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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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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 1562 of 1851.
牙( yá ) 线( xiàn ) 棒( bàng )
floss pick
芽( yá ) 眼( yǎn )
undeveloped bud
牙( yá ) 医( yī )
dentist
牙( yá ) 醫( yī )
dentist
衙( yá ) 役( yì )
bailiff of feudal yamen
牙( yá ) 音( yīn )
velar consonants of Middle Chinese
牙( yá ) 齦( yín )
gums
牙( yá ) 龈( yín )
gums
牙( yá ) 齦( yín ) 炎( yán )
gingivitis
牙( yá ) 龈( yín ) 炎( yán )
gingivitis
牙( yá ) 印( yìn )
teeth marks
牙( yá ) 釉( yòu ) 質( zhì )
tooth enamel
牙( yá ) 釉( yòu ) 质( zhì )
tooth enamel
伢( yá ) 崽( zǎi )
child
牙( yá ) 帐( zhàng )
tent of the commanding officer
牙( yá ) 帳( zhàng )
tent of the commanding officer
崖( yá ) 州( zhōu )
ancient name for Hainan Island 海南岛 hǎinándǎo
牙( yá ) 周( zhōu ) 病( bìng )
periodontitis
崖( yá ) 州( zhōu ) 区( qū )
Yazhou, a district of Sanya City 三亚市 sānyàshì, Hainan
崖( yá ) 州( zhōu ) 區( qū )
Yazhou, a district of Sanya City 三亚市 sānyàshì, Hainan
牙( yá ) 周( zhōu ) 炎( yán )
periodontitis
睚( yá ) 眥( zì )
to glare in anger
睚( yá ) 眦( zì )
to glare in anger
睚( yá ) 眥( zì ) 必( bì ) 報( bào )
lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look
睚( yá ) 眦( zì ) 必( bì ) 报( bào )
lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look
伢( yá ) 子( zi )
child
牙( yá ) 子( zi )
serrated edge
哑( yǎ )
mute
啞( yǎ )
mute
痖( yǎ )
mute, incapable of speech
瘂( yǎ )
mute, incapable of speech
雅( yǎ )
elegant
雅( yǎ ) 愛( ài )
your great kindness
雅( yǎ ) 爱( ài )
your great kindness
雅( yǎ ) 安( ān ) 市( shì )
Ya'an, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省 sìchuānshěng
哑( yǎ ) 巴( ba )
a mute
啞( yǎ ) 巴( ba )
a mute
哑( yǎ ) 巴( ba ) 吃( chī ) 黄( huáng ) 连( lián )
no choice but to suffer in silence
啞( yǎ ) 巴( ba ) 吃( chī ) 黃( huáng ) 連( lián )
no choice but to suffer in silence
哑( yǎ ) 巴( ba ) 亏( kuī )
pent-up unspoken grievances
啞( yǎ ) 巴( ba ) 虧( kuī )
pent-up unspoken grievances
雅( yǎ ) 称( chēng )
elegant name
雅( yǎ ) 稱( chēng )
elegant name
雅( yǎ ) 飭( chì )
elegant orderliness
雅( yǎ ) 饬( chì )
elegant orderliness
雅( yǎ ) 丹( dān )
(loanword) yardang
哑( yǎ ) 弹( dàn )
dud
啞( yǎ ) 彈( dàn )
dud
雅( yǎ ) 淡( dàn )
simple and elegant
哑( yǎ ) 点( diǎn )
blind spot
啞( yǎ ) 點( diǎn )
blind spot
雅( yǎ ) 典( diǎn )
Athens, capital of Greece
雅( yǎ ) 典( diǎn ) 的( de ) 泰( tài ) 門( mén )
Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亚 shāshìbǐyà
雅( yǎ ) 典( diǎn ) 的( de ) 泰( tài ) 门( mén )
Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亚 shāshìbǐyà
雅( yǎ ) 典( diǎn ) 娜( nà )
Athena
雅( yǎ ) 典( diǎn ) 卫( wèi ) 城( chéng )
the Acropolis
雅( yǎ ) 典( diǎn ) 衛( wèi ) 城( chéng )
the Acropolis
雅( yǎ ) 恩( ēn ) 德( dé )
Yaounde, capital of Cameroon
雅( yǎ ) 尔( ěr ) 塔( tǎ )
Yalta
雅( yǎ ) 爾( ěr ) 塔( tǎ )
Yalta
雅( yǎ ) 法( fǎ )
Jaffa
雅( yǎ ) 法( fǎ ) 港( gǎng )
Jaffa
雅( yǎ ) 芳( fāng )
Avon
雅( yǎ ) 房( fáng )
rental room without private bathroom
雅( yǎ ) 歌( gē )
part of the Book of Songs 诗经
雅( yǎ ) 閣( gé )
Accord
雅( yǎ ) 阁( gé )
Accord
雅( yǎ ) 各( gè )
Jacob
雅( yǎ ) 各( gè ) 宾( bīn ) 派( pài )
Jacobin club, French revolutionary party that played a leading role in the reign of terror 1791-1794
雅( yǎ ) 各( gè ) 賓( bīn ) 派( pài )
Jacobin club, French revolutionary party that played a leading role in the reign of terror 1791-1794
雅( yǎ ) 各( gè ) 伯( bó )
Jacob
雅( yǎ ) 各( gè ) 书( shū )
Epistle of St James
雅( yǎ ) 各( gè ) 書( shū )
Epistle of St James
哑( yǎ ) 鼓( gǔ )
drum practice pad
啞( yǎ ) 鼓( gǔ )
drum practice pad
雅( yǎ ) 故( gù )
old friend
雅( yǎ ) 觀( guān )
elegant and tasteful
雅( yǎ ) 观( guān )
elegant and tasteful
哑( yǎ ) 光( guāng )
matte
啞( yǎ ) 光( guāng )
matte
雅( yǎ ) 号( hào )
refined appelation
雅( yǎ ) 號( hào )
refined appelation
雅( yǎ ) 虎( hǔ )
Yahoo, Internet portal
雅( yǎ ) 怀( huái )
refined feelings
雅( yǎ ) 懷( huái )
refined feelings
雅( yǎ ) 集( jí )
distinguished assembly
雅( yǎ ) 加( jiā ) 达( dá )
Jakarta, capital of Indonesia
雅( yǎ ) 加( jiā ) 達( dá )
Jakarta, capital of Indonesia
雅( yǎ ) 間( jiān )
private room
雅( yǎ ) 间( jiān )
private room
雅( yǎ ) 江( jiāng ) 县( xiàn )
Yajiang, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 gānzīzàngzúzìzhìzhōu, Sichuan
雅( yǎ ) 江( jiāng ) 縣( xiàn )
Yajiang, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 gānzīzàngzúzìzhìzhōu, Sichuan
雅( yǎ ) 教( jiào )
your distinguished thoughts
雅( yǎ ) 洁( jié )
elegant and pure
雅( yǎ ) 潔( jié )
elegant and pure
雅( yǎ ) 静( jìng )
elegant and calm
雅( yǎ ) 靜( jìng )
elegant and calm
哑( yǎ ) 剧( jù )
pantomime
啞( yǎ ) 劇( jù )
pantomime
雅( yǎ ) 克( kè )
Jacques