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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 497 of 1851.
鬼( guǐ ) 迷( mí ) 心( xīn ) 竅( qiào )
to be obsessed
詭( guǐ ) 祕( mì )
secretive
诡( guǐ ) 秘( mì )
secretive
鬼( guǐ ) 名( míng ) 堂( tang )
dirty trick
鬼( guǐ ) 摸( mō ) 脑( nǎo ) 壳( ké )
muddled
鬼( guǐ ) 摸( mō ) 腦( nǎo ) 殼( ké )
muddled
鬼( guǐ ) 魔( mó )
demon
鬼( guǐ ) 怕( pà ) 恶( è ) 人( rén )
lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too
鬼( guǐ ) 怕( pà ) 惡( è ) 人( rén )
lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too
鬼( guǐ ) 牌( pái )
Joker
鬼( guǐ ) 片( piàn )
ghost movie
鬼( guǐ ) 婆( pó )
Caucasian woman
鬼( guǐ ) 神( shén )
supernatural beings
鬼( guǐ ) 使( shǐ ) 神( shén ) 差( chāi )
demons and gods at work
癸( guǐ ) 水( shuǐ )
menstruation
癸( guǐ ) 巳( sì )
thirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073
鬼( guǐ ) 祟( suì )
evil spirit
鬼( guǐ ) 胎( tāi )
sinister design
鬼( guǐ ) 探( tàn ) 头( tóu )
sudden emergence of a person or vehicle from a blind spot
鬼( guǐ ) 探( tàn ) 頭( tóu )
sudden emergence of a person or vehicle from a blind spot
鬼( guǐ ) 剃( tì ) 头( tóu )
spot baldness
鬼( guǐ ) 剃( tì ) 頭( tóu )
spot baldness
鬼( guǐ ) 天( tiān ) 气( qì )
awful weather
鬼( guǐ ) 天( tiān ) 氣( qì )
awful weather
鬼( guǐ ) 头( tóu ) 鬼( guǐ ) 脑( nǎo )
sneaky
鬼( guǐ ) 頭( tóu ) 鬼( guǐ ) 腦( nǎo )
sneaky
癸( guǐ ) 未( wèi )
twentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2003 or 2063
鬼( guǐ ) 屋( wū )
haunted house
鬼( guǐ ) 鴞( xiāo )
boreal owl
鬼( guǐ ) 鸮( xiāo )
boreal owl
詭( guǐ ) 笑( xiào )
smirk
诡( guǐ ) 笑( xiào )
smirk
鬼( guǐ ) 压( yā ) 床( chuáng )
sleep paralysis
鬼( guǐ ) 壓( yā ) 床( chuáng )
sleep paralysis
詭( guǐ ) 異( yì )
strange
诡( guǐ ) 异( yì )
strange
鬼( guǐ ) 由( yóu ) 心( xīn ) 生( shēng )
devils are born in the heart
癸( guǐ ) 酉( yǒu )
tenth year J10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053
軌( guǐ ) 域( yù )
(quantum mechanics) orbital
轨( guǐ ) 域( yù )
(quantum mechanics) orbital
鬼( guǐ ) 蜮( yù )
treacherous person
垝( guǐ ) 垣( yuán )
collapsed wall
詭( guǐ ) 詐( zhà )
sly
诡( guǐ ) 诈( zhà )
sly
鬼( guǐ ) 遮( zhē ) 眼( yǎn )
selective blindness caused by a ghost, whereby one fails to notice obvious dangers
鬼( guǐ ) 針( zhēn )
beggarticks
鬼( guǐ ) 针( zhēn )
beggarticks
鬼( guǐ ) 針( zhēn ) 草( cǎo )
beggarticks
鬼( guǐ ) 针( zhēn ) 草( cǎo )
beggarticks
軌( guǐ ) 枕( zhěn )
sleeper
轨( guǐ ) 枕( zhěn )
sleeper
鬼( guǐ ) 子( zi )
devil
刽( guì )
to amputate
刿( guì )
cut
劊( guì )
to amputate
劌( guì )
cut
嶡( guì )
precipitous
攰( guì )
totally exhausted
柜( guì )
cupboard
桂( guì )
cassia
桧( guì )
Chinese juniper
檜( guì )
Chinese juniper
櫃( guì )
cupboard
溎( guì )
name of a river
筀( guì )
bamboo
貴( guì )
expensive
贵( guì )
expensive
跪( guì )
to kneel
鱖( guì )
mandarin fish
鱥( guì )
minnow
鳜( guì )
mandarin fish
桧( guì ) 柏( bǎi )
Chinese juniper
檜( guì ) 柏( bǎi )
Chinese juniper
跪( guì ) 拜( bài )
to kowtow
貴( guì ) 賓( bīn )
honored guest
贵( guì ) 宾( bīn )
honored guest
貴( guì ) 賓( bīn ) 犬( quǎn )
poodle
贵( guì ) 宾( bīn ) 犬( quǎn )
poodle
貴( guì ) 賓( bīn ) 室( shì )
VIP lounge
贵( guì ) 宾( bīn ) 室( shì )
VIP lounge
貴( guì ) 池( chí ) 區( qū )
Guichi, a district of Chizhou City 池州市 chízhōushì, Anhui
贵( guì ) 池( chí ) 区( qū )
Guichi, a district of Chizhou City 池州市 chízhōushì, Anhui
跪( guì ) 倒( dǎo )
to kneel down
跪( guì ) 祷( dǎo )
to kneel in prayer
跪( guì ) 禱( dǎo )
to kneel in prayer
貴( guì ) 德( dé ) 縣( xiàn )
Guide, a county in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州 hǎinánzàngzúzìzhìzhōu, Qinghai
贵( guì ) 德( dé ) 县( xiàn )
Guide, a county in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州 hǎinánzàngzúzìzhìzhōu, Qinghai
跪( guì ) 地( dì ) 求( qiú ) 饒( ráo )
to kneel and beg forgiveness
跪( guì ) 地( dì ) 求( qiú ) 饶( ráo )
to kneel and beg forgiveness
貴( guì ) 定( dìng ) 縣( xiàn )
Guiding, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州 qiánnánbùyīzúmiáozúzìzhìzhōu, Guizhou
贵( guì ) 定( dìng ) 县( xiàn )
Guiding, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州 qiánnánbùyīzúmiáozúzìzhìzhōu, Guizhou
桂( guì ) 东( dōng ) 县( xiàn )
Guidong, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市 chēnzhōushì, Hunan
桂( guì ) 東( dōng ) 縣( xiàn )
Guidong, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市 chēnzhōushì, Hunan
貴( guì ) 方( fāng )
your side
贵( guì ) 方( fāng )
your side
貴( guì ) 妃( fēi )
senior concubine
贵( guì ) 妃( fēi )
senior concubine
貴( guì ) 妃( fēi ) 床( chuáng )
chaise longue
贵( guì ) 妃( fēi ) 床( chuáng )
chaise longue
貴( guì ) 妃( fēi ) 醉( zuì ) 酒( jiǔ )
The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing opera