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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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The
部首检字表 , all 237 radicals
185090 entries,
showing page 429 of 1851.
乾( gān ) 癟( biě )
dried out
干( gān ) 瘪( biě )
dried out
乾( gān ) 冰( bīng )
dry ice
干( gān ) 冰( bīng )
dry ice
肝( gān ) 病( bìng )
liver disease
乾( gān ) 菜( cài )
dried vegetable
干( gān ) 菜( cài )
dried vegetable
乾( gān ) 草( cǎo )
hay
干( gān ) 草( cǎo )
hay
甘( gān ) 草( cǎo )
licorice root
乾( gān ) 柴( chái ) 烈( liè ) 火( huǒ )
explosive mutual passion
干( gān ) 柴( chái ) 烈( liè ) 火( huǒ )
explosive mutual passion
肝( gān ) 肠( cháng ) 寸( cùn ) 断( duàn )
lit. liver and guts cut to pieces
肝( gān ) 腸( cháng ) 寸( cùn ) 斷( duàn )
lit. liver and guts cut to pieces
乾( gān ) 潮( cháo )
low tide
干( gān ) 潮( cháo )
low tide
乾( gān ) 脆( cuì )
candid
干( gān ) 脆( cuì )
candid
乾( gān ) 脆( cuì ) 利( lì ) 落( luo )
direct and efficient
干( gān ) 脆( cuì ) 利( lì ) 落( luo )
direct and efficient
乾( gān ) 打( dǎ ) 壘( lěi )
rammed earth
干( gān ) 打( dǎ ) 垒( lěi )
rammed earth
甘( gān ) 丹( dān ) 寺( sì )
Ganden monastery, Tibetan: dGa' ldan rNam rgyal gling, Dagzê county 达孜县 dázīxiàn, Lhasa, Tibet
肝( gān ) 胆( dǎn ) 相( xiāng ) 照( zhào )
to show total devotion
肝( gān ) 膽( dǎn ) 相( xiāng ) 照( zhào )
to show total devotion
甘( gān ) 德( dé ) 县( xiàn )
Gadê, a county in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 果洛藏族自治州 guǒluòzàngzúzìzhìzhōu, Qinghai
甘( gān ) 德( dé ) 縣( xiàn )
Gadê, a county in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 果洛藏族自治州 guǒluòzàngzúzìzhìzhōu, Qinghai
乾( gān ) 等( děng )
to wait in vain
干( gān ) 等( děng )
to wait in vain
乾( gān ) 瞪( dèng ) 眼( yǎn )
to watch helplessly
干( gān ) 瞪( dèng ) 眼( yǎn )
to watch helplessly
杆( gān ) 弟( dì )
caddie
桿( gān ) 弟( dì )
caddie
甘( gān ) 地( dì )
Gandhi
乾( gān ) 電( diàn ) 池( chí )
dry cell
干( gān ) 电( diàn ) 池( chí )
dry cell
乾( gān ) 爹( diē )
adoptive father
干( gān ) 爹( diē )
adoptive father
乾( gān ) 兒( ér )
adopted son
干( gān ) 儿( ér )
adopted son
乾( gān ) 兒( ér ) 子( zi )
adopted son
干( gān ) 儿( ér ) 子( zi )
adopted son
乾( gān ) 飯( fàn )
plain cooked rice
干( gān ) 犯( fàn )
to transgress
干( gān ) 饭( fàn )
plain cooked rice
乾( gān ) 粉( fěn )
dry powder
干( gān ) 粉( fěn )
dry powder
乾( gān ) 俸( fèng )
income provided by a sinecure
干( gān ) 俸( fèng )
income provided by a sinecure
尴( gān ) 尬( gà )
awkward
尷( gān ) 尬( gà )
awkward
干( gān ) 戈( gē )
weapons of war
甘( gān ) 汞( gǒng )
calomel or mercurous chloride
甘( gān ) 谷( gǔ ) 县( xiàn )
Gangu, a county in Tianshui City 天水市 tiānshuǐshì, Gansu
甘( gān ) 谷( gǔ ) 縣( xiàn )
Gangu, a county in Tianshui City 天水市 tiānshuǐshì, Gansu
乾( gān ) 鍋( guō )
dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot in a clay pot or on a metal pan
坩( gān ) 埚( guō )
crucible
坩( gān ) 堝( guō )
crucible
干( gān ) 锅( guō )
dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot in a clay pot or on a metal pan
乾( gān ) 果( guǒ )
dried fruit
干( gān ) 果( guǒ )
dried fruit
乾( gān ) 旱( hàn )
drought
干( gān ) 旱( hàn )
drought
乾( gān ) 旱( hàn ) 土( tǔ )
aridisol
干( gān ) 旱( hàn ) 土( tǔ )
aridisol
乾( gān ) 嚎( háo )
to cry out loud without tears
乾( gān ) 號( háo )
to cry out loud without tears
干( gān ) 号( háo )
to cry out loud without tears
干( gān ) 嚎( háo )
to cry out loud without tears
乾( gān ) 涸( hé )
to dry up
干( gān ) 涸( hé )
to dry up
肝( gān ) 火( huǒ )
irascibility
乾( gān ) 貨( huò )
dried food
干( gān ) 货( huò )
dried food
乾( gān ) 薑( jiāng )
dried ginger
干( gān ) 姜( jiāng )
dried ginger
甘( gān ) 井( jǐng ) 子( zi ) 区( qū )
Ganjingzi, a district of Dalian City 大连市 dàliánshì, Liaoning
甘( gān ) 井( jǐng ) 子( zi ) 區( qū )
Ganjingzi, a district of Dalian City 大连市 dàliánshì, Liaoning
乾( gān ) 淨( jìng )
clean
干( gān ) 净( jìng )
clean
乾( gān ) 淨( jìng ) 利( lì ) 落( luo )
squeaky clean
干( gān ) 净( jìng ) 利( lì ) 落( luo )
squeaky clean
柑( gān ) 橘( jú )
citrus
甘( gān ) 菊( jú )
chamomile
柑( gān ) 橘( jú ) 酱( jiàng )
marmalade
柑( gān ) 橘( jú ) 醬( jiàng )
marmalade
乾( gān ) 咳( ké )
to cough without phlegm
干( gān ) 咳( ké )
to cough without phlegm
乾( gān ) 渴( kě )
parched
干( gān ) 渴( kě )
parched
乾( gān ) 枯( kū )
withered
干( gān ) 枯( kū )
withered
甘( gān ) 苦( kǔ )
good times and hardships
甘( gān ) 蓝( lán )
cabbage
甘( gān ) 藍( lán )
cabbage
甘( gān ) 蓝( lán ) 菜( cài )
cabbage
甘( gān ) 藍( lán ) 菜( cài )
cabbage
甘( gān ) 蓝( lán ) 型( xíng ) 油( yóu ) 菜( cài )
oilseed rape
甘( gān ) 藍( lán ) 型( xíng ) 油( yóu ) 菜( cài )
oilseed rape
乾( gān ) 酪( lào )
cheese