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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 920 of 1851.
毛( máo ) 骨( gǔ ) 悚( sǒng ) 然( rán )
to have one's hair stand on end
毛( máo ) 孩( hái ) 子( zi )
child
毛( máo ) 尖( jiān )
maojian
茅( máo ) 箭( jiàn ) 区( qū )
Maojian, a district of Shiyan City 十堰市 shíyànshì, Hubei
茅( máo ) 箭( jiàn ) 區( qū )
Maojian, a district of Shiyan City 十堰市 shíyànshì, Hubei
毛( máo ) 脚( jiǎo ) 渔( yú ) 鸮( xiāo )
Blakiston's fish owl
毛( máo ) 腳( jiǎo ) 漁( yú ) 鴞( xiāo )
Blakiston's fish owl
毛( máo ) 巾( jīn )
towel
茅( máo ) 坑( kēng )
latrine pit
茅( máo ) 坑( kēng ) 裡( lǐ ) 點( diǎn ) 燈( dēng )
(fig.) to court death
茅( máo ) 坑( kēng ) 里( lǐ ) 点( diǎn ) 灯( dēng )
(fig.) to court death
毛( máo ) 孔( kǒng )
pore
毛( máo ) 口( kǒu )
metal filings
毛( máo ) 拉( lā )
Mullah
毛( máo ) 里( lǐ ) 求( qiú ) 斯( sī )
Mauritius
毛( máo ) 里( lǐ ) 塔( tǎ ) 尼( ní ) 亚( yà )
Mauritania
毛( máo ) 里( lǐ ) 塔( tǎ ) 尼( ní ) 亞( yà )
Mauritania
毛( máo ) 利( lì )
gross profit
毛( máo ) 利( lì ) 率( lǜ )
gross profit margin
毛( máo ) 利( lì ) 人( rén )
Maori, indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand
茅( máo ) 利( lì ) 塔( tǎ ) 尼( ní ) 亚( yà )
Mauritania
茅( máo ) 利( lì ) 塔( tǎ ) 尼( ní ) 亞( yà )
Mauritania
錨( máo ) 鏈( liàn )
anchor chain
锚( máo ) 链( liàn )
anchor chain
錨( máo ) 鏈( liàn ) 孔( kǒng )
hawsehole
锚( máo ) 链( liàn ) 孔( kǒng )
hawsehole
毛( máo ) 料( liào )
rough lumber
毛( máo ) 鱗( lín ) 魚( yú )
capelin
毛( máo ) 鳞( lín ) 鱼( yú )
capelin
茅( máo ) 庐( lú )
thatched cottage
茅( máo ) 廬( lú )
thatched cottage
毛( máo ) 驢( lǘ )
donkey
毛( máo ) 驴( lǘ )
donkey
毛( máo ) 毛( máo ) 的( de )
creeped out
毛( máo ) 毛( mao )
(pet name for a baby or small child)
毛( máo ) 毛( mao ) 虫( chóng )
caterpillar
毛( máo ) 毛( mao ) 蟲( chóng )
caterpillar
毛( máo ) 毛( mao ) 雨( yǔ )
drizzle
毛( máo ) 霉( méi ) 菌( jūn ) 病( bìng )
mucormycosis
毛( máo ) 黴( méi ) 菌( jūn ) 病( bìng )
mucormycosis
毛( máo ) 妹( mèi )
young Russian woman
毛( máo ) 姆( mǔ )
Maugham
毛( máo ) 南( nán )
Maonan ethnic group
毛( máo ) 南( nán ) 族( zú )
Maonan ethnic group
毛( máo ) 囊( náng )
hair follicle
氂( máo ) 牛( niú )
yak
牦( máo ) 牛( niú )
yak
毛( máo ) 派( pài )
Maoist
茅( máo ) 棚( péng )
thatched shed
毛( máo ) 坯( pī )
semifinished products
毛( máo ) 坯( pī ) 房( fáng )
undecorated residential unit
毛( máo ) 皮( pí )
