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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 346 of 1851.
埵( duǒ ) solid earth
朵( duǒ ) flower
躲( duǒ ) to hide
躲( duǒ ) 避( bì ) to hide
躲( duǒ ) 避( bì ) 球( qiú ) dodgeball
躲( duǒ ) 藏( cáng ) to conceal oneself
躲( duǒ ) 躲( duǒ ) 藏( cáng ) 藏( cáng ) to be in hiding
躲( duǒ ) 躲( duǒ ) 閃( shǎn ) 閃( shǎn ) to evade
躲( duǒ ) 躲( duǒ ) 闪( shǎn ) 闪( shǎn ) to evade
躲( duǒ ) 風( fēng ) lit. to avoid the wind
躲( duǒ ) 风( fēng ) lit. to avoid the wind
躲( duǒ ) 开( kāi ) to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc)
躲( duǒ ) 開( kāi ) to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc)
垛( duǒ ) 口( kǒu ) crenel
躲( duǒ ) 懒( lǎn ) to shy away from work
躲( duǒ ) 懶( lǎn ) to shy away from work
躲( duǒ ) 猫( māo ) 猫( māo ) hide-and-seek
躲( duǒ ) 貓( māo ) 貓( māo ) hide-and-seek
躲( duǒ ) 难( nàn ) to take refuge
躲( duǒ ) 難( nàn ) to take refuge
躲( duǒ ) 年( nián ) to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year
躲( duǒ ) 清( qīng ) 閑( xián ) to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
躲( duǒ ) 清( qīng ) 闲( xián ) to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
躲( duǒ ) 穷( qióng ) to take refuge with a rich relative
躲( duǒ ) 窮( qióng ) to take refuge with a rich relative
躲( duǒ ) 讓( ràng ) to step aside
躲( duǒ ) 让( ràng ) to step aside
躲( duǒ ) 閃( shǎn ) to evade
躲( duǒ ) 闪( shǎn ) to evade
軃( duǒ ) 神( shén ) frivolous youth
朵( duǒ ) 頤( yí ) to munch
朵( duǒ ) 颐( yí ) to munch
躲( duǒ ) 雨( yǔ ) to take shelter from the rain
躲( duǒ ) 债( zhài ) to dodge a creditor
躲( duǒ ) 債( zhài ) to dodge a creditor
剁( duò ) to chop up
堕( duò ) to fall
墮( duò ) to fall
嶞( duò ) mountain peak
惰( duò ) lazy
柮( duò ) wood scraps
舵( duò ) helm
跺( duò ) to stamp one's feet
舵( duò ) 把( bǎ ) tiller of a boat
剁( duò ) 椒( jiāo ) pickled chopped chilies
跺( duò ) 脚( jiǎo ) to stamp one's feet
跺( duò ) 腳( jiǎo ) to stamp one's feet
堕( duò ) 楼( lóu ) to jump to one's death
墮( duò ) 樓( lóu ) to jump to one's death
堕( duò ) 落( luò ) to degrade
墮( duò ) 落( luò ) to degrade
舵( duò ) 旁( páng ) helm
舵( duò ) 手( shǒu ) helmsman
剁( duò ) 手( shǒu ) 党( dǎng ) online shopaholic
剁( duò ) 手( shǒu ) 黨( dǎng ) online shopaholic
剁( duò ) 手( shǒu ) 節( jié ) a day of frenetic online spending, such as Singles' Day
剁( duò ) 手( shǒu ) 节( jié ) a day of frenetic online spending, such as Singles' Day
剁( duò ) 碎( suì ) to mince
堕( duò ) 胎( tāi ) to induce an abortion
墮( duò ) 胎( tāi ) to induce an abortion
惰( duò ) 性( xìng ) inert
惰( duò ) 性( xìng ) 气( qì ) 体( tǐ ) inert gas
惰( duò ) 性( xìng ) 氣( qì ) 體( tǐ ) inert gas
堕( duò ) 云( yún ) 雾( wù ) 中( zhōng ) to become lost in a fog
墮( duò ) 雲( yún ) 霧( wù ) 中( zhōng ) to become lost in a fog
馱( duò ) 子( zi ) pack animal's load
驮( duò ) 子( zi ) pack animal's load
妸( ē ) (used in female given names)
婀( ē ) graceful
屙( ē ) to excrete
阿( ē ) 堵( dǔ ) (colloquial term of the Six Dynasties period 六朝 liùcháo) this
阿( ē ) 堵( dǔ ) 物( wù ) (euphemism) money
阿( ē ) 附( fù ) to fawn
阿( ē ) 胶( jiāo ) donkey-hide gelatin
阿( ē ) 膠( jiāo ) donkey-hide gelatin
阿( ē ) 弥( mí ) 陀( tuó ) 佛( fó ) Amitabha Buddha
阿( ē ) 彌( mí ) 陀( tuó ) 佛( fó ) Amitabha Buddha
阿( ē ) 弥( mí ) 陀( tuó ) 如( rú ) 来( lái ) Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
阿( ē ) 彌( mí ) 陀( tuó ) 如( rú ) 來( lái ) Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
阿( ē ) 难( nán ) Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
阿( ē ) 難( nán ) Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
阿( ē ) 难( nán ) 陀( tuó ) Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
阿( ē ) 難( nán ) 陀( tuó ) Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
屙( ē ) 尿( niào ) to urinate
婀( ē ) 娜( nuó ) graceful
阿( ē ) 房( páng ) 宫( gōng ) Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 qínshǐhuáng
阿( ē ) 房( páng ) 宮( gōng ) Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 qínshǐhuáng
阿( ē ) 其( qí ) 所( suǒ ) 好( hào ) to pander to sb's whims
屙( ē ) 屎( shǐ ) to defecate
阿( ē ) 諛( yú ) to flatter
阿( ē ) 谀( yú ) to flatter
阿( ē ) 諛( yú ) 奉( fèng ) 承( chéng ) flattering and fawning
阿( ē ) 谀( yú ) 奉( fèng ) 承( chéng ) flattering and fawning
俄( é ) Russia
吪( é ) move
囮( é ) decoy
娥( é ) good
峨( é ) lofty
涐( é ) old name for the Dadu River 大渡河 dàdùhé in Sichuan
莪( é ) zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmeric