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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 919 of 1851.
貓( māo ) 兒( ér ) 山( shān )
Kitten Mountain, Guangxi
猫( māo ) 饭( fàn )
homemade cat food
貓( māo ) 飯( fàn )
homemade cat food
猫( māo ) 咖( kā )
cat café
貓( māo ) 咖( kā )
cat café
猫( māo ) 科( kē )
Felidae
貓( māo ) 科( kē )
Felidae
猫( māo ) 哭( kū ) 耗( hào ) 子( zi )
the cat weeps for the dead mouse
貓( māo ) 哭( kū ) 耗( hào ) 子( zi )
the cat weeps for the dead mouse
猫( māo ) 哭( kū ) 老( lǎo ) 鼠( shǔ )
the cat weeps for the dead mouse
貓( māo ) 哭( kū ) 老( lǎo ) 鼠( shǔ )
the cat weeps for the dead mouse
猫( māo ) 粮( liáng )
cat food
貓( māo ) 糧( liáng )
cat food
猫( māo ) 门( mén )
cat door
貓( māo ) 門( mén )
cat door
猫( māo ) 咪( mī )
kitty
貓( māo ) 咪( mī )
kitty
猫( māo ) 腻( nì )
something fishy
貓( māo ) 膩( nì )
something fishy
猫( māo ) 娘( niáng )
catgirl
貓( māo ) 娘( niáng )
catgirl
猫( māo ) 奴( nú )
cat owner
貓( māo ) 奴( nú )
cat owner
猫( māo ) 砂( shā )
cat litter
貓( māo ) 砂( shā )
cat litter
猫( māo ) 舌( shé ) 头( tóu )
person who has such a sensitivity
貓( māo ) 舌( shé ) 頭( tóu )
person who has such a sensitivity
猫( māo ) 舍( shè )
cattery
貓( māo ) 舍( shè )
cattery
猫( māo ) 声( shēng ) 鸟( niǎo )
catbird
貓( māo ) 聲( shēng ) 鳥( niǎo )
catbird
猫( māo ) 屎( shǐ ) 咖( kā ) 啡( fēi )
"kopi luwak" or civet coffee, made from coffee beans plucked from Asian palm civet's feces
貓( māo ) 屎( shǐ ) 咖( kā ) 啡( fēi )
"kopi luwak" or civet coffee, made from coffee beans plucked from Asian palm civet's feces
猫( māo ) 鼠( shǔ ) 游( yóu ) 戏( xì )
cat and mouse game
貓( māo ) 鼠( shǔ ) 遊( yóu ) 戲( xì )
cat and mouse game
猫( māo ) 条( tiáo )
cat treat tube
貓( māo ) 條( tiáo )
cat treat tube
猫( māo ) 头( tóu ) 鹰( yīng )
owl
貓( māo ) 頭( tóu ) 鷹( yīng )
owl
猫( māo ) 王( wáng )
Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star
貓( māo ) 王( wáng )
Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star
猫( māo ) 瘟( wēn )
feline panleukopenia
貓( māo ) 瘟( wēn )
feline panleukopenia
猫( māo ) 雾( wù ) 族( zú )
Babuza, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
貓( māo ) 霧( wù ) 族( zú )
Babuza, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
猫( māo ) 眼( yǎn )
peephole
貓( māo ) 眼( yǎn )
peephole
猫( māo ) 只( zhī )
cat
貓( māo ) 隻( zhī )
cat
猫( māo ) 抓( zhuā ) 病( bìng )
cat scratch disease
貓( māo ) 抓( zhuā ) 病( bìng )
cat scratch disease
旄( máo )
banner decorated with animal's tail
毛( máo )
hair
氂( máo )
yak
牦( máo )
yak
矛( máo )
spear
茅( máo )
reeds
茆( máo )
thatch
蟊( máo )
Spanish fly
錨( máo )
anchor
锚( máo )
anchor
髦( máo )
bang
髳( máo )
bang
矛( máo ) 斑( bān ) 蝗( huáng ) 莺( yīng )
lanceolated warbler
矛( máo ) 斑( bān ) 蝗( huáng ) 鶯( yīng )
lanceolated warbler
毛( máo ) 笔( bǐ )
writing brush
毛( máo ) 筆( bǐ )
writing brush
毛( máo ) 哔( bì ) 叽( jī )
serge
毛( máo ) 嗶( bì ) 嘰( jī )
serge
毛( máo ) 边( biān )
rough edge
毛( máo ) 邊( biān )
rough edge
毛( máo ) 边( biān ) 纸( zhǐ )
fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc
毛( máo ) 邊( biān ) 紙( zhǐ )
fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc
矛( máo ) 柄( bǐng )
shaft
毛( máo ) 病( bìng )
fault
毛( máo ) 玻( bō ) 璃( li )
frosted glass
毛( máo ) 茶( chá )
unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea
旄( máo ) 車( chē )
an ancient war chariot
旄( máo ) 车( chē )
an ancient war chariot
毛( máo ) 虫( chóng )
caterpillar
毛( máo ) 蟲( chóng )
caterpillar
毛( máo ) 刺( cì )
barb
毛( máo ) 誕( dàn ) 節( jié )
Mao Zedong’s birthday, December 26th
毛( máo ) 诞( dàn ) 节( jié )
Mao Zedong’s birthday, December 26th
毛( máo ) 邓( dèng ) 三( sān )
Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents
毛( máo ) 鄧( dèng ) 三( sān )
Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents
錨( máo ) 點( diǎn )
anchor point
锚( máo ) 点( diǎn )
anchor point
毛( máo ) 豆( dòu )
immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod
毛( máo ) 肚( dǔ )
tripe
矛( máo ) 盾( dùn )
contradiction
茅( máo ) 盾( dùn )
Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist
茅( máo ) 盾( dùn ) 文( wén ) 学( xué ) 奖( jiǎng )
Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982
茅( máo ) 盾( dùn ) 文( wén ) 學( xué ) 獎( jiǎng )
Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982
毛( máo ) 发( fà )
hair
毛( máo ) 髮( fà )
hair
茅( máo ) 房( fáng )
toilet
毛( máo ) 概( gài )
Introduction to Maoism
毛( máo ) 根( gēn )
a strand of hair
毛( máo ) 茛( gèn )
buttercup