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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 445 of 1851.
擱( gē )
to put
歌( gē )
song
渮( gē )
place name
胳( gē )
armpit
袼( gē )
gusset
鎶( gē )
copernicium
鴿( gē )
pigeon
鸽( gē )
pigeon
鿔( gē )
copernicium
割( gē ) 愛( ài )
to part with sth cherished
割( gē ) 爱( ài )
to part with sth cherished
哥( gē ) 白( bái ) 尼( ní )
Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), Polish astronomer, mathematician and polymath
歌( gē ) 百( bǎi ) 灵( líng )
singing bush lark
歌( gē ) 百( bǎi ) 靈( líng )
singing bush lark
搁( gē ) 板( bǎn )
shelf
擱( gē ) 板( bǎn )
shelf
割( gē ) 包( bāo ) 皮( pí )
to circumcise
袼( gē ) 褙( bèi )
rags used as shoes
胳( gē ) 臂( bei )
arm
哥( gē ) 本( běn ) 哈( hā ) 根( gēn )
Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark
戈( gē ) 比( bǐ )
kopeck (unit of money, one hundredth of ruble)
搁( gē ) 笔( bǐ )
to put down the brush
擱( gē ) 筆( bǐ )
to put down the brush
戈( gē ) 壁( bì )
Gobi
戈( gē ) 壁( bì ) 荒( huāng ) 滩( tān )
barren sands of the Gobi desert
戈( gē ) 壁( bì ) 荒( huāng ) 灘( tān )
barren sands of the Gobi desert
戈( gē ) 壁( bì ) 沙( shā ) 漠( mò )
Gobi Desert
戈( gē ) 壁( bì ) 滩( tān )
Gobi desert
戈( gē ) 壁( bì ) 灘( tān )
Gobi desert
胳( gē ) 膊( bo )
arm
胳( gē ) 膊( bo ) 拧( nǐng ) 不( bu ) 过( guò ) 大( dà ) 腿( tuǐ )
the weak cannot overcome the strong
胳( gē ) 膊( bo ) 擰( nǐng ) 不( bu ) 過( guò ) 大( dà ) 腿( tuǐ )
the weak cannot overcome the strong
胳( gē ) 膊( bo ) 肘( zhǒu )
elbow
胳( gē ) 膊( bo ) 肘( zhǒu ) 朝( cháo ) 外( wài ) 拐( guǎi )
lit. the elbow turns outward
哥( gē ) 布( bù ) 林( lín )
goblin
割( gē ) 草( cǎo )
mow grass
割( gē ) 草( cǎo ) 机( jī )
lawn mower
割( gē ) 草( cǎo ) 機( jī )
lawn mower
咯( gē ) 嚓( chā )
to break into two
歌( gē ) 唱( chàng )
to sing
歌( gē ) 唱( chàng ) 家( jiā )
singer
歌( gē ) 唱( chàng ) 賽( sài )
song contest
歌( gē ) 唱( chàng ) 赛( sài )
song contest
割( gē ) 除( chú )
to amputate
戈( gē ) 船( chuán )
armed vessel
歌( gē ) 詞( cí )
song lyric
歌( gē ) 词( cí )
song lyric
哥( gē ) 打( dǎ ) 巴( bā ) 魯( lǔ )
Kota Bharu, city in Malaysia on border with Thailand, capital of Kelantan sultanate
哥( gē ) 打( dǎ ) 巴( bā ) 鲁( lǔ )
Kota Bharu, city in Malaysia on border with Thailand, capital of Kelantan sultanate
哥( gē ) 大( dà )
Columbia University
圪( gē ) 垯( da )
mound
圪( gē ) 墶( da )
mound
疙( gē ) 瘩( da )
swelling or lump on skin
疙( gē ) 瘩( da ) 汤( tāng )
dough-drop soup
疙( gē ) 瘩( da ) 湯( tāng )
dough-drop soup
歌( gē ) 单( dān )
playlist
歌( gē ) 單( dān )
playlist
哥( gē ) 德( dé )
Gothic
歌( gē ) 德( dé )
to sing the praises of sb
哥( gē ) 德( dé ) 巴( bā ) 赫( hè ) 猜( cāi ) 想( xiǎng )
the Goldbach conjecture in number theory
哥( gē ) 德( dé ) 堡( bǎo )
Gothenburg
哥( gē ) 德( dé ) 式( shì )
Gothic style
戈( gē ) 德( dé ) 斯( sī ) 通( tōng )
Goldstone
咯( gē ) 噔( dēng )
thump
歌( gē ) 碟( dié )
disc
割( gē ) 断( duàn )
to cut off
割( gē ) 斷( duàn )
to cut off
戈( gē ) 尔( ěr )
Gore
戈( gē ) 爾( ěr )
Gore
戈( gē ) 尔( ěr ) 巴( bā ) 乔( qiáo ) 夫( fū )
Gorbachev
戈( gē ) 爾( ěr ) 巴( bā ) 喬( qiáo ) 夫( fū )
Gorbachev
鴿( gē ) 房( fáng )
dovecote
鸽( gē ) 房( fáng )
dovecote
咯( gē ) 咯( gē )
gurgle
咯( gē ) 咯( gē ) 哒( dā )
chicken
咯( gē ) 咯( gē ) 噠( dā )
chicken
咯( gē ) 咯( gē ) 笑( xiào )
chuckle
哥( gē ) 哥( ge )
older brother
歌( gē ) 功( gōng ) 頌( sòng ) 德( dé )
to sing sb's praises
歌( gē ) 功( gōng ) 颂( sòng ) 德( dé )
to sing sb's praises
割( gē ) 股( gǔ ) 疗( liáo ) 亲( qīn )
to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent
割( gē ) 股( gǔ ) 療( liáo ) 親( qīn )
to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent
歌( gē ) 喉( hóu )
singing voice
歌( gē ) 后( hòu )
diva
歌( gē ) 姬( jī )
female singer
哥( gē ) 吉( jí ) 拉( lā )
Godzilla
搁( gē ) 脚( jiǎo ) 板( bǎn )
footrest
擱( gē ) 腳( jiǎo ) 板( bǎn )
footrest
割( gē ) 接( jiē )
cutover
割( gē ) 韭( jiǔ ) 菜( cài )
(coll.) to fleece a group of people repeatedly (esp. small investors, consumers or fans), treating them as an endlessly renewable resource to harvest for profit
割( gē ) 据( jù )
to set up an independent regime
割( gē ) 據( jù )
to set up an independent regime
歌( gē ) 剧( jù )
Western opera
歌( gē ) 劇( jù )
Western opera
歌( gē ) 剧( jù ) 院( yuàn )
opera house
歌( gē ) 劇( jù ) 院( yuàn )
opera house
歌( gē ) 剧( jù ) 院( yuàn ) 魅( mèi ) 影( yǐng )
The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
歌( gē ) 劇( jù ) 院( yuàn ) 魅( mèi ) 影( yǐng )
The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
戈( gē ) 兰( lán ) 高( gāo ) 地( dì )
Golan Heights
戈( gē ) 蘭( lán ) 高( gāo ) 地( dì )
Golan Heights