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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 1618 of 1851.
移( yí ) 植( zhí ) 手( shǒu ) 术( shù )
transplant operation
移( yí ) 植( zhí ) 手( shǒu ) 術( shù )
transplant operation
移( yí ) 植( zhí ) 性( xìng )
portability
遗( yí ) 址( zhǐ )
ruins
遺( yí ) 址( zhǐ )
ruins
頤( yí ) 指( zhǐ )
to order with the chin
颐( yí ) 指( zhǐ )
to order with the chin
頤( yí ) 指( zhǐ ) 風( fēng ) 使( shǐ )
to signal orders by facial gesture
颐( yí ) 指( zhǐ ) 风( fēng ) 使( shǐ )
to signal orders by facial gesture
頤( yí ) 指( zhǐ ) 氣( qì ) 使( shǐ )
to signal orders by facial gesture
颐( yí ) 指( zhǐ ) 气( qì ) 使( shǐ )
to signal orders by facial gesture
遗( yí ) 志( zhì )
the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on
遺( yí ) 志( zhì )
the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on
夷( yí ) 洲( zhōu )
name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
宜( yí ) 州( zhōu ) 区( qū )
Yizhou, a district of Hechi City 河池市 héchíshì, Guangxi
宜( yí ) 州( zhōu ) 區( qū )
Yizhou, a district of Hechi City 河池市 héchíshì, Guangxi
遗( yí ) 珠( zhū )
unrecognized talent
遺( yí ) 珠( zhū )
unrecognized talent
遗( yí ) 嘱( zhǔ )
testament
遺( yí ) 囑( zhǔ )
testament
移( yí ) 住( zhù )
to migrate
遗( yí ) 著( zhù )
posthumous work
遺( yí ) 著( zhù )
posthumous work
移( yí ) 轉( zhuǎn )
to shift
移( yí ) 转( zhuǎn )
to shift
胰( yí ) 子( zi )
pancreas
彝( yí ) 族( zú )
Yi ethnic group
遗( yí ) 族( zú )
the bereaved
遺( yí ) 族( zú )
the bereaved
彝( yí ) 族( zú ) 年( nián )
Yi New Year
遗( yí ) 作( zuò )
posthumous work
遺( yí ) 作( zuò )
posthumous work
乙( yǐ )
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān
以( yǐ )
to use
倚( yǐ )
to lean on
偯( yǐ )
to sob
已( yǐ )
already
扆( yǐ )
screen
攺( yǐ )
a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
椅( yǐ )
chair
矣( yǐ )
classical final particle, similar to modern 了 le
舣( yǐ )
to moor a boat to the bank
艤( yǐ )
to moor a boat to the bank
蚁( yǐ )
ant
螘( yǐ )
ant
蟻( yǐ )
ant
轙( yǐ )
rings on the yokes
迤( yǐ )
extending to
釔( yǐ )
yttrium
钇( yǐ )
yttrium
顗( yǐ )
pleasing
鳦( yǐ )
a swallow
齮( yǐ )
to bite
𫖮( yǐ )
pleasing
𬺈( yǐ )
to bite
以( yǐ ) 埃( āi )
Israel-Egypt
乙( yǐ ) 氨( ān ) 基( jī )
ethylamino group
以( yǐ ) 巴( bā )
Israeli-Palestinian
以( yǐ ) 暴( bào ) 易( yì ) 暴( bào )
to replace one tyranny by another
以( yǐ ) 暴( bào ) 制( zhì ) 暴( bào )
to use violence to curb violence
以( yǐ ) 北( běi )
to the north of (suffix)
椅( yǐ ) 背( bèi )
the back of a chair
以( yǐ ) 備( bèi ) 不( bù ) 測( cè )
to be prepared for accidents
以( yǐ ) 备( bèi ) 不( bù ) 测( cè )
to be prepared for accidents
以( yǐ ) 本( běn ) 人( rén ) 名( míng )
under one's own name
以( yǐ ) 便( biàn )
so that
以( yǐ ) 不( bù ) 变( biàn ) 应( yìng ) 万( wàn ) 变( biàn )
to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle
以( yǐ ) 不( bù ) 變( biàn ) 應( yìng ) 萬( wàn ) 變( biàn )
to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle
蚁( yǐ ) 巢( cháo )
ant nest
蟻( yǐ ) 巢( cháo )
ant nest
已( yǐ ) 成( chéng ) 形( xíng )
preformed
乙( yǐ ) 丑( chǒu )
second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
乙( yǐ ) 醇( chún )
ethanol
乙( yǐ ) 醇( chún ) 酸( suān )
glycolic acid C2H4O3
以( yǐ ) 此( cǐ )
with this
以( yǐ ) 此( cǐ ) 类( lèi ) 推( tuī )
and so on
以( yǐ ) 此( cǐ ) 類( lèi ) 推( tuī )
and so on
以( yǐ ) 此( cǐ ) 为( wéi )
to regard as
以( yǐ ) 此( cǐ ) 為( wéi )
to regard as
以( yǐ ) 次( cì )
in the proper order
以( yǐ ) 德( dé ) 報( bào ) 怨( yuàn )
to return good for evil
以( yǐ ) 德( dé ) 报( bào ) 怨( yuàn )
to return good for evil
椅( yǐ ) 凳( dèng )
bench
以( yǐ ) 东( dōng )
to the east of (suffix)
以( yǐ ) 東( dōng )
to the east of (suffix)
蚁( yǐ ) 斗( dòu ) 蜗( wō ) 争( zhēng )
fig. petty squabbling
蟻( yǐ ) 鬥( dòu ) 蝸( wō ) 爭( zhēng )
fig. petty squabbling
以( yǐ ) 毒( dú ) 攻( gōng ) 毒( dú )
to cure ills with poison
以( yǐ ) 訛( é ) 傳( chuán ) 訛( é )
to spread falsehoods
以( yǐ ) 讹( é ) 传( chuán ) 讹( é )
to spread falsehoods
乙( yǐ ) 二( èr ) 醇( chún )
glycol
以( yǐ ) 法( fǎ ) 莲( lián )
Ephraim
以( yǐ ) 法( fǎ ) 蓮( lián )
Ephraim
乙( yǐ ) 方( fāng )
party B (in a contract)
以( yǐ ) 防( fáng )
to avoid
以( yǐ ) 防( fáng ) 万( wàn ) 一( yī )
just in case
以( yǐ ) 防( fáng ) 萬( wàn ) 一( yī )
just in case
以( yǐ ) 弗( fú ) 所( suǒ )
Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
以( yǐ ) 弗( fú ) 所( suǒ ) 书( shū )
Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians
以( yǐ ) 弗( fú ) 所( suǒ ) 書( shū )
Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians