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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 354 of 1851.
耳( ěr ) 目( mù )
eyes and ears
耳( ěr ) 目( mù ) 一( yī ) 新( xīn )
a pleasant change
耳( ěr ) 畔( pàn )
ears
耳( ěr ) 旁( páng ) 風( fēng )
lit. wind past your ear
耳( ěr ) 旁( páng ) 风( fēng )
lit. wind past your ear
耳( ěr ) 片( piān )
tab
耳( ěr ) 濡( rú ) 目( mù ) 染( rǎn )
to be influenced
耳( ěr ) 軟( ruǎn )
credulous
耳( ěr ) 软( ruǎn )
credulous
耳( ěr ) 塞( sāi )
earplug
耳( ěr ) 石( shí )
otolith
耳( ěr ) 石( shí ) 症( zhèng )
BPPV
耳( ěr ) 屎( shǐ )
earwax
耳( ěr ) 飾( shì )
ear ornament
耳( ěr ) 饰( shì )
ear ornament
耳( ěr ) 熟( shú )
to sound familiar
耳( ěr ) 熟( shú ) 能( néng ) 詳( xiáng )
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail
耳( ěr ) 熟( shú ) 能( néng ) 详( xiáng )
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail
耳( ěr ) 順( shùn ) 之( zhī ) 年( nián )
60 years old
耳( ěr ) 顺( shùn ) 之( zhī ) 年( nián )
60 years old
餌( ěr ) 絲( sī )
a kind of rice-flour noodles from Yunnan province
饵( ěr ) 丝( sī )
a kind of rice-flour noodles from Yunnan province
耳( ěr ) 套( tào )
earmuff
耳( ěr ) 提( tí ) 面( miàn ) 命( mìng )
to give sincere advice
耳( ěr ) 痛( tòng )
earache
耳( ěr ) 挖( wā )
earpick
耳( ěr ) 挖( wā ) 勺( sháo )
earpick
耳( ěr ) 挖( wā ) 子( zi )
earpick
耳( ěr ) 温( wēn ) 枪( qiāng )
ear thermometer
耳( ěr ) 溫( wēn ) 槍( qiāng )
ear thermometer
耳( ěr ) 聞( wén )
to hear of
耳( ěr ) 闻( wén )
to hear of
耳( ěr ) 聞( wén ) 不( bù ) 如( rú ) 目( mù ) 見( jiàn )
seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
耳( ěr ) 闻( wén ) 不( bù ) 如( rú ) 目( mù ) 见( jiàn )
seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
耳( ěr ) 聞( wén ) 目( mù ) 睹( dǔ )
to witness personally
耳( ěr ) 闻( wén ) 目( mù ) 睹( dǔ )
to witness personally
耳( ěr ) 蜗( wō )
cochlea
耳( ěr ) 蝸( wō )
cochlea
耳( ěr ) 下( xià ) 腺( xiàn )
subauricular gland
餌( ěr ) 線( xiàn )
tippet
饵( ěr ) 线( xiàn )
tippet
尔( ěr ) 雅( yǎ )
"Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts
爾( ěr ) 雅( yǎ )
"Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts
餌( ěr ) 誘( yòu )
to lure
饵( ěr ) 诱( yòu )
to lure
尔( ěr ) 虞( yú ) 我( wǒ ) 诈( zhà )
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you
爾( ěr ) 虞( yú ) 我( wǒ ) 詐( zhà )
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you
耳( ěr ) 語( yǔ )
to whisper in sb's ear
耳( ěr ) 语( yǔ )
to whisper in sb's ear
洱( ěr ) 源( yuán ) 县( xiàn )
Eryuan, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州 dàlǐbáizúzìzhìzhōu, Yunnan
洱( ěr ) 源( yuán ) 縣( xiàn )
Eryuan, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州 dàlǐbáizúzìzhìzhōu, Yunnan
耳( ěr ) 源( yuán ) 性( xìng )
otogenic
耳( ěr ) 源( yuán ) 性( xìng ) 眩( xuàn ) 晕( yùn )
aural vertigo
耳( ěr ) 源( yuán ) 性( xìng ) 眩( xuàn ) 暈( yùn )
aural vertigo
耳( ěr ) 罩( zhào )
earmuffs
耳( ěr ) 針( zhēn )
auriculotherapy
耳( ěr ) 针( zhēn )
auriculotherapy
耳( ěr ) 坠( zhuì ) 子( zi )
eardrops
耳( ěr ) 墜( zhuì ) 子( zi )
eardrops
耳( ěr ) 子( zi )
handle
餌( ěr ) 子( zi )
fish bait
饵( ěr ) 子( zi )
fish bait
〢( èr )
numeral 2 in the Suzhou numeral system 苏州码子 sūzhōumǎzi
二( èr )
two
佴( èr )
assistant
刵( èr )
cutting off the ears as punishment
咡( èr )
space between mouth and ears
弍( èr )
archaic variant of 贰, banker's anti-fraud numeral two
樲( èr )
acid variety of jujube plum
衈( èr )
the blood of a sacrificial fowl which was sprinkled on doors and vessels
貳( èr )
two
贰( èr )
two
二( èr ) 八( bā )
16
二( èr ) 八( bā ) 佳( jiā ) 人( rén )
16-year-old beauty
二( èr ) 把( bǎ ) 刀( dāo )
inexpert
二( èr ) 把( bǎ ) 手( shǒu )
deputy leader
二( èr ) 百( bǎi ) 五( wǔ )
idiot
二( èr ) 斑( bān ) 百( bǎi ) 灵( líng )
bimaculated lark
二( èr ) 斑( bān ) 百( bǎi ) 靈( líng )
bimaculated lark
二( èr ) 宝( bǎo )
second child
二( èr ) 寶( bǎo )
second child
二( èr ) 倍( bèi ) 体( tǐ )
diploid
二( èr ) 倍( bèi ) 體( tǐ )
diploid
二( èr ) 苯( běn ) 氯( lǜ ) 胂( shèn )
diphenylchloroarsine
二( èr ) 屄( bī )
idiot
二( èr ) 便( biàn )
urination and defecation
二( èr ) 遍( biàn ) 苦( kǔ )
second persecution
二( èr ) 部( bù ) 制( zhì )
two shift system
二( èr ) 侧( cè )
two sides
二( èr ) 側( cè )
two sides
二( èr ) 叉( chā ) 树( shù )
binary tree
二( èr ) 叉( chā ) 樹( shù )
binary tree
二( èr ) 茬( chá ) 罪( zuì )
to suffer second persecution
二( èr ) 产( chǎn ) 妇( fù )
lady who has given birth twice
二( èr ) 產( chǎn ) 婦( fù )
lady who has given birth twice
貳( èr ) 臣( chén )
turncoat official
贰( èr ) 臣( chén )
turncoat official
二( èr ) 重( chóng )
double
二( èr ) 重( chóng ) 唱( chàng )
duet
二( èr ) 重( chóng ) 根( gēn )
a double root of an equation