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4,809 characters (browsable) · 20,266 words (published)

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锯jù

a saw; to saw, to amputate; variant of 鋦|锔[ju1]; a saw (CL:把[ba3]); to saw

13 strokes/钅
陵líng

hill, mound; mausoleum; mound; tomb; hill; mountain

10 strokes/阝
韵yùn

rhyme; vowel; the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology); appeal; charm; (literary) pl…

13 strokes/音
驶shǐ

to drive, to pilot, to ride; fast, quick; (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed;…

8 strokes/马
冀jì

to hope for; to wish; Hebei province; short name for Hebei 河北[He2 bei3]; surname Ji; (lit…

16 strokes/八
卓zhuō

profound, lofty, brilliant; surname Zhuo; outstanding

8 strokes/十
宪xiàn

constitution, statute, law; statute; constitution

9 strokes/宀
嵌qiàn

valley, ravine; to fall into; to inlay, to set in; see 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2]; to inlay;…

12 strokes/山
捣dǎo

to thresh, to pound; to stir, to disturb; to attack; to pound; to beat; to hull; to distu…

10 strokes/扌
泵bèng

to pump; pump (loanword)

9 strokes/水
疗liáo

cured, healed; to recover; to treat; to cure; therapy

7 strokes/疒
苑yuàn

pasture, park, garden; mansion; surname Yuan; (literary) enclosed area for growing trees,…

8 strokes/艹
荐jiàn

to recommend; to recur, to repeat; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat

9 strokes/艹
覆fù

to cover; to overturn; to repeat; to reply; variant of 復|复[fu4]; to reply to a letter; to…

18 strokes/覀
诈zhà

to cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous; to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to dr…

7 strokes/讠
豹bào

leopard, panther; surname; leopard; panther

10 strokes/豸
贬biǎn

to devalue, to demote; to criticize, to censure; to diminish; to demote; to reduce or dev…

8 strokes/贝
趾zhǐ

toe; tracks, footprints

11 strokes/足
钞chāo

bank note, paper money; to counterfeit; money; paper money; variant of 抄[chao1]

9 strokes/钅
钵bō

earthen basin; alms bowl; small earthenware plate or basin; a monk's alms bowl; Sanskrit…

10 strokes/钅
闵mǐn

to mourn, to grieve; to incite, to urge on; surname Min; old variant of 憫|悯[min3]

7 strokes/门
雀què

sparrow; a freckle; lentigo; (bound form) small bird; also pr. [qiao3]

11 strokes/隹
霉méi

mildew, mold, rot; mold; mildew; to become moldy; variant of 霉[mei2]

15 strokes/雨
靴xuē

boots; variant of 靴[xue1]

13 strokes/革
饥jī

hungry, starving; hunger, famine; (bound form) hungry; variant of 飢|饥[ji1]

5 strokes/饣
鹤hè

crane; Grus species (various)

15 strokes/鸟
丨shù

number one; line; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2); vertical stroke (in C…

1 strokes/丨
孕yùn

pregnant; pregnancy

5 strokes/子
孤gū

orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary; lone; lonely

8 strokes/子
孩hái

baby, child; children; (bound form) child

9 strokes/子
寇kòu

bandit, thief; enemy; to invade; old variant of 寇[kou4]; to plunder; bandit; foe

11 strokes/宀
恭gōng

polite, respectful, reverent; respectful

10 strokes/⺗
振zhèn

to arouse, to excite; to rouse, to shake; to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to…

10 strokes/扌
掐qiā

to hold, to choke; to gather in one hand; to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch o…

11 strokes/扌
氟fú

fluorine; fluorine (chemistry)

9 strokes/气
涛tāo

large waves; big wave; Taiwan pr. [tao2]

10 strokes/氵
狐hú

fox

8 strokes/犭
畅chàng

freely, smoothly; unrestrained; free; unimpeded; smooth; at ease; free from worry; fluent

8 strokes/日
皂zào

soap; black; menial servant

7 strokes/白
糊hú

muddled; paste; to stick on with paste; variant of 糊[hu2]; to paste; to glue; blurry; unc…

