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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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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 1625 of 1851.
义( yì ) 警( jǐng )
vigilante
縊( yì ) 頸( jǐng )
to hang oneself
缢( yì ) 颈( jǐng )
to hang oneself
義( yì ) 警( jǐng )
vigilante
意( yì ) 境( jìng )
artistic mood or conception
挹( yì ) 掬( jū )
to scoop up water with the hands
議( yì ) 決( jué )
to decide
议( yì ) 决( jué )
to decide
义( yì ) 军( jūn )
volunteer army
義( yì ) 軍( jūn )
volunteer army
异( yì ) 军( jūn ) 突( tū ) 起( qǐ )
to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
異( yì ) 軍( jūn ) 突( tū ) 起( qǐ )
to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
易( yì ) 开( kāi ) 罐( guàn )
pull-top can
易( yì ) 開( kāi ) 罐( guàn )
pull-top can
艺( yì ) 考( kǎo )
art school entrance examination
藝( yì ) 考( kǎo )
art school entrance examination
易( yì ) 科( kē ) 罚( fá ) 金( jīn )
to commute a prison sentence to a fine
易( yì ) 科( kē ) 罰( fá ) 金( jīn )
to commute a prison sentence to a fine
异( yì ) 口( kǒu ) 同( tóng ) 声( shēng )
different mouths, same voice
異( yì ) 口( kǒu ) 同( tóng ) 聲( shēng )
different mouths, same voice
忆( yì ) 苦( kǔ ) 饭( fàn )
unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships
憶( yì ) 苦( kǔ ) 飯( fàn )
unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships
忆( yì ) 苦( kǔ ) 思( sī ) 甜( tián )
to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy
憶( yì ) 苦( kǔ ) 思( sī ) 甜( tián )
to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy
易( yì ) 拉( lā ) 宝( bǎo )
roll-up banner stand
易( yì ) 拉( lā ) 寶( bǎo )
roll-up banner stand
易( yì ) 拉( lā ) 罐( guàn )
pull-top can
艺( yì ) 廊( láng )
art gallery
藝( yì ) 廊( láng )
art gallery
意( yì ) 乐( lè )
joy
意( yì ) 樂( lè )
joy
逸( yì ) 乐( lè )
pleasure-seeking
逸( yì ) 樂( lè )
pleasure-seeking
异( yì ) 类( lèi )
different kind
異( yì ) 類( lèi )
different kind
义( yì ) 理( lǐ )
doctrine
義( yì ) 理( lǐ )
doctrine
易( yì ) 理( lǐ ) 解( jiě )
easy to grasp
屹( yì ) 立( lì )
to tower
毅( yì ) 力( lì )
perseverance
异( yì ) 亮( liàng ) 氨( ān ) 酸( suān )
isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid
異( yì ) 亮( liàng ) 氨( ān ) 酸( suān )
isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid
意( yì ) 料( liào )
to anticipate
意( yì ) 料( liào ) 之( zhī ) 外( wài )
contrary to expectation
意( yì ) 料( liào ) 之( zhī ) 中( zhōng )
to come as no surprise
役( yì ) 齡( líng )
enlistment age
役( yì ) 龄( líng )
enlistment age
臆( yì ) 羚( líng )
chamois
溢( yì ) 流( liú ) 孔( kǒng )
bleed hole
异( yì ) 龙( lóng )
allosaurus
異( yì ) 龍( lóng )
allosaurus
翼( yì ) 龍( lóng )
pterosaur
翼( yì ) 龙( lóng )
pterosaur
异( yì ) 卵( luǎn )
fraternal
異( yì ) 卵( luǎn )
fraternal
异( yì ) 卵( luǎn ) 双( shuāng ) 胞( bāo ) 胎( tāi )
fraternal twins
異( yì ) 卵( luǎn ) 雙( shuāng ) 胞( bāo ) 胎( tāi )
fraternal twins
議( yì ) 論( lùn )
to comment
议( yì ) 论( lùn )
to comment
議( yì ) 論( lùn ) 紛( fēn ) 紛( fēn )
to discuss spiritedly
议( yì ) 论( lùn ) 纷( fēn ) 纷( fēn )
to discuss spiritedly
易( yì ) 洛( luò ) 魁( kuí )
Iroquois
驛( yì ) 馬( mǎ )
post horse
驿( yì ) 马( mǎ )
post horse
譯( yì ) 碼( mǎ ) 器( qì )
decoder
译( yì ) 码( mǎ ) 器( qì )
decoder
义( yì ) 马( mǎ ) 市( shì )
Yima, a county-level city in Sanmenxia City 三门峡市 sānménxiáshì, Henan
義( yì ) 馬( mǎ ) 市( shì )
Yima, a county-level city in Sanmenxia City 三门峡市 sānménxiáshì, Henan
义( yì ) 卖( mài )
to hold a charity bazaar
義( yì ) 賣( mài )
to hold a charity bazaar
义( yì ) 卖( mài ) 会( huì )
bazaar
義( yì ) 賣( mài ) 會( huì )
bazaar
溢( yì ) 满( mǎn )
overflowing
溢( yì ) 滿( mǎn )
overflowing
溢( yì ) 美( měi ) 之( zhī ) 詞( cí )
flattering words
溢( yì ) 美( měi ) 之( zhī ) 词( cí )
flattering words
詣( yì ) 門( mén )
to visit sb
诣( yì ) 门( mén )
to visit sb
易( yì ) 門( mén ) 縣( xiàn )
Yimen, a county in Yuxi City 玉溪市 yùxīshì, Yunnan
易( yì ) 门( mén ) 县( xiàn )
Yimen, a county in Yuxi City 玉溪市 yùxīshì, Yunnan
易( yì ) 蒙( méng ) 停( tíng )
Imodium
薏( yì ) 米( mǐ )
grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡 yìyǐ
意( yì ) 面( miàn )
pasta
意( yì ) 麵( miàn )
pasta
异( yì ) 面( miàn ) 直( zhí ) 线( xiàn )
skew lines
異( yì ) 面( miàn ) 直( zhí ) 線( xiàn )
skew lines
疫( yì ) 苗( miáo )
vaccine
逸( yì ) 民( mín )
recluse
佚( yì ) 名( míng )
anonymous
艺( yì ) 名( míng )
stage name
藝( yì ) 名( míng )
stage name
譯( yì ) 名( míng )
translated names
译( yì ) 名( míng )
translated names
翼( yì ) 膜( mó )
patagium
义( yì ) 母( mǔ )
adoptive mother
异( yì ) 母( mǔ )
having the same father but different mothers
異( yì ) 母( mǔ )
having the same father but different mothers
益( yì ) 母( mǔ )
motherwort
義( yì ) 母( mǔ )
adoptive mother
益( yì ) 母( mǔ ) 草( cǎo )
motherwort