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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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The
部首检字表 , all 237 radicals
185090 entries,
showing page 880 of 1851.
魯( lǔ ) 肅( sù )
Lu Su or Lu Zijing 鲁子敬 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 东吴
鲁( lǔ ) 肃( sù )
Lu Su or Lu Zijing 鲁子敬 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 东吴
鹵( lǔ ) 素( sù )
halogen
卤( lǔ ) 素( sù ) 灯( dēng )
halogen lamp
鹵( lǔ ) 素( sù ) 燈( dēng )
halogen lamp
魯( lǔ ) 特( tè ) 啤( pí ) 酒( jiǔ )
root beer
鲁( lǔ ) 特( tè ) 啤( pí ) 酒( jiǔ )
root beer
魯( lǔ ) 特( tè ) 琴( qín )
lute
鲁( lǔ ) 特( tè ) 琴( qín )
lute
卤( lǔ ) 味( wèi )
food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices
滷( lǔ ) 味( wèi )
food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices
魯( lǔ ) 汶( wèn )
Leuven
鲁( lǔ ) 汶( wèn )
Leuven
魯( lǔ ) 迅( xùn )
Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers
鲁( lǔ ) 迅( xùn )
Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers
卤( lǔ ) 汁( zhī )
gravy
滷( lǔ ) 汁( zhī )
gravy
卤( lǔ ) 质( zhì )
alkalinity
鹵( lǔ ) 質( zhì )
alkalinity
魯( lǔ ) 子( zǐ ) 敬( jìng )
Lu Zijing or Lu Su 鲁肃 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 东吴
鲁( lǔ ) 子( zǐ ) 敬( jìng )
Lu Zijing or Lu Su 鲁肃 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 东吴
掳( lǔ ) 走( zǒu )
to abduct
擄( lǔ ) 走( zǒu )
to abduct
僇( lù )
to despise
剹( lù )
to peel with a knife
勠( lù )
to join
坴( lù )
a clod of earth
彔( lù )
to carve wood
录( lù )
to carve wood
戮( lù )
to peel with a knife
淥( lù )
clear
渌( lù )
clear
漉( lù )
strain liquids
潞( lù )
name of a river
琭( lù )
(jade)
璐( lù )
beautiful jade
甪( lù )
surname Lu
盝( lù )
box case
祿( lù )
good fortune
禄( lù )
good fortune
稑( lù )
late-planted early-ripening grain
穋( lù )
late-planted early-ripening grain
箓( lù )
record book
簏( lù )
box
簬( lù )
(bamboo)
籙( lù )
record book
膔( lù )
stomach rumbling
菉( lù )
Arthraxon ciliare
蕗( lù )
leucacene
賂( lù )
bribe
赂( lù )
bribe
路( lù )
road
輅( lù )
large carriage, esp. a conveyance for a monarch
辂( lù )
large carriage, esp. a conveyance for a monarch
逯( lù )
to walk cautiously
醁( lù )
name of a wine
錄( lù )
diary
錴( lù )
rhodium (chemistry)
陆( lù )
land
陸( lù )
land
露( lù )
dew
騄( lù )
(horse)
鯥( lù )
Pomatomus saltatrix
鷺( lù )
heron
鹭( lù )
heron
鹿( lù )
deer
麓( lù )
foot of a hill
𫘧( lù )
(horse)
六( lù ) 安( ān ) 市( shì )
Lu'an, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省 ānhuīshěng
路( lù ) 霸( bà )
brigand
鹿( lù ) 豹( bào ) 座( zuò )
Camelopardalis
路( lù ) 北( běi ) 区( qū )
Lubei, a district of Tangshan City 唐山市 tángshānshì, Hebei
路( lù ) 北( běi ) 區( qū )
Lubei, a district of Tangshan City 唐山市 tángshānshì, Hebei
陆( lù ) 贝( bèi )
land snail
陸( lù ) 貝( bèi )
land snail
路( lù ) 边( biān )
curb
路( lù ) 邊( biān )
curb
路( lù ) 边( biān ) 摊( tān )
roadside stall
路( lù ) 邊( biān ) 攤( tān )
roadside stall
路( lù ) 标( biāo )
road sign
路( lù ) 標( biāo )
road sign
录( lù ) 播( bō )
replay of a broadcast or livestream
錄( lù ) 播( bō )
replay of a broadcast or livestream
路( lù ) 不( bù ) 拾( shí ) 遗( yí )
lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street
路( lù ) 不( bù ) 拾( shí ) 遺( yí )
lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street
路( lù ) 程( chéng )
route
潞( lù ) 城( chéng ) 区( qū )
Lucheng, a district of Changzhi City 长治市 chángzhìshì, Shanxi
潞( lù ) 城( chéng ) 區( qū )
Lucheng, a district of Changzhi City 长治市 chángzhìshì, Shanxi
鹿( lù ) 城( chéng ) 区( qū )
Lucheng, a district of Wenzhou City 温州市 wēnzhōushì, Zhejiang
鹿( lù ) 城( chéng ) 區( qū )
Lucheng, a district of Wenzhou City 温州市 wēnzhōushì, Zhejiang
路( lù ) 痴( chī )
person with a poor sense of direction
露( lù ) 齒( chǐ )
to grin
露( lù ) 齿( chǐ )
to grin
露( lù ) 齒( chǐ ) 而( ér ) 笑( xiào )
to grin
露( lù ) 齿( chǐ ) 而( ér ) 笑( xiào )
to grin
路( lù ) 冲( chōng )
street layout in which the line of a road runs toward a house (as at a T-intersection), regarded as unfavorable for the occupants of the house
路( lù ) 衝( chōng )
street layout in which the line of a road runs toward a house (as at a T-intersection), regarded as unfavorable for the occupants of the house
露( lù ) 出( chū )
to expose
露( lù ) 出( chū ) 馬( mǎ ) 腳( jiǎo )
to reveal the cloven foot
露( lù ) 出( chū ) 马( mǎ ) 脚( jiǎo )
to reveal the cloven foot