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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 449 of 1851.
隔( gé ) 热( rè )
to insulate thermally
隔( gé ) 熱( rè )
to insulate thermally
格( gé ) 瑞( ruì ) 那( nà ) 达( dá )
Grenada, island country in the Caribbean Sea
格( gé ) 瑞( ruì ) 那( nà ) 達( dá )
Grenada, island country in the Caribbean Sea
格( gé ) 萨( sà ) 尔( ěr )
King Gesar, hero of a Tibetan and Mongolian epic cycle
格( gé ) 薩( sà ) 爾( ěr )
King Gesar, hero of a Tibetan and Mongolian epic cycle
隔( gé ) 三( sān ) 差( chà ) 五( wǔ )
every few days
格( gé ) 杀( shā ) 勿( wù ) 论( lùn )
to kill on sight
格( gé ) 殺( shā ) 勿( wù ) 論( lùn )
to kill on sight
格( gé ) 筛( shāi )
grizzly
格( gé ) 篩( shāi )
grizzly
格( gé ) 柵( shān )
grille
格( gé ) 栅( shān )
grille
隔( gé ) 山( shān )
(of a half-sibling) having the same mother but different father
隔( gé ) 扇( shan )
partition
格( gé ) 式( shì )
form
隔( gé ) 世( shì )
separated by a generation
格( gé ) 式( shì ) 化( huà )
to format
格( gé ) 式( shì ) 塔( tǎ )
gestalt
格( gé ) 式( shì ) 塔( tǎ ) 疗( liáo ) 法( fǎ )
Gestalt therapy
格( gé ) 式( shì ) 塔( tǎ ) 療( liáo ) 法( fǎ )
Gestalt therapy
隔( gé ) 水( shuǐ )
(of a half-sibling) having the same father but different mother
葛( gé ) 藤( téng )
tangle of vines
隔( gé ) 天( tiān )
the next day
革( gé ) 退( tuì )
to dismiss from a post
格( gé ) 瓦( wǎ ) 斯( sī )
kvass
格( gé ) 外( wài )
especially
格( gé ) 網( wǎng )
lattice
格( gé ) 网( wǎng )
lattice
格( gé ) 位( wèi )
case
格( gé ) 物( wù )
to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理学 lǐxué
格( gé ) 物( wù ) 致( zhì ) 知( zhī )
pursuing knowledge to the end
閣( gé ) 下( xià )
your distinguished self
阁( gé ) 下( xià )
your distinguished self
蛤( gé ) 蟹( xiè )
clams and crabs
革( gé ) 新( xīn )
to innovate
隔( gé ) 靴( xuē ) 搔( sāo ) 痒( yǎng )
lit. to scratch the outside of the boot
隔( gé ) 靴( xuē ) 搔( sāo ) 癢( yǎng )
lit. to scratch the outside of the boot
格( gé ) 言( yán )
maxim
隔( gé ) 夜( yè )
overnight
閣( gé ) 議( yì )
cabinet meeting
阁( gé ) 议( yì )
cabinet meeting
隔( gé ) 音( yīn )
soundproofing
隔( gé ) 音( yīn ) 符( fú ) 号( hào )
apostrophe, as used in pinyin orthography
隔( gé ) 音( yīn ) 符( fú ) 號( hào )
apostrophe, as used in pinyin orthography
隔( gé ) 油( yóu ) 池( chí )
grease trap
閣( gé ) 員( yuán )
cabinet member
阁( gé ) 员( yuán )
cabinet member
革( gé ) 职( zhí )
to sack
革( gé ) 職( zhí )
to sack
格( gé ) 致( zhì )
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge
革( gé ) 制( zhì ) 品( pǐn )
leather goods
革( gé ) 製( zhì ) 品( pǐn )
leather goods
胳( gé ) 肢( zhi )
to tickle
葛( gé ) 洲( zhōu ) 坝( bà )
name of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan
葛( gé ) 洲( zhōu ) 壩( bà )
name of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan
格( gé ) 子( zi )
lattice
格( gé ) 子( zi ) 花( huā ) 呢( ní )
tartan
格( gé ) 子( zi ) 間( jiān )
cubicle
格( gé ) 子( zi ) 间( jiān )
cubicle
格( gé ) 子( zi ) 棉( mián ) 布( bù )
gingham
格( gé ) 子( zi ) 呢( ní )
checked woolen fabric
哿( gě )
excellent
嘅( gě )
possessive particle
擖( gě )
scrape
舸( gě )
barge
葛( gě )
surname Ge
葛( gě ) 法( fǎ ) 翁( wēng )
Capernaum
葛( gě ) 洪( hóng )
Ge Hong (283–363), Jin dynasty Daoist and alchemist, author of 抱朴子 bàopǔzǐ
葛( gě ) 兰( lán ) 素( sù ) 史( shǐ ) 克( kè )
GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company
葛( gě ) 蘭( lán ) 素( sù ) 史( shǐ ) 克( kè )
GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company
葛( gě ) 逻( luó ) 禄( lù )
Qarluq or Karluk nomadic tribe, a Turkic ethnic minority in ancient times
葛( gě ) 邏( luó ) 祿( lù )
Qarluq or Karluk nomadic tribe, a Turkic ethnic minority in ancient times
葛( gě ) 縷( lǚ ) 子( zi )
caraway
葛( gě ) 缕( lǚ ) 子( zi )
caraway
葛( gě ) 摩( mó )
Comoros
葛( gě ) 瑞( ruì ) 格( gé ) 尔( ěr )
Gregoire
葛( gě ) 瑞( ruì ) 格( gé ) 爾( ěr )
Gregoire
葛( gě ) 优( yōu )
Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor
葛( gě ) 優( yōu )
Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor
个( gè )
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
個( gè )
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
各( gè )
each
嗰( gè )
that (Cantonese)
硌( gè )
(of sth hard or rough) to press against some part of one's body causing discomfort
鉻( gè )
chromium
铬( gè )
chromium
𠮶( gè )
that (Cantonese)
个( gè ) 案( àn )
individual case
個( gè ) 案( àn )
individual case
个( gè ) 把( bǎ )
about one
個( gè ) 把( bǎ )
about one
各( gè ) 奔( bèn ) 东( dōng ) 西( xī )
to go separate ways
各( gè ) 奔( bèn ) 東( dōng ) 西( xī )
to go separate ways
各( gè ) 奔( bèn ) 前( qián ) 程( chéng )
each goes his own way
个( gè ) 别( bié )
individually
個( gè ) 別( bié )
individually
各( gè ) 別( bié )
distinct
各( gè ) 别( bié )
distinct
各( gè ) 不( bù ) 相( xiāng ) 同( tóng )
to be quite varied