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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 1687 of 1851.
笎( yuán )
bamboo with black patches
緣( yuán )
cause
缘( yuán )
cause
羱( yuán )
large-horned wild goat
芫( yuán )
lilac daphne (Daphne genkwa), used in Chinese herbal medicine
蚖( yuán )
Protura
蝝( yuán )
locust larva without wings
螈( yuán )
salamander
袁( yuán )
long robe
轅( yuán )
shaft of a cart or carriage
辕( yuán )
shaft of a cart or carriage
邧( yuán )
place name
騵( yuán )
chestnut horse with white belly
黿( yuán )
sea turtle
鼋( yuán )
sea turtle
𫘪( yuán )
chestnut horse with white belly
圆( yuán ) 白( bái ) 菜( cài )
round white cabbage
圓( yuán ) 白( bái ) 菜( cài )
round white cabbage
圆( yuán ) 柏( bǎi )
Chinese juniper
圓( yuán ) 柏( bǎi )
Chinese juniper
原( yuán ) 班( bān ) 人( rén ) 馬( mǎ )
original cast
原( yuán ) 班( bān ) 人( rén ) 马( mǎ )
original cast
元( yuán ) 胞( bāo ) 自( zì ) 动( dòng ) 机( jī )
cellular automaton
元( yuán ) 胞( bāo ) 自( zì ) 動( dòng ) 機( jī )
cellular automaton
元( yuán ) 宝( bǎo )
a silver or gold ingot
元( yuán ) 寶( bǎo )
a silver or gold ingot
元( yuán ) 宝( bǎo ) 区( qū )
Yuanbao, a district of Dandong City 丹东市 dāndōngshì, Liaoning
元( yuán ) 寶( bǎo ) 區( qū )
Yuanbao, a district of Dandong City 丹东市 dāndōngshì, Liaoning
元( yuán ) 宝( bǎo ) 山( shān ) 区( qū )
Yuanbaoshan, a district of Chifeng City 赤峰市 chìfēngshì, Inner Mongolia
元( yuán ) 寶( bǎo ) 山( shān ) 區( qū )
Yuanbaoshan, a district of Chifeng City 赤峰市 chìfēngshì, Inner Mongolia
原( yuán ) 爆( bào ) 点( diǎn )
ground zero
原( yuán ) 爆( bào ) 點( diǎn )
ground zero
原( yuán ) 被( bèi ) 告( gào )
plaintiff and defendant
原( yuán ) 本( běn )
originally
猿( yuán ) 臂( bì )
arms like those of an ape — muscular, or long and dexterous
援( yuán ) 兵( bīng )
reinforcements
原( yuán ) 材( cái ) 料( liào )
raw and semifinished materials
原( yuán ) 产( chǎn )
original production
原( yuán ) 產( chǎn )
original production
原( yuán ) 产( chǎn ) 地( dì )
original source
原( yuán ) 產( chǎn ) 地( dì )
original source
原( yuán ) 产( chǎn ) 国( guó )
country of origin
原( yuán ) 產( chǎn ) 國( guó )
country of origin
圆( yuán ) 场( chǎng )
to mediate
圓( yuán ) 場( chǎng )
to mediate
原( yuán ) 唱( chàng )
to sing the original version of a song
元( yuán ) 朝( cháo )
Yuan or Mongol dynasty
源( yuán ) 城( chéng ) 区( qū )
Yuancheng, a district of Heyuan City 河源市 héyuánshì, Guangdong
源( yuán ) 城( chéng ) 區( qū )
Yuancheng, a district of Heyuan City 河源市 héyuánshì, Guangdong
源( yuán ) 程( chéng ) 序( xù )
source code
原( yuán ) 虫( chóng )
protozoan
原( yuán ) 蟲( chóng )
protozoan
蚖( yuán ) 虫( chóng )
Protura
蚖( yuán ) 蟲( chóng )
Protura
原( yuán ) 初( chū )
initial
原( yuán ) 处( chù )
original spot
原( yuán ) 處( chù )
original spot
圆( yuán ) 窗( chuāng )
round window
圓( yuán ) 窗( chuāng )
round window
原( yuán ) 创( chuàng )
to create
原( yuán ) 創( chuàng )
to create
原( yuán ) 创( chuàng ) 力( lì )
creativity
原( yuán ) 創( chuàng ) 力( lì )
creativity
原( yuán ) 创( chuàng ) 性( xìng )
originality
原( yuán ) 創( chuàng ) 性( xìng )
originality
元( yuán ) 代( dài )
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty
源( yuán ) 代( dài ) 码( mǎ )
source code
源( yuán ) 代( dài ) 碼( mǎ )
source code
元( yuán ) 旦( dàn )
New Year's Day
元( yuán ) 旦( dàn ) 節( jié )
New Year's Day
元( yuán ) 旦( dàn ) 节( jié )
New Year's Day
原( yuán ) 道( dào )
original path
原( yuán ) 地( dì )
the original place
园( yuán ) 地( dì )
garden area
園( yuán ) 地( dì )
garden area
塬( yuán ) 地( dì )
fertile arable soil of loess plateau
原( yuán ) 地( dì ) 踏( tà ) 步( bù )
to mark time
原( yuán ) 点( diǎn )
starting point
原( yuán ) 點( diǎn )
starting point
圆( yuán ) 点( diǎn )
dot
圓( yuán ) 點( diǎn )
dot
源( yuán ) 点( diǎn )
source
源( yuán ) 點( diǎn )
source
原( yuán ) 典( diǎn ) 版( bǎn )
Urtext edition
原( yuán ) 点( diǎn ) 矩( jǔ )
moment
原( yuán ) 點( diǎn ) 矩( jǔ )
moment
原( yuán ) 电( diàn ) 池( chí )
primary cell
原( yuán ) 電( diàn ) 池( chí )
primary cell
园( yuán ) 丁( dīng )
gardener
園( yuán ) 丁( dīng )
gardener
圆( yuán ) 顶( dǐng )
dome
圓( yuán ) 頂( dǐng )
dome
原( yuán ) 定( dìng )
originally planned
原( yuán ) 动( dòng ) 力( lì )
motive force
原( yuán ) 動( dòng ) 力( lì )
motive force
员( yuán ) 额( é )
staff quota
員( yuán ) 額( é )
staff quota
元( yuán ) 恶( è )
arch-criminal
元( yuán ) 惡( è )
arch-criminal
元( yuán ) 恶( è ) 大( dà ) 憝( duì )
arch-criminal and archenemy