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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 843 of 1851.
链( liàn ) 烃( tīng )
chain hydrocarbon
恋( liàn ) 童( tóng ) 犯( fàn )
pedophile
戀( liàn ) 童( tóng ) 犯( fàn )
pedophile
恋( liàn ) 童( tóng ) 癖( pǐ )
pedophilia
戀( liàn ) 童( tóng ) 癖( pǐ )
pedophilia
恋( liàn ) 童( tóng ) 者( zhě )
child molester
戀( liàn ) 童( tóng ) 者( zhě )
child molester
恋( liàn ) 物( wù )
fetishism
戀( liàn ) 物( wù )
fetishism
恋( liàn ) 物( wù ) 狂( kuáng )
fetishism
戀( liàn ) 物( wù ) 狂( kuáng )
fetishism
恋( liàn ) 物( wù ) 癖( pǐ )
fetishism
戀( liàn ) 物( wù ) 癖( pǐ )
fetishism
練( liàn ) 習( xí )
to practice
练( liàn ) 习( xí )
to practice
練( liàn ) 習( xí ) 本( běn )
exercise book
练( liàn ) 习( xí ) 本( běn )
exercise book
練( liàn ) 習( xí ) 冊( cè )
exercise booklet
练( liàn ) 习( xí ) 册( cè )
exercise booklet
練( liàn ) 習( xí ) 場( chǎng )
driving range
练( liàn ) 习( xí ) 场( chǎng )
driving range
練( liàn ) 習( xí ) 生( shēng )
trainee
练( liàn ) 习( xí ) 生( shēng )
trainee
炼( liàn ) 油( yóu )
to refine crude oil
煉( liàn ) 油( yóu )
to refine crude oil
炼( liàn ) 油( yóu ) 厂( chǎng )
oil refinery
煉( liàn ) 油( yóu ) 廠( chǎng )
oil refinery
炼( liàn ) 狱( yù )
purgatory
煉( liàn ) 獄( yù )
purgatory
恋( liàn ) 战( zhàn )
to zealously continue fighting
恋( liàn ) 栈( zhàn )
to be reluctant to give up a post
戀( liàn ) 戰( zhàn )
to zealously continue fighting
戀( liàn ) 棧( zhàn )
to be reluctant to give up a post
炼( liàn ) 珍( zhēn )
a delicacy
煉( liàn ) 珍( zhēn )
a delicacy
炼( liàn ) 之( zhī ) 未( wèi ) 定( dìng )
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
煉( liàn ) 之( zhī ) 未( wèi ) 定( dìng )
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
炼( liàn ) 制( zhì )
to refine
煉( liàn ) 製( zhì )
to refine
炼( liàn ) 字( zì )
to craft one's words
煉( liàn ) 字( zì )
to craft one's words
練( liàn ) 字( zì )
to practice writing characters
练( liàn ) 字( zì )
to practice writing characters
鏈( liàn ) 子( zi )
chain
链( liàn ) 子( zi )
chain
恋( liàn ) 综( zōng )
dating reality show
戀( liàn ) 綜( zōng )
dating reality show
恋( liàn ) 足( zú ) 癖( pǐ )
foot fetish
戀( liàn ) 足( zú ) 癖( pǐ )
foot fetish
俍( liáng )
to be good at
凉( liáng )
cool
梁( liáng )
roof beam
涼( liáng )
cool
粮( liáng )
grain
粱( liáng )
sorghum
糧( liáng )
grain
良( liáng )
good
凉( liáng ) 白( bái ) 开( kāi )
cold boiled water
涼( liáng ) 白( bái ) 開( kāi )
cold boiled water
凉( liáng ) 拌( bàn )
to dress cold food with sauce
涼( liáng ) 拌( bàn )
to dress cold food with sauce
良( liáng ) 伴( bàn )
good companion
凉( liáng ) 拌( bàn ) 面( miàn )
cold noodles in sauce
涼( liáng ) 拌( bàn ) 麵( miàn )
cold noodles in sauce
量( liáng ) 杯( bēi )
measuring cup
量( liáng ) 表( biǎo )
gauge
良( liáng ) 材( cái )
good timber
凉( liáng ) 菜( cài )
cold dish
涼( liáng ) 菜( cài )
cold dish
粮( liáng ) 仓( cāng )
granary
糧( liáng ) 倉( cāng )
granary
粮( liáng ) 草( cǎo )
army provisions
糧( liáng ) 草( cǎo )
army provisions
良( liáng ) 策( cè )
good plan
量( liáng ) 测( cè )
to measure
量( liáng ) 測( cè )
to measure
凉( liáng ) 茶( chá )
Chinese herb tea
涼( liáng ) 茶( chá )
Chinese herb tea
梁( liáng ) 朝( cháo )
Liang Dynasty
良( liáng ) 辰( chén ) 吉( jí ) 日( rì )
fine time, lucky day
良( liáng ) 辰( chén ) 美( měi ) 景( jǐng )
fine time, beautiful scenery
梁( liáng ) 辰( chén ) 魚( yú )
Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school
梁( liáng ) 辰( chén ) 鱼( yú )
Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school
量( liáng ) 程( chéng )
range
凉( liáng ) 城( chéng ) 县( xiàn )
Liangcheng, a county in Ulanqab City 乌兰察布市 wūlánchábùshì, Inner Mongolia
涼( liáng ) 城( chéng ) 縣( xiàn )
Liangcheng, a county in Ulanqab City 乌兰察布市 wūlánchábùshì, Inner Mongolia
量( liáng ) 尺( chǐ ) 寸( cùn )
to take sb's measurements
粮( liáng ) 道( dào )
route for providing foodstuff
糧( liáng ) 道( dào )
route for providing foodstuff
粮( liáng ) 店( diàn )
grain store
糧( liáng ) 店( diàn )
grain store
量( liáng ) 度( dù )
to measure
良( liáng ) 多( duō )
considerably
良( liáng ) 方( fāng )
good medicine
凉( liáng ) 粉( fěn )
liangfen
涼( liáng ) 粉( fěn )
liangfen
良( liáng ) 港( gǎng )
good harbor
良( liáng ) 工( gōng ) 心( xīn ) 苦( kǔ )
hard-won skill
量( liáng ) 規( guī )
gauge held against an object to judge thickness, diameter etc
量( liáng ) 规( guī )
gauge held against an object to judge thickness, diameter etc