇( wā ) 靠( kào )
whoa!
挖( wā ) 坑( kēng )
to dig a hole
挖( wā ) 空( kōng )
to excavate
挖( wā ) 空( kōng ) 心( xīn ) 思( si )
to dig for thoughts
挖( wā ) 苦( kǔ )
to speak sarcastically
挖( wā ) 矿( kuàng )
to mine ore or minerals
挖( wā ) 礦( kuàng )
to mine ore or minerals
挖( wā ) 泥( ní ) 船( chuán )
dredger
挖( wā ) 墙( qiáng ) 脚( jiǎo )
to undermine
挖( wā ) 牆( qiáng ) 腳( jiǎo )
to undermine
蛙( wā ) 人( rén )
frogman
挖( wā ) 肉( ròu ) 补( bǔ ) 疮( chuāng )
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore
挖( wā ) 肉( ròu ) 補( bǔ ) 瘡( chuāng )
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore
哇( wā ) 塞( sāi )
wow!
哇( wā ) 沙( shā ) 比( bǐ )
wasabi (loanword)
哇( wā ) 沙( shā ) 米( mǐ )
wasabi (loanword)
蛙( wā ) 式( shì )
breaststroke
挖( wā ) 土( tǔ ) 机( jī )
excavator
挖( wā ) 土( tǔ ) 機( jī )
excavator
哇( wā ) 哇( wā )
sound of crying
蛙( wā ) 鞋( xié )
fins
挖( wā ) 穴( xué )
to excavate
蛙( wā ) 泳( yǒng )
breaststroke
娃( wá )
baby
娃( wá ) 儿( ér )
children
娃( wá ) 兒( ér )
children
娃( wá ) 娃( wa )
baby
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 兵( bīng )
child soldier
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 菜( cài )
baby Chinese cabbage
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 車( chē )
kindergarten bus
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 车( chē )
kindergarten bus
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 脸( liǎn )
baby face
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 臉( liǎn )
baby face
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 亲( qīn )
arranged betrothal of minors
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 親( qīn )
arranged betrothal of minors
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 生( shēng )
infant's part in opera, usually played by child actor
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 音( yīn )
childlike voice
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 魚( yú )
Chinese giant salamander
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 鱼( yú )
Chinese giant salamander
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 装( zhuāng )
baby-doll dress
娃( wá ) 娃( wa ) 裝( zhuāng )
baby-doll dress
娃( wá ) 子( zi )
baby
佤( wǎ )
Wa ethnic group
瓦( wǎ )
roof tile
邷( wǎ )
to grab
瓦( wǎ ) 城( chéng )
another name for Mandalay 曼德勒, Myanmar's second city
瓦( wǎ ) 当( dāng )
eaves-tile
瓦( wǎ ) 當( dāng )
eaves-tile
瓦( wǎ ) 德( dé ) 瑟( sè )
Vadsø
瓦( wǎ ) 德( dé ) 西( xī )
Waldersee
瓦( wǎ ) 都( dū ) 兹( zī )
Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein
瓦( wǎ ) 都( dū ) 茲( zī )
Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein
瓦( wǎ ) 杜( dù ) 兹( zī )
Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein
瓦( wǎ ) 杜( dù ) 茲( zī )
Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein
瓦( wǎ ) 尔( ěr ) 达( dá ) 克( kè )
Wardak
瓦( wǎ ) 爾( ěr ) 達( dá ) 克( kè )
Wardak
瓦( wǎ ) 尔( ěr ) 达( dá ) 克( kè ) 省( shěng )
Wardak
瓦( wǎ ) 爾( ěr ) 達( dá ) 克( kè ) 省( shěng )
Wardak
瓦( wǎ ) 尔( ěr ) 德( dé )
Vardø
瓦( wǎ ) 爾( ěr ) 德( dé )
Vardø
瓦( wǎ ) 尔( ěr ) 基( jī ) 里( lǐ )
valkyrie
瓦( wǎ ) 爾( ěr ) 基( jī ) 里( lǐ )
valkyrie
瓦( wǎ ) 尔( ěr ) 纳( nà )
Varna
瓦( wǎ ) 爾( ěr ) 納( nà )
Varna
瓦( wǎ ) 尔( ěr ) 特( tè )
Walter
瓦( wǎ ) 爾( ěr ) 特( tè )
Walter
瓦( wǎ ) 房( fáng )
tile-roofed house
瓦( wǎ ) 房( fáng ) 店( diàn ) 市( shì )
Wafangdian, a county-level city in Dalian City 大连市 dàliánshì, Liaoning
瓦( wǎ ) 工( gōng )
tiling
瓦( wǎ ) 哈( hā ) 比( bǐ ) 教( jiào ) 派( pài )
Wahhabism
瓦( wǎ ) 罕( hǎn ) 走( zǒu ) 廊( láng )
Wakhan Corridor, panhandle in the northeast of Afghanistan sharing a border with China at its eastern end
瓦( wǎ ) 赫( hè ) 基( jī ) 尔( ěr ) 河( hé )
Vakhsh river
瓦( wǎ ) 赫( hè ) 基( jī ) 爾( ěr ) 河( hé )
Vakhsh river
瓦( wǎ ) 加( jiā ) 杜( dù ) 古( gǔ )
Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso
瓦( wǎ ) 匠( jiang )
bricklayer
瓦( wǎ ) 解( jiě )
to collapse
瓦( wǎ ) 解( jiě ) 冰( bīng ) 泮( pàn )
complete disintegration
瓦( wǎ ) 剌( là )
Oirat Mongols (alliance of tribes of Western Mongolia)
瓦( wǎ ) 莱( lái ) 塔( tǎ )
Valletta, capital of Malta
瓦( wǎ ) 萊( lái ) 塔( tǎ )
Valletta, capital of Malta
瓦( wǎ ) 蓝( lán )
azure
瓦( wǎ ) 藍( lán )
azure
瓦( wǎ ) 勒( lè ) 他( tā )
Valletta, capital of Malta
瓦( wǎ ) 楞( léng )
rows of tiles on a roof
瓦( wǎ ) 楞( léng ) 紙( zhǐ )
corrugated fiberboard