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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 431 of 1851.
干( gān ) 衣( yī )
drysuit
干( gān ) 邑( yì )
Cognac
肝( gān ) 硬( yìng ) 化( huà )
cirrhosis
甘( gān ) 油( yóu )
glycerine
甘( gān ) 油( yóu ) 醛( quán )
glyceraldehyde (CH2O)3
甘( gān ) 油( yóu ) 三( sān ) 脂( zhī )
triglyceride
甘( gān ) 油( yóu ) 三( sān ) 酯( zhǐ )
triglyceride
甘( gān ) 油( yóu ) 栓( shuān ) 剂( jì )
glycerine suppository
甘( gān ) 油( yóu ) 栓( shuān ) 劑( jì )
glycerine suppository
甘( gān ) 于( yú )
to be willing to
甘( gān ) 於( yú )
to be willing to
干( gān ) 預( yù )
to meddle
干( gān ) 预( yù )
to meddle
甘( gān ) 愿( yuàn )
willingly
甘( gān ) 願( yuàn )
willingly
乾( gān ) 噦( yue )
to dry-heave
干( gān ) 哕( yue )
to dry-heave
肝( gān ) 脏( zàng )
liver
肝( gān ) 臟( zàng )
liver
乾( gān ) 燥( zào )
arid
干( gān ) 燥( zào )
arid
乾( gān ) 燥( zào ) 機( jī )
a drier
干( gān ) 燥( zào ) 机( jī )
a drier
乾( gān ) 燥( zào ) 劑( jì )
desiccant
干( gān ) 燥( zào ) 剂( jì )
desiccant
乾( gān ) 著( zháo ) 急( jí )
to worry helplessly
干( gān ) 着( zháo ) 急( jí )
to worry helplessly
甘( gān ) 蔗( zhe )
sugar cane
甘( gān ) 蔗( zhe ) 渣( zhā )
bagasse
干( gān ) 政( zhèng )
to meddle in politics
干( gān ) 證( zhèng )
witness
干( gān ) 证( zhèng )
witness
干( gān ) 支( zhī )
the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān and twelve earthly branches 十二枝
甘( gān ) 之( zhī ) 如( rú ) 飴( yí )
lit. as sweet as syrup
甘( gān ) 之( zhī ) 如( rú ) 饴( yí )
lit. as sweet as syrup
甘( gān ) 州( zhōu ) 区( qū )
Ganzhou, a district of Zhangye City 张掖市 zhāngyèshì, Gansu
甘( gān ) 州( zhōu ) 區( qū )
Ganzhou, a district of Zhangye City 张掖市 zhāngyèshì, Gansu
甘( gān ) 孜( zī ) 县( xiàn )
Garzê, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 gānzīzàngzúzìzhìzhōu, Sichuan
甘( gān ) 孜( zī ) 縣( xiàn )
Garzê, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 gānzīzàngzúzìzhìzhōu, Sichuan
甘( gān ) 孜( zī ) 藏( zàng ) 族( zú ) 自( zì ) 治( zhì ) 州( zhōu )
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省 sìchuānshěng
杆( gān ) 子( zi )
pole
竿( gān ) 子( zi )
bamboo pole
感( gǎn )
to feel
擀( gǎn )
to roll
敢( gǎn )
to dare
杆( gǎn )
stick
桿( gǎn )
stick
澉( gǎn )
place name
秆( gǎn )
stalks of grain
稈( gǎn )
stalks of grain
赶( gǎn )
to overtake
趕( gǎn )
to overtake
鱤( gǎn )
yellowcheek
鳡( gǎn )
yellowcheek
敢( gǎn ) 不( bù )
how could one dare not ...?
赶( gǎn ) 不( bù ) 及( jí )
not enough time
趕( gǎn ) 不( bù ) 及( jí )
not enough time
赶( gǎn ) 不( bù ) 上( shàng )
can't keep up with
趕( gǎn ) 不( bù ) 上( shàng )
can't keep up with
感( gǎn ) 测( cè ) 器( qì )
sensor
感( gǎn ) 測( cè ) 器( qì )
sensor
赶( gǎn ) 超( chāo )
to overtake
趕( gǎn ) 超( chāo )
to overtake
赶( gǎn ) 车( chē )
to drive a horse-drawn cart
趕( gǎn ) 車( chē )
to drive a horse-drawn cart
杆( gǎn ) 秤( chèng )
a steelyard
桿( gǎn ) 秤( chèng )
a steelyard
赶( gǎn ) 出( chū )
to drive away
趕( gǎn ) 出( chū )
to drive away
感( gǎn ) 触( chù )
one's thoughts and feelings
感( gǎn ) 觸( chù )
one's thoughts and feelings
敢( gǎn ) 达( dá )
Gundam, Japanese animation franchise
敢( gǎn ) 達( dá )
Gundam, Japanese animation franchise
敢( gǎn ) 打( dǎ ) 敢( gǎn ) 冲( chōng )
courageous and daring
敢( gǎn ) 打( dǎ ) 敢( gǎn ) 衝( chōng )
courageous and daring
感( gǎn ) 戴( dài )
sincerely grateful
感( gǎn ) 到( dào )
to feel
赶( gǎn ) 到( dào )
to hurry
趕( gǎn ) 到( dào )
to hurry
赶( gǎn ) 得( de ) 及( jí )
to have enough time
趕( gǎn ) 得( de ) 及( jí )
to have enough time
感( gǎn ) 动( dòng )
to move
感( gǎn ) 動( dòng )
to move
感( gǎn ) 恩( ēn )
to be grateful
感( gǎn ) 恩( ēn ) 戴( dài ) 德( dé )
deeply grateful
感( gǎn ) 恩( ēn ) 節( jié )
Thanksgiving Day
感( gǎn ) 恩( ēn ) 节( jié )
Thanksgiving Day
感( gǎn ) 恩( ēn ) 图( tú ) 报( bào )
grateful and seeking to repay the kindness
感( gǎn ) 恩( ēn ) 圖( tú ) 報( bào )
grateful and seeking to repay the kindness
感( gǎn ) 发( fā )
to move and inspire
感( gǎn ) 發( fā )
to move and inspire
感( gǎn ) 奋( fèn )
moved and inspired
感( gǎn ) 奮( fèn )
moved and inspired
感( gǎn ) 愤( fèn )
moved to anger
感( gǎn ) 憤( fèn )
moved to anger
赶( gǎn ) 赴( fù )
to hurry
趕( gǎn ) 赴( fù )
to hurry
赶( gǎn ) 工( gōng )
to work against the clock
趕( gǎn ) 工( gōng )
to work against the clock
感( gǎn ) 官( guān )
sense