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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.
Look a character up by its
部首
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 54 of 1851.
包( bāo ) 皮( pí ) 環( huán ) 切( qiē ) 術( shù )
circumcision
剝( bāo ) 皮( pí ) 鉗( qián )
wire stripper
剥( bāo ) 皮( pí ) 钳( qián )
wire stripper
苞( bāo ) 片( piàn )
bract
包( bāo ) 票( piào )
guarantee certificate
包( bāo ) 青( qīng ) 天( tiān )
Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯 bāozhěng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
包( bāo ) 容( róng )
to pardon
包( bāo ) 容( róng ) 心( xīn )
tolerance
包( bāo ) 柔( róu ) 氏( shì ) 螺( luó ) 旋( xuán ) 体( tǐ )
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
包( bāo ) 柔( róu ) 氏( shì ) 螺( luó ) 旋( xuán ) 體( tǐ )
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
包( bāo ) 商( shāng )
contractor
包( bāo ) 身( shēn ) 工( gōng )
indentured laborer
包( bāo ) 氏( shì ) 螺( luó ) 旋( xuán ) 体( tǐ )
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
包( bāo ) 氏( shì ) 螺( luó ) 旋( xuán ) 體( tǐ )
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
包( bāo ) 书( shū ) 皮( pí )
book cover
包( bāo ) 書( shū ) 皮( pí )
book cover
褒( bāo ) 姒( sì )
Baosi, concubine of King You of Zhou 周幽王 zhōuyōuwáng and one of the famous Chinese beauties
包( bāo ) 粟( sù )
corn
褒( bāo ) 呔( tāi )
bow tie (loanword)
包( bāo ) 探( tàn )
detective
煲( bāo ) 汤( tāng )
to make soup
煲( bāo ) 湯( tāng )
to make soup
包( bāo ) 头( tóu )
turban
包( bāo ) 頭( tóu )
turban
包( bāo ) 头( tóu ) 市( shì )
Baotou, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 内蒙古自治区 nèiměnggǔzìzhìqū
包( bāo ) 頭( tóu ) 市( shì )
Baotou, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 内蒙古自治区 nèiměnggǔzìzhìqū
包( bāo ) 退( tuì )
to guarantee refund
包( bāo ) 退( tuì ) 换( huàn )
to guarantee refund or replacement
包( bāo ) 退( tuì ) 換( huàn )
to guarantee refund or replacement
包( bāo ) 围( wéi )
to surround
包( bāo ) 圍( wéi )
to surround
包( bāo ) 厢( xiāng )
box
包( bāo ) 廂( xiāng )
box
包( bāo ) 銷( xiāo )
to have exclusive selling rights
包( bāo ) 销( xiāo )
to have exclusive selling rights
包( bāo ) 心( xīn ) 菜( cài )
cabbage
胞( bāo ) 兄( xiōng )
elder brother born to the same parents
齙( bāo ) 牙( yá )
bucktooth
龅( bāo ) 牙( yá )
bucktooth
褒( bāo ) 扬( yáng )
to praise
褒( bāo ) 揚( yáng )
to praise
包( bāo ) 养( yǎng )
to keep
包( bāo ) 養( yǎng )
to keep
包( bāo ) 夜( yè )
to book a service for overnight use
包( bāo ) 衣( yī )
capsule
胞( bāo ) 衣( yī )
afterbirth
包( bāo ) 衣( yī ) 种( zhǒng ) 子( zi )
seed enclosed in artificial capsule
包( bāo ) 衣( yī ) 種( zhǒng ) 子( zi )
seed enclosed in artificial capsule
褒( bāo ) 义( yì )
commendatory sense
褒( bāo ) 義( yì )
commendatory sense
包( bāo ) 銀( yín )
contracted payment
包( bāo ) 银( yín )
contracted payment
包( bāo ) 邮( yóu )
shipping included
包( bāo ) 郵( yóu )
shipping included
包( bāo ) 月( yuè )
to make monthly payments
包( bāo ) 扎( zā )
to wrap up
包( bāo ) 紮( zā )
to wrap up
包( bāo ) 在( zài ) 我( wǒ ) 身( shēn ) 上( shang )
leave it to me
胞( bāo ) 藻( zǎo )
algae
包( bāo ) 拯( zhěng )
Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
包( bāo ) 治( zhì ) 百( bǎi ) 病( bìng )
guaranteed to cure all diseases
包( bāo ) 住( zhù )
to envelop
包( bāo ) 装( zhuāng )
to wrap
包( bāo ) 裝( zhuāng )
to wrap
包( bāo ) 装( zhuāng ) 物( wù )
packaging
包( bāo ) 裝( zhuāng ) 物( wù )
packaging
包( bāo ) 装( zhuāng ) 纸( zhǐ )
wrapping paper
包( bāo ) 裝( zhuāng ) 紙( zhǐ )
wrapping paper
孢( bāo ) 子( zǐ )
spore
包( bāo ) 子( zi )
baozi
包( bāo ) 子( zi ) 有( yǒu ) 肉( ròu ) 不( bù ) 在( zài ) 褶( zhě ) 上( shàng )
a book is not judged by its cover
包( bāo ) 租( zū )
to rent
薄( báo )
thin
雹( báo )
hail
薄( báo ) 板( bǎn )
thin plate
雹( báo ) 暴( bào )
hailstorm
薄( báo ) 餅( bǐng )
thin flat cake
薄( báo ) 饼( bǐng )
thin flat cake
薄( báo ) 层( céng )
thin layer
薄( báo ) 層( céng )
thin layer
薄( báo ) 綢( chóu )
light silk
薄( báo ) 绸( chóu )
light silk
薄( báo ) 脆( cuì )
crispy
雹( báo ) 块( kuài )
hailstone
雹( báo ) 塊( kuài )
hailstone
薄( báo ) 片( piàn )
thin slice
薄( báo ) 紗( shā )
gauze
薄( báo ) 纱( shā )
gauze
薄( báo ) 透( tòu ) 鏡( jìng )
thin lens
薄( báo ) 透( tòu ) 镜( jìng )
thin lens
雹( báo ) 災( zāi )
disaster caused by hail
雹( báo ) 灾( zāi )
disaster caused by hail
薄( báo ) 紙( zhǐ )
thin paper
薄( báo ) 纸( zhǐ )
thin paper
雹( báo ) 子( zi )
hail
保( bǎo )
to defend
堡( bǎo )
fortress
媬( bǎo )
governess
宝( bǎo )
jewel
寶( bǎo )
jewel