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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 752 of 1851.
开( kāi ) 火( huǒ )
to open fire
開( kāi ) 伙( huǒ )
to cook meals
開( kāi ) 火( huǒ )
to open fire
开( kāi ) 机( jī )
to start an engine
開( kāi ) 機( jī )
to start an engine
开( kāi ) 集( jí )
open set
開( kāi ) 集( jí )
open set
开( kāi ) 霁( jì )
to clear up
開( kāi ) 霽( jì )
to clear up
开( kāi ) 价( jià )
to quote a price
开( kāi ) 架( jià )
open shelves
開( kāi ) 價( jià )
to quote a price
開( kāi ) 架( jià )
open shelves
开( kāi ) 间( jiān )
unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺 chǐ
開( kāi ) 間( jiān )
unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺 chǐ
开( kāi ) 疆( jiāng )
to pioneer a frontier area
開( kāi ) 疆( jiāng )
to pioneer a frontier area
开( kāi ) 疆( jiāng ) 拓( tuò ) 土( tǔ )
to expand one's territory
開( kāi ) 疆( jiāng ) 拓( tuò ) 土( tǔ )
to expand one's territory
开( kāi ) 江( jiāng ) 县( xiàn )
Kaijiang, a county in Dazhou City 达州市 dázhōushì, Sichuan
開( kāi ) 江( jiāng ) 縣( xiàn )
Kaijiang, a county in Dazhou City 达州市 dázhōushì, Sichuan
开( kāi ) 奖( jiǎng )
to announce the winners in a lottery
开( kāi ) 讲( jiǎng )
to begin a lecture
開( kāi ) 獎( jiǎng )
to announce the winners in a lottery
開( kāi ) 講( jiǎng )
to begin a lecture
开( kāi ) 交( jiāo )
to conclude
开( kāi ) 胶( jiāo )
to come unglued
開( kāi ) 交( jiāo )
to conclude
開( kāi ) 膠( jiāo )
to come unglued
开( kāi ) 解( jiě )
to straighten out
開( kāi ) 解( jiě )
to straighten out
开( kāi ) 戒( jiè )
to end abstinence
開( kāi ) 戒( jiè )
to end abstinence
开( kāi ) 襟( jīn )
buttoned Chinese tunic
开( kāi ) 金( jīn )
carated gold
開( kāi ) 襟( jīn )
buttoned Chinese tunic
開( kāi ) 金( jīn )
carated gold
开( kāi ) 襟( jīn ) 衫( shān )
cardigan
開( kāi ) 襟( jīn ) 衫( shān )
cardigan
开( kāi ) 禁( jìn )
to lift a ban
開( kāi ) 禁( jìn )
to lift a ban
开( kāi ) 酒( jiǔ ) 费( fèi )
corkage fee
開( kāi ) 酒( jiǔ ) 費( fèi )
corkage fee
开( kāi ) 局( jú )
opening
開( kāi ) 局( jú )
opening
开( kāi ) 具( jù )
to draw up
開( kāi ) 具( jù )
to draw up
开( kāi ) 卷( juàn )
to open a book
開( kāi ) 卷( juàn )
to open a book
开( kāi ) 卷( juàn ) 有( yǒu ) 益( yì )
the benefits of education
開( kāi ) 卷( juàn ) 有( yǒu ) 益( yì )
the benefits of education
开( kāi ) 掘( jué )
to dig
開( kāi ) 掘( jué )
to dig
开( kāi ) 考( kǎo )
to begin an exam
開( kāi ) 考( kǎo )
to begin an exam
开( kāi ) 课( kè )
school begins
開( kāi ) 課( kè )
school begins
开( kāi ) 垦( kěn )
to clear a wild area for cultivation
開( kāi ) 墾( kěn )
to clear a wild area for cultivation
开( kāi ) 口( kǒu )
to open one's mouth
開( kāi ) 口( kǒu )
to open one's mouth
开( kāi ) 口( kǒu ) 成( chéng ) 脏( zāng )
to use foul language
開( kāi ) 口( kǒu ) 成( chéng ) 髒( zāng )
to use foul language
开( kāi ) 口( kǒu ) 子( zi )
a dike breaks
開( kāi ) 口( kǒu ) 子( zi )
a dike breaks
开( kāi ) 快( kuài ) 车( chē )
to drive at high speed
開( kāi ) 快( kuài ) 車( chē )
to drive at high speed
开( kāi ) 旷( kuàng )
open and vast
开( kāi ) 矿( kuàng )
to mine
開( kāi ) 曠( kuàng )
open and vast
開( kāi ) 礦( kuàng )
to mine
开( kāi ) 阔( kuò )
wide
開( kāi ) 闊( kuò )
wide
开( kāi ) 朗( lǎng )
spacious and well-lit
開( kāi ) 朗( lǎng )
spacious and well-lit
开( kāi ) 犁( lí )
to start plowing
開( kāi ) 犁( lí )
to start plowing
开( kāi ) 例( lì )
to create a precedent
开( kāi ) 立( lì )
to set up
開( kāi ) 例( lì )
to create a precedent
開( kāi ) 立( lì )
to set up
开( kāi ) 镰( lián )
to start the harvest
開( kāi ) 鐮( lián )
to start the harvest
开( kāi ) 脸( liǎn )
to remove facial hair and trim hairline
開( kāi ) 臉( liǎn )
to remove facial hair and trim hairline
开( kāi ) 列( liè )
to make
开( kāi ) 裂( liè )
to split open
開( kāi ) 列( liè )
to make
開( kāi ) 裂( liè )
to split open
开( kāi ) 溜( liū )
to leave in stealth
開( kāi ) 溜( liū )
to leave in stealth
开( kāi ) 炉( lú )
to open a furnace
開( kāi ) 爐( lú )
to open a furnace
开( kāi ) 鲁( lǔ ) 县( xiàn )
Kailu, a county in Tongliao City 通辽市 tōngliáoshì, Inner Mongolia
開( kāi ) 魯( lǔ ) 縣( xiàn )
Kailu, a county in Tongliao City 通辽市 tōngliáoshì, Inner Mongolia
开( kāi ) 路( lù )
to open up a path
開( kāi ) 路( lù )
to open up a path
开( kāi ) 路( lù ) 先( xiān ) 锋( fēng )
pioneer
開( kāi ) 路( lù ) 先( xiān ) 鋒( fēng )
pioneer
开( kāi ) 罗( luó )
Cairo, capital of Egypt