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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 561 of 1851.
後( hòu ) 肢( zhī )
hind legs
后( hòu ) 知( zhī ) 后( hòu ) 觉( jué )
to realize in hindsight
後( hòu ) 知( zhī ) 後( hòu ) 覺( jué )
to realize in hindsight
后( hòu ) 殖( zhí ) 民( mín )
postcolonial
後( hòu ) 殖( zhí ) 民( mín )
postcolonial
后( hòu ) 制( zhì )
postproduction
后( hòu ) 置( zhì )
to place after
後( hòu ) 置( zhì )
to place after
後( hòu ) 製( zhì )
postproduction
后( hòu ) 置( zhì ) 词( cí )
postposition
後( hòu ) 置( zhì ) 詞( cí )
postposition
后( hòu ) 置( zhì ) 修( xiū ) 饰( shì ) 语( yǔ )
postmodifier
後( hòu ) 置( zhì ) 修( xiū ) 飾( shì ) 語( yǔ )
postmodifier
厚( hòu ) 重( zhòng )
thick
后( hòu ) 周( zhōu )
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 开封 kāifēng
後( hòu ) 周( zhōu )
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 开封 kāifēng
后( hòu ) 传( zhuàn )
sequel
後( hòu ) 傳( zhuàn )
sequel
后( hòu ) 缀( zhuì )
suffix
後( hòu ) 綴( zhuì )
suffix
厚( hòu ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 綠( lǜ ) 鳩( jiū )
thick-billed green pigeon
厚( hòu ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 绿( lǜ ) 鸠( jiū )
thick-billed green pigeon
厚( hòu ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 苇( wěi ) 莺( yīng )
thick-billed warbler
厚( hòu ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 葦( wěi ) 鶯( yīng )
thick-billed warbler
厚( hòu ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 啄( zhuó ) 花( huā ) 鳥( niǎo )
thick-billed flowerpecker
厚( hòu ) 嘴( zuǐ ) 啄( zhuó ) 花( huā ) 鸟( niǎo )
thick-billed flowerpecker
后( hòu ) 坐( zuò )
recoil
后( hòu ) 座( zuò )
empress's throne
後( hòu ) 坐( zuò )
recoil
後( hòu ) 座( zuò )
back seat
后( hòu ) 坐( zuò ) 力( lì )
recoil
後( hòu ) 坐( zuò ) 力( lì )
recoil
乎( hū )
(classical particle similar to 于 yú) in
呼( hū )
to call
唿( hū )
to whistle
嘑( hū )
to shout
幠( hū )
arrogant
忽( hū )
to neglect
昒( hū )
daybreak
滹( hū )
surname Hu
烀( hū )
to cook in a small quantity of water
膴( hū )
big piece of meat
虍( hū )
stripes of a tiger
虖( hū )
to exhale
謼( hū )
to shout
軤( hū )
surname Hu
轷( hū )
surname Hu
忽( hū ) 必( bì ) 烈( liè )
Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
呼( hū ) 哱( bō ) 哱( bō )
hoopoe
忽( hū ) 布( bù )
hops
呼( hū ) 哧( chī )
sound of panting
呼( hū ) 哧( chi ) 呼( hū ) 哧( chi )
rapid breathing
呼( hū ) 出( chū )
to exhale
忽( hū ) 地( de )
suddenly
忽( hū ) 而( ér )
suddenly
呼( hū ) 風( fēng ) 喚( huàn ) 雨( yǔ )
to exercise magical powers
呼( hū ) 风( fēng ) 唤( huàn ) 雨( yǔ )
to exercise magical powers
忽( hū ) 高( gāo ) 忽( hū ) 低( dī )
alternately soaring and plunging
呼( hū ) 格( gé )
vocative case
呼( hū ) 喊( hǎn )
to shout
呼( hū ) 号( háo )
to wail
呼( hū ) 嚎( háo )
to roar
呼( hū ) 號( háo )
to wail
呼( hū ) 和( hé ) 浩( hào ) 特( tè ) 市( shì )
Hohhot, prefecture-level city and capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 内蒙古自治区 nèiměnggǔzìzhìqū
呼( hū ) 喝( hè )
to shout
呼( hū ) 呼( hū )
sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep
忽( hū ) 忽( hū )
fleeting
忽( hū ) 忽( hū ) 不( bù ) 乐( lè )
disappointed and unhappy
忽( hū ) 忽( hū ) 不( bù ) 樂( lè )
disappointed and unhappy
呼( hū ) 呼( hū ) 声( shēng )
whir
呼( hū ) 呼( hū ) 聲( shēng )
whir
忽( hū ) 忽( hū ) 悠( yōu ) 悠( yōu )
indifferent to the passing of time
呼( hū ) 唤( huàn )
to call out
呼( hū ) 喚( huàn )
to call out
呼( hū ) 机( jī )
pager
呼( hū ) 機( jī )
pager
呼( hū ) 叫( jiào )
to shout
呼( hū ) 叫( jiào ) 器( qì )
pager
呼( hū ) 叫( jiào ) 声( shēng )
whoop
呼( hū ) 叫( jiào ) 聲( shēng )
whoop
呼( hū ) 叫( jiào ) 中( zhōng ) 心( xīn )
call center
呼( hū ) 救( jiù )
to call for help
呼( hū ) 啦( lā ) 啦( lā )
flapping sound
呼( hū ) 啦( lā ) 圈( quān )
hula hoop
呼( hū ) 拉( lā ) 圈( quān )
hula hoop
唿( hū ) 喇( lǎ )
whoosh
唿( hū ) 喇( là ) 喇( là )
roar of the wind
呼( hū ) 來( lái ) 喝( hè ) 去( qù )
to yell orders
呼( hū ) 来( lái ) 喝( hè ) 去( qù )
to yell orders
呼( hū ) 兰( lán ) 区( qū )
Hulan, a district of Harbin City 哈尔滨市 hāěrbīnshì, Heilongjiang
呼( hū ) 蘭( lán ) 區( qū )
Hulan, a district of Harbin City 哈尔滨市 hāěrbīnshì, Heilongjiang
忽( hū ) 冷( lěng ) 忽( hū ) 热( rè )
now hot, now cold
忽( hū ) 冷( lěng ) 忽( hū ) 熱( rè )
now hot, now cold
呼( hū ) 噜( lū )
sound of snoring, wheezing, or a cat purring
呼( hū ) 嚕( lū )
sound of snoring, wheezing, or a cat purring
呼( hū ) 噜( lū ) 噜( lū )
to snore
呼( hū ) 嚕( lū ) 嚕( lū )
to snore
忽( hū ) 魯( lǔ ) 謨( mó ) 斯( sī )
old Chinese name for Hormuz
忽( hū ) 鲁( lǔ ) 谟( mó ) 斯( sī )
old Chinese name for Hormuz
呼( hū ) 伦( lún ) 贝( bèi ) 尔( ěr ) 草( cǎo ) 原( yuán )
Hulunbuir grasslands of Inner Mongolia