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

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喝hē

to drink; to shout, to call out; variant of 嗬[he1]; to shout

12 strokes/口
著zhe

to show, to prove, to make known; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (d…

11 strokes/艹
赢yíng

to win, to gain; surplus, profit; to beat; to win; to profit

17 strokes/贝
随suí

to follow, to listen to, to submit to; surname Sui; to follow; to comply with; varying ac…

11 strokes/阝
值zhí

price, value, worth; value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty

10 strokes/亻
单dān

single, individual, only; lone; surname Shan; used in 單于|单于[chan2 yu2]; bill; list; form;…

8 strokes/丷
周zhōu

Zhou dynasty; circumference; surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC); to make a circuit;…

8 strokes/口
山shān

mountain, hill, peak; surname Shan; mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]); (coll.) small bundle of…

3 strokes/山
度dù

degree, system; manner; to consider; to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; de…

9 strokes/广
文wén

culture, literature, writing; surname Wen; language; culture; writing; formal; literary;…

4 strokes/文
斯sī

this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations; Slovakia; Slovak; abbr. fo…

12 strokes/斤
热rè

heat, fever, zeal; to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent

10 strokes/灬
语yǔ

words, language; saying, expression; dialect; language; speech; (literary) to tell; to le…

9 strokes/讠
遭zāo

to meet, to encounter, to come across; to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune); classif…

14 strokes/辶
久jiǔ

long ago; a long time; (of a period of time) long

3 strokes/丿
今jīn

modern, current; today, now; now; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, yea…

4 strokes/人
北běi

north; northern; northward; (classical) to be defeated

5 strokes/匕
双shuāng

pair, couple; both; measure word for things that come in pairs; variant of 雙|双[shuang1];…

4 strokes/又
史shǐ

history, chronicle, annals; surname Shi; history; annals; title of an official historian…

5 strokes/口
明míng

bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light; Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surnam…

8 strokes/日
某mǒu

some, someone; a certain thing or person; some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and…

9 strokes/木
皆jiē

all, every, everybody; all; each and every; in all cases

9 strokes/白
科kē

section, department; field, branch; science; branch of study; administrative section; div…

9 strokes/禾
页yè

page, sheet, leaf; head; page; leaf

6 strokes/页
光guāng

light; bright, brilliant; only, merely; light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; mer…

6 strokes/儿
六liù

six; 6; used in place names

4 strokes/八
兼jiān

both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine; double; twice; simultaneous; holding t…

10 strokes/丷
半bàn

half; semi-, incomplete; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half

5 strokes/十
尽jǐn

to exhaust, to use up, to deplete; to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of lo…

6 strokes/尸
师shī

teacher, professional, master; surname Shi; teacher; master; expert; model; army division…

6 strokes/巾
村cūn

village, hamlet; vulgar, uncouth; village; (dialect) to scold; rustic; boorish; variant o…

7 strokes/木
案àn

file, legal case; bench, table; (legal) case; incident; record; file; table

10 strokes/木
除chú

to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out; to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate;…

9 strokes/阝
包bāo

wrap, pack, bundle; package; surname Bao; to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take…

5 strokes/勹
化huà

to change, to convert, to reform; -ize; variant of 花[hua1]; to make into; to change into;…

4 strokes/匕
官guān

official, public servant; surname Guan; government official; governmental; official; publ…

8 strokes/宀
尔ěr

you; that, those; final particle; variant of 爾|尔[er3]; thus; so; like that; thou

5 strokes/小
救jiù

aid, help; to rescue, to save; variant of 救[jiu4]; to save; to assist; to rescue

11 strokes/攵
李lǐ

plum; luggage; surname; surname Li

7 strokes/木
睡shuì

to sleep, to doze; to sleep; to lie down

13 strokes/目
街jiē

street, road, thoroughfare; street; CL:條|条[tiao2]

12 strokes/行
克kè

to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations; abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 lu…

7 strokes/儿
初chū

beginning, initial, primary; (bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early;…

7 strokes/刀
卷juǎn

book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll; to roll up; (fig.) to sweep up; to eng…

8 strokes/㔾
块kuài

piece, lump, chunk; dollar; measure word for currency; lump; chunk; piece; classifier for…

7 strokes/土
怕pà

to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive; surname Pa; to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to b…

8 strokes/忄
格gé

form, pattern, standard; used in 格登[ge1 deng1]; used in 格格[ge1 ge1]; square; lattice; gri…

10 strokes/木
红hóng

red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular; surname Hong; red; revolutionary; bonus; us…

6 strokes/纟
言yán

words, speech; to speak, to say; words; speech; to say; to talk

7 strokes/言
词cí

phrase, expression; words, speech; old variant of 詞|词[ci2]; word; statement; speech; lyri…

7 strokes/讠
阿ā

an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations; prefix used befor…

7 strokes/阝
驻zhù

stable; station, garrison; to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)

8 strokes/马
产chǎn

to give birth, to bring forth, to produce; to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; produ…

6 strokes/亠
差chà

difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer; difference; discrepancy; (math.) d…

9 strokes/工
论lùn

debate; discussion; abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius); opinion; view…

6 strokes/讠
超chāo

to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass; to exceed; to overtake; to surpass;…

12 strokes/走
陈chén

to display, to exhibit; to plead; surname; surname Chen; Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou…

7 strokes/阝
风fēng

wind; air; customs, manners; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]

4 strokes/风
份fèn

job, part, role; duty; classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contra…

6 strokes/亻
坏huài

bad, rotten, spoiled; to break down; bad; spoiled; broken; (suffix) to the utmost

