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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 796 of 1851.
喇( lǎ ) 叭( ba ) 形( xíng ) flared
喇( lǎ ) 合( hé ) Rahab, mother of Boaz
喇( lǎ ) 舌( jī ) French kissing
喇( lǎ ) 嘛( ma ) lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
喇( lǎ ) 嘛( ma ) 教( jiào ) Lamaism
喇( lǎ ) 嘛( ma ) 庙( miào ) lamasery
喇( lǎ ) 嘛( ma ) 廟( miào ) lamasery
喇( lǎ ) 沙( shā ) laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
剌( là ) perverse
攋( là ) to destroy
楋( là ) species of tree mentioned in ancient texts
瘌( là ) scabies
腊( là ) ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month
臘( là ) ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month
蜡( là ) candle
蠟( là ) candle
辣( là ) hot
鑞( là ) solder
镴( là ) solder
鬎( là ) bald
腊( là ) 八( bā ) 节( jié ) Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month
臘( là ) 八( bā ) 節( jié ) Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month
腊( là ) 八( bā ) 粥( zhōu ) Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
臘( là ) 八( bā ) 粥( zhōu ) Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
辣( là ) 白( bái ) 菜( cài ) spicy pickled cabbage
蜡( là ) 笔( bǐ ) crayon
蠟( là ) 筆( bǐ ) crayon
辣( là ) 彼( bǐ ) rabbi
蜡( là ) 笔( bǐ ) 小( xiǎo ) 新( xīn ) Crayon Shin-chan, manga and anime series
蠟( là ) 筆( bǐ ) 小( xiǎo ) 新( xīn ) Crayon Shin-chan, manga and anime series
鑞( là ) 箔( bó ) thin foil to make paper money for the dead
镴( là ) 箔( bó ) thin foil to make paper money for the dead
腊( là ) 肠( cháng ) sausage
臘( là ) 腸( cháng ) sausage
腊( là ) 肠( cháng ) 犬( quǎn ) dachshund
臘( là ) 腸( cháng ) 犬( quǎn ) dachshund
蜡( là ) 虫( chóng ) Chinese white wax bug
蠟( là ) 蟲( chóng ) Chinese white wax bug
辣( là ) 豆( dòu ) 酱( jiàng ) chili con carne
辣( là ) 豆( dòu ) 醬( jiàng ) chili con carne
辣( là ) 根( gēn ) horseradish
蝲( là ) 蛄( gǔ ) crayfish
辣( là ) 哈( hā ) 布( bù ) Rahab, mother of Boaz
辣( là ) 雞( jī ) spicy chicken
辣( là ) 鸡( jī ) spicy chicken
辣( là ) 酱( jiàng ) 油( yóu ) Worcestershire sauce
辣( là ) 醬( jiàng ) 油( yóu ) Worcestershire sauce
辣( là ) 椒( jiāo ) hot pepper
辣( là ) 椒( jiāo ) 酱( jiàng ) red pepper paste
辣( là ) 椒( jiāo ) 醬( jiàng ) red pepper paste
辣( là ) 椒( jiāo ) 素( sù ) capsaicin
辣( là ) 椒( jiāo ) 仔( zǎi ) Tabasco
蜡( là ) 炬( jù ) candle
蠟( là ) 炬( jù ) candle
腊( là ) 克( kè ) lacquer
臘( là ) 克( kè ) lacquer
蝲( là ) 蝲( là ) 蛄( gǔ ) mole cricket
蜡( là ) 疗( liáo ) wax therapy
蠟( là ) 療( liáo ) wax therapy
辣( là ) 妈( mā ) hot mom
辣( là ) 媽( mā ) hot mom
腊( là ) 梅( méi ) wintersweet
臘( là ) 梅( méi ) wintersweet
辣( là ) 妹( mèi ) hot chick
辣( là ) 妹( mèi ) 子( zi ) sassy young woman or pretty girl
蜡( là ) 扦( qiān ) candlestick with a spike, onto which candles are impaled
蠟( là ) 扦( qiān ) candlestick with a spike, onto which candles are impaled
蜡( là ) 染( rǎn ) batik
蠟( là ) 染( rǎn ) batik
腊( là ) 肉( ròu ) meat that has been cured and air-dried in the cold
臘( là ) 肉( ròu ) meat that has been cured and air-dried in the cold
蜡( là ) 台( tái ) candlestick
蠟( là ) 臺( tái ) candlestick
辣( là ) 条( tiáo ) latiao, spicy gluten strip
辣( là ) 條( tiáo ) latiao, spicy gluten strip
蜡( là ) 像( xiàng ) waxwork
蠟( là ) 像( xiàng ) waxwork
蜡( là ) 像( xiàng ) 馆( guǎn ) wax museum
蠟( là ) 像( xiàng ) 館( guǎn ) wax museum
辣( là ) 眼( yǎn ) 睛( jing ) (slang) unpleasant to look at
蜡( là ) 样( yàng ) 芽( yá ) 孢( bāo ) 杆( gǎn ) 菌( jūn ) Bacillus cereus
蠟( là ) 樣( yàng ) 芽( yá ) 孢( bāo ) 桿( gǎn ) 菌( jūn ) Bacillus cereus
腊( là ) 月( yuè ) twelfth lunar month
臘( là ) 月( yuè ) twelfth lunar month
辣( là ) 汁( zhī ) hot sauce
蜡( là ) 纸( zhǐ ) wax paper
蠟( là ) 紙( zhǐ ) wax paper
蜡( là ) 质( zhì ) waxiness
蠟( là ) 質( zhì ) waxiness
蜡( là ) 烛( zhú ) candle
蠟( là ) 燭( zhú ) candle
蜡( là ) 烛( zhú ) 不( bù ) 点( diǎn ) 不( bù ) 亮( liàng ) some people have to be pushed for them to take action
蠟( là ) 燭( zhú ) 不( bù ) 點( diǎn ) 不( bù ) 亮( liàng ) some people have to be pushed for them to take action
蜡( là ) 烛( zhú ) 两( liǎng ) 头( tóu ) 烧( shāo ) to burn the candle at both ends
蠟( là ) 燭( zhú ) 兩( liǎng ) 頭( tóu ) 燒( shāo ) to burn the candle at both ends
辣( là ) 子( zi ) cayenne pepper
辣( là ) 子( zi ) 雞( jī ) laziji, spicy dish of chicken cubes stir-fried with chili peppers
辣( là ) 子( zi ) 鸡( jī ) laziji, spicy dish of chicken cubes stir-fried with chili peppers
啦( la ) sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
來( lái ) to come