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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 661 of 1851.
毽( jiàn )
shuttlecock
洊( jiàn )
flowing water
涧( jiàn )
mountain stream
渐( jiàn )
gradual
溅( jiàn )
to splash
漸( jiàn )
gradual
澗( jiàn )
mountain stream
濺( jiàn )
to splash
瀳( jiàn )
to arrive
牮( jiàn )
to prop up
珔( jiàn )
(jade)
瞷( jiàn )
to spy
箭( jiàn )
arrow
腱( jiàn )
tendon
舰( jiàn )
warship
艦( jiàn )
warship
荐( jiàn )
to recommend
薦( jiàn )
to recommend
見( jiàn )
to see
见( jiàn )
to see
諫( jiàn )
to remonstrate
谏( jiàn )
to remonstrate
賤( jiàn )
inexpensive
贱( jiàn )
inexpensive
践( jiàn )
to fulfill
踐( jiàn )
to fulfill
鉴( jiàn )
bronze mirror
鍵( jiàn )
key
鑑( jiàn )
bronze mirror
键( jiàn )
key
餞( jiàn )
farewell dinner
饯( jiàn )
farewell dinner
見( jiàn ) 愛( ài )
to regard (me) highly
见( jiàn ) 爱( ài )
to regard (me) highly
建( jiàn ) 安( ān )
reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
建( jiàn ) 安( ān ) 区( qū )
Jian'an, a district of Xuchang City 许昌市 xǔchāngshì, Henan
建( jiàn ) 安( ān ) 區( qū )
Jian'an, a district of Xuchang City 许昌市 xǔchāngshì, Henan
剑( jiàn ) 拔( bá ) 弩( nǔ ) 张( zhāng )
fig. a state of mutual hostility
劍( jiàn ) 拔( bá ) 弩( nǔ ) 張( zhāng )
fig. a state of mutual hostility
箭( jiàn ) 靶( bǎ )
archery target
建( jiàn ) 白( bái )
to propose
健( jiàn ) 保( bǎo )
National Health Insurance
見( jiàn ) 報( bào )
to appear in the news
见( jiàn ) 报( bào )
to appear in the news
見( jiàn ) 背( bèi )
(euphemism) (of an elder) to pass away
见( jiàn ) 背( bèi )
(euphemism) (of an elder) to pass away
間( jiàn ) 壁( bì )
next door
间( jiàn ) 壁( bì )
next door
渐( jiàn ) 变( biàn )
gradual change
漸( jiàn ) 變( biàn )
gradual change
渐( jiàn ) 变( biàn ) 色( sè )
color gradient
漸( jiàn ) 變( biàn ) 色( sè )
color gradient
剑( jiàn ) 标( biāo )
dagger
劍( jiàn ) 標( biāo )
dagger
鉴( jiàn ) 别( bié )
to differentiate
鑑( jiàn ) 別( bié )
to differentiate
餞( jiàn ) 別( bié )
to give a farewell dinner
饯( jiàn ) 别( bié )
to give a farewell dinner
剑( jiàn ) 柄( bǐng )
sword hilt
劍( jiàn ) 柄( bǐng )
sword hilt
箭( jiàn ) 步( bù )
sudden big stride forward
健( jiàn ) 步( bù ) 如( rú ) 飛( fēi )
running as fast as flying
健( jiàn ) 步( bù ) 如( rú ) 飞( fēi )
running as fast as flying
見( jiàn ) 不( bu ) 得( dé )
not fit to be seen by
见( jiàn ) 不( bu ) 得( dé )
not fit to be seen by
見( jiàn ) 不( bu ) 得( dé ) 人( rén )
shameful
见( jiàn ) 不( bu ) 得( dé ) 人( rén )
shameful
建( jiàn ) 材( cái )
building materials
見( jiàn ) 財( cái ) 起( qǐ ) 意( yì )
seeing riches provokes evil designs
见( jiàn ) 财( cái ) 起( qǐ ) 意( yì )
seeing riches provokes evil designs
鍵( jiàn ) 槽( cáo )
keyway
键( jiàn ) 槽( cáo )
keyway
建( jiàn ) 昌( chāng ) 县( xiàn )
Jianchang, a county in Huludao City 葫芦岛市 húlúdǎoshì, Liaoning
建( jiàn ) 昌( chāng ) 縣( xiàn )
Jianchang, a county in Huludao City 葫芦岛市 húlúdǎoshì, Liaoning
見( jiàn ) 長( cháng )
to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise)
见( jiàn ) 长( cháng )
to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise)
槛( jiàn ) 车( chē )
cart with cage, used to escort prisoner
檻( jiàn ) 車( chē )
cart with cage, used to escort prisoner
僭( jiàn ) 称( chēng )
to give sb or sth a title one has no authority to give
僭( jiàn ) 稱( chēng )
to give sb or sth a title one has no authority to give
賤( jiàn ) 稱( chēng )
contemptuous term
贱( jiàn ) 称( chēng )
contemptuous term
建( jiàn ) 成( chéng )
to establish
鍵( jiàn ) 程( chéng )
key travel
键( jiàn ) 程( chéng )
key travel
建( jiàn ) 成( chéng ) 区( qū )
built-up area
建( jiàn ) 成( chéng ) 區( qū )
built-up area
剑( jiàn ) 齿( chǐ ) 虎( hǔ )
saber-toothed tiger
劍( jiàn ) 齒( chǐ ) 虎( hǔ )
saber-toothed tiger
剑( jiàn ) 川( chuān ) 县( xiàn )
Jianchuan, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州 dàlǐbáizúzìzhìzhōu, Yunnan
劍( jiàn ) 川( chuān ) 縣( xiàn )
Jianchuan, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州 dàlǐbáizúzìzhìzhōu, Yunnan
舰( jiàn ) 船( chuán )
warship
艦( jiàn ) 船( chuán )
warship
鍵( jiàn ) 詞( cí )
keyword
键( jiàn ) 词( cí )
keyword
鉴( jiàn ) 此( cǐ )
in light of this
鑒( jiàn ) 此( cǐ )
in light of this
渐( jiàn ) 次( cì )
gradually
漸( jiàn ) 次( cì )
gradually
建( jiàn ) 党( dǎng )
to establish a political party