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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 153 of 1851.
攙( chān ) 和( huo )
to mix
掺( chān ) 假( jiǎ )
to mix in fake material
搀( chān ) 假( jiǎ )
to dilute
摻( chān ) 假( jiǎ )
to mix in fake material
攙( chān ) 假( jiǎ )
to dilute
掺( chān ) 沙( shā ) 子( zi )
to mix in some sand
摻( chān ) 沙( shā ) 子( zi )
to mix in some sand
掺( chān ) 水( shuǐ )
to dilute
摻( chān ) 水( shuǐ )
to dilute
搀( chān ) 杂( zá )
to mix
攙( chān ) 雜( zá )
to mix
僝( chán )
to revile
儃( chán )
indecisive
劖( chán )
bore
嚵( chán )
gluttonous
孱( chán )
weak
巉( chán )
steep
廛( chán )
market place
欃( chán )
sandalwood (Santalum album), a Nepalese tree producing valuable fragrant oil
毚( chán )
cunning
潺( chán )
flow
澶( chán )
still
瀍( chán )
Chanshui river in Henan
瀺( chán )
sound of water
磛( chán )
cliff
禅( chán )
dhyana
禪( chán )
dhyana
纏( chán )
to wind around
缠( chán )
to wind around
艬( chán )
large ship
蝉( chán )
cicada
蟬( chán )
cicada
蟾( chán )
toad
讒( chán )
to slander
谗( chán )
to slander
躔( chán )
animal tracks
鑱( chán )
sharp instrument for digging
镵( chán )
sharp instrument for digging
饞( chán )
gluttonous
馋( chán )
gluttonous
潺( chán ) 潺( chán )
murmur
讒( chán ) 諂( chǎn )
to defame one person while flattering another
谗( chán ) 谄( chǎn )
to defame one person while flattering another
禅( chán ) 城( chéng ) 区( qū )
Chancheng, a district of Foshan City 佛山市 fóshānshì, Guangdong
禪( chán ) 城( chéng ) 區( qū )
Chancheng, a district of Foshan City 佛山市 fóshānshì, Guangdong
蟾( chán ) 蜍( chú )
toad
禅( chán ) 房( fáng )
a room in a Buddhist monastery
禪( chán ) 房( fáng )
a room in a Buddhist monastery
蟾( chán ) 宫( gōng ) 折( zhé ) 桂( guì )
lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace
蟾( chán ) 宮( gōng ) 折( zhé ) 桂( guì )
lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace
饞( chán ) 鬼( guǐ )
glutton
馋( chán ) 鬼( guǐ )
glutton
讒( chán ) 害( hài )
to slander
谗( chán ) 害( hài )
to slander
瀍( chán ) 河( hé )
Chan River in Henan province 河南 hénán
瀍( chán ) 河( hé ) 回( huí ) 族( zú ) 区( qū )
Chanhe Hui District, a district of Luoyang City 洛阳市 luòyángshì, Henan
瀍( chán ) 河( hé ) 回( huí ) 族( zú ) 區( qū )
Chanhe Hui District, a district of Luoyang City 洛阳市 luòyángshì, Henan
蝉( chán ) 猴( hóu )
newly-emerged cicada nymph
蟬( chán ) 猴( hóu )
newly-emerged cicada nymph
禅( chán ) 机( jī )
subtleties of Buddhist doctrine
禪( chán ) 機( jī )
subtleties of Buddhist doctrine
纏( chán ) 夾( jiā )
to annoy
缠( chán ) 夹( jiā )
to annoy
纏( chán ) 夾( jiā ) 不( bù ) 清( qīng )
to muddle things together
缠( chán ) 夹( jiā ) 不( bù ) 清( qīng )
to muddle things together
纏( chán ) 夾( jiā ) 二( èr ) 先( xiān ) 生( sheng )
annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly
缠( chán ) 夹( jiā ) 二( èr ) 先( xiān ) 生( sheng )
annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly
纏( chán ) 結( jié )
to coil around
缠( chán ) 结( jié )
to coil around
婵( chán ) 娟( juān )
beautiful woman
嬋( chán ) 娟( juān )
beautiful woman
蝉( chán ) 科( kē )
Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
蟬( chán ) 科( kē )
Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
饞( chán ) 癆( láo )
gluttony
馋( chán ) 痨( láo )
gluttony
蝉( chán ) 联( lián )
to continue in a post
蟬( chán ) 聯( lián )
to continue in a post
禅( chán ) 林( lín )
a Buddhist temple
禪( chán ) 林( lín )
a Buddhist temple
纏( chán ) 絡( luò )
to wind around
缠( chán ) 络( luò )
to wind around
饞( chán ) 貓( māo )
greedy eater
馋( chán ) 猫( māo )
greedy eater
禅( chán ) 门( mén ) 五( wǔ ) 宗( zōng )
the five schools of Chan Buddhism
禪( chán ) 門( mén ) 五( wǔ ) 宗( zōng )
the five schools of Chan Buddhism
纏( chán ) 綿( mián )
touching
缠( chán ) 绵( mián )
touching
纏( chán ) 綿( mián ) 不( bù ) 已( yǐ )
to cling without letting go
缠( chán ) 绵( mián ) 不( bù ) 已( yǐ )
to cling without letting go
纏( chán ) 綿( mián ) 悱( fěi ) 惻( cè )
sad beyond words
缠( chán ) 绵( mián ) 悱( fěi ) 恻( cè )
sad beyond words
蝉( chán ) 鸣( míng )
song of cicadas
蟬( chán ) 鳴( míng )
song of cicadas
讒( chán ) 佞( nìng )
to defame one person while flattering another
谗( chán ) 佞( nìng )
to defame one person while flattering another
纏( chán ) 擾( rǎo )
to harass
缠( chán ) 扰( rǎo )
to harass
纏( chán ) 繞( rào )
twisting
缠( chán ) 绕( rào )
twisting
纏( chán ) 繞( rào ) 莖( jīng )
vine