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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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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 324 of 1851.
痘( dòu ) 瘢( bān )
pock mark
豆( dòu ) 瓣( bàn )
cotyledon of a bean or pea
豆( dòu ) 瓣( bàn ) 菜( cài )
watercress
豆( dòu ) 瓣( bàn ) 酱( jiàng )
sticky chili bean sauce
豆( dòu ) 瓣( bàn ) 醬( jiàng )
sticky chili bean sauce
豆( dòu ) 瓣( bàn ) 網( wǎng )
Douban, PRC social networking website
豆( dòu ) 瓣( bàn ) 网( wǎng )
Douban, PRC social networking website
豆( dòu ) 包( bāo )
steamed bun with sweetened bean paste filling
豆( dòu ) 皀( bī )
pea or bean
逗( dòu ) 比( bī )
silly but amusing person
逗( dòu ) 逼( bī )
silly but amusing person
豆( dòu ) 柴( chái )
a small-sized Shiba Inu dog
豆( dòu ) 豉( chǐ )
black bean
豆( dòu ) 豉( chǐ ) 酱( jiàng )
black bean sauce
豆( dòu ) 豉( chǐ ) 醬( jiàng )
black bean sauce
豆( dòu ) 袋( dài ) 弹( dàn )
bean bag round
豆( dòu ) 袋( dài ) 彈( dàn )
bean bag round
窦( dòu ) 道( dào )
sinus
竇( dòu ) 道( dào )
sinus
斗( dòu ) 地( dì ) 主( zhǔ )
dou dizhu ("fight the landlord")
鬥( dòu ) 地( dì ) 主( zhǔ )
dou dizhu ("fight the landlord")
逗( dòu ) 点( diǎn )
comma
逗( dòu ) 點( diǎn )
comma
痘( dòu ) 痘( dòu )
pimple
豆( dòu ) 豆( dòu ) 帽( mào )
beanie
豆( dòu ) 豆( dòu ) 鞋( xié )
loafers
窦( dòu ) 娥( é ) 冤( yuān )
The Injustice to Dou E
竇( dòu ) 娥( é ) 冤( yuān )
The Injustice to Dou E
窦( dòu ) 房( fáng ) 结( jié )
sinoatrial node
竇( dòu ) 房( fáng ) 結( jié )
sinoatrial node
豆( dòu ) 腐( fu )
tofu
豆( dòu ) 腐( fu ) 花( huā )
jellied tofu
豆( dòu ) 腐( fu ) 脑( nǎo )
jellied tofu
豆( dòu ) 腐( fu ) 腦( nǎo )
jellied tofu
豆( dòu ) 腐( fu ) 皮( pí )
tofu skin
豆( dòu ) 腐( fu ) 乳( rǔ )
fermented tofu
豆( dòu ) 腐( fu ) 渣( zhā )
okara
豆( dòu ) 腐( fu ) 渣( zhā ) 工( gōng ) 程( chéng )
jerry-built building project
豆( dòu ) 干( gān )
pressed tofu
逗( dòu ) 哏( gén )
funny man
逗( dòu ) 哈( hā ) 哈( hā )
to joke
逗( dòu ) 号( hào )
comma
逗( dòu ) 號( hào )
comma
痘( dòu ) 痕( hén )
pockmark
豆( dòu ) 花( huā )
jellied tofu
斗( dòu ) 鸡( jī )
cock fighting
鬥( dòu ) 雞( jī )
cock fighting
斗( dòu ) 鸡( jī ) 眼( yǎn )
cross-eye
鬥( dòu ) 雞( jī ) 眼( yǎn )
cross-eye
斗( dòu ) 鸡( jī ) 走( zǒu ) 马( mǎ )
to gamble
鬥( dòu ) 雞( jī ) 走( zǒu ) 馬( mǎ )
to gamble
痘( dòu ) 痂( jiā )
pockmark
豆( dòu ) 荚( jiá )
pod
豆( dòu ) 莢( jiá )
pod
斗( dòu ) 舰( jiàn )
fighting ship
鬥( dòu ) 艦( jiàn )
fighting ship
豆( dòu ) 浆( jiāng )
soy milk
豆( dòu ) 漿( jiāng )
soy milk
豆( dòu ) 角( jiǎo )
string bean
窦( dòu ) 窖( jiào )
cellar
竇( dòu ) 窖( jiào )
cellar
豆( dòu ) 菊( jú )
fried tofu skin
豆( dòu ) 橛( jué ) 子( zi )
cowpea
豆( dòu ) 科( kē )
Fabaceae
豆( dòu ) 科( kē ) 植( zhí ) 物( wù )
legume
斗( dòu ) 口( kǒu ) 齿( chǐ )
to quarrel
鬥( dòu ) 口( kǒu ) 齒( chǐ )
to quarrel
豆( dòu ) 蔻( kòu )
cardamom
豆( dòu ) 蔻( kòu ) 年( nián ) 华( huá )
early teens
豆( dòu ) 蔻( kòu ) 年( nián ) 華( huá )
early teens
逗( dòu ) 乐( lè )
to amuse oneself
逗( dòu ) 樂( lè )
to amuse oneself
豆( dòu ) 类( lèi )
bean
豆( dòu ) 類( lèi )
bean
逗( dòu ) 留( liú )
to stay for a while
豆( dòu ) 满( mǎn ) 江( jiāng )
Dumangang, Korean name of Tumen river 图们江 túménjiāng in Jilin province, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
豆( dòu ) 滿( mǎn ) 江( jiāng )
Dumangang, Korean name of Tumen river 图们江 túménjiāng in Jilin province, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
逗( dòu ) 悶( mèn ) 子( zi )
to joke
逗( dòu ) 闷( mèn ) 子( zi )
to joke
痘( dòu ) 苗( miáo )
vaccine
豆( dòu ) 苗( miáo )
pea shoots
豆( dòu ) 奶( nǎi )
soy milk
豆( dòu ) 娘( niáng )
damselfly
斗( dòu ) 牛( niú )
bullfighting
鬥( dòu ) 牛( niú )
bullfighting
斗( dòu ) 牛( niú ) 㹴( gēng )
bull terrier
鬥( dòu ) 牛( niú ) 㹴( gēng )
bull terrier
斗( dòu ) 牛( niú ) 士( shì )
matador
鬥( dòu ) 牛( niú ) 士( shì )
matador
斗( dòu ) 牛( niú ) 士( shì ) 之( zhī ) 歌( gē )
Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡门 by Georges Bizet
鬥( dòu ) 牛( niú ) 士( shì ) 之( zhī ) 歌( gē )
Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡门 by Georges Bizet
逗( dòu ) 弄( nòng )
to tease
斗( dòu ) 殴( ōu )
to brawl
鬥( dòu ) 毆( ōu )
to brawl
痘( dòu ) 疱( pào )
pimple
痘( dòu ) 皰( pào )
pimple
斗( dòu ) 批( pī ) 改( gǎi )
struggle, criticize, and transform
鬥( dòu ) 批( pī ) 改( gǎi )
struggle, criticize, and transform
豆( dòu ) 皮( pí )
dried beancurd
豆( dòu ) 粕( pò )
soybean meal