15 strokes/米
脂zhī

fat, grease, lard, oil; fat; rouge (cosmetics); resin

10 strokes/⺼
芽yá

bud, shoot, sprout; bud; sprout

7 strokes/艹
偕xié

together, accompanied by; in order; in company with

11 strokes/亻
偿cháng

to repay, to recompense; restitution; to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulf…

11 strokes/亻
傅fù

tutor, teacher; to assist; surname; surname Fu; (bound form) instructor; (literary) to in…

12 strokes/亻
刃rèn

edged tool, cutlery, knife edge; edge of blade

3 strokes/刀
刨páo

carpenter's plane; plane, level; to plane (woodwork); to shave off; to peel (with a potat…

7 strokes/刂
嗑kē

to eat seeds; to reproach; loquacious; to crack (seeds) between one's teeth

13 strokes/口
堕duò

to drop, to fall, to sink; degenerate; to fall; to sink; (fig.) to degenerate

11 strokes/土
悦yuè

contented, gratified, pleased; (literary) pleased; to please

10 strokes/忄
拓tà

to develop, to expand, to open up; surname Tuo; to expand; to push sth with the hand; to…

8 strokes/扌
捷jié

nimble, quick; triumph, victory; variant of 捷[jie2]; quick; nimble; Czech; Czech Republic…

11 strokes/扌
擅shàn

to claim, to monopolize; arbitrary; without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself;…

16 strokes/扌
昌chāng

sunlight; good, proper; prosperous; surname Chang; (bound form) prosperous; flourishing

8 strokes/日
朋péng

friend, pal, acquaintance; friend

8 strokes/月
桂guì

cassia, cinnamon; surname Gui; abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3…

10 strokes/木
炕kàng

the brick-bed in northern China; old variant of 炕[kang4]; kang (a heatable brick bed); to…

8 strokes/火
玻bō

glass; see 玻璃[bo1 li5]

9 strokes/王
盈yíng

full, overflowing; surplus; to fill; full; filled

9 strokes/皿
盲máng

blind; shortsighted; unperceptive

8 strokes/目
篮lán

basket; goal; basket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)

16 strokes/⺮
莺yīng

oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various); oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae fa…

10 strokes/艹
葡pú

grapes; Portugal, Portuguese; Portugal; Portuguese; abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]; used in…

12 strokes/艹
蝇yíng

fly, musca; fly; musca; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

14 strokes/虫
谨jǐn

prudent, cautious, attentive; cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)

13 strokes/讠
阔kuò

ample, broad, wide; separate; to be apart; variant of 闊|阔[kuo4]; rich; wide; broad

12 strokes/门
厨chú

kitchen; closet, cupboard; old variant of 廚|厨[chu2]

12 strokes/厂
掀xiān

to stir up; to turn over; to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse

11 strokes/扌
搁gē

to place, to lay down; to delay; to put; to place; to leave; to put aside; to shelve; to…

12 strokes/扌
桨jiǎng

paddle, oar; oar; paddle; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

10 strokes/木
浙zhè

the Zhejiang province; a river; short name for Zhejiang 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1]; variant of 浙[Zhe…

10 strokes/氵
溶róng

to melt, to dissolve; to dissolve; soluble

13 strokes/氵
狭xiá

narrow, limited; narrow-minded; narrow; old variant of 狹|狭[xia2]

9 strokes/犭
盆pén

basin, bowl, pot, tub; basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[shen…

9 strokes/皿
罕hǎn

rare, scarce; surname; rare

7 strokes/⺳
腐fǔ

to spoil, to rot, to decay; rotten; decay

14 strokes/肉
膨péng

bloated, inflated, swollen; to swell; swollen

16 strokes/⺼
茜qiàn

reed, madder; Rubia cordifolia; (bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia); (…

9 strokes/艹
蒲pú

vine, rush; surname Pu; old place name; refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plan…

13 strokes/艹
蓬péng

disheveled, unkempt; a type of raspberry; surname Peng; fleabane (family Asteraceae); dis…

13 strokes/艹
袜wà

socks, stockings; socks; stockings; variant of 韤|袜[wa4]; variant of 襪|袜[wa4]