7 strokes/土
战zhàn

war, fighting, battle; to fight; fight; war; battle

9 strokes/戈
掉diào

to drop, to fall, to remove; to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to…

11 strokes/扌
接jiē

to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone; to receive; to answer (the…

11 strokes/扌
极jí

extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole; extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost…

7 strokes/木
查chá

to investigate, to examine, to look into; surname Zha; variant of 楂[zha1]; to research; t…

9 strokes/木
画huà

picture, painting, drawing; to draw; to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[…

8 strokes/田
节jié

festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save; see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]; joint;…

5 strokes/艹
贴tiē

to stick, to paste; attached; allowance, subsidy; to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a…

9 strokes/贝
口kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic anima…

3 strokes/口
合hé

to combine, to join, to unite; to gather; 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry gr…

6 strokes/口
安ān

peaceful, tranquil, quiet; surname An; (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ea…

6 strokes/宀
待dài

to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait; to stay; to remain; to wait; to tr…

9 strokes/彳
枪qiāng

gun, rife; lance, spear; surname Qiang; gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or f…

8 strokes/木
量liàng

measure, volume; amount, quantity; to measure; capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; a…

12 strokes/里
取qǔ

to take, to receive, to obtain; to select; to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

8 strokes/又
操cāo

to conduct, to manage, to run; old variant of 操[cao1]; to grasp; to hold; to operate; to…

16 strokes/扌
方fāng

square, rectangle; side; region; flag; surname Fang; square; power or involution (math.);…

4 strokes/方
投tóu

to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest; to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javel…

7 strokes/扌
挂guà

to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense; to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang…

9 strokes/扌
白bái

white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright; surname Bai; Bai ethnic group; in vain; free of…

5 strokes/白
表biǎo

to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch; exterior surface; family r…

8 strokes/衣
领lǐng

neck, collar; lead, guide; neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mat…

11 strokes/页
骗piàn

to cheat, to defraud, to swindle; to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse et…

12 strokes/马
倍bèi

to double; to increase or multiply; (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double

10 strokes/亻
复fù

again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return; to go and return; to return; t…

9 strokes/夊
建jiàn

to build, to erect; to establish, to found; to establish; to found; to set up; to build;…

8 strokes/廴
毛máo

hair, fur, feathers; coarse; surname Mao; hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse…

4 strokes/毛
注zhù

to concentrate, to focus; (bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject; (bound form…

8 strokes/氵
清qīng

clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful; Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–…

11 strokes/氵
装zhuāng

dress, clothes, attire; to wear, to install; adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costum…

12 strokes/衣
力lì

strength, power; capability, influence; surname Li; power; force; strength; ability; stre…

2 strokes/力
厂chǎng

cliff; factory, workshop; building; "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical…

2 strokes/厂
层céng

layer, floor, story, stratum; to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a…

7 strokes/尸
收shōu

to collect, to gather, to harvest; to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to res…

6 strokes/攵
忙máng

busy, hurried, pressed for time; busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush

6 strokes/忄
推tuī

to push; to expel; to drive; to decline; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to shirk (responsi…

11 strokes/扌
故gù

reason, cause; happening, instance; happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; form…

9 strokes/攵
深shēn

deep, profound; depth; old variant of 深[shen1]; (lit. and fig.) deep

11 strokes/氵
片piàn

slice, splinter; page, strip; disk; sheet; thin piece; flake; a slice; film; TV play; to…

4 strokes/片
病bìng

sickness, illness, disease; illness; CL:場|场[chang2]; disease; to fall ill; defect

10 strokes/疒
追zhuī

to pursue, to chase after; to expel; to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old); to ch…

9 strokes/辶
飞fēi

to fly, to dart; high; to fly

3 strokes/飞
乱luàn

anarchy, chaos; revolt; in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder;…

7 strokes/乚
嗯en

interjection indicating agreement or appreciation; (a groaning sound); (nonverbal grunt a…

13 strokes/口
海hǎi

sea, ocean; maritime; surname Hai; ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of peop…

10 strokes/氵
班bān

class, squad, team, work shift; surname Ban; team; class; grade; (military) squad; work s…

10 strokes/王
短duǎn

brief, short; deficient, lacking; short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

12 strokes/矢
脚jiǎo

leg, foot; foundation, base; foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object);…

11 strokes/⺼
交jiāo

to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix; to hand over; to deliver; to p…

6 strokes/亠
够gòu

enough, adequate; to reach, to attain; to pass muster; enough (sufficient); enough (too m…

11 strokes/夕
岛dǎo

island; variant of 島|岛[dao3]; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]

7 strokes/山
左zuǒ

left; unorthodox, improper; surname Zuo; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wr…

5 strokes/工
挺tǐng

to straighten, to stand upright; rigid, stiff; straight; erect; to stick out (a part of t…

9 strokes/扌
秒miǎo

a second; a corn kernel; measure word for time; second (unit of time); arc second (angula…

9 strokes/禾
罗luō

gauze, net; to collect, to display; surname Luo; gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch;…

8 strokes/罒
记jì

mark, sign; to note, to record; to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign;…

5 strokes/讠
龙lóng

dragon; symbol of the emperor; surname Long; Chinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; (boun…

5 strokes/龙
供gōng

to supply, to provide for; to offer in worship; to provide; to supply; to be for (the use…

8 strokes/亻
冲chōng

wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar; (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse;…

6 strokes/冫
哭kū

to weep, to cry, to wail; to cry; to weep

10 strokes/口

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