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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 797 of 1851.
孻( lái )
last
崃( lái )
name of a mountain in Sichuan
崍( lái )
name of a mountain in Sichuan
来( lái )
to come
涞( lái )
brook
淶( lái )
brook
箂( lái )
(bamboo)
莱( lái )
name of weed plant
萊( lái )
name of weed plant
郲( lái )
name of a country in Spring and Autumn period in modern Shandong, destroyed by Qi 齐
錸( lái )
rhenium
铼( lái )
rhenium
騋( lái )
mare
𡥧( lái )
last
來( lái ) 安( ān ) 縣( xiàn )
Lai'an, a county in Chuzhou City 滁州市 chúzhōushì, Anhui
来( lái ) 安( ān ) 县( xiàn )
Lai'an, a county in Chuzhou City 滁州市 chúzhōushì, Anhui
莱( lái ) 昂( áng ) 纳( nà ) 多( duō )
Leonardo
萊( lái ) 昂( áng ) 納( nà ) 多( duō )
Leonardo
鶆( lái ) 䴈( ǎo )
rhea
𱉵( lái ) 𬸩( ǎo )
rhea
莱( lái ) 比( bǐ ) 锡( xī )
Leipzig, city in the state of Saxony, Germany
萊( lái ) 比( bǐ ) 錫( xī )
Leipzig, city in the state of Saxony, Germany
來( lái ) 賓( bīn )
guest
来( lái ) 宾( bīn )
guest
來( lái ) 賓( bīn ) 市( shì )
Laibin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 广西壮族自治区 guǎngxīzhuàngzúzìzhìqū
来( lái ) 宾( bīn ) 市( shì )
Laibin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 广西壮族自治区 guǎngxīzhuàngzúzìzhìqū
莱( lái ) 布( bù ) 尼( ní ) 茨( cí )
Leibniz
萊( lái ) 布( bù ) 尼( ní ) 茨( cí )
Leibniz
莱( lái ) 布( bù ) 尼( ní ) 兹( zī )
Leibnitz
萊( lái ) 布( bù ) 尼( ní ) 茲( zī )
Leibnitz
來( lái ) 不( bu ) 得( dé )
cannot allow
来( lái ) 不( bu ) 得( dé )
cannot allow
來( lái ) 不( bu ) 及( jí )
there's not enough time
来( lái ) 不( bu ) 及( jí )
there's not enough time
來( lái ) 潮( cháo )
to rise
来( lái ) 潮( cháo )
to rise
莱( lái ) 城( chéng )
Lae, second-largest city in Papua New Guinea, capital of Morobe Province
萊( lái ) 城( chéng )
Lae, second-largest city in Papua New Guinea, capital of Morobe Province
來( lái ) 到( dào )
to arrive
来( lái ) 到( dào )
to arrive
莱( lái ) 德( dé ) 杯( bēi )
Ryder Cup
萊( lái ) 德( dé ) 杯( bēi )
Ryder Cup
來( lái ) 得( de )
to emerge
来( lái ) 得( de )
to emerge
來( lái ) 得( de ) 及( jí )
to have enough time
来( lái ) 得( de ) 及( jí )
to have enough time
來( lái ) 得( de ) 早( zǎo ) 不( bù ) 如( rú ) 來( lái ) 得( de ) 巧( qiǎo )
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
来( lái ) 得( de ) 早( zǎo ) 不( bù ) 如( rú ) 来( lái ) 得( de ) 巧( qiǎo )
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
來( lái ) 電( diàn )
incoming telephone call
来( lái ) 电( diàn )
incoming telephone call
來( lái ) 電( diàn ) 答( dá ) 鈴( líng )
ringback tone
来( lái ) 电( diàn ) 答( dá ) 铃( líng )
ringback tone
來( lái ) 電( diàn ) 顯( xiǎn ) 示( shì )
caller ID
来( lái ) 电( diàn ) 显( xiǎn ) 示( shì )
caller ID
莱( lái ) 顿( dùn )
Leiden
萊( lái ) 頓( dùn )
Leiden
莱( lái ) 顿( dùn ) 大( dà ) 学( xué )
University of Leiden
萊( lái ) 頓( dùn ) 大( dà ) 學( xué )
University of Leiden
莱( lái ) 恩( ēn )
Ryan
萊( lái ) 恩( ēn )
Ryan
來( lái ) 而( ér ) 不( bù ) 往( wǎng ) 非( fēi ) 禮( lǐ ) 也( yě )
not to reciprocate is against etiquette
来( lái ) 而( ér ) 不( bù ) 往( wǎng ) 非( fēi ) 礼( lǐ ) 也( yě )
not to reciprocate is against etiquette
來( lái ) 犯( fàn )
to invade
来( lái ) 犯( fàn )
to invade
來( lái ) 訪( fǎng )
to pay a visit
来( lái ) 访( fǎng )
to pay a visit
來( lái ) 訪( fǎng ) 者( zhě )
visitor
来( lái ) 访( fǎng ) 者( zhě )
visitor
來( lái ) 鳳( fèng ) 縣( xiàn )
Laifeng, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ēnshītǔjiāzúmiáozúzìzhìzhōu, Hubei
来( lái ) 凤( fèng ) 县( xiàn )
Laifeng, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ēnshītǔjiāzúmiáozúzìzhìzhōu, Hubei
莱( lái ) 佛( fó ) 士( shì )
surname Raffles
萊( lái ) 佛( fó ) 士( shì )
surname Raffles
莱( lái ) 菔( fú )
radish
萊( lái ) 菔( fú )
radish
來( lái ) 福( fú ) 槍( qiāng )
rifle
来( lái ) 福( fú ) 枪( qiāng )
rifle
來( lái ) 福( fú ) 線( xiàn )
rifling
来( lái ) 福( fú ) 线( xiàn )
rifling
莱( lái ) 菔( fú ) 子( zǐ )
radish seed
萊( lái ) 菔( fú ) 子( zǐ )
radish seed
來( lái ) 復( fù ) 槍( qiāng )
rifle
来( lái ) 复( fù ) 枪( qiāng )
rifle
來( lái ) 復( fù ) 線( xiàn )
rifling
来( lái ) 复( fù ) 线( xiàn )
rifling
來( lái ) 港( gǎng )
to come to Hong Kong
来( lái ) 港( gǎng )
to come to Hong Kong
來( lái ) 函( hán )
incoming letter
来( lái ) 函( hán )
incoming letter
來( lái ) 鴻( hóng )
incoming letter
来( lái ) 鸿( hóng )
incoming letter
來( lái ) 鴻( hóng ) 去( qù ) 燕( yàn )
fig. always on the move
来( lái ) 鸿( hóng ) 去( qù ) 燕( yàn )
fig. always on the move
來( lái ) 華( huá )
to come to China
来( lái ) 华( huá )
to come to China
來( lái ) 回( huí )
to make a round trip
来( lái ) 回( huí )
to make a round trip
來( lái ) 回( huí ) 來( lái ) 去( qù )
repeatedly
来( lái ) 回( huí ) 来( lái ) 去( qù )
repeatedly
來( lái ) 火( huǒ )
to get angry
来( lái ) 火( huǒ )
to get angry