10 strokes/衤
逝shì

to die, to pass away; (of flowing water or time) to pass by; to pass away; to die

10 strokes/辶
邑yì

area, district, city, state; city; village

7 strokes/邑
吁xū

alas; to sigh; sh; hush; variant of 籲|吁[yu4]; to implore

6 strokes/口
吋cùn

English inch (unlike 寸, which could be the English or the Chinese inch); inch (English)

6 strokes/口
哗huā

uproar, tumult, hubbub; (onom.) bang; clang; sound of gurgling, splashing or flowing wate…

9 strokes/口
堤dī

dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2]; variant of 堤[di1]

12 strokes/土
娇jiāo

seductive, lovable, tender; pampered; frail; lovable; tender; delicate

9 strokes/女
弊bì

evil, bad, wrong; fraud, harm; detriment; fraud; harm; defeat

14 strokes/廾
拎līn

to lift, to haul, to take; to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [ling1]

8 strokes/扌
搓cuō

to rub or roll between the hands; to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist

12 strokes/扌
撮cuō

dash, pinch, small amount; to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips; to scoop up; to…

15 strokes/扌
曝pù

to air out, to expose to sunlight; to reveal; used in 曝光[bao4 guang1]; Taiwan pr. [pu4];…

19 strokes/日
泊pō

to anchor; to moor; to moor (a boat); to park (a vehicle); (literary) calm; quiet; peacef…

8 strokes/氵
溅jiàn

to sprinkle, to spray, to splash, to spill; to splash

12 strokes/氵
燃rán

to ignite, to burn; combustion; to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes);…

16 strokes/火
畏wèi

fear, dread, awe, reverence; to fear

9 strokes/田
础chǔ

foundation stone, plinth; basis; foundation; base

10 strokes/石
碘diǎn

iodine; iodine (chemistry)

13 strokes/石
腾téng

to fly, to soar; to gallop, to prance; rising, steaming; (bound form) to gallop; to pranc…

13 strokes/⺼
膝xī

knee; old variant of 膝[xi1]

15 strokes/⺼
蕃fān

abundant, flourishing; barbarians, foreigners; see 吐蕃[Tu3 bo1]; variant of 番[fan1]; forei…

15 strokes/艹
藩fān

boundary, fence, outlying border; fence; hedge; (literary) screen; barrier; vassal state;…

18 strokes/艹
裴péi

flowing gown; surname; surname Pei; (of a garment) long and flowing; variant of 裴[pei2]

14 strokes/衣
谦qiān

humble, modest; modest

12 strokes/讠
阀fá

clique, valve; a powerful and influential group; powerful individual, family or group; cl…

9 strokes/门
哑yǎ

dumb, mute, hoarse; (onom.) sound of cawing; sound of infant learning to talk; variant of…

9 strokes/口
嫖piáo

to patronize a prostitute; to frequent; to visit a prostitute

14 strokes/女
寒hán

chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble; cold; to tremble

12 strokes/宀
弧hú

arc, crescent; wooden bow; arc

8 strokes/弓
忆yì

to remember, to reflect upon; memory; to recollect; to remember

4 strokes/忄
悔huǐ

to regret, to repent, to show remorse; (bound form) to regret; to repent

10 strokes/忄
撩liāo

to lift, to raise; to provoke, to tease; to push aside clothing; to lift up (sth hanging…

15 strokes/扌
攒zǎn

to save, to hoard; to bring together; to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save

19 strokes/扌
汞gǒng

mercury (element); mercury (chemistry); variant of 汞[gong3]

7 strokes/水
渠qú

ditch, gutter; canal, channel; surname Qu; (artificial) stream; canal; drain; ditch (CL:條…

11 strokes/氵
狮shī

lion; (bound form) lion

9 strokes/犭
砌qì

to pile up, to build; stone steps; rock wall; to build by laying bricks or stones; used i…

9 strokes/石
祢mí

one's deceased father; you (used to address a deity); surname Mi; memorial tablet in a te…

9 strokes/礻
禄lù

blessing, happiness, prosperity; good fortune; official salary

12 strokes/礻

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