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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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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 993 of 1851.
念( niàn ) 旧( jiù )
to remember old friends
念( niàn ) 舊( jiù )
to remember old friends
念( niàn ) 力( lì )
psychokinesis
念( niàn ) 念( niàn ) 不( bù ) 忘( wàng )
to keep in mind constantly
念( niàn ) 念( niàn ) 有( yǒu ) 詞( cí )
to mumble
念( niàn ) 念( niàn ) 有( yǒu ) 词( cí )
to mumble
念( niàn ) 日( rì )
memorial day
念( niàn ) 书( shū )
to read
念( niàn ) 書( shū )
to read
廿( niàn ) 四( sì ) 史( shǐ )
twenty four dynastic histories
念( niàn ) 誦( sòng )
to read out
念( niàn ) 诵( sòng )
to read out
念( niàn ) 头( tou )
thought
念( niàn ) 頭( tou )
thought
念( niàn ) 想( xiǎng )
to miss
念( niàn ) 学( xué ) 位( wèi )
to study for a degree
念( niàn ) 學( xué ) 位( wèi )
to study for a degree
念( niàn ) 咒( zhòu )
to chant a magic spell
念( niàn ) 珠( zhū )
prayer beads
念( niàn ) 珠( zhū ) 菌( jūn ) 症( zhèng )
candidiasis
娘( niáng )
mother
娘( niáng ) 的( de )
same as 妈的 māde
娘( niáng ) 家( jiā )
wife's family
娘( niáng ) 家( jia ) 姓( xìng )
maiden name
娘( niáng ) 俩( liǎ )
mother and her child
娘( niáng ) 倆( liǎ )
mother and her child
娘( niáng ) 妈( mā )
woman
娘( niáng ) 媽( mā )
woman
娘( niáng ) 娘( niáng ) 庙( miào )
temple of Goddess of Fertility
娘( niáng ) 娘( niáng ) 廟( miào )
temple of Goddess of Fertility
娘( niáng ) 娘( niang )
queen
娘( niáng ) 娘( niang ) 腔( qiāng )
sissy
娘( niáng ) 炮( pào )
effeminate man
娘( niáng ) 亲( qīn )
mother
娘( niáng ) 親( qīn )
mother
娘( niáng ) 惹( rě )
Nyonya
娘( niáng ) 胎( tāi )
womb
娘( niáng ) 希( xī ) 匹( pǐ )
fuck!
娘( niáng ) 子( zǐ )
form of address for one's wife
酿( niàng )
to ferment
釀( niàng )
to ferment
酿( niàng ) 成( chéng )
to make
釀( niàng ) 成( chéng )
to make
酿( niàng ) 酒( jiǔ )
to make a fermented drink
釀( niàng ) 酒( jiǔ )
to make a fermented drink
酿( niàng ) 酒( jiǔ ) 业( yè )
brewing industry
釀( niàng ) 酒( jiǔ ) 業( yè )
brewing industry
酿( niàng ) 酶( méi )
zymase
釀( niàng ) 酶( méi )
zymase
酿( niàng ) 母( mǔ ) 菌( jūn )
yeast
釀( niàng ) 母( mǔ ) 菌( jūn )
yeast
酿( niàng ) 热( rè ) 物( wù )
biological fuel
釀( niàng ) 熱( rè ) 物( wù )
biological fuel
酿( niàng ) 造( zào )
to brew
釀( niàng ) 造( zào )
to brew
酿( niàng ) 造( zào ) 学( xué )
zymurgy
釀( niàng ) 造( zào ) 學( xué )
zymurgy
酿( niàng ) 制( zhì )
to brew
釀( niàng ) 製( zhì )
to brew
嫋( niǎo )
delicate
嬝( niǎo )
delicate
嬲( niǎo )
to tease
茑( niǎo )
parasitic mistletoe (Loranthus parasiticus), esp. on the mulberry
蔦( niǎo )
parasitic mistletoe (Loranthus parasiticus), esp. on the mulberry
袅( niǎo )
delicate
裊( niǎo )
delicate
鳥( niǎo )
bird
鸟( niǎo )
bird
鳥( niǎo ) 胺( àn ) 酸( suān )
ornithine
鸟( niǎo ) 胺( àn ) 酸( suān )
ornithine
鳥( niǎo ) 不( bù ) 拉( lā ) 屎( shǐ )
(a place where) birds don't defecate
鸟( niǎo ) 不( bù ) 拉( lā ) 屎( shǐ )
(a place where) birds don't defecate
鳥( niǎo ) 不( bù ) 生( shēng ) 蛋( dàn )
(a place where) birds don't lay eggs
鸟( niǎo ) 不( bù ) 生( shēng ) 蛋( dàn )
(a place where) birds don't lay eggs
鳥( niǎo ) 巢( cháo )
bird's nest
鸟( niǎo ) 巢( cháo )
bird's nest
鳥( niǎo ) 蟲( chóng ) 書( shū )
bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆书 zhuànshū, but with characters decorated as birds and insects
鸟( niǎo ) 虫( chóng ) 书( shū )
bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆书 zhuànshū, but with characters decorated as birds and insects
鳥( niǎo ) 銃( chòng )
bird gun
鸟( niǎo ) 铳( chòng )
bird gun
鳥( niǎo ) 道( dào )
a road only a bird can manage
鸟( niǎo ) 道( dào )
a road only a bird can manage
鳥( niǎo ) 糞( fèn )
guano
鸟( niǎo ) 粪( fèn )
guano
鳥( niǎo ) 苷( gān ) 酸( suān ) 二( èr ) 鈉( nà )
disodium guanylate
鸟( niǎo ) 苷( gān ) 酸( suān ) 二( èr ) 钠( nà )
disodium guanylate
鳥( niǎo ) 蛤( gé )
cockle
鸟( niǎo ) 蛤( gé )
cockle
鳥( niǎo ) 擊( jī )
bird strike
鳥( niǎo ) 機( jī )
fowling piece
鸟( niǎo ) 击( jī )
bird strike
鸟( niǎo ) 机( jī )
fowling piece
鳥( niǎo ) 腳( jiǎo ) 下( xià ) 目( mù )
Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
鸟( niǎo ) 脚( jiǎo ) 下( xià ) 目( mù )
Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
鳥( niǎo ) 腳( jiǎo ) 亞( yà ) 目( mù )
Ornithopoda
鸟( niǎo ) 脚( jiǎo ) 亚( yà ) 目( mù )
Ornithopoda
鳥( niǎo ) 盡( jìn ) 弓( gōng ) 藏( cáng )
lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away
鸟( niǎo ) 尽( jìn ) 弓( gōng ) 藏( cáng )
lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away
鳥( niǎo ) 居( jū )
torii (gateway of a Shinto shrine)
鸟( niǎo ) 居( jū )
torii (gateway of a Shinto shrine)