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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 858 of 1851.
淋( lìn ) 病( bìng )
gonorrhea
淋( lìn ) 球( qiú ) 菌( jūn )
gonococcus
淋( lìn ) 溶( róng ) 土( tǔ )
argosol
吝( lìn ) 啬( sè )
stingy
吝( lìn ) 嗇( sè )
stingy
吝( lìn ) 啬( sè ) 鬼( guǐ )
miser
吝( lìn ) 嗇( sè ) 鬼( guǐ )
miser
吝( lìn ) 惜( xī )
to stint
蔺( lìn ) 相( xiāng ) 如( rú )
Ling Xiangru (dates unknown, 3rd century BC), famous statesman of Zhao 赵国
藺( lìn ) 相( xiāng ) 如( rú )
Ling Xiangru (dates unknown, 3rd century BC), famous statesman of Zhao 赵国
昤( līng )
sunshine
〇( líng )
zero
伶( líng )
actor
凌( líng )
to approach
坽( líng )
precipitous cliff
堎( líng )
mound
夌( líng )
to dawdle
姈( líng )
(of a woman) intelligent
柃( líng )
Eurya japonica
棂( líng )
a (window) lattice
櫺( líng )
a (window) lattice
泠( líng )
sound of water flowing
灵( líng )
quick
玲( líng )
ting-a-ling
瓴( líng )
concave channels of tiling
笭( líng )
bamboo screen
綾( líng )
damask
绫( líng )
damask
羚( líng )
antelope
翎( líng )
tail feathers
聆( líng )
to hear
舲( líng )
small boat with a windowed cabin
苓( líng )
fungus
菱( líng )
water caltrop
蕶( líng )
withered
蛉( líng )
sandfly
詅( líng )
to sell
軨( líng )
lattice work on front and sides
酃( líng )
name of a district in Hunan
醽( líng )
name of a wine
鈴( líng )
bell
铃( líng )
bell
陵( líng )
mound
零( líng )
zero
霝( líng )
drops of rain
靈( líng )
quick
鯪( líng )
mud carp
鲮( líng )
mud carp
齡( líng )
age
龄( líng )
age
龗( líng )
dragon
零( líng ) 八( bā ) 宪( xiàn ) 章( zhāng )
Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008
零( líng ) 八( bā ) 憲( xiàn ) 章( zhāng )
Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008
灵( líng ) 宝( bǎo ) 市( shì )
Lingbao, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三门峡市 sānménxiáshì, Henan
靈( líng ) 寶( bǎo ) 市( shì )
Lingbao, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三门峡市 sānménxiáshì, Henan
零( líng ) 備( bèi ) 件( jiàn )
spare part
零( líng ) 备( bèi ) 件( jiàn )
spare part
灵( líng ) 璧( bì ) 县( xiàn )
Lingbi, a county in Suzhou City 宿州市 sùzhōushì, Anhui
靈( líng ) 璧( bì ) 縣( xiàn )
Lingbi, a county in Suzhou City 宿州市 sùzhōushì, Anhui
灵( líng ) 便( biàn )
quick
靈( líng ) 便( biàn )
quick
凌( líng ) 波( bō ) 舞( wǔ )
limbo (dance)
零( líng ) 部( bù ) 件( jiàn )
spare part
灵( líng ) 长( cháng )
long life and prosperity
靈( líng ) 長( cháng )
long life and prosperity
灵( líng ) 车( chē )
hearse
靈( líng ) 車( chē )
hearse
凌( líng ) 晨( chén )
very early in the morning
陵( líng ) 城( chéng ) 区( qū )
Lingcheng, a district of Dezhou City 德州市 dézhōushì, Shandong
陵( líng ) 城( chéng ) 區( qū )
Lingcheng, a district of Dezhou City 德州市 dézhōushì, Shandong
零( líng ) 吃( chī )
snack food
凌( líng ) 迟( chí )
the lingering death
凌( líng ) 遲( chí )
the lingering death
灵( líng ) 川( chuān ) 县( xiàn )
Lingchuan, a county in Guilin City 桂林市 guìlínshì, Guangxi
陵( líng ) 川( chuān ) 县( xiàn )
Lingchuan, a county in Jincheng City 晋城市 jìnchéngshì, Shanxi
陵( líng ) 川( chuān ) 縣( xiàn )
Lingchuan, a county in Jincheng City 晋城市 jìnchéngshì, Shanxi
靈( líng ) 川( chuān ) 縣( xiàn )
Lingchuan, a county in Guilin City 桂林市 guìlínshì, Guangxi
灵( líng ) 床( chuáng )
bier
靈( líng ) 床( chuáng )
bier
零( líng ) 打( dǎ ) 碎( suì ) 敲( qiāo )
piecemeal work
零( líng ) 担( dān )
less-than-truck-load freight (LTL)
零( líng ) 擔( dān )
less-than-truck-load freight (LTL)
灵( líng ) 丹( dān ) 妙( miào ) 药( yào )
effective cure, miracle medicine
靈( líng ) 丹( dān ) 妙( miào ) 藥( yào )
effective cure, miracle medicine
鈴( líng ) 鐺( dang )
little bell
铃( líng ) 铛( dang )
little bell
伶( líng ) 盗( dào ) 龙( lóng )
velociraptor
伶( líng ) 盜( dào ) 龍( lóng )
velociraptor
零( líng ) 的( de )
small change
零( líng ) 等( děng ) 待( dài ) 状( zhuàng ) 态( tài )
zero wait state
零( líng ) 等( děng ) 待( dài ) 狀( zhuàng ) 態( tài )
zero wait state
零( líng ) 点( diǎn )
midnight
零( líng ) 點( diǎn )
midnight
零( líng ) 点( diǎn ) 定( dìng ) 理( lǐ )
Hilbert's zeros theorem
零( líng ) 點( diǎn ) 定( dìng ) 理( lǐ )
Hilbert's zeros theorem
零( líng ) 点( diǎn ) 能( néng )
zero-point energy
零( líng ) 點( diǎn ) 能( néng )
zero-point energy
零( líng ) 点( diǎn ) 五( wǔ )
0.5
零( líng ) 點( diǎn ) 五( wǔ )
0.5
伶( líng ) 仃( dīng )
alone and helpless