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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 709 of 1851.
进( jìn ) 栈( zhàn )
to push (a value) onto a stack
进( jìn ) 站( zhàn )
to pull into a station
進( jìn ) 棧( zhàn )
to push (a value) onto a stack
進( jìn ) 站( zhàn )
to pull into a station
进( jìn ) 账( zhàng )
to come into an account
進( jìn ) 賬( zhàng )
to come into an account
近( jìn ) 照( zhào )
recent photo
尽( jìn ) 职( zhí )
to discharge one's duties
盡( jìn ) 職( zhí )
to discharge one's duties
尽( jìn ) 职( zhí ) 调( diào ) 查( chá )
due diligence
盡( jìn ) 職( zhí ) 調( diào ) 查( chá )
due diligence
尽( jìn ) 职( zhí ) 尽( jìn ) 责( zé )
responsible and diligent
盡( jìn ) 職( zhí ) 盡( jìn ) 責( zé )
responsible and diligent
禁( jìn ) 止( zhǐ )
to prohibit
禁( jìn ) 止( zhǐ ) 駛( shǐ ) 入( rù )
Do not enter!
禁( jìn ) 止( zhǐ ) 驶( shǐ ) 入( rù )
Do not enter!
禁( jìn ) 止( zhǐ ) 吸( xī ) 烟( yān )
No smoking!
禁( jìn ) 止( zhǐ ) 吸( xī ) 煙( yān )
No smoking!
尽( jìn ) 致( zhì )
in the finest detail
盡( jìn ) 致( zhì )
in the finest detail
禁( jìn ) 制( zhì )
to control
禁( jìn ) 制( zhì ) 令( lìng )
prohibition
尽( jìn ) 忠( zhōng )
to display utter loyalty
盡( jìn ) 忠( zhōng )
to display utter loyalty
晉( jìn ) 中( zhōng ) 市( shì )
Jinzhong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省 shānxīshěng
晋( jìn ) 中( zhōng ) 市( shì )
Jinzhong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省 shānxīshěng
浸( jìn ) 种( zhǒng )
to soak seeds
浸( jìn ) 種( zhǒng )
to soak seeds
晉( jìn ) 州( zhōu )
Jin Prefecture, established under the Northern Wei dynasty in 528, centered on present-day Linfen 临汾市 línfénshì in Shanxi
晋( jìn ) 州( zhōu )
Jin Prefecture, established under the Northern Wei dynasty in 528, centered on present-day Linfen 临汾市 línfénshì in Shanxi
晉( jìn ) 州( zhōu ) 市( shì )
Jinzhou, a county-level city in Shijiazhuang City 石家庄市 shíjiāzhuāngshì, Hebei
晋( jìn ) 州( zhōu ) 市( shì )
Jinzhou, a county-level city in Shijiazhuang City 石家庄市 shíjiāzhuāngshì, Hebei
近( jìn ) 朱( zhū ) 近( jìn ) 墨( mò )
one is judged by the company one keeps
浸( jìn ) 猪( zhū ) 笼( lóng )
to drown sb in a wicker basket, a form of 沉潭 chéntán
浸( jìn ) 豬( zhū ) 籠( lóng )
to drown sb in a wicker basket, a form of 沉潭 chéntán
进( jìn ) 驻( zhù )
to enter and garrison
進( jìn ) 駐( zhù )
to enter and garrison
浸( jìn ) 渍( zì )
to soak
浸( jìn ) 漬( zì )
to soak
妗( jìn ) 子( zi )
mother's brother's wife
禁( jìn ) 足( zú )
to forbid sb to go out
京( jīng )
capital city of a country
兢( jīng )
to be fearful
巠( jīng )
underground watercourse
惊( jīng )
to startle
旌( jīng )
banner
晶( jīng )
crystal
泾( jīng )
Jing River
涇( jīng )
Jing River
睛( jīng )
eye
粳( jīng )
round-grained nonglutinous rice
精( jīng )
essence
經( jīng )
classics
经( jīng )
classics
腈( jīng )
acrylic
茎( jīng )
stalk
荆( jīng )
chaste tree or its berry
荊( jīng )
chaste tree or its berry
莖( jīng )
stalk
菁( jīng )
leek flower
驚( jīng )
to startle
鯨( jīng )
whale
鲸( jīng )
whale
麖( jīng )
red deer
麠( jīng )
red deer
精( jīng ) 氨( ān ) 酸( suān )
argnine (Arg), an essential amino acid
京( jīng ) 巴( bā ) 狗( gǒu )
Pekingese
精( jīng ) 白( bái )
pure white
經( jīng ) 辦( bàn )
to handle
经( jīng ) 办( bàn )
to handle
京( jīng ) 報( bào )
Peking Gazette
京( jīng ) 报( bào )
Peking Gazette
惊( jīng ) 爆( bào )
unexpected
驚( jīng ) 爆( bào )
unexpected
經( jīng ) 閉( bì )
amenorrhoea
经( jīng ) 闭( bì )
amenorrhoea
精( jīng ) 兵( bīng )
elite troops
鯨( jīng ) 波( bō )
huge wave or breaker
鲸( jīng ) 波( bō )
huge wave or breaker
惊( jīng ) 怖( bù )
to surprise
驚( jīng ) 怖( bù )
to surprise
經( jīng ) 不( bù ) 起( qǐ ) 推( tuī ) 究( jiū )
does not bear examination
经( jīng ) 不( bù ) 起( qǐ ) 推( tuī ) 究( jiū )
does not bear examination
經( jīng ) 不( bu ) 起( qǐ )
can't stand it
经( jīng ) 不( bu ) 起( qǐ )
can't stand it
經( jīng ) 不( bu ) 住( zhù )
to be unable to bear
经( jīng ) 不( bu ) 住( zhù )
to be unable to bear
精( jīng ) 彩( cǎi )
wonderful
經( jīng ) 查( chá )
upon investigation
经( jīng ) 查( chá )
upon investigation
惊( jīng ) 诧( chà )
to be surprised
驚( jīng ) 詫( chà )
to be surprised
惊( jīng ) 颤( chàn )
to quake in fear
驚( jīng ) 顫( chàn )
to quake in fear
經( jīng ) 常( cháng )
frequently
经( jīng ) 常( cháng )
frequently
經( jīng ) 常( cháng ) 賬( zhàng ) 戶( hù )
current account
经( jīng ) 常( cháng ) 账( zhàng ) 户( hù )
current account
精( jīng ) 巢( cháo )
spermary
惊( jīng ) 车( chē )
runaway carriage