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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 395 of 1851.
分( fēn ) 子( zǐ ) 遗( yí ) 传( chuán ) 学( xué )
molecular genetics
分( fēn ) 子( zǐ ) 遺( yí ) 傳( chuán ) 學( xué )
molecular genetics
分( fēn ) 子( zǐ ) 杂( zá ) 交( jiāo )
molecular hybridization
分( fēn ) 子( zǐ ) 雜( zá ) 交( jiāo )
molecular hybridization
分( fēn ) 租( zū )
to rent out one or more parts of a property
分( fēn ) 組( zǔ )
to divide into groups
分( fēn ) 组( zǔ )
to divide into groups
分( fēn ) 組( zǔ ) 交( jiāo ) 換( huàn )
packet switching
分( fēn ) 组( zǔ ) 交( jiāo ) 换( huàn )
packet switching
坟( fén )
grave
墳( fén )
grave
幩( fén )
ornamental tassel on bridle
枌( fén )
(tree)
棼( fén )
beams in roof
汾( fén )
name of a river
濆( fén )
edge of water
焚( fén )
to burn
蕡( fén )
hemp seeds
蚡( fén )
(mole)
豮( fén )
gelded pig
豶( fén )
gelded pig
轒( fén )
war chariot
魵( fén )
shrimp
鼖( fén )
large brass drum
𣸣( fén )
edge of water
坟( fén ) 包( bāo )
grave mound
墳( fén ) 包( bāo )
grave mound
坟( fén ) 场( chǎng )
cemetery
墳( fén ) 場( chǎng )
cemetery
坟( fén ) 地( dì )
graveyard
墳( fén ) 地( dì )
graveyard
焚( fén ) 風( fēng )
foehn wind
焚( fén ) 风( fēng )
foehn wind
焚( fén ) 膏( gāo ) 繼( jì ) 晷( guǐ )
to burn the midnight oil
焚( fén ) 膏( gāo ) 继( jì ) 晷( guǐ )
to burn the midnight oil
汾( fén ) 河( hé )
Fen River
焚( fén ) 化( huà )
to cremate
焚( fén ) 毀( huǐ )
to burn down
焚( fén ) 毁( huǐ )
to burn down
焚( fén ) 燬( huǐ )
to burn down
汾( fén ) 酒( jiǔ )
Fenjiu
坟( fén ) 墓( mù )
grave
墳( fén ) 墓( mù )
grave
焚( fén ) 琴( qín ) 煮( zhǔ ) 鶴( hè )
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
焚( fén ) 琴( qín ) 煮( zhǔ ) 鹤( hè )
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
坟( fén ) 丘( qiū )
a tomb
墳( fén ) 丘( qiū )
a tomb
坟( fén ) 山( shān )
hill cemetery
墳( fén ) 山( shān )
hill cemetery
焚( fén ) 烧( shāo )
to burn
焚( fén ) 燒( shāo )
to burn
焚( fén ) 尸( shī )
to cremate
焚( fén ) 屍( shī )
to cremate
焚( fén ) 尸( shī ) 炉( lú )
crematorium
焚( fén ) 屍( shī ) 爐( lú )
crematorium
焚( fén ) 书( shū ) 坑( kēng ) 儒( rú )
to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars
焚( fén ) 書( shū ) 坑( kēng ) 儒( rú )
to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars
鼢( fén ) 鼠( shǔ )
zokor, a burrowing rodent
坟( fén ) 头( tóu )
burial mound
墳( fén ) 頭( tóu )
burial mound
汾( fén ) 西( xī ) 县( xiàn )
Fenxi, a county in Linfen City 临汾市 línfénshì, Shanxi
汾( fén ) 西( xī ) 縣( xiàn )
Fenxi, a county in Linfen City 临汾市 línfénshì, Shanxi
焚( fén ) 香( xiāng )
to burn incense
焚( fén ) 香( xiāng ) 敬( jìng ) 神( shén )
to burn incense in prayer to a God
坟( fén ) 穴( xué )
grave
墳( fén ) 穴( xué )
grave
焚( fén ) 砚( yàn )
to destroy one's ink-slab
焚( fén ) 硯( yàn )
to destroy one's ink-slab
汾( fén ) 阳( yáng ) 市( shì )
Fenyang, a county-level city in Lüliang City 吕梁市, Shanxi
汾( fén ) 陽( yáng ) 市( shì )
Fenyang, a county-level city in Lüliang City 吕梁市, Shanxi
坟( fén ) 茔( yíng )
grave
墳( fén ) 塋( yíng )
grave
粉( fěn )
powder
羵( fěn )
spirit
粉( fěn ) 板( bǎn )
blackboard
粉( fěn ) 笔( bǐ )
chalk
粉( fěn ) 筆( bǐ )
chalk
粉( fěn ) 餅( bǐng )
pressed cosmetic powder
粉( fěn ) 饼( bǐng )
pressed cosmetic powder
粉( fěn ) 車( chē )
pink car
粉( fěn ) 车( chē )
pink car
粉( fěn ) 塵( chén )
fine dust
粉( fěn ) 尘( chén )
fine dust
粉( fěn ) 刺( cì )
pimple
粉( fěn ) 黛( dài )
face powder and eyebrow liner
粉( fěn ) 底( dǐ )
foundation
粉( fěn ) 底( dǐ ) 液( yè )
liquid foundation
粉( fěn ) 蝶( dié )
pierid
粉( fěn ) 粿( guǒ )
jelly made from starch, esp. sweet potato starch
粉( fěn ) 盒( hé )
powder box
粉( fěn ) 紅( hóng )
pink
粉( fěn ) 红( hóng )
pink
粉( fěn ) 紅( hóng ) 腹( fù ) 嶺( lǐng ) 雀( què )
Asian rosy finch
粉( fěn ) 红( hóng ) 腹( fù ) 岭( lǐng ) 雀( què )
Asian rosy finch
粉( fěn ) 紅( hóng ) 椋( liáng ) 鳥( niǎo )
rosy starling
粉( fěn ) 红( hóng ) 椋( liáng ) 鸟( niǎo )
rosy starling
粉( fěn ) 紅( hóng ) 色( sè )
pink
粉( fěn ) 红( hóng ) 色( sè )
pink
粉( fěn ) 紅( hóng ) 山( shān ) 椒( jiāo ) 鳥( niǎo )
rosy minivet
粉( fěn ) 红( hóng ) 山( shān ) 椒( jiāo ) 鸟( niǎo )
rosy minivet