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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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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 1594 of 1851.
要( yào ) 言( yán ) 不( bù ) 烦( fán ) to explain in simple terms
要( yào ) 言( yán ) 不( bù ) 煩( fán ) to explain in simple terms
耀( yào ) 眼( yǎn ) to dazzle
要( yào ) 义( yì ) the essentials
要( yào ) 義( yì ) the essentials
药( yào ) 用( yòng ) medicinal use
藥( yào ) 用( yòng ) medicinal use
药( yào ) 用( yòng ) 价( jià ) 值( zhí ) medicinal value
藥( yào ) 用( yòng ) 價( jià ) 值( zhí ) medicinal value
要( yào ) 有( yǒu ) to need
要( yào ) 员( yuán ) key participant
要( yào ) 員( yuán ) key participant
药( yào ) 渣( zhā ) dregs of a decoction
藥( yào ) 渣( zhā ) dregs of a decoction
要( yào ) 债( zhài ) to demand payment of a debt
要( yào ) 債( zhài ) to demand payment of a debt
要( yào ) 賬( zhàng ) to demand repayment
要( yào ) 账( zhàng ) to demand repayment
要( yào ) 政( zhèng ) important governmental or administrative matter
要( yào ) 之( zhī ) in brief
要( yào ) 职( zhí ) key job
要( yào ) 職( zhí ) key job
要( yào ) 旨( zhǐ ) the gist
耀( yào ) 州( zhōu ) 区( qū ) Yaozhou, a district of Tongchuan City 铜川市 tóngchuānshì, Shaanxi
耀( yào ) 州( zhōu ) 區( qū ) Yaozhou, a district of Tongchuan City 铜川市 tóngchuānshì, Shaanxi
要( yào ) 著( zhù ) important book
药( yào ) 妆( zhuāng ) cosmeceuticals
藥( yào ) 妝( zhuāng ) cosmeceuticals
药( yào ) 妆( zhuāng ) 店( diàn ) drugstore
藥( yào ) 妝( zhuāng ) 店( diàn ) drugstore
要( yào ) 着( zhuó ) important thing
疟( yào ) 子( zi ) malaria
瘧( yào ) 子( zi ) malaria
要( yào ) 子( zi ) straw rope
靿( yào ) 子( zi ) leg (aka shaft) of a boot
倻( yē ) used to represent phonetic "ya" in Korean names
吔( yē ) onomat. for surprise, amazement and sigh
噎( yē ) to choke
椰( yē ) coconut palm
耶( yē ) (phonetic ye)
蠮( yē ) wasp of the family Sphecidae
椰( yē ) 菜( cài ) cabbage
椰( yē ) 菜( cài ) 花( huā ) cauliflower
耶( yē ) 誕( dàn ) 節( jié ) Christmas
耶( yē ) 诞( dàn ) 节( jié ) Christmas
耶( yē ) 弗( fú ) 他( tā ) Jephthah (Hebrew: Yiftach) son of Gilead, Judges 11-foll.
耶( yē ) 哥( gē ) 尼( ní ) 雅( yǎ ) Jechoniah or Jeconiah
掖( yē ) 咕( gu ) to toss aside
椰( yē ) 果( guǒ ) nata de coco
耶( yē ) 和( hé ) 华( huá ) Jehovah
耶( yē ) 和( hé ) 華( huá ) Jehovah
耶( yē ) 和( hé ) 华( huá ) 见( jiàn ) 证( zhèng ) 人( rén ) Jehovah's Witnesses
耶( yē ) 和( hé ) 華( huá ) 見( jiàn ) 證( zhèng ) 人( rén ) Jehovah's Witnesses
耶( yē ) 戶( hù ) Jehu (842-815 BC), Israelite king, prominent character in 2 Kings 9:10
耶( yē ) 户( hù ) Jehu (842-815 BC), Israelite king, prominent character in 2 Kings 9:10
椰( yē ) 皇( huáng ) brown coconut
椰( yē ) 浆( jiāng ) coconut milk
椰( yē ) 漿( jiāng ) coconut milk
椰( yē ) 壳( ké ) coconut shell
椰( yē ) 殼( ké ) coconut shell
椰( yē ) 壳( ké ) 纤( xiān ) 维( wéi ) coconut fiber
椰( yē ) 殼( ké ) 纖( xiān ) 維( wéi ) coconut fiber
耶( yē ) 利( lì ) 哥( gē ) Jericho
耶( yē ) 利( lì ) 米( mǐ ) Jeremy or Jeremiah
耶( yē ) 利( lì ) 米( mǐ ) 哀( āi ) 歌( gē ) the Lamentations of Jeremiah
耶( yē ) 利( lì ) 米( mǐ ) 书( shū ) Book of Jeremiah
耶( yē ) 利( lì ) 米( mǐ ) 書( shū ) Book of Jeremiah
耶( yē ) 烈( liè ) 万( wàn ) Yerevan, capital of Armenia
耶( yē ) 烈( liè ) 萬( wàn ) Yerevan, capital of Armenia
椰( yē ) 林( lín ) coconut grove
椰( yē ) 林( lín ) 飄( piāo ) 香( xiāng ) piña colada
椰( yē ) 林( lín ) 飘( piāo ) 香( xiāng ) piña colada
耶( yē ) 魯( lǔ ) Yale
耶( yē ) 鲁( lǔ ) Yale
耶( yē ) 魯( lǔ ) 大( dà ) 學( xué ) Yale University
耶( yē ) 鲁( lǔ ) 大( dà ) 学( xué ) Yale University
耶( yē ) 路( lù ) 撒( sā ) 冷( lěng ) Jerusalem
耶( yē ) 律( lǜ ) two-character surname Yelü
耶( yē ) 律( lǜ ) 楚( chǔ ) 材( cái ) Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it
耶( yē ) 律( lǜ ) 大( dà ) 石( shí ) Yollig Taxin or Yelü Dashi (1087-1143), Chinese-educated Khitan leader, founder of Western Liao 西辽 in Central Asia
椰( yē ) 奶( nǎi ) coconut milk
椰( yē ) 青( qīng ) young coconut
椰( yē ) 蓉( róng ) desiccated coconut
椰( yē ) 丝( sī ) shredded coconut
椰( yē ) 絲( sī ) shredded coconut
噎( yē ) 死( sǐ ) to choke to death
耶( yē ) 稣( sū ) Jesus
耶( yē ) 穌( sū ) Jesus
耶( yē ) 稣( sū ) 光( guāng ) crepuscular rays
耶( yē ) 穌( sū ) 光( guāng ) crepuscular rays
耶( yē ) 稣( sū ) 会( huì ) The Jesuits
耶( yē ) 穌( sū ) 會( huì ) The Jesuits
耶( yē ) 酥( sū ) 会( huì ) the Society of Jesus
耶( yē ) 酥( sū ) 會( huì ) the Society of Jesus
耶( yē ) 稣( sū ) 会( huì ) 士( shì ) a Jesuit
耶( yē ) 穌( sū ) 會( huì ) 士( shì ) a Jesuit
耶( yē ) 酥( sū ) 会( huì ) 士( shì ) a Jesuit
耶( yē ) 酥( sū ) 會( huì ) 士( shì ) a Jesuit
耶( yē ) 稣( sū ) 基( jī ) 督( dū ) Jesus Christ
耶( yē ) 穌( sū ) 基( jī ) 督( dū ) Jesus Christ