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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 1824 of 1851.
紫( zǐ ) 藤( téng )
wisteria
梓( zǐ ) 童( tóng )
(often used in traditional novels) term used by an emperor to address the empress
紫( zǐ ) 銅( tóng )
copper
紫( zǐ ) 铜( tóng )
copper
梓( zǐ ) 潼( tóng ) 县( xiàn )
Zitong, a county in Mianyang City 绵阳市 miányángshì, Sichuan
梓( zǐ ) 潼( tóng ) 縣( xiàn )
Zitong, a county in Mianyang City 绵阳市 miányángshì, Sichuan
紫( zǐ ) 外( wài )
ultraviolet
紫( zǐ ) 外( wài ) 光( guāng )
ultraviolet light
紫( zǐ ) 外( wài ) 射( shè ) 線( xiàn )
ultraviolet ray
紫( zǐ ) 外( wài ) 射( shè ) 线( xiàn )
ultraviolet ray
紫( zǐ ) 外( wài ) 線( xiàn )
ultraviolet ray
紫( zǐ ) 外( wài ) 线( xiàn )
ultraviolet ray
紫( zǐ ) 菀( wǎn )
aster
子( zǐ ) 網( wǎng )
subnetwork
子( zǐ ) 网( wǎng )
subnetwork
子( zǐ ) 網( wǎng ) 屏( píng ) 蔽( bì ) 碼( mǎ )
subnet mask
子( zǐ ) 网( wǎng ) 屏( píng ) 蔽( bì ) 码( mǎ )
subnet mask
紫( zǐ ) 薇( wēi )
crape myrtle
紫( zǐ ) 微( wēi ) 斗( dǒu ) 数( shù )
Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling
紫( zǐ ) 微( wēi ) 斗( dǒu ) 數( shù )
Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling
紫( zǐ ) 微( wēi ) 宫( gōng )
palace of Jade emperor
紫( zǐ ) 微( wēi ) 宮( gōng )
palace of Jade emperor
子( zǐ ) 午( wǔ ) 線( xiàn )
meridian
子( zǐ ) 午( wǔ ) 线( xiàn )
meridian
仔( zǐ ) 細( xì )
careful
仔( zǐ ) 细( xì )
careful
子( zǐ ) 細( xì ) 胞( bāo )
daughter cell
子( zǐ ) 细( xì ) 胞( bāo )
daughter cell
子( zǐ ) 系( xì ) 統( tǒng )
subsystem
子( zǐ ) 系( xì ) 统( tǒng )
subsystem
紫( zǐ ) 啸( xiào ) 鸫( dōng )
blue whistling thrush
紫( zǐ ) 嘯( xiào ) 鶇( dōng )
blue whistling thrush
子( zǐ ) 虚( xū ) 乌( wū ) 有( yǒu )
to have no basis in fact
子( zǐ ) 虛( xū ) 烏( wū ) 有( yǒu )
to have no basis in fact
紫( zǐ ) 阳( yáng ) 县( xiàn )
Ziyang, a county in Ankang City 安康市 ānkāngshì, Shaanxi
紫( zǐ ) 陽( yáng ) 縣( xiàn )
Ziyang, a county in Ankang City 安康市 ānkāngshì, Shaanxi
子( zǐ ) 叶( yè )
cotyledon
子( zǐ ) 夜( yè )
midnight
子( zǐ ) 葉( yè )
cotyledon
子( zǐ ) 音( yīn )
consonant
子( zǐ ) 域( yù )
subfield
子( zǐ ) 曰( yuē )
Confucius says:
紫( zǐ ) 云( yún ) 苗( miáo ) 族( zú ) 布( bù ) 依( yī ) 族( zú ) 自( zì ) 治( zhì ) 县( xiàn )
Ziyun Miao and Buyei Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安顺市 ānshùnshì, Guizhou
紫( zǐ ) 云( yún ) 苗( miáo ) 族( zú ) 布( bù ) 依( yī ) 族( zú ) 自( zì ) 治( zhì ) 縣( xiàn )
