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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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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 651 of 1851.
價( jià ) 值( zhí ) 連( lián ) 城( chéng )
invaluable
价( jià ) 值( zhí ) 量( liàng )
magnitude of value
價( jià ) 值( zhí ) 量( liàng )
magnitude of value
价( jià ) 值( zhí ) 增( zēng ) 殖( zhí )
valorization
價( jià ) 值( zhí ) 增( zēng ) 殖( zhí )
valorization
嫁( jià ) 妆( zhuang )
dowry
嫁( jià ) 妝( zhuang )
dowry
嫁( jià ) 資( zī )
dowry
嫁( jià ) 资( zī )
dowry
架( jià ) 子( zi )
shelf
架( jià ) 子( zi ) 車( chē )
two-wheeled handcart
架( jià ) 子( zi ) 车( chē )
two-wheeled handcart
架( jià ) 子( zi ) 鼓( gǔ )
drum kit
架( jià ) 子( zi ) 猪( zhū )
feeder pig
架( jià ) 子( zi ) 豬( zhū )
feeder pig
架( jià ) 走( zǒu )
to hustle sb away
兼( jiān )
double
坚( jiān )
strong
堅( jiān )
strong
奸( jiān )
wicked
姦( jiān )
to fornicate
尖( jiān )
pointed
戋( jiān )
narrow
戔( jiān )
narrow
揃( jiān )
shear
搛( jiān )
to pick up with chopsticks
椷( jiān )
box
歼( jiān )
to annihilate
殲( jiān )
to annihilate
湔( jiān )
to wash
煎( jiān )
to pan fry
熸( jiān )
to extinguish
犍( jiān )
bullock
监( jiān )
to supervise
監( jiān )
to supervise
笺( jiān )
letter
箋( jiān )
letter
篯( jiān )
surname Jian
籛( jiān )
surname Jian
緘( jiān )
letters
縑( jiān )
thick waterproof silk
缄( jiān )
box
缣( jiān )
thick waterproof silk
肩( jiān )
shoulder
艰( jiān )
difficult
艱( jiān )
difficult
菅( jiān )
(grass)
菺( jiān )
Althaea rosea
蒹( jiān )
reed
蕑( jiān )
Eupatorium chinensis
蕳( jiān )
orchid
豜( jiān )
fully grown pig
鑯( jiān )
awl
間( jiān )
between
间( jiān )
between
鞬( jiān )
a quiver on a horse
鞯( jiān )
saddle blanket
韉( jiān )
saddle blanket
鬋( jiān )
to hang down
鰜( jiān )
flounder
鰹( jiān )
bonito
鲣( jiān )
bonito
鳒( jiān )
flounder
鶼( jiān )
mythical bird with one eye and one wing
鹣( jiān )
mythical bird with one eye and one wing
兼( jiān ) 愛( ài )
"universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子 mòzǐ, stressing that people should care for everyone equally
兼( jiān ) 爱( ài )
"universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子 mòzǐ, stressing that people should care for everyone equally
煎( jiān ) 熬( áo )
to suffer
肩( jiān ) 膀( bǎng )
shoulder
兼( jiān ) 備( bèi )
have both
兼( jiān ) 备( bèi )
have both
坚( jiān ) 壁( bì )
to cache
堅( jiān ) 壁( bì )
to cache
坚( jiān ) 壁( bì ) 清( qīng ) 野( yě )
to leave nothing for the invader
堅( jiān ) 壁( bì ) 清( qīng ) 野( yě )
to leave nothing for the invader
坚( jiān ) 冰( bīng )
ice
堅( jiān ) 冰( bīng )
ice
煎( jiān ) 餅( bǐng )
jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe
煎( jiān ) 饼( bǐng )
jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe
兼( jiān ) 併( bìng )
to annex
兼( jiān ) 并( bìng )
to annex
肩( jiān ) 並( bìng ) 肩( jiān )
shoulder to shoulder
肩( jiān ) 并( bìng ) 肩( jiān )
shoulder to shoulder
兼( jiān ) 並( bìng ) 與( yǔ ) 收( shōu ) 購( gòu )
mergers and acquisitions
兼( jiān ) 并( bìng ) 与( yǔ ) 收( shōu ) 购( gòu )
mergers and acquisitions
肩( jiān ) 膊( bó )
shoulder
肩( jiān ) 部( bù )
shoulder
坚( jiān ) 不( bù ) 可( kě ) 摧( cuī )
invulnerable
堅( jiān ) 不( bù ) 可( kě ) 摧( cuī )
invulnerable
間( jiān ) 不( bù ) 容( róng ) 髮( fà )
by a hair's breadth
间( jiān ) 不( bù ) 容( róng ) 发( fà )
by a hair's breadth
尖( jiān ) 草( cǎo ) 坪( píng ) 区( qū )
Jiancaoping, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市 tàiyuánshì, Shanxi
尖( jiān ) 草( cǎo ) 坪( píng ) 區( qū )
Jiancaoping, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市 tàiyuánshì, Shanxi
监( jiān ) 测( cè )
to monitor
監( jiān ) 測( cè )
to monitor
监( jiān ) 察( chá )
to supervise
监( jiān ) 查( chá )
to supervise
監( jiān ) 察( chá )
to supervise
監( jiān ) 查( chá )
to supervise
监( jiān ) 察( chá ) 部( bù )
Ministry of Supervision