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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 1544 of 1851.
煦( xù ) 仁( rén ) 孑( jié ) 義( yì )
petty kindness
旭( xù ) 日( rì )
the rising sun
恤( xù ) 衫( shān )
shirt
叙( xù ) 事( shì )
to narrate
敘( xù ) 事( shì )
to narrate
蓄( xù ) 势( shì ) 待( dài ) 发( fā )
to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
蓄( xù ) 勢( shì ) 待( dài ) 發( fā )
to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
叙( xù ) 事( shì ) 诗( shī )
narrative poem
敘( xù ) 事( shì ) 詩( shī )
narrative poem
叙( xù ) 事( shì ) 线( xiàn )
narrative thread
敘( xù ) 事( shì ) 線( xiàn )
narrative thread
續( xù ) 書( shū )
sequel
续( xù ) 书( shū )
sequel
叙( xù ) 述( shù )
to relate
序( xù ) 数( shù )
ordinal number
序( xù ) 數( shù )
ordinal number
敘( xù ) 述( shù )
to relate
叙( xù ) 述( shù ) 性( xìng )
narrative
敘( xù ) 述( shù ) 性( xìng )
narrative
蓄( xù ) 水( shuǐ )
water storage
蓄( xù ) 水( shuǐ ) 池( chí )
water reservoir
絮( xù ) 說( shuō )
to chatter endlessly
絮( xù ) 说( shuō )
to chatter endlessly
酗( xù ) 訟( sòng )
to be drunk and rowdy
酗( xù ) 讼( sòng )
to be drunk and rowdy
續( xù ) 隨( suí ) 子( zi )
caper
续( xù ) 随( suí ) 子( zi )
caper
叙( xù ) 谈( tán )
to chat
敘( xù ) 談( tán )
to chat
序( xù ) 文( wén )
preface
續( xù ) 西( xī ) 遊( yóu ) 記( jì )
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西游记
续( xù ) 西( xī ) 游( yóu ) 记( jì )
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西游记
續( xù ) 弦( xián )
(of a widower) to remarry
续( xù ) 弦( xián )
(of a widower) to remarry
蓄( xù ) 须( xū )
to grow a beard
蓄( xù ) 鬚( xū )
to grow a beard
蓄( xù ) 须( xū ) 明( míng ) 志( zhì )
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination
蓄( xù ) 鬚( xū ) 明( míng ) 志( zhì )
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination
煦( xù ) 煦( xù )
kind
續( xù ) 續( xù )
continuous
续( xù ) 续( xù )
continuous
絮( xù ) 絮( xu )
endless prattle
絮( xù ) 絮( xu ) 叨( dāo ) 叨( dāo )
long-winded
序( xù ) 言( yán )
preface
蓄( xù ) 养( yǎng )
to raise
蓄( xù ) 養( yǎng )
to raise
蓄( xù ) 意( yì )
deliberate
叙( xù ) 永( yǒng ) 县( xiàn )
Xuyong, a county in Luzhou City 泸州市 lúzhōushì, Sichuan
敘( xù ) 永( yǒng ) 縣( xiàn )
Xuyong, a county in Luzhou City 泸州市 lúzhōushì, Sichuan
絮( xù ) 語( yǔ )
to chatter incessantly
絮( xù ) 语( yǔ )
to chatter incessantly
續( xù ) 約( yuē )
to renew or extend a contract
续( xù ) 约( yuē )
to renew or extend a contract
續( xù ) 增( zēng )
addition
续( xù ) 增( zēng )
addition
序( xù ) 章( zhāng )
prologue
叙( xù ) 州( zhōu ) 区( qū )
Xuzhou, a district of Yibin City 宜宾市 yíbīnshì, Sichuan
敘( xù ) 州( zhōu ) 區( qū )
Xuzhou, a district of Yibin City 宜宾市 yíbīnshì, Sichuan
絮( xù ) 状( zhuàng ) 物( wù )
floccule
絮( xù ) 狀( zhuàng ) 物( wù )
floccule
續( xù ) 租( zū )
to renew a lease
续( xù ) 租( zū )
to renew a lease
絮( xù ) 嘴( zuǐ )
to chatter endlessly
續( xù ) 作( zuò )
sequel
续( xù ) 作( zuò )
sequel
儇( xuān )
ingenious
喧( xuān )
clamor
宣( xuān )
to declare
愃( xuān )
well-being
揎( xuān )
to roll up one's sleeves
晅( xuān )
light of the sun
暄( xuān )
genial and warm
瑄( xuān )
ornamental piece of jade
禤( xuān )
surname Xuan
箮( xuān )
bamboo flower
翾( xuān )
flirtatious
萱( xuān )
orange day-lily
蓒( xuān )
a kind of smelly water plant
蠉( xuān )
wriggler
諼( xuān )
to deceive
譞( xuān )
usually used in a name
谖( xuān )
to deceive
軒( xuān )
pavilion with a view
轩( xuān )
pavilion with a view
鍹( xuān )
spade
𫍽( xuān )
usually used in a name
軒( xuān ) 昂( áng )
high
轩( xuān ) 昂( áng )
high
喧( xuān ) 宾( bīn ) 夺( duó ) 主( zhǔ )
lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host
喧( xuān ) 賓( bīn ) 奪( duó ) 主( zhǔ )
lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host
宣( xuān ) 布( bù )
to declare
宣( xuān ) 布( bù ) 破( pò ) 产( chǎn )
to declare bankruptcy
宣( xuān ) 布( bù ) 破( pò ) 產( chǎn )
to declare bankruptcy
萱( xuān ) 草( cǎo )
Hemerocallis fulva
宣( xuān ) 称( chēng )
to assert
宣( xuān ) 稱( chēng )
to assert
宣( xuān ) 城( chéng ) 市( shì )
Xuancheng, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省 ānhuīshěng
宣( xuān ) 传( chuán )
to disseminate
宣( xuān ) 傳( chuán )
to disseminate
宣( xuān ) 传( chuán ) 部( bù )
Propaganda Department