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

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楣méi

crossbar; lintel; crossbeam

13 strokes/木
槠zhū

oak tree; Quercus glanca

14 strokes/木
澶chán

still water; tranquil, placid; still (as of water)

16 strokes/氵
炜wěi

brilliant, glowing, red; glowing; bright; brilliant

8 strokes/火
砹ài

astatine; astatine (chemistry)

10 strokes/石
罔wǎng

none; to deceive; to slander; old variant of 罔[wang3]; there is none; old variant of 網|网[…

8 strokes/⺳
胍guā

guanidine

9 strokes/⺼
芗xiāng

fragrant, aromatic; the smell of herbs; aromatic herb used for seasoning; variant of 香[xi…

6 strokes/艹
辜gū

crime, offense, sin; surname Gu; (bound form) crime; sin; (literary) to abandon; to betray

12 strokes/辛
逑qiú

to unite, to collect; pair, match; collect; to match

10 strokes/辶
邝kuàng

surname; surname Kuang

5 strokes/阝
铫diào

hoe; spear; surname; surname Yao; weeding tool; pan with a long handle

11 strokes/钅
镧lán

lanthanum; lanthanum (chemistry)

17 strokes/钅
饣shí

food; to eat; "to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184)

3 strokes/饣
魍wǎng

demon, mountain spirit; used in 魍魎|魍魉[wang3 liang3]

17 strokes/鬼
鲋fù

carp; Carassicus auratus; silver carp

13 strokes/鱼
鹦yīng

parrot; (bound form) parrot

16 strokes/鸟
黾miǎn

frog, toad; to strive, to endeavor; toad; to strive

8 strokes/黾
仟qiān

one thousand; leader of one thousand men; thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

5 strokes/亻
侏zhū

small, tiny; dwarf

8 strokes/亻
倘tǎng

if, supposing, in event of; used in 倘佯[chang2 yang2]; if; supposing; in case

10 strokes/亻
埸yì

border, limit, frontier; dike; border

11 strokes/土
姒sì

elder brother's wife; surname; surname Si; wife or senior concubine of husbands older bro…

7 strokes/女
娆ráo

graceful, charming, fascinating; graceful

9 strokes/女
嬖bì

a favorite, a minion; to show favor; to enjoy the favor of; (treat as a) favorite

16 strokes/女
崛jué

towering; eminent; a sudden rise; towering as a peak

11 strokes/山
弭mǐ

to stop, to repress, to quell; to stop; repress

9 strokes/弓
戍shù

to garrison, to defend the border; garrison

6 strokes/戈
椴duàn

aspen, poplar; Chinese linden (Tilia chinensis)

13 strokes/木
椽chuán

beams, rafters, supports; beam; rafter; classifier for rooms

13 strokes/木
汴biàn

a river in Henan; Henan province; name of a river in Henan; Henan

7 strokes/氵
浔xún

steep river bank; name of a river; steep bank

9 strokes/氵
湛zhàn

calm, clear, deep (as of a lake); surname Zhan; deep; clear (water)

12 strokes/氵
燧suì

torch; flintstone; beacon, signal fire; (bound form) material or tool used to light a fir…

16 strokes/火
祁qí

to pray; numerous, ample, abundant; surname Qi; large; vast

6 strokes/礻
秸jiē

stalks of millet or corn; grain stalks left after threshing; variant of 秸[jie1]

11 strokes/禾
笫zǐ

bed boards, sleeping mat; bamboo mat; bed mat

10 strokes/⺮
缟gǎo

plain white silk

13 strokes/纟
芰jì

water caltrop; (archaic) water caltrop (Trapa natans)

7 strokes/艹
苕sháo

rush, reed; trumpet vine; see 紅苕|红苕[hong2 shao2]; reed grass; Chinese trumpet vine (Camps…

8 strokes/艹
茹rú

roots, vegetables; surname Ru; to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegeta…

9 strokes/艹
菀wǎn

luxuriant foliage; used in 紫菀[zi3 wan3]; luxuriance of growth

11 strokes/艹
赈zhèn

to relieve, to aid; rich; to provide relief; to aid

11 strokes/贝
馕náng

naan; to stuff one's face; to eat greedily

25 strokes/饣
匦guǐ

chest, casket, small box; small box

8 strokes/匚
唆suō

to make mischief; to instigate, to incite; (bound form) to incite; to instigate

10 strokes/口
嘀dí

to whisper; (onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc; used in 嘀咕[di2 gu5]

14 strokes/口
塬yuán

plateau; plateau, esp. Loess Plateau of northwest China 黃土高原|黄土高原[Huang2 tu3 Gao1 yuan2]

13 strokes/土
搀chān

to mix; to support, to sustain, to lend a hand; to take by the arm and assist; variant of…

12 strokes/扌
斟zhēn

to deliberate, to gauge; to pour wine or tea; to pour; to deliberate

13 strokes/斗
朽xiǔ

decayed, rotten; rotten

6 strokes/木
沓tà

connected, joined; repeated; surname Ta; again and again; many; classifier for sheets of…

8 strokes/水
狈bèi

a legendary wolf; distressed, wretched; distressed; wretched

7 strokes/犭
瑾jǐn

the brilliance or luster of a gem; brilliancy (of gems)

15 strokes/王
瓯ōu

bowl, cup; small tray; old name for Wenzhou City 溫州市|温州市[Wen1 zhou1 shi4] in Zhejiang 浙江[…

8 strokes/瓦
畀bì

to give; to confer on; to give to

8 strokes/田
疝shàn

hernia; to rupture

8 strokes/疒
痨láo

tuberculosis

12 strokes/疒
缵zuǎn

to continue, to carry on; to succeed; (literary) to inherit

19 strokes/纟
靳jìn

a strap on a horse's breast; surname Jin; martingale; stingy

13 strokes/革
馊sōu

spoiled, rotten; stale, rancid; rancid; soured (as food)

