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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 265 of 1851.
瘅( dàn )
to hate
癉( dàn )
to hate
窞( dàn )
pit
萏( dàn )
lotus
蛋( dàn )
egg
蜑( dàn )
Tanka people
誕( dàn )
birth
诞( dàn )
birth
霮( dàn )
denseness of clouds
髧( dàn )
long hair
鴠( dàn )
a kind of nightingale
𫢸( dàn )
great
蛋( dàn ) 氨( ān ) 酸( suān )
methionine (Met), an essential amino acid
淡( dàn ) 巴( bā ) 菰( gū )
tobacco (loanword)
蛋( dàn ) 白( bái )
egg white
蛋( dàn ) 白( bái ) 胨( dòng )
peptone
蛋( dàn ) 白( bái ) 腖( dòng )
peptone
蛋( dàn ) 白( bái ) 粉( fěn )
protein powder
蛋( dàn ) 白( bái ) 光( guāng )
opalescence
蛋( dàn ) 白( bái ) 酶( méi )
protease
蛋( dàn ) 白( bái ) 石( shí )
opal
蛋( dàn ) 白( bái ) 素( sù )
albumin
蛋( dàn ) 白( bái ) 質( zhì )
protein
蛋( dàn ) 白( bái ) 质( zhì )
protein
蛋( dàn ) 包( bāo )
omelet
蛋( dàn ) 包( bāo ) 飯( fàn )
omurice, Japanese dish consisting of an omelet wrapped around fried rice and often topped with ketchup
蛋( dàn ) 包( bāo ) 饭( fàn )
omurice, Japanese dish consisting of an omelet wrapped around fried rice and often topped with ketchup
氮( dàn ) 泵( bèng )
pre-workout
蛋( dàn ) 逼( bī )
to talk nonsense
蛋( dàn ) 餅( bǐng )
egg pancake
蛋( dàn ) 饼( bǐng )
egg pancake
淡( dàn ) 泊( bó )
living a simple life
淡( dàn ) 薄( bó )
thin
淡( dàn ) 泊( bó ) 名( míng ) 利( lì )
not caring about fame and fortune
淡( dàn ) 泊( bó ) 明( míng ) 志( zhì )
living a simple life as one's ideal
蛋( dàn ) 炒( chǎo ) 飯( fàn )
egg fried rice
蛋( dàn ) 炒( chǎo ) 饭( fàn )
egg fried rice
誕( dàn ) 辰( chén )
birthday
诞( dàn ) 辰( chén )
birthday
淡( dàn ) 出( chū )
to fade out
淡( dàn ) 淡( dàn )
faint
蛋( dàn ) 蛋( dàn )
balls
担( dàn ) 担( dàn ) 面( miàn )
Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce
擔( dàn ) 擔( dàn ) 麵( miàn )
Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce
弹( dàn ) 道( dào )
trajectory
彈( dàn ) 道( dào )
trajectory
弹( dàn ) 道( dào ) 导( dǎo ) 弹( dàn )
ballistic missile
彈( dàn ) 道( dào ) 導( dǎo ) 彈( dàn )
ballistic missile
但( dàn ) 丁( dīng )
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
淡( dàn ) 定( dìng )
calm and collected
但( dàn ) 凡( fán )
every single
淡( dàn ) 腹( fù ) 点( diǎn ) 翅( chì ) 朱( zhū ) 雀( què )
Sharpe's rosefinch
淡( dàn ) 腹( fù ) 點( diǎn ) 翅( chì ) 朱( zhū ) 雀( què )
Sharpe's rosefinch
蛋( dàn ) 糕( gāo )
cake
蛋( dàn ) 糕( gāo ) 裙( qún )
layered skirt
弹( dàn ) 弓( gōng )
catapult
彈( dàn ) 弓( gōng )
catapult
淡( dàn ) 光( guāng )
shimmer
弹( dàn ) 痕( hén )
bullet hole
彈( dàn ) 痕( hén )
bullet hole
弹( dàn ) 痕( hén ) 累( lěi ) 累( lěi )
bullet-riddled
彈( dàn ) 痕( hén ) 累( lěi ) 累( lěi )
bullet-riddled
淡( dàn ) 喉( hóu ) 鷯( liáo ) 鶥( méi )
pale-throated wren-babbler
淡( dàn ) 喉( hóu ) 鹩( liáo ) 鹛( méi )
pale-throated wren-babbler
蛋( dàn ) 花( huā ) 汤( tāng )
clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable
蛋( dàn ) 花( huā ) 湯( tāng )
clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable
淡( dàn ) 化( huà )
to water down
氮( dàn ) 化( huà ) 鎵( jiā )
gallium nitride
氮( dàn ) 化( huà ) 镓( jiā )
gallium nitride
淡( dàn ) 黃( huáng )
light yellow
淡( dàn ) 黄( huáng )
light yellow
蛋( dàn ) 黃( huáng )
egg yolk
蛋( dàn ) 黄( huáng )
egg yolk
蛋( dàn ) 黃( huáng ) 醬( jiàng )
mayonnaise
蛋( dàn ) 黄( huáng ) 酱( jiàng )
mayonnaise
蛋( dàn ) 黃( huáng ) 素( sù )
lecithin
蛋( dàn ) 黄( huáng ) 素( sù )
lecithin
淡( dàn ) 黃( huáng ) 腰( yāo ) 柳( liǔ ) 鶯( yīng )
lemon-rumped warbler
淡( dàn ) 黄( huáng ) 腰( yāo ) 柳( liǔ ) 莺( yīng )
lemon-rumped warbler
淡( dàn ) 灰( huī ) 眉( méi ) 岩( yán ) 鵐( wú )
rock bunting
淡( dàn ) 灰( huī ) 眉( méi ) 岩( yán ) 鹀( wú )
rock bunting
蛋( dàn ) 雞( jī )
laying hen
蛋( dàn ) 鸡( jī )
laying hen
淡( dàn ) 季( jì )
off season
弹( dàn ) 夹( jiā )
ammunition clip
彈( dàn ) 夾( jiā )
ammunition clip
蜑( dàn ) 家( jiā )
Tanka, boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang provinces
淡( dàn ) 脚( jiǎo ) 树( shù ) 莺( yīng )
pale-footed bush warbler
淡( dàn ) 腳( jiǎo ) 樹( shù ) 鶯( yīng )
pale-footed bush warbler
氮( dàn ) 芥( jiè ) 气( qì )
nitrogen mustard
氮( dàn ) 芥( jiè ) 氣( qì )
nitrogen mustard
弹( dàn ) 尽( jìn ) 粮( liáng ) 绝( jué )
in desperate straits
彈( dàn ) 盡( jìn ) 糧( liáng ) 絕( jué )
in desperate straits
弹( dàn ) 尽( jìn ) 援( yuán ) 绝( jué )
in desperate straits
彈( dàn ) 盡( jìn ) 援( yuán ) 絕( jué )
in desperate straits
蛋( dàn ) 酒( jiǔ )
eggnog
蛋( dàn ) 卷( juǎn )
egg roll
旦( dàn ) 角( jué )
dan, female roles in Chinese opera
淡( dàn ) 頦( kē ) 仙( xiān ) 鶲( wēng )
pale-chinned flycatcher
淡( dàn ) 颏( kē ) 仙( xiān ) 鹟( wēng )
pale-chinned flycatcher