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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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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 17 of 1851.
安( ān ) 新( xīn ) 县( xiàn ) Anxin, a county in Baoding City 保定市 bǎodìngshì, Hebei
安( ān ) 新( xīn ) 縣( xiàn ) Anxin, a county in Baoding City 保定市 bǎodìngshì, Hebei
安( ān ) 阳( yáng ) 市( shì ) Anyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省 hénánshěng
安( ān ) 陽( yáng ) 市( shì ) Anyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省 hénánshěng
安( ān ) 阳( yáng ) 县( xiàn ) Anyang, a county in Anyang City 安阳市 ānyángshì, Henan
安( ān ) 陽( yáng ) 縣( xiàn ) Anyang, a county in Anyang City 安阳市 ānyángshì, Henan
安( ān ) 养( yǎng ) to foster
安( ān ) 養( yǎng ) to foster
安( ān ) 养( yǎng ) 院( yuàn ) nursing home
安( ān ) 養( yǎng ) 院( yuàn ) nursing home
桉( ān ) 叶( yè ) 油( yóu ) eucalyptus oil
桉( ān ) 葉( yè ) 油( yóu ) eucalyptus oil
安( ān ) 逸( yì ) easy and comfortable
安( ān ) 义( yì ) 县( xiàn ) Anyi, a county in Nanchang City 南昌市 nánchāngshì, Jiangxi
安( ān ) 義( yì ) 縣( xiàn ) Anyi, a county in Nanchang City 南昌市 nánchāngshì, Jiangxi
安( ān ) 營( yíng ) to pitch camp
安( ān ) 营( yíng ) to pitch camp
安( ān ) 營( yíng ) 紮( zhā ) 寨( zhài ) to set up camp
安( ān ) 营( yíng ) 扎( zhā ) 寨( zhài ) to set up camp
安( ān ) 于( yú ) to be content with
安( ān ) 於( yú ) to be content with
安( ān ) 于( yú ) 现( xiàn ) 状( zhuàng ) to take things as they are
安( ān ) 於( yú ) 現( xiàn ) 狀( zhuàng ) to take things as they are
安( ān ) 源( yuán ) 区( qū ) Anyuan, a district of Pingxiang City 萍乡市 píngxiāngshì, Jiangxi
安( ān ) 源( yuán ) 區( qū ) Anyuan, a district of Pingxiang City 萍乡市 píngxiāngshì, Jiangxi
安( ān ) 远( yuǎn ) 县( xiàn ) Anyuan, a county in Ganzhou City 赣州市 gànzhōushì, Jiangxi
安( ān ) 遠( yuǎn ) 縣( xiàn ) Anyuan, a county in Ganzhou City 赣州市 gànzhōushì, Jiangxi
安( ān ) 岳( yuè ) 县( xiàn ) Anyue, a county in Ziyang City 资阳市 zīyángshì, Sichuan
安( ān ) 岳( yuè ) 縣( xiàn ) Anyue, a county in Ziyang City 资阳市 zīyángshì, Sichuan
安( ān ) 匝( zā ) ampere-turn
安( ān ) 葬( zàng ) to bury
安( ān ) 泽( zé ) 县( xiàn ) Anze, a county in Linfen City 临汾市 línfénshì, Shanxi
安( ān ) 澤( zé ) 縣( xiàn ) Anze, a county in Linfen City 临汾市 línfénshì, Shanxi
安( ān ) 貞( zhēn ) Antei
安( ān ) 贞( zhēn ) Antei
安( ān ) 枕( zhěn ) to sleep soundly
安( ān ) 之( zhī ) 若( ruò ) 素( sù ) bear hardship with equanimity
安( ān ) 置( zhì ) to find a place for
安( ān ) 重( zhòng ) 根( gēn ) An Jung-geun or Ahn Joong-keun (1879-1910), Korean independence activist, famous as assassin of Japanese prime minister ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文 yīténgbówén in 1909
安( ān ) 州( zhōu ) 区( qū ) Anzhou, a district of Mianyang City 绵阳市 miányángshì, Sichuan
安( ān ) 州( zhōu ) 區( qū ) Anzhou, a district of Mianyang City 绵阳市 miányángshì, Sichuan
安( ān ) 装( zhuāng ) to install
安( ān ) 裝( zhuāng ) to install
安( ān ) 装( zhuāng ) 包( bāo ) installation package
安( ān ) 裝( zhuāng ) 包( bāo ) installation package
安( ān ) 卓( zhuó ) Android
鞍( ān ) 子( zi ) saddle
安( ān ) 祖( zǔ ) 花( huā ) flamingo lily
啽( án ) to speak
俺( ǎn ) I
唵( ǎn ) oh!
垵( ǎn ) (used in place names)
埯( ǎn ) hole in the ground to plant seeds in
揞( ǎn ) to apply
銨( ǎn ) ammonium
铵( ǎn ) ammonium
唵( ǎn ) 嘛( má ) 呢( ní ) 叭( bā ) 咪( mī ) 吽( hōng ) om mani padme hum
俺( ǎn ) 们( men ) we
俺( ǎn ) 們( men ) we
岸( àn ) bank
按( àn ) to press
暗( àn ) dark
案( àn ) case
胺( àn ) amine
豻( àn ) jail
闇( àn ) to close
黯( àn ) dark
暗( àn ) 暗( àn ) secretly
案( àn ) 板( bǎn ) kneading or chopping board
暗( àn ) 堡( bǎo ) bunker
暗( àn ) 背( bèi ) 雨( yǔ ) 燕( yàn ) dark-rumped swift
岸( àn ) 边( biān ) shore
岸( àn ) 邊( biān ) shore
岸( àn ) 标( biāo ) lighthouse
岸( àn ) 標( biāo ) lighthouse
按( àn ) 兵( bīng ) 不( bù ) 动( dòng ) to bide one's time
按( àn ) 兵( bīng ) 不( bù ) 動( dòng ) to bide one's time
案( àn ) 兵( bīng ) 束( shù ) 甲( jiǎ ) to relax from fighting
按( àn ) 部( bù ) 就( jiù ) 班( bān ) to follow the prescribed order
暗( àn ) 藏( cáng ) to hide
按( àn ) 察( chá ) to investigate
暗( àn ) 娼( chāng ) unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
暗( àn ) 潮( cháo ) undercurrent
案( àn ) 秤( chèng ) counter scale
案( àn ) 称( chèng ) counter scale
案( àn ) 稱( chèng ) counter scale
暗( àn ) 处( chù ) secret place
暗( àn ) 處( chù ) secret place
暗( àn ) 疮( chuāng ) acne
暗( àn ) 瘡( chuāng ) acne
暗( àn ) 戳( chuō ) 戳( chuō ) low-key
暗( àn ) 袋( dài ) camera bag
暗( àn ) 淡( dàn ) dark
暗( àn ) 道( dào ) secret passage
案( àn ) 底( dǐ ) criminal record
暗( àn ) 地( dì ) secretly
暗( àn ) 地( dì ) 裡( li ) secretly
暗( àn ) 地( dì ) 里( li ) secretly
暗( àn ) 疔( dīng ) axillary furuncle
案( àn ) 牍( dú ) official documents or correspondence