fur
毛( máo ) 片( piàn )
pornographic film
毛( máo ) 絨( róng ) 絨( róng )
fluffy
毛( máo ) 绒( róng ) 绒( róng )
fluffy
毛( máo ) 茸( róng ) 茸( róng )
hairy
毛( máo ) 絨( róng ) 玩( wán ) 具( jù )
plush toy
毛( máo ) 绒( róng ) 玩( wán ) 具( jù )
plush toy
毛( máo ) 色( sè )
appearance or color of coat
茅( máo ) 塞( sè ) 頓( dùn ) 開( kāi )
murky darkness suddenly opens
茅( máo ) 塞( sè ) 顿( dùn ) 开( kāi )
murky darkness suddenly opens
茅( máo ) 山( shān )
Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容 jùróng, Jiangsu Province
茅( máo ) 舍( shè )
cottage
毛( máo ) 收( shōu ) 入( rù )
gross income
毛( máo ) 手( shǒu ) 毛( máo ) 脚( jiǎo )
carelessly and haphazardly
毛( máo ) 手( shǒu ) 毛( máo ) 腳( jiǎo )
carelessly and haphazardly
毛( máo ) 刷( shuā )
brush
茅( máo ) 厕( si )
latrine
茅( máo ) 廁( si )
latrine
毛( máo ) 塑( sù ) 像( xiàng )
statue of Chairman Mao Zedong (1893-1976) 毛泽东 máozédōng
毛( máo ) 酸( suān ) 浆( jiāng )
husk ground-cherry
毛( máo ) 酸( suān ) 漿( jiāng )
husk ground-cherry
毛( máo ) 遂( suì )
Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, see 毛遂自荐 máosuìzìjiàn
毛( máo ) 遂( suì ) 自( zì ) 荐( jiàn )
Mao Sui recommends himself
毛( máo ) 遂( suì ) 自( zì ) 薦( jiàn )
Mao Sui recommends himself
矛( máo ) 隼( sǔn )
gyrfalcon
茅( máo ) 台( tái )
maotai liquor 茅台酒 máotáijiǔ
茅( máo ) 臺( tái )
maotai liquor 茅台酒 máotáijiǔ
茅( máo ) 台( tái ) 酒( jiǔ )
maotai
茅( máo ) 臺( tái ) 酒( jiǔ )
maotai
毛( máo ) 毯( tǎn )
blanket
酕( máo ) 醄( táo )
very drunk
毛( máo ) 条( tiáo )
wool top, semiprocessed raw wool
毛( máo ) 條( tiáo )
wool top, semiprocessed raw wool
矛( máo ) 头( tóu )
spearhead
矛( máo ) 頭( tóu )
spearhead
矛( máo ) 头( tóu ) 指( zhǐ ) 向( xiàng )
to target sb or sth
矛( máo ) 頭( tóu ) 指( zhǐ ) 向( xiàng )
to target sb or sth
毛( máo ) 腿( tuǐ ) 鵟( kuáng )
rough-legged buzzard
毛( máo ) 腿( tuǐ ) 𫛭( kuáng )
rough-legged buzzard
毛( máo ) 腿( tuǐ ) 沙( shā ) 雞( jī )
Pallas's sandgrouse
毛( máo ) 腿( tuǐ ) 沙( shā ) 鸡( jī )
Pallas's sandgrouse
毛( máo ) 腿( tuǐ ) 夜( yè ) 鷹( yīng )
great eared nightjar
毛( máo ) 腿( tuǐ ) 夜( yè ) 鹰( yīng )
great eared nightjar
矛( máo ) 紋( wén ) 草( cǎo ) 鶥( méi )
Chinese babax
矛( máo ) 纹( wén ) 草( cǎo ) 鹛( méi )
Chinese babax
毛( máo ) 窝( wō )
cotton-padded shoes
毛( máo ) 窩( wō )
cotton-padded shoes
茅( máo ) 屋( wū )
thatched cottage
茅( máo ) 屋( wū ) 頂( dǐng )
thatched roof