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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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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 556 of 1851.
紅( hóng ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 鷗( ōu ) black-headed gull
红( hóng ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 鸥( ōu ) black-headed gull
紅( hóng ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 山( shān ) 鴉( yā ) red-billed chough
红( hóng ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 山( shān ) 鸦( yā ) red-billed chough
紅( hóng ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 相( xiāng ) 思( sī ) 鳥( niǎo ) red-billed leiothrix
红( hóng ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 相( xiāng ) 思( sī ) 鸟( niǎo ) red-billed leiothrix
紅( hóng ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 鴉( yā ) 雀( què ) great parrotbill
红( hóng ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 鸦( yā ) 雀( què ) great parrotbill
虹( hóng ) 鱒( zūn ) rainbow trout
虹( hóng ) 鳟( zūn ) rainbow trout
哄( hǒng ) 瞒( mán ) to deceive
哄( hǒng ) 瞞( mán ) to deceive
哄( hǒng ) 騙( piàn ) to deceive
哄( hǒng ) 骗( piàn ) to deceive
哄( hǒng ) 劝( quàn ) to coax
哄( hǒng ) 勸( quàn ) to coax
哄( hǒng ) 誘( yòu ) to coax
哄( hǒng ) 诱( yòu ) to coax
澒( hòng ) vast
蕻( hòng ) luxuriant
訌( hòng ) strife
讧( hòng ) strife
銾( hòng ) sound of a bell
鬨( hòng ) tumult
齁( hōu ) to snore
齁( hōu ) 甜( tián ) (of food) excessively sweet
齁( hōu ) 咸( xián ) (of food) excessively salty
齁( hōu ) 鹹( xián ) (of food) excessively salty
侯( hóu ) marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
喉( hóu ) throat
猴( hóu ) monkey
瘊( hóu ) wart
睺( hóu ) (appears as phonetic ho, especially in words taken from Sanskrit)
糇( hóu ) dry provisions
鍭( hóu ) metal arrowhead
餱( hóu ) dry provisions
骺( hóu ) epiphysis
鯸( hóu ) blowfish
𬭤( hóu ) metal arrowhead
喉( hóu ) 部( bù ) neck
喉( hóu ) 擦( cā ) 音( yīn ) guttural fricative
猴( hóu ) 痘( dòu ) monkeypox
猴( hóu ) 儿( ér ) little devil
猴( hóu ) 兒( ér ) little devil
喉( hóu ) 管( guǎn ) the airway in the throat
猴( hóu ) 孩( hái ) 子( zi ) little devil
猴( hóu ) 猴( hóu ) 族( zú ) Qauqaut, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
猴( hóu ) 急( jí ) impatient
喉( hóu ) 結( jié ) Adam's apple
喉( hóu ) 结( jié ) Adam's apple
猴( hóu ) 精( jīng ) clever
侯( hóu ) 景( jǐng ) 之( zhī ) 乱( luàn ) rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
侯( hóu ) 景( jǐng ) 之( zhī ) 亂( luàn ) rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
喉( hóu ) 鏡( jìng ) laryngoscope
喉( hóu ) 镜( jìng ) laryngoscope
侯( hóu ) 爵( jué ) marquis
喉( hóu ) 咙( lóng ) the throat
喉( hóu ) 嚨( lóng ) the throat
喉( hóu ) 輪( lún ) viśuddha or visuddha, the throat chakra 查克拉, residing in the neck
喉( hóu ) 轮( lún ) viśuddha or visuddha, the throat chakra 查克拉, residing in the neck
侯( hóu ) 馬( mǎ ) 市( shì ) Houma, a county-level city in Linfen City 临汾市 línfénshì, Shanxi
侯( hóu ) 马( mǎ ) 市( shì ) Houma, a county-level city in Linfen City 临汾市 línfénshì, Shanxi
侯( hóu ) 門( mén ) noble house
侯( hóu ) 门( mén ) noble house
侯( hóu ) 門( mén ) 似( sì ) 海( hǎi ) the gate of a noble house is like the sea
侯( hóu ) 门( mén ) 似( sì ) 海( hǎi ) the gate of a noble house is like the sea
猴( hóu ) 米( mǐ ) (loanword) homie
猴( hóu ) 面( miàn ) 包( bāo ) 树( shù ) African baobab
猴( hóu ) 麵( miàn ) 包( bāo ) 樹( shù ) African baobab
喉( hóu ) 鳴( míng ) throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
喉( hóu ) 鸣( míng ) throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
猴( hóu ) 年( nián ) Year of the Monkey
猴( hóu ) 年( nián ) 馬( mǎ ) 月( yuè ) long time off
猴( hóu ) 年( nián ) 马( mǎ ) 月( yuè ) long time off
猴( hóu ) 皮( pí ) 筋( jīn ) rubber band
喉( hóu ) 片( piàn ) throat lozenge
猴( hóu ) 拳( quán ) Hou Quan - "Monkey Fist" - Martial Art
骺( hóu ) 軟( ruǎn ) 骨( gǔ ) 板( bǎn ) epiphyseal plate
骺( hóu ) 软( ruǎn ) 骨( gǔ ) 板( bǎn ) epiphyseal plate
侯( hóu ) 賽( sài ) 因( yīn ) Husain or Hussein
侯( hóu ) 赛( sài ) 因( yīn ) Husain or Hussein
喉( hóu ) 塞( sè ) 音( yīn ) glottal stop
喉( hóu ) 痧( shā ) scarlet fever
喉( hóu ) 舌( shé ) mouthpiece
喉( hóu ) 头( tóu ) throat
喉( hóu ) 頭( tóu ) throat
猴( hóu ) 头( tóu ) 菇( gū ) Hericium erinaceus
猴( hóu ) 頭( tóu ) 菇( gū ) Hericium erinaceus
猴( hóu ) 王( wáng ) Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西游记 xīyóujì
猴( hóu ) 戏( xì ) monkey show
猴( hóu ) 戲( xì ) monkey show
喉( hóu ) 咽( yān ) laryngopharynx
喉( hóu ) 炎( yán ) laryngitis
喉( hóu ) 音( yīn ) guttural sound
喉( hóu ) 韵( yùn ) pleasant aftertaste in the back of the throat
喉( hóu ) 韻( yùn ) pleasant aftertaste in the back of the throat
猴( hóu ) 子( zi ) monkey
瘊( hóu ) 子( zi ) wart
猴( hóu ) 子( zi ) 偷( tōu ) 桃( táo ) "monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other
吼( hǒu ) to roar