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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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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 470 of 1851.
孤( gū ) 鳥( niǎo )
lone bird
孤( gū ) 鸟( niǎo )
lone bird
咕( gū ) 哝( nong )
to murmur
咕( gū ) 噥( nong )
to murmur
孤( gū ) 僻( pì )
unsociable
姑( gū ) 婆( pó )
grandfather's sister
姑( gū ) 婆( pó ) 芋( yù )
night-scented lily
姑( gū ) 且( qiě )
for the time being
孤( gū ) 沙( shā ) 錐( zhuī )
solitary snipe
孤( gū ) 沙( shā ) 锥( zhuī )
solitary snipe
孤( gū ) 山( shān )
isolated peak
孤( gū ) 身( shēn )
alone
孤( gū ) 身( shēn ) 只( zhī ) 影( yǐng )
lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
孤( gū ) 身( shēn ) 隻( zhī ) 影( yǐng )
lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
孤( gū ) 孀( shuāng )
widow
姑( gū ) 苏( sū ) 区( qū )
Gusu, a district of Suzhou City 苏州市 sūzhōushì, Jiangsu
姑( gū ) 蘇( sū ) 區( qū )
Gusu, a district of Suzhou City 苏州市 sūzhōushì, Jiangsu
估( gū ) 算( suàn )
assessment
箍( gū ) 桶( tǒng )
hooped barrel
箍( gū ) 桶( tǒng ) 店( diàn )
coopery
箍( gū ) 桶( tǒng ) 匠( jiàng )
cooper
蓇( gū ) 葖( tū )
follicle
姑( gū ) 妄( wàng ) 言( yán ) 之( zhī )
to just talk for the sake of talking
姑( gū ) 息( xī )
excessively tolerant
姑( gū ) 息( xī ) 养( yǎng ) 奸( jiān )
spare the rod and spoil the child
姑( gū ) 息( xī ) 養( yǎng ) 奸( jiān )
spare the rod and spoil the child
姑( gū ) 息( xī ) 遗( yí ) 患( huàn )
to tolerate is to abet
姑( gū ) 息( xī ) 遺( yí ) 患( huàn )
to tolerate is to abet
菇( gū ) 蕈( xùn )
mushroom
姑( gū ) 爷( ye )
son-in-law
姑( gū ) 爺( ye )
son-in-law
沽( gū ) 源( yuán ) 县( xiàn )
Guyuan, a county in Zhangjiakou City 张家口市 zhāngjiākǒushì, Hebei
沽( gū ) 源( yuán ) 縣( xiàn )
Guyuan, a county in Zhangjiakou City 张家口市 zhāngjiākǒushì, Hebei
孤( gū ) 掌( zhǎng ) 难( nán ) 鸣( míng )
It's hard to clap with only one hand.
孤( gū ) 掌( zhǎng ) 難( nán ) 鳴( míng )
It's hard to clap with only one hand.
姑( gū ) 丈( zhàng )
husband of paternal aunt
辜( gū ) 振( zhèn ) 甫( fǔ )
Koo Chen-fu (1917-2005), Taiwanese businessman and diplomat
孤( gū ) 征( zhēng )
to act on one's own
孤( gū ) 證( zhèng )
sole evidence
孤( gū ) 证( zhèng )
sole evidence
孤( gū ) 證( zhèng ) 不( bù ) 立( lì )
unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence
孤( gū ) 证( zhèng ) 不( bù ) 立( lì )
unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence
估( gū ) 值( zhí )
valuation
姑( gū ) 置( zhì ) 勿( wù ) 論( lùn )
to put (an issue) to one side for the moment
姑( gū ) 置( zhì ) 勿( wù ) 论( lùn )
to put (an issue) to one side for the moment
孤( gū ) 注( zhù ) 一( yī ) 掷( zhì )
to stake all on one throw
孤( gū ) 注( zhù ) 一( yī ) 擲( zhì )
to stake all on one throw
孤( gū ) 子( zǐ )
orphan
姑( gū ) 子( zi )
husband's sister
箍( gū ) 子( zi )
finger ring
箍( gū ) 嘴( zuǐ )
to muzzle
古( gǔ )
ancient
嘏( gǔ )
good fortune
扢( gǔ )
clean
榖( gǔ )
paper mulberry tree
榾( gǔ )
scraps of wood
毂( gǔ )
the hub of wheel
汩( gǔ )
confused
濲( gǔ )
name of a river in Hunan
瀔( gǔ )
river name in Henan province
牯( gǔ )
bullock
盬( gǔ )
covered pot
瞽( gǔ )
blind
穀( gǔ )
grain
罟( gǔ )
to implicate
羖( gǔ )
black ewe
股( gǔ )
thigh
臌( gǔ )
dropsical
蛊( gǔ )
arch. legendary venomous insect
蛌( gǔ )
cricket
蠱( gǔ )
arch. legendary venomous insect
詁( gǔ )
to comment
诂( gǔ )
to comment
谷( gǔ )
grain
轂( gǔ )
the hub of wheel
鈷( gǔ )
cobalt
钴( gǔ )
cobalt
骨( gǔ )
bone
鼓( gǔ )
drum
𦙶( gǔ )
(used in place names)
穀( gǔ ) 氨( ān ) 酸( suān )
glutamic acid (Glu), an amino acid
谷( gǔ ) 氨( ān ) 酸( suān )
glutamic acid (Glu), an amino acid
穀( gǔ ) 氨( ān ) 酸( suān ) 鈉( nà )
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
谷( gǔ ) 氨( ān ) 酸( suān ) 钠( nà )
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
谷( gǔ ) 氨( ān ) 酰( xiān ) 胺( àn )
glutamine (Gln), an amino acid
古( gǔ ) 巴( bā )
Cuba
古( gǔ ) 巴( bā ) 比( bǐ ) 伦( lún )
ancient Babylon
古( gǔ ) 巴( bā ) 比( bǐ ) 倫( lún )
ancient Babylon
古( gǔ ) 板( bǎn )
outmoded
鼓( gǔ ) 板( bǎn )
clapper-board
鼓( gǔ ) 包( bāo )
to bulge
古( gǔ ) 堡( bǎo )
ancient castle
古( gǔ ) 北( běi ) 界( jiè )
Palearctic realm
股( gǔ ) 本( běn )
capital stock
股( gǔ ) 本( běn ) 回( huí ) 報( bào ) 率( lǜ )
return on equity
股( gǔ ) 本( běn ) 回( huí ) 报( bào ) 率( lǜ )
return on equity
古( gǔ ) 币( bì )
old coin
古( gǔ ) 幣( bì )
old coin
骨( gǔ ) 病( bìng )
osteopathy
古( gǔ ) 波( bō )
Gubo