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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 297 of 1851.
典( diǎn ) 座( zuò )
the kitchen manager in a monastery
佃( diàn )
to rent farmland from a landlord
坫( diàn )
stand for goblets
垫( diàn )
pad
墊( diàn )
pad
奠( diàn )
to fix
店( diàn )
inn
惦( diàn )
to think of
扂( diàn )
door latch
殿( diàn )
palace hall
淀( diàn )
shallow lake
澱( diàn )
to form sediment
玷( diàn )
blemish
电( diàn )
lightning
甸( diàn )
suburbs or outskirts
痁( diàn )
malarial fever
癜( diàn )
erythema
磹( diàn )
stone wedge
簟( diàn )
fine woven grass mat
鈿( diàn )
to inlay with gold, silver etc
钿( diàn )
to inlay with gold, silver etc
阽( diàn )
dangerous
電( diàn )
lightning
靛( diàn )
indigo pigment
驔( diàn )
black horse
电( diàn ) 爱( ài )
voice-based cybersex
電( diàn ) 愛( ài )
voice-based cybersex
靛( diàn ) 白( bái )
indigo white
电( diàn ) 白( bái ) 区( qū )
Dianbai, a district of Maoming City 茂名市 màomíngshì, Guangdong
電( diàn ) 白( bái ) 區( qū )
Dianbai, a district of Maoming City 茂名市 màomíngshì, Guangdong
电( diàn ) 棒( bàng )
flashlight
電( diàn ) 棒( bàng )
flashlight
电( diàn ) 报( bào )
telegram
電( diàn ) 報( bào )
telegram
电( diàn ) 报( bào ) 机( jī )
telegraph
電( diàn ) 報( bào ) 機( jī )
telegraph
电( diàn ) 报( bào ) 局( jú )
telegraph office
電( diàn ) 報( bào ) 局( jú )
telegraph office
垫( diàn ) 背( bèi )
to serve as a sacrificial victim
垫( diàn ) 被( bèi )
mattress
墊( diàn ) 背( bèi )
to serve as a sacrificial victim
墊( diàn ) 被( bèi )
mattress
电( diàn ) 贝( bèi ) 斯( sī )
electric bass
電( diàn ) 貝( bèi ) 斯( sī )
electric bass
电( diàn ) 笔( bǐ )
electrician's test light
電( diàn ) 筆( bǐ )
electrician's test light
电( diàn ) 表( biǎo )
power meter
電( diàn ) 表( biǎo )
power meter
电( diàn ) 冰( bīng ) 柜( guì )
freezer
電( diàn ) 冰( bīng ) 櫃( guì )
freezer
电( diàn ) 冰( bīng ) 箱( xiāng )
refrigerator
電( diàn ) 冰( bīng ) 箱( xiāng )
refrigerator
电( diàn ) 波( bō )
electric wave
電( diàn ) 波( bō )
electric wave
垫( diàn ) 补( bu )
to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money
墊( diàn ) 補( bu )
to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money
电( diàn ) 铲( chǎn )
power shovel
電( diàn ) 鏟( chǎn )
power shovel
电( diàn ) 颤( chàn ) 琴( qín )
vibraphone
電( diàn ) 顫( chàn ) 琴( qín )
vibraphone
电( diàn ) 厂( chǎng )
electric power plant
电( diàn ) 场( chǎng )
electric field
電( diàn ) 場( chǎng )
electric field
電( diàn ) 廠( chǎng )
electric power plant
电( diàn ) 唱( chàng )
gramophone
電( diàn ) 唱( chàng )
gramophone
电( diàn ) 唱( chàng ) 机( jī )
gramophone
電( diàn ) 唱( chàng ) 機( jī )
gramophone
电( diàn ) 唱( chàng ) 盘( pán )
gramophone
電( diàn ) 唱( chàng ) 盤( pán )
gramophone
电( diàn ) 唱( chàng ) 头( tóu )
pickup
電( diàn ) 唱( chàng ) 頭( tóu )
pickup
电( diàn ) 车( chē )
tram
電( diàn ) 車( chē )
tram
电( diàn ) 池( chí )
battery
電( diàn ) 池( chí )
battery
电( diàn ) 传( chuán )
to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc)
電( diàn ) 傳( chuán )
to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc)
电( diàn ) 吹( chuī ) 风( fēng )
hair dryer
電( diàn ) 吹( chuī ) 風( fēng )
hair dryer
电( diàn ) 锤( chuí )
rotary hammer
電( diàn ) 錘( chuí )
rotary hammer
电( diàn ) 磁( cí )
electromagnetism
電( diàn ) 磁( cí )
electromagnetism
电( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 波( bō )
electromagnetic wave
電( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 波( bō )
electromagnetic wave
电( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 场( chǎng )
electromagnetic fields
電( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 場( chǎng )
electromagnetic fields
电( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 干( gān ) 扰( rǎo )
electromagnetic interference
電( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 干( gān ) 擾( rǎo )
electromagnetic interference
电( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 感( gǎn ) 应( yìng )
electromagnetic induction
電( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 感( gǎn ) 應( yìng )
electromagnetic induction
电( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 兼( jiān ) 容( róng ) 性( xìng )
electromagnetic compatibility
電( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 兼( jiān ) 容( róng ) 性( xìng )
electromagnetic compatibility
电( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 理( lǐ ) 论( lùn )
electromagnetism
電( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 理( lǐ ) 論( lùn )
electromagnetism
电( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 力( lì )
electromagnetic force
電( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 力( lì )
electromagnetic force
电( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 炉( lú )
induction cooktop
電( diàn ) 磁( cí ) 爐( lú )
induction cooktop