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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 285 of 1851.
靮( dí )
reins
頔( dí )
fine
鬄( dí )
wig
鸐( dí )
Reeves's pheasant
𬱖( dí )
fine
迪( dí ) 奥( ào )
Dior
迪( dí ) 奧( ào )
Dior
狄( dí ) 奥( ào ) 多( duō )
Theodor
狄( dí ) 奧( ào ) 多( duō )
Theodor
迪( dí ) 吧( bā )
disco
敌( dí ) 百( bǎi ) 虫( chóng )
also called dipterex
敵( dí ) 百( bǎi ) 蟲( chóng )
also called dipterex
迪( dí ) 拜( bài )
Dubai
涤( dí ) 尘( chén )
to wash off dust
滌( dí ) 塵( chén )
to wash off dust
嫡( dí ) 出( chū )
born of the wife
涤( dí ) 除( chú )
to wash away
滌( dí ) 除( chú )
to wash away
嫡( dí ) 传( chuán )
handed down in a direct line from the founder
嫡( dí ) 傳( chuán )
handed down in a direct line from the founder
敌( dí ) 档( dàng )
rival productions
敵( dí ) 檔( dàng )
rival productions
涤( dí ) 荡( dàng )
to wash off
滌( dí ) 蕩( dàng )
to wash off
敌( dí ) 敌( dí ) 畏( wèi )
DDVP, aka dichlorvos
敵( dí ) 敵( dí ) 畏( wèi )
DDVP, aka dichlorvos
敌( dí ) 地( dì )
enemy territory
敵( dí ) 地( dì )
enemy territory
敌( dí ) 对( duì )
hostile
敵( dí ) 對( duì )
hostile
敌( dí ) 对( duì ) 性( xìng )
hostility
敵( dí ) 對( duì ) 性( xìng )
hostility
狄( dí ) 俄( é ) 倪( ní ) 索( suǒ ) 斯( sī )
Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology
敌( dí ) 方( fāng )
enemy
敵( dí ) 方( fāng )
enemy
狄( dí ) 更( gēng ) 斯( sī )
Dickens
狄( dí ) 公( gōng ) 案( àn )
Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁杰 dírénjié as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee
嘀( dí ) 咕( gu )
to mutter
敌( dí ) 国( guó )
enemy country
敵( dí ) 國( guó )
enemy country
敌( dí ) 害( hài )
pest
敵( dí ) 害( hài )
pest
敌( dí ) 后( hòu )
the enemy's rear
敵( dí ) 後( hòu )
the enemy's rear
迪( dí ) 化( huà )
Dihua or Tihwa
敌( dí ) 机( jī )
enemy plane
敵( dí ) 機( jī )
enemy plane
敌( dí ) 基( jī ) 督( dū )
Antichrist
敵( dí ) 基( jī ) 督( dū )
Antichrist
迪( dí ) 吉( jí ) 里( lǐ ) 杜( dù ) 管( guǎn )
didgeridoo
敌( dí ) 将( jiàng )
enemy general
敵( dí ) 將( jiàng )
enemy general
涤( dí ) 净( jìng )
to cleanse
滌( dí ) 淨( jìng )
to cleanse
敌( dí ) 军( jūn )
enemy troops
敵( dí ) 軍( jūn )
enemy troops
涤( dí ) 卡( kǎ )
polyester khaki
滌( dí ) 卡( kǎ )
polyester khaki
笛( dí ) 卡( kǎ ) 儿( ér )
René Descartes (1596–1650), French philosopher, mathematician and scientist
笛( dí ) 卡( kǎ ) 兒( ér )
René Descartes (1596–1650), French philosopher, mathematician and scientist
笛( dí ) 卡( kǎ ) 儿( ér ) 坐( zuò ) 标( biāo ) 系( xì )
Cartesian coordinate system
笛( dí ) 卡( kǎ ) 兒( ér ) 座( zuò ) 標( biāo ) 系( xì )
Cartesian coordinate system
笛( dí ) 卡( kǎ ) 尔( ěr )
René Descartes (1596-1650) French philosopher
笛( dí ) 卡( kǎ ) 爾( ěr )
René Descartes (1596-1650) French philosopher
敌( dí ) 忾( kài )
hatred felt toward one's enemies
敵( dí ) 愾( kài )
hatred felt toward one's enemies
迪( dí ) 克( kè )
Dick
的( dí ) 款( kuǎn )
reliable funds
狄( dí ) 拉( lā ) 克( kè )
P.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist
涤( dí ) 纶( lún )
polyester fiber
滌( dí ) 綸( lún )
polyester fiber
迪( dí ) 伦( lún )
Dylan
迪( dí ) 倫( lún )
Dylan
涤( dí ) 虑( lǜ )
to free the mind from worries
滌( dí ) 慮( lǜ )
to free the mind from worries
涤( dí ) 棉( mián )
polyester-cotton blend
滌( dí ) 棉( mián )
polyester-cotton blend
笛( dí ) 膜( mó )
membrane which covers a hole in a flute and produces a buzzing tone
嫡( dí ) 母( mǔ )
father's wife
嫡( dí ) 亲( qīn )
closely related by blood
嫡( dí ) 親( qīn )
closely related by blood
敌( dí ) 情( qíng )
the situation of the enemy positions
敵( dí ) 情( qíng )
the situation of the enemy positions
迪( dí ) 庆( qìng ) 藏( zàng ) 族( zú ) 自( zì ) 治( zhì ) 州( zhōu )
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 云南省 yúnnánshěng
迪( dí ) 慶( qìng ) 藏( zàng ) 族( zú ) 自( zì ) 治( zhì ) 州( zhōu )
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 云南省 yúnnánshěng
涤( dí ) 去( qù )
to wash off
滌( dí ) 去( qù )
to wash off
的( dí ) 确( què )
really
的( dí ) 確( què )
really
的( dí ) 确( què ) 良( liáng )
dacron
的( dí ) 確( què ) 良( liáng )
dacron
敌( dí ) 人( rén )
enemy
敵( dí ) 人( rén )
enemy
狄( dí ) 仁( rén ) 傑( jié )
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
狄( dí ) 仁( rén ) 杰( jié )
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
笛( dí ) 沙( shā ) 格( gé )
Girard Desargues (1591–1661), French geometer
敌( dí ) 杀( shā ) 死( sǐ )
Decis
敵( dí ) 殺( shā ) 死( sǐ )
Decis
敌( dí ) 视( shì )
hostile
敵( dí ) 視( shì )
hostile