Ziyun Miao and Buyei Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安顺市 ānshùnshì, Guizhou
紫( zǐ ) 云( yún ) 英( yīng )
Chinese milk vetch
紫( zǐ ) 雲( yún ) 英( yīng )
Chinese milk vetch
姊( zǐ ) 丈( zhàng )
older sister's husband
紫( zǐ ) 胀( zhàng )
to get red and swollen
紫( zǐ ) 脹( zhàng )
to get red and swollen
紫( zǐ ) 芝( zhī ) 眉( méi ) 宇( yǔ )
your appearance
紫( zǐ ) 質( zhì ) 症( zhèng )
porphyria
紫( zǐ ) 质( zhì ) 症( zhèng )
porphyria
子( zǐ ) 洲( zhōu ) 县( xiàn )
Zizhou, a county in Yulin City 榆林市 yúlínshì, Shaanxi
子( zǐ ) 洲( zhōu ) 縣( xiàn )
Zizhou, a county in Yulin City 榆林市 yúlínshì, Shaanxi
仔( zǐ ) 猪( zhū )
piglet
仔( zǐ ) 豬( zhū )
piglet
紫( zǐ ) 竹( zhú )
black bamboo
紫( zǐ ) 錐( zhuī ) 花( huā )
coneflower genus
紫( zǐ ) 锥( zhuī ) 花( huā )
coneflower genus
姊( zǐ ) 姊( zǐ )
older sister
子( zǐ ) 子( zǐ ) 孙( sūn ) 孙( sūn )
one's posterity
子( zǐ ) 子( zǐ ) 孫( sūn ) 孫( sūn )
one's posterity
剚( zì )
erect
字( zì )
letter
恣( zì )
to abandon restraint
扻( zì )
to strike
渍( zì )
to soak
漬( zì )
to soak
牸( zì )
female of domestic animals
眥( zì )
corner of the eye
眦( zì )
corner of the eye
胔( zì )
rotten meat
胾( zì )
cut meat into pieces
自( zì )
self
自( zì ) 愛( ài )
self-respect
自( zì ) 爱( ài )
self-respect
自( zì ) 傲( ào )
arrogance
自( zì ) 拔( bá )
to free oneself
自( zì ) 白( bái )
confession
自( zì ) 白( bái ) 书( shū )
confession
自( zì ) 白( bái ) 書( shū )
confession
自( zì ) 保( bǎo )
to defend oneself
自( zì ) 爆( bào )
to explode
自( zì ) 報( bào ) 公( gōng ) 議( yì )
self-assessment
自( zì ) 报( bào ) 公( gōng ) 议( yì )
self-assessment
自( zì ) 報( bào ) 家( jiā ) 門( mén )
to introduce oneself
自( zì ) 报( bào ) 家( jiā ) 门( mén )
to introduce oneself
自( zì ) 暴( bào ) 自( zì ) 弃( qì )
to abandon oneself to despair
自( zì ) 暴( bào ) 自( zì ) 棄( qì )
to abandon oneself to despair
自( zì ) 卑( bēi )
to have low self-esteem
自( zì ) 卑( bēi ) 情( qíng ) 緒( xù )
inferiority complex
自( zì ) 卑( bēi ) 情( qíng ) 绪( xù )
inferiority complex
自( zì ) 卑( bēi ) 心( xīn ) 理( lǐ )
sense of inferiority
自( zì ) 備( bèi )
to provide one's own...
自( zì ) 备( bèi )
to provide one's own...
自( zì ) 比( bǐ )
to liken oneself to (sb or sth)
自( zì ) 閉( bì ) 症( zhèng )
autism
自( zì ) 闭( bì ) 症( zhèng )
autism
自( zì ) 便( biàn )
to do as one pleases
自( zì ) 变( biàn ) 量( liàng )
independent variable