12 strokes/饣
鲇nián

sheatfish; Parasilurus asotus; sheatfish (Parasilurus asotus); oriental catfish; see also…

13 strokes/鱼
傩nuó

rich; to exorcise demons

12 strokes/亻
孬nāo

bad, cowardly, useless; rogue, scoundrel; (dialect) contracted form of 不好[bu4 hao3]

10 strokes/子
嵴jǐ

ridge, crest, apex; ridge; crest; apex

13 strokes/山
梆bāng

a watchman's rattle; watchman's rattle

10 strokes/木
氡dōng

radon; radon (chemistry)

9 strokes/气
漕cáo

canal, watercourse; to transport by sea; to transport (esp. grain) by water; (literary) w…

14 strokes/氵
烛zhú

candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine; candle; (literary) to illuminate

10 strokes/火
牝pìn

female animal; keyhole; valley; (of a bird, animal or plant) female

6 strokes/牛
瓢piáo

a ladle made from a dried gourd; dipper; ladle

16 strokes/瓜
硎xíng

whetstone

11 strokes/石
硝xiāo

saltpeter; to tan leather; to tan (leather)

12 strokes/石
翎líng

plume, tail feathers; tail feathers; plume

11 strokes/羽
艿nǎi

taro; see 芋艿[yu4 nai3]

5 strokes/艹
衿jīn

collar, lapel; collar; belt; variant of 襟[jin1]

9 strokes/衤
钏chuàn

bracelet, armlet; surname Chuan; armlet; bracelet

8 strokes/钅
镌juān

engraving tool; to carve, to engrave; to engrave (on wood or stone); to inscribe

15 strokes/钅
颔hàn

chin, jowl; to nod; chin; to nod (one's assent)

13 strokes/页
骡luó

mule; CL:匹[pi3],頭|头[tou2]; variant of 騾|骡[luo2]

14 strokes/马
鹨liù

Anthus species (various); pipit (genus Anthus)

16 strokes/鸟
俣yǔ

big

9 strokes/亻
咂zā

to suck, to smack the lips; to sip; to smack one's lips; to taste; to savor

8 strokes/口
峄yì

a range of peaks in Shandong and Jiangsu; name of hills in Shandong

8 strokes/山
擂léi

to rub, to grind; to use a mortar and pestle; to pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit…

16 strokes/扌
昉fǎng

dawn, daybreak; to appear; dawn; to begin

8 strokes/日
椭tuǒ

elliptical, oval-shaped; tubular; ellipse

12 strokes/木
欤yú

final particle indicating doubt, surprise, or a question; (literary) (final particle simi…

7 strokes/欠
汕shàn

bamboo; basket for catching fish; Shantou; bamboo fish trap; used in names of places conn…

6 strokes/氵
犍jiān

bullock; to castrate; castrated bull; to castrate livestock; used in 犍為|犍为[Qian2 wei2] (t…

12 strokes/牛
砥dǐ

whetstone; to polish; baffle (pier)

10 strokes/石
芟shān

to weed, to mow, to scythe; to cut down; to mow; to eliminate; scythe

7 strokes/艹
菩pú

herb, aromatic plant; used in 菩薩|菩萨[pu2 sa4]; used in 菩提[pu2 ti2]

11 strokes/艹
衾qīn

quilt, coverlet; coverlet; quilt

10 strokes/衣
貉háo

raccoon dog; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon of North China, Korea and Ja…

13 strokes/豸
鄣zhāng

an ancient city in Jiangsu province; place name

13 strokes/阝
钪kàng

scandium; scandium (chemistry)

9 strokes/钅
铪hā

hafnium; hafnium (chemistry)

11 strokes/钅
镗tāng

awl, boring tool; noise of drums

16 strokes/钅
鲽dié

flatfish; flounder; sole

17 strokes/鱼
伧cāng

vulgar person, country man; low fellow; rustic; rude; rough

6 strokes/亻
佚yì

to indulge in pleasures; to flee; surname Yi; (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (…

7 strokes/亻
墅shù

villa, country house; villa

14 strokes/土
妗jìn

mother's brother's wife; wife of mother's brother

7 strokes/女
妨fáng

damage, harm; to impede, to obstruct; to undermine; to hinder; (in the negative or interr…

7 strokes/女
婿xù

son-in-law; husband; variant of 婿[xu4]

12 strokes/女
惕tì

cautious, careful, alert; fearful; respectful

11 strokes/忄
敛liǎn

to collect, to extort; (literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (onese…

11 strokes/攵
旆pèi

banner, flag; ornament; pennant; streamer

10 strokes/方
暝míng

dark, obscure; dark

14 strokes/日
涫guàn

to boil; (classical) to boil

11 strokes/氵
漳zhāng

a river in Henan province; Zhang river in Fujian

14 strokes/氵
牴dǐ

to butt, to gore; to resist; to butt; resist

9 strokes/牛
盅zhōng

small cup or bowl; handleless cup; goblet

9 strokes/皿
盹dǔn

to doze, to nap, to nod off; doze; nap

9 strokes/目
砾lì

gravel, pebbles; (bound form) gravel; small stone

10 strokes/石
祷dǎo

to pray, to entreat, to beg; prayer; pray; supplication

11 strokes/礻
穑sè

to farm, to harvest grain; gather in harvest

16 strokes/禾
篱lí

bamboo fence; fence, hedge; a fence

16 strokes/⺮
舅jiù

mother's brother, uncle; maternal uncle

13 strokes/臼

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