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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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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 962 of 1851.
墨( mò ) 西( xī ) 哥( gē ) 人( rén )
Mexican
墨( mò ) 西( xī ) 哥( gē ) 湾( wān )
Gulf of Mexico
墨( mò ) 西( xī ) 哥( gē ) 灣( wān )
Gulf of Mexico
默( mò ) 西( xī ) 河( hé )
Mersey River, through Liverpool
墨( mò ) 西( xī ) 拿( ná )
Messina, Sicilian city
墨( mò ) 西( xī ) 拿( ná ) 海( hǎi ) 峡( xiá )
Strait of Messina between Calabria and Sicily
墨( mò ) 西( xī ) 拿( ná ) 海( hǎi ) 峽( xiá )
Strait of Messina between Calabria and Sicily
默( mò ) 西( xī ) 亚( yà )
the Messiah
默( mò ) 西( xī ) 亞( yà )
the Messiah
末( mò ) 席( xí )
end seat
墨( mò ) 匣( xiá )
ink cartridge
墨( mò ) 線( xiàn )
inked line
墨( mò ) 线( xiàn )
inked line
默( mò ) 想( xiǎng )
silent contemplation
默( mò ) 写( xiě )
to write from memory
默( mò ) 寫( xiě )
to write from memory
末( mò ) 屑( xiè )
bits
墨( mò ) 刑( xíng )
corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead
抹( mò ) 胸( xiōng )
old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen
莫( mò ) 須( xū ) 有( yǒu )
groundless
莫( mò ) 须( xū ) 有( yǒu )
groundless
默( mò ) 許( xǔ )
to accept tacitly
默( mò ) 许( xǔ )
to accept tacitly
莫( mò ) 言( yán )
Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
墨( mò ) 砚( yàn )
ink slab
墨( mò ) 硯( yàn )
ink slab
末( mò ) 药( yào )
myrrh
末( mò ) 藥( yào )
myrrh
沒( mò ) 藥( yào )
myrrh
没( mò ) 药( yào )
myrrh
鏌( mò ) 鋣( yé )
Moye, the name of a legendary double-edged sword
镆( mò ) 铘( yé )
Moye, the name of a legendary double-edged sword
末( mò ) 叶( yè )
final years
末( mò ) 葉( yè )
final years
末( mò ) 頁( yè )
last page
末( mò ) 页( yè )
last page
莫( mò ) 伊( yī ) 謝( xiè ) 耶( yē ) 夫( fū )
Moiseyev
莫( mò ) 伊( yī ) 谢( xiè ) 耶( yē ) 夫( fū )
Moiseyev
末( mò ) 艺( yì )
small skill
末( mò ) 藝( yì )
small skill
墨( mò ) 魚( yú )
cuttlefish
墨( mò ) 鱼( yú )
cuttlefish
墨( mò ) 玉( yù ) 县( xiàn )
Karakax, a county in Hotan City 和田市 hétiánshì, Xinjiang
墨( mò ) 玉( yù ) 縣( xiàn )
Karakax, a county in Hotan City 和田市 hétiánshì, Xinjiang
末( mò ) 愿( yuàn )
final vows
末( mò ) 願( yuàn )
final vows
末( mò ) 造( zào )
final phase
莫( mò ) 扎( zhā ) 里( lǐ ) 拉( lā )
mozzarella
莫( mò ) 扎( zhā ) 特( tè )
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
莫( mò ) 札( zhá ) 特( tè )
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
墨( mò ) 者( zhě )
Mohist
墨( mò ) 汁( zhī )
prepared Chinese ink
墨( mò ) 紙( zhǐ )
blotting paper
墨( mò ) 纸( zhǐ )
blotting paper
默( mò ) 志( zhì )
to make a mental note
默( mò ) 誌( zhì )
to make a mental note
莫( mò ) 衷( zhōng ) 一( yī ) 是( shì )
unable to reach a decision
墨( mò ) 竹( zhú ) 工( gōng ) 卡( kǎ ) 县( xiàn )
Maizhokunggar, a county in Lhasa City 拉萨市 lāsàshì, Tibet
墨( mò ) 竹( zhú ) 工( gōng ) 卡( kǎ ) 縣( xiàn )
Maizhokunggar, a county in Lhasa City 拉萨市 lāsàshì, Tibet
墨( mò ) 子( zǐ )
Mozi (c. 470–391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家 mòjiā, which flourished during the Warring States period
墨( mò ) 渍( zì )
ink stain
墨( mò ) 漬( zì )
ink stain
默( mò ) 字( zì )
to write from memory
末( mò ) 子( zi )
powder
磨( mò ) 子( zi )
mill
末( mò ) 座( zuò )
end seat
默( mò ) 坐( zuò )
to sit silently
哞( mōu )
moo
侔( móu )
similar
牟( móu )
barley
眸( móu )
pupil
蛑( móu )
marine crab
謀( móu )
to plan
谋( móu )
to plan
鉾( móu )
battle helmet
鍪( móu )
iron pot
麰( móu )
barley
𫓴( móu )
battle helmet
謀( móu ) 財( cái ) 害( hài ) 命( mìng )
to murder for money
谋( móu ) 财( cái ) 害( hài ) 命( mìng )
to murder for money
謀( móu ) 臣( chén )
imperial strategic adviser
谋( móu ) 臣( chén )
imperial strategic adviser
謀( móu ) 臣( chén ) 猛( měng ) 將( jiàng )
strategic experts and powerful generals
谋( móu ) 臣( chén ) 猛( měng ) 将( jiàng )
strategic experts and powerful generals
謀( móu ) 臣( chén ) 如( rú ) 雨( yǔ )
strategic experts as thick as rain
谋( móu ) 臣( chén ) 如( rú ) 雨( yǔ )
strategic experts as thick as rain
謀( móu ) 臣( chén ) 武( wǔ ) 將( jiàng )
strategic experts and powerful generals
谋( móu ) 臣( chén ) 武( wǔ ) 将( jiàng )
strategic experts and powerful generals
謀( móu ) 刺( cì )
to plot to assassinate
谋( móu ) 刺( cì )
to plot to assassinate
謀( móu ) 得( dé )
to get
谋( móu ) 得( dé )
to get
牟( móu ) 定( dìng ) 县( xiàn )
Mouding, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 chǔxióngyízúzìzhìzhōu, Yunnan
牟( móu ) 定( dìng ) 縣( xiàn )
Mouding, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 chǔxióngyízúzìzhìzhōu, Yunnan
謀( móu ) 反( fǎn )
to plot a rebellion
谋( móu ) 反( fǎn )
to plot a rebellion
謀( móu ) 害( hài )
to conspire to murder
谋( móu ) 害( hài )
to conspire to murder
謀( móu ) 劃( huà )
to scheme
谋( móu ) 划( huà )
to scheme