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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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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 941 of 1851.
密( mì ) 苏( sū ) 里( lǐ )
Missouri
密( mì ) 蘇( sū ) 里( lǐ )
Missouri
密( mì ) 苏( sū ) 里( lǐ ) 州( zhōu )
Missouri
密( mì ) 蘇( sū ) 里( lǐ ) 州( zhōu )
Missouri
密( mì ) 談( tán )
commune
密( mì ) 谈( tán )
commune
密( mì ) 探( tàn )
secret agent
蜜( mì ) 糖( táng )
honey
蜜( mì ) 桃( táo )
honey peach
蜜( mì ) 桃( táo ) 臀( tún )
peach butt
密( mì ) 特( tè ) 朗( lǎng )
Mitterrand
密( mì ) 文( wén )
ciphertext
秘( mì ) 聞( wén )
matters (concerning a prominent family etc) intended to be kept private
秘( mì ) 闻( wén )
matters (concerning a prominent family etc) intended to be kept private
密( mì ) 西( xī ) 根( gēn )
Michigan, US state
密( mì ) 西( xī ) 西( xī ) 比( bǐ )
Mississippi
密( mì ) 西( xī ) 西( xī ) 比( bǐ ) 河( hé )
Mississippi River
密( mì ) 县( xiàn )
Mi county in Henan
密( mì ) 縣( xiàn )
Mi county in Henan
密( mì ) 歇( xiē ) 根( gēn )
Michigan, US state
密( mì ) 歇( xiē ) 根( gēn ) 大( dà ) 学( xué )
University of Michigan
密( mì ) 歇( xiē ) 根( gēn ) 大( dà ) 學( xué )
University of Michigan
密( mì ) 歇( xiē ) 根( gēn ) 湖( hú )
Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 wǔdàhú
秘( mì ) 辛( xīn )
behind-the-scenes story
蜜( mì ) 穴( xué )
vagina
密( mì ) 檐( yán ) 塔( tǎ )
multi-eaved pagoda
密( mì ) 簷( yán ) 塔( tǎ )
multi-eaved pagoda
密( mì ) 鑰( yào )
key
密( mì ) 钥( yào )
key
秘( mì ) 銀( yín )
mithril
秘( mì ) 银( yín )
mithril
密( mì ) 友( yǒu )
close friend
密( mì ) 語( yǔ )
code word
密( mì ) 语( yǔ )
code word
蜜( mì ) 語( yǔ )
sweet words
蜜( mì ) 语( yǔ )
sweet words
蜜( mì ) 源( yuán )
nectar source
密( mì ) 約( yuē )
secret appointment
密( mì ) 约( yuē )
secret appointment
蜜( mì ) 月( yuè )
honeymoon
蜜( mì ) 月( yuè ) 假( jià ) 期( qī )
honeymoon
密( mì ) 云( yún ) 区( qū )
Miyun, a district of Beijing
密( mì ) 雲( yún ) 區( qū )
Miyun, a district of Beijing
蜜( mì ) 枣( zǎo )
candied jujube
蜜( mì ) 棗( zǎo )
candied jujube
密( mì ) 帐( zhàng )
secret account
密( mì ) 帳( zhàng )
secret account
密( mì ) 詔( zhào )
secret imperial edict
密( mì ) 诏( zhào )
secret imperial edict
密( mì ) 織( zhī )
closely woven
密( mì ) 织( zhī )
closely woven
密( mì ) 植( zhí )
close planting
密( mì ) 緻( zhì )
compact
密( mì ) 致( zhì )
compact
秘( mì ) 制( zhì )
to prepare (food etc) using a secret recipe
秘( mì ) 製( zhì )
to prepare (food etc) using a secret recipe
密( mì ) 宗( zōng )
tantra
宀( mián )
"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 宝盖 bǎogài
棉( mián )
generic term for cotton or kapok
眠( mián )
to sleep
綿( mián )
silk floss
緜( mián )
cotton
绵( mián )
silk floss
蝒( mián )
large, black cicada
棉( mián ) 袄( ǎo )
cotton-padded jacket
棉( mián ) 襖( ǎo )
cotton-padded jacket
綿( mián ) 白( bái ) 糖( táng )
sugar powder
绵( mián ) 白( bái ) 糖( táng )
sugar powder
棉( mián ) 棒( bàng )
cotton swab
棉( mián ) 被( bèi )
comforter
綿( mián ) 薄( bó )
my humble effort
绵( mián ) 薄( bó )
my humble effort
棉( mián ) 布( bù )
cotton cloth
綿( mián ) 長( cháng )
long and continuous
绵( mián ) 长( cháng )
long and continuous
綿( mián ) 綢( chóu )
rough-textured fabric of waste silk
绵( mián ) 绸( chóu )
rough-textured fabric of waste silk
綿( mián ) 惙( chuò )
critically ill
绵( mián ) 惙( chuò )
critically ill
棉( mián ) 豆( dòu )
lima bean, aka butter bean
棉( mián ) 凫( fú )
cotton pygmy goose
棉( mián ) 鳧( fú )
cotton pygmy goose
綿( mián ) 亙( gèn )
to stretch in an unbroken chain
绵( mián ) 亘( gèn )
to stretch in an unbroken chain
棉( mián ) 花( huā ) 棒( bàng )
cotton swab
棉( mián ) 花( huā ) 糖( táng )
cotton candy
棉( mián ) 花( hua )
cotton
棉( mián ) 裤( kù )
quilted cotton trousers
棉( mián ) 褲( kù )
quilted cotton trousers
棉( mián ) 兰( lán )
Medan
棉( mián ) 蘭( lán )
Medan
棉( mián ) 兰( lán ) 老( lǎo ) 岛( dǎo )
Mindanao
棉( mián ) 蘭( lán ) 老( lǎo ) 島( dǎo )
Mindanao
綿( mián ) 裡( lǐ ) 藏( cáng ) 針( zhēn )
lit. a needle concealed in silk floss
绵( mián ) 里( lǐ ) 藏( cáng ) 针( zhēn )
lit. a needle concealed in silk floss
綿( mián ) 力( lì )
one's limited power
绵( mián ) 力( lì )
one's limited power
綿( mián ) 連( lián )
continuous
绵( mián ) 连( lián )
continuous
棉( mián ) 鈴( líng )
cotton boll