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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 263 of 1851.
儋( dān ) 縣( xiàn )
Dan county, Hainan
单( dān ) 相( xiāng ) 思( sī )
one-sided lovesickness
單( dān ) 相( xiāng ) 思( sī )
one-sided lovesickness
单( dān ) 向( xiàng )
unidirectional
单( dān ) 相( xiàng )
single phase
单( dān ) 项( xiàng )
single-item
單( dān ) 向( xiàng )
unidirectional
單( dān ) 相( xiàng )
single phase
單( dān ) 項( xiàng )
single-item
单( dān ) 向( xiàng ) 电( diàn ) 流( liú )
unidirectional current
單( dān ) 向( xiàng ) 電( diàn ) 流( liú )
unidirectional current
单( dān ) 项( xiàng ) 式( shì )
monomial
單( dān ) 項( xiàng ) 式( shì )
monomial
单( dān ) 鞋( xié )
unpadded shoes
單( dān ) 鞋( xié )
unpadded shoes
丹( dān ) 心( xīn )
loyal heart
担( dān ) 心( xīn )
anxious
擔( dān ) 心( xīn )
anxious
殚( dān ) 心( xīn )
to devote one's entire mind
殫( dān ) 心( xīn )
to devote one's entire mind
单( dān ) 行( xíng )
to come individually
單( dān ) 行( xíng )
to come individually
单( dān ) 行( xíng ) 本( běn )
single volume edition
單( dān ) 行( xíng ) 本( běn )
single volume edition
单( dān ) 行( xíng ) 道( dào )
one-way street
單( dān ) 行( xíng ) 道( dào )
one-way street
单( dān ) 行( xíng ) 线( xiàn )
one-way road
單( dān ) 行( xíng ) 線( xiàn )
one-way road
单( dān ) 姓( xìng )
single-character surname
單( dān ) 姓( xìng )
single-character surname
单( dān ) 眼( yǎn )
ommatidium
單( dān ) 眼( yǎn )
ommatidium
单( dān ) 眼( yǎn ) 皮( pí )
single eyelid
單( dān ) 眼( yǎn ) 皮( pí )
single eyelid
单( dān ) 眼( yǎn ) 相( xiàng ) 机( jī )
single-lens reflex camera
單( dān ) 眼( yǎn ) 相( xiàng ) 機( jī )
single-lens reflex camera
丹( dān ) 阳( yáng ) 市( shì )
Danyang, a county-level city in Zhenjiang City 镇江市 zhènjiāngshì, Jiangsu
丹( dān ) 陽( yáng ) 市( shì )
Danyang, a county-level city in Zhenjiang City 镇江市 zhènjiāngshì, Jiangsu
丹( dān ) 药( yào )
Daoist elixir
丹( dān ) 藥( yào )
Daoist elixir
单( dān ) 叶( yè ) 双( shuāng ) 曲( qū ) 面( miàn )
one-sheeted hyperboloid
單( dān ) 葉( yè ) 雙( shuāng ) 曲( qū ) 面( miàn )
one-sheeted hyperboloid
单( dān ) 一( yī )
single
单( dān ) 衣( yī )
unlined garment
單( dān ) 一( yī )
single
單( dān ) 衣( yī )
unlined garment
单( dān ) 一( yī ) 登( dēng ) 入( rù )
single sign-on
單( dān ) 一( yī ) 登( dēng ) 入( rù )
single sign-on
单( dān ) 一( yī ) 货( huò ) 币( bì )
single currency
單( dān ) 一( yī ) 貨( huò ) 幣( bì )
single currency
单( dān ) 一( yī ) 码( mǎ )
Unicode
單( dān ) 一( yī ) 碼( mǎ )
Unicode
单( dān ) 意( yì )
unambiguous
單( dān ) 意( yì )
unambiguous
单( dān ) 翼( yì ) 飞( fēi ) 机( jī )
monoplane
單( dān ) 翼( yì ) 飛( fēi ) 機( jī )
monoplane
单( dān ) 音( yīn ) 词( cí )
monosyllabic word
單( dān ) 音( yīn ) 詞( cí )
monosyllabic word
单( dān ) 音( yīn ) 节( jié )
monosyllabic
單( dān ) 音( yīn ) 節( jié )
monosyllabic
单( dān ) 引( yǐn ) 号( hào )
single quotes
單( dān ) 引( yǐn ) 號( hào )
single quotes
单( dān ) 用( yòng )
to use (sth) on its own
單( dān ) 用( yòng )
to use (sth) on its own
担( dān ) 忧( yōu )
to worry
担( dān ) 懮( yōu )
worry
擔( dān ) 憂( yōu )
to worry
擔( dān ) 懮( yōu )
worry
单( dān ) 语( yǔ )
monolingual
單( dān ) 語( yǔ )
monolingual
单( dān ) 元( yuán )
unit
單( dān ) 元( yuán )
unit
单( dān ) 元( yuán ) 房( fáng )
apartment
單( dān ) 元( yuán ) 房( fáng )
apartment
单( dān ) 元( yuán ) 格( gé )
cell
單( dān ) 元( yuán ) 格( gé )
cell
单( dān ) 源( yuán ) 论( lùn )
theory of single origin
單( dān ) 源( yuán ) 論( lùn )
theory of single origin
单( dān ) 院( yuàn ) 制( zhì )
unicameralism
單( dān ) 院( yuàn ) 制( zhì )
unicameralism
单( dān ) 月( yuè )
monthly
單( dān ) 月( yuè )
monthly
单( dān ) 韵( yùn ) 母( mǔ )
simple finals
單( dān ) 韻( yùn ) 母( mǔ )
simple finals
担( dān ) 责( zé )
to bear responsibility
擔( dān ) 責( zé )
to bear responsibility
丹( dān ) 寨( zhài ) 县( xiàn )
Danzhai, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔东南苗族侗族自治州 qiándōngnánmiáozúdòngzúzìzhìzhōu, Guizhou
丹( dān ) 寨( zhài ) 縣( xiàn )
Danzhai, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔东南苗族侗族自治州 qiándōngnánmiáozúdòngzúzìzhìzhōu, Guizhou
单( dān ) 张( zhāng )
flyer
單( dān ) 張( zhāng )
flyer
单( dān ) 张( zhāng ) 汇( huì ) 票( piào )
sola bill of exchange
單( dān ) 張( zhāng ) 匯( huì ) 票( piào )
sola bill of exchange
单( dān ) 证( zhèng )
documentation
單( dān ) 證( zhèng )
documentation
单( dān ) 质( zhì )
simple substance
單( dān ) 質( zhì )
simple substance
丹( dān ) 衷( zhōng )
real sincerity
儋( dān ) 州( zhōu ) 市( shì )
Danzhou, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省 hǎinánshěng
单( dān ) 子( zǐ ) 叶( yè )
monocotyledon
單( dān ) 子( zǐ ) 葉( yè )
monocotyledon