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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 859 of 1851.
灵( líng ) 动( dòng ) to be quick-witted
靈( líng ) 動( dòng ) to be quick-witted
零( líng ) 度( dù ) zero degree
灵( líng ) 恩( ēn ) Charismatic Christianity
靈( líng ) 恩( ēn ) Charismatic Christianity
灵( líng ) 恩( ēn ) 派( pài ) Charismatic Movement
靈( líng ) 恩( ēn ) 派( pài ) Charismatic Movement
灵( líng ) 泛( fàn ) nimble
靈( líng ) 泛( fàn ) nimble
零( líng ) 废( fèi ) 弃( qì ) zero waste
零( líng ) 廢( fèi ) 棄( qì ) zero waste
灵( líng ) 符( fú ) Daoist talisman
靈( líng ) 符( fú ) Daoist talisman
灵( líng ) 感( gǎn ) creative inspiration
靈( líng ) 感( gǎn ) creative inspiration
灵( líng ) 感( gǎn ) 触( chù ) 发( fā ) 图( tú ) mind map
靈( líng ) 感( gǎn ) 觸( chù ) 發( fā ) 圖( tú ) mind map
零( líng ) 工( gōng ) temporary job
零( líng ) 工( gōng ) 經( jīng ) 濟( jì ) gig economy
零( líng ) 工( gōng ) 经( jīng ) 济( jì ) gig economy
零( líng ) 功( gōng ) 率( lǜ ) 堆( duī ) zero power reactor
鈴( líng ) 鼓( gǔ ) tambourine
铃( líng ) 鼓( gǔ ) tambourine
灵( líng ) 谷( gǔ ) 寺( sì ) Linggu temple
靈( líng ) 谷( gǔ ) 寺( sì ) Linggu temple
灵( líng ) 骨( gǔ ) 塔( tǎ ) columbarium
靈( líng ) 骨( gǔ ) 塔( tǎ ) columbarium
灵( líng ) 怪( guài ) a goblin
靈( líng ) 怪( guài ) a goblin
灵( líng ) 棺( guān ) a bier
靈( líng ) 棺( guān ) a bier
灵( líng ) 光( guāng ) divine light
靈( líng ) 光( guāng ) divine light
凌( líng ) 海( hǎi ) 市( shì ) Linghai, a county-level city in Jinzhou City 锦州市 jǐnzhōushì, Liaoning
零( líng ) 号( hào ) bottom
零( líng ) 號( hào ) bottom
零( líng ) 号( hào ) 病( bìng ) 人( rén ) patient zero
零( líng ) 號( hào ) 病( bìng ) 人( rén ) patient zero
零( líng ) 和( hé ) zero-sum
零( líng ) 和( hé ) 博( bó ) 弈( yì ) zero-sum game
凌( líng ) 河( hé ) 区( qū ) Linghe, a district of Jinzhou City 锦州市 jǐnzhōushì, Liaoning
凌( líng ) 河( hé ) 區( qū ) Linghe, a district of Jinzhou City 锦州市 jǐnzhōushì, Liaoning
令( líng ) 狐( hú ) old place name
令( líng ) 狐( hú ) 德( dé ) 棻( fēn ) Linghu Defen (583-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties 周书
菱( líng ) 花( huā ) 鏡( jìng ) antique bronze mirror with flower petal edging, most commonly from the Tang dynasty
菱( líng ) 花( huā ) 镜( jìng ) antique bronze mirror with flower petal edging, most commonly from the Tang dynasty
零( líng ) 花( huā ) 錢( qián ) pocket money
零( líng ) 花( huā ) 钱( qián ) pocket money
灵( líng ) 魂( hún ) soul
靈( líng ) 魂( hún ) soul
灵( líng ) 魂( hún ) 伴( bàn ) 侣( lǚ ) soulmate
靈( líng ) 魂( hún ) 伴( bàn ) 侶( lǚ ) soulmate
灵( líng ) 魂( hún ) 出( chū ) 窍( qiào ) out-of-body experience
靈( líng ) 魂( hún ) 出( chū ) 竅( qiào ) out-of-body experience
灵( líng ) 魂( hún ) 人( rén ) 物( wù ) key figure
靈( líng ) 魂( hún ) 人( rén ) 物( wù ) key figure
灵( líng ) 魂( hún ) 深( shēn ) 处( chù ) in the depth of one's soul
靈( líng ) 魂( hún ) 深( shēn ) 處( chù ) in the depth of one's soul
灵( líng ) 活( huó ) flexible
靈( líng ) 活( huó ) flexible
灵( líng ) 活( huó ) 性( xìng ) flexibility
靈( líng ) 活( huó ) 性( xìng ) flexibility
灵( líng ) 机( jī ) sudden inspiration
靈( líng ) 機( jī ) sudden inspiration
零( líng ) 基( jī ) 础( chǔ ) no prior study
零( líng ) 基( jī ) 礎( chǔ ) no prior study
灵( líng ) 机( jī ) 一( yī ) 动( dòng ) to hit upon an inspiration
靈( líng ) 機( jī ) 一( yī ) 動( dòng ) to hit upon an inspiration
凌( líng ) 駕( jià ) to be above
凌( líng ) 驾( jià ) to be above
零( líng ) 件( jiàn ) part
菱( líng ) 角( jiao ) water caltrop (Trapa species), aquatic plant with edible seeds
灵( líng ) 界( jiè ) spiritual world
靈( líng ) 界( jiè ) spiritual world
凌( líng ) 兢( jīng ) icy cold
灵( líng ) 柩( jiù ) coffin containing a corpse
靈( líng ) 柩( jiù ) coffin containing a corpse
零( líng ) 距( jù ) 离( lí ) zero distance
零( líng ) 距( jù ) 離( lí ) zero distance
凌( líng ) 空( kōng ) be high up in the sky
灵( líng ) 快( kuài ) agile
靈( líng ) 快( kuài ) agile
鈴( líng ) 蘭( lán ) lily of the valley
铃( líng ) 兰( lán ) lily of the valley
鯪( líng ) 鯉( lǐ ) pangolin
鲮( líng ) 鲤( lǐ ) pangolin
鯪( líng ) 鯉( lǐ ) 甲( jiǎ ) pangolin
鲮( líng ) 鲤( lǐ ) 甲( jiǎ ) pangolin
鯪( líng ) 鯉( lǐ ) 科( kē ) the pangolin family
鲮( líng ) 鲤( lǐ ) 科( kē ) the pangolin family
伶( líng ) 俐( lì ) clever
凌( líng ) 厉( lì ) swift and fierce
凌( líng ) 厲( lì ) swift and fierce
灵( líng ) 利( lì ) clever
靈( líng ) 利( lì ) clever
呤( líng ) 呤( líng ) to whisper
玲( líng ) 玲( líng ) tinkling
零( líng ) 陵( líng ) 区( qū ) Lingling, a district of Yongzhou City 永州市 yǒngzhōushì, Hunan
零( líng ) 陵( líng ) 區( qū ) Lingling, a district of Yongzhou City 永州市 yǒngzhōushì, Hunan
零( líng ) 零( líng ) 星( xīng ) 星( xīng ) odd