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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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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 437 of 1851.
崗( gǎng ) 卡( qiǎ )
checkpoint
港( gǎng ) 区( qū )
port area
港( gǎng ) 區( qū )
port area
港( gǎng ) 区( qū ) 国( guó ) 安( ān ) 法( fǎ )
Hong Kong National Security Law
港( gǎng ) 區( qū ) 國( guó ) 安( ān ) 法( fǎ )
Hong Kong National Security Law
港( gǎng ) 人( rén )
Hong Kong person or people
岗( gǎng ) 仁( rén ) 波( bō ) 齐( qí )
Mt Gang Rinpoche in Tibet
崗( gǎng ) 仁( rén ) 波( bō ) 齊( qí )
Mt Gang Rinpoche in Tibet
岗( gǎng ) 哨( shào )
lookout post
崗( gǎng ) 哨( shào )
lookout post
港( gǎng ) 式( shì )
Hong Kong style
港( gǎng ) 台( tái )
Hong Kong and Taiwan
港( gǎng ) 臺( tái )
Hong Kong and Taiwan
港( gǎng ) 鐵( tiě )
MTR
港( gǎng ) 铁( tiě )
MTR
岗( gǎng ) 亭( tíng )
sentry box
崗( gǎng ) 亭( tíng )
sentry box
港( gǎng ) 湾( wān )
bay serving as a harbor
港( gǎng ) 灣( wān )
bay serving as a harbor
岗( gǎng ) 位( wèi )
a post
崗( gǎng ) 位( wèi )
a post
岗( gǎng ) 位( wèi ) 工( gōng ) 资( zī )
standard salary for a specific job
崗( gǎng ) 位( wèi ) 工( gōng ) 資( zī )
standard salary for a specific job
岗( gǎng ) 位( wèi ) 津( jīn ) 贴( tiē )
post allowance
崗( gǎng ) 位( wèi ) 津( jīn ) 貼( tiē )
post allowance
岗( gǎng ) 位( wèi ) 培( péi ) 训( xùn )
on-the-job training
崗( gǎng ) 位( wèi ) 培( péi ) 訓( xùn )
on-the-job training
港( gǎng ) 务( wù ) 局( jú )
port authority
港( gǎng ) 務( wù ) 局( jú )
port authority
港( gǎng ) 英( yīng ) 政( zhèng ) 府( fǔ )
British colonial administration of Hong Kong 1837-1941 and 1945-1997
港( gǎng ) 元( yuán )
Hong Kong dollar
港( gǎng ) 珠( zhū ) 澳( ào )
Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau
港( gǎng ) 珠( zhū ) 澳( ào ) 大( dà ) 桥( qiáo )
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
港( gǎng ) 珠( zhū ) 澳( ào ) 大( dà ) 橋( qiáo )
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
岗( gǎng ) 子( zi )
mound
崗( gǎng ) 子( zi )
mound
戆( gàng )
stupid
戇( gàng )
stupid
杠( gàng )
coffin-bearing pole
槓( gàng )
coffin-bearing pole
鿍( gàng )
hill
杠( gàng ) 荡( dàng )
to shake
槓( gàng ) 盪( dàng )
to shake
杠( gàng ) 刀( dāo )
to sharpen a knife
槓( gàng ) 刀( dāo )
to sharpen a knife
杠( gàng ) 掉( diào )
to cross out
槓( gàng ) 掉( diào )
to cross out
戆( gàng ) 督( dū )
stupid, ignorant
戇( gàng ) 督( dū )
stupid, ignorant
杠( gàng ) 夫( fū )
pole carrier
槓( gàng ) 夫( fū )
pole carrier
杠( gàng ) 杆( gǎn )
lever
槓( gàng ) 桿( gǎn )
lever
杠( gàng ) 杆( gǎn ) 收( shōu ) 購( gòu )
leveraged buyout
杠( gàng ) 杆( gǎn ) 收( shōu ) 购( gòu )
leveraged buyout
杠( gàng ) 龟( guī )
to lose one's shirt
槓( gàng ) 龜( guī )
to lose one's shirt
杠( gàng ) 精( jīng )
(neologism c. 2018) argumentative person
杠( gàng ) 铃( líng )
barbell
槓( gàng ) 鈴( líng )
barbell
杠( gàng ) 上( shàng )
to get into a dispute with
槓( gàng ) 上( shàng )
to get into a dispute with
杠( gàng ) 头( tóu )
chief coffin bearer
槓( gàng ) 頭( tóu )
chief coffin bearer
戆( gàng ) 头( tóu ) 戆( gàng ) 脑( nǎo )
stupid
戇( gàng ) 頭( tóu ) 戇( gàng ) 腦( nǎo )
stupid
杠( gàng ) 子( zi )
thick bar
槓( gàng ) 子( zi )
thick bar
櫜( gāo )
weapon case
皋( gāo )
bank
皐( gāo )
high riverbank
篙( gāo )
pole for punting boats
糕( gāo )
cake
羔( gāo )
lamb
膏( gāo )
ointment
高( gāo )
high
鼛( gāo )
large drum
高( gāo ) 矮( ǎi )
height
高( gāo ) 矮( ǎi ) 胖( pàng ) 瘦( shòu )
one's physique
高( gāo ) 安( ān ) 市( shì )
Gao'an, a county-level city in Yichun City 宜春市 yíchūnshì, Jiangxi
高( gāo ) 岸( àn )
in grand style
高( gāo ) 岸( àn ) 深( shēn ) 谷( gǔ )
high bank, deep valley
高( gāo ) 昂( áng )
to hold (one's head) high
高( gāo ) 傲( ào )
arrogant
高( gāo ) 八( bā ) 度( dù )
an octave higher
高( gāo ) 帮( bāng )
high-top
高( gāo ) 幫( bāng )
high-top
高( gāo ) 保( bǎo ) 真( zhēn )
high fidelity
高( gāo ) 碑( bēi ) 店( diàn ) 市( shì )
Gaobeidian, a county-level city in Baoding City 保定市 bǎodìngshì, Hebei
高( gāo ) 本( běn ) 汉( hàn )
Bernhard Karlgren (1889-1978), distinguished Swedish linguist and sinologist
高( gāo ) 本( běn ) 漢( hàn )
Bernhard Karlgren (1889-1978), distinguished Swedish linguist and sinologist
高( gāo ) 逼( bī ) 格( gé )
high-end
糕( gāo ) 餅( bǐng )
cakes
糕( gāo ) 饼( bǐng )
cakes
高( gāo ) 不( bù ) 成( chéng ) 低( dī ) 不( bù ) 就( jiù )
can't reach the high or accept the low
高( gāo ) 不( bù ) 凑( còu ) 低( dī ) 不( bù ) 就( jiù )
can't reach the high or accept the low
高( gāo ) 不( bù ) 湊( còu ) 低( dī ) 不( bù ) 就( jiù )
can't reach the high or accept the low
高( gāo ) 不( bù ) 可( kě ) 攀( pān )
too high to reach
高( gāo ) 才( cái )
great talent
高( gāo ) 材( cái )
great talent