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

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剧jù

theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute; theatrical work (play, opera, TV series et…

10 strokes/刂
右yòu

right; right-wing; (bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of…

5 strokes/口
吻wěn

to kiss; lips; coinciding; kiss; mouth; variant of 吻[wen3]

7 strokes/口
夫fū

man, husband; worker; those; husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old); (cla…

4 strokes/大
币bì

currency, coins, legal tender; money; coins; currency; silk

4 strokes/巾
搬bān

to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer; to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth…

13 strokes/扌
杨yáng

willow, poplar, aspen; surname; surname Yang; poplar

7 strokes/木
毁huǐ

to damage, to ruin; to defame, to slander; to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander; to…

13 strokes/殳
疯fēng

crazy, insane, mentally ill; insane; mad; wild

9 strokes/疒
盖gài

to cover, to hide, to protect; surname Ge; lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal;…

11 strokes/皿
硬yìng

firm, hard, strong; obstinate; hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncom…

12 strokes/石
争zhēng

to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive; to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debat…

6 strokes/亅
何hé

what, why, where, which, how; surname He; what; how; why; which; carry

7 strokes/亻
创chuàng

to establish, to create; cut, wound, trauma; variant of 創|创[chuang4]; to initiate; to cre…

6 strokes/刂
奇qí

strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult; odd (number); strange; odd; weird; wonderful; sur…

8 strokes/大
持chí

to hold, to support, to sustain; to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere…

9 strokes/扌
步bù

walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress; surname Bu; a step; a pace; walk; march; sta…

7 strokes/止
民mín

citizens, subjects; a nation's people; surname Min; (bound form) the people; inhabitants…

5 strokes/民
答dá

answer, reply; to return; to assent to; bound form having the same meaning as the free wo…

12 strokes/⺮
背bèi

back, backside; to betray, to violate; variant of 背[bei1]; to carry on one's back; (fig.)…

9 strokes/⺼
躺tǎng

to recline, to lie down; to recline; to lie down

15 strokes/身
饿è

hungry; greedy; to starve (sb)

10 strokes/饣
举jǔ

to raise; to recommend; to praise; variant of 舉|举[ju3]; to lift; to hold up; to cite; to…

9 strokes/丶
决jué

to decide, to determine, to judge; to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam et…

6 strokes/冫
商shāng

commerce, business, trade; Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC); surname Shang; commerce; merc…

11 strokes/口
客kè

guest, traveller; customer; customer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions…

9 strokes/宀
床chuáng

bed, couch; framework, chassis; bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[z…

7 strokes/广
恨hèn

to dislike, to hate, to resent; to hate; to regret

9 strokes/忄
排pái

row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove; to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to…

11 strokes/扌
摸mō

to caress, to stroke, to gently touch; to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to gro…

13 strokes/扌
显xiǎn

clear, evident; prominent; to show; to make visible; to reveal; conspicuous; (prefix) pha…

9 strokes/日
曰yuē

to speak; to say

4 strokes/曰
烟yān

smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes; cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mi…

10 strokes/火
环huán

bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop; surname Huan; ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; class…

8 strokes/王
祝zhù

to pray; to wish well; surname; surname Zhu; to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy b…

9 strokes/礻
证zhèng

to prove, to verify; certificate, proof; to admonish; variant of 證|证[zheng4]; certificate…

7 strokes/讠
配pèi

to blend, to mix; to fit, to match; to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserv…

10 strokes/酉
顶dǐng

top, summit, peak; to carry on the head; apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to pus…

8 strokes/页
司sī

to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer; surname Si; to take charge of; to mana…

5 strokes/口
害hài

to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill; to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil;…

10 strokes/宀
拖tuō

to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay; variant of 拖[tuo1]; to drag; to tow; to trail; to han…

8 strokes/扌
断duàn

to sever, to cut off, to interrupt; to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain…

11 strokes/斤
赶gǎn

to pursue, to overtake; to hurry; to expel; to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to r…

10 strokes/走
鲁lǔ

foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar; surname Lu; Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2];…

12 strokes/鱼
叶yè

leaf, page; surname; to be in harmony; surname Ye; leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period;…

5 strokes/口
夜yè

night, dark; under cover of night; variant of 夜[ye4]; night

8 strokes/夕
居jū

to live, to reside; to dwell; to sit; surname Ju; (literary) to reside; to live; (bound f…

8 strokes/户
录lù

to copy, to record, to write down; to carve wood; surname Lu; diary; record; to hit; to c…

8 strokes/彐
纯chún

pure, clean; simple, genuine; pure; simple; unmixed; genuine

7 strokes/纟
脱tuō

to take off, to shed; to escape from; to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from

11 strokes/⺼
谢xiè

to thank; to refuse politely; surname Xie; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to dec…

12 strokes/讠
谱pǔ

chart, list, table; spectrum; musical score; chart; list; table; register; score (music);…

14 strokes/讠
货huò

products, merchandise; goods, commodities; goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]

8 strokes/贝
赵zhào

ancient state; surname; surname Zhao; one of the seven states during the Warring States p…

9 strokes/走
魔mó

demon, evil spirit; magic, spell; (bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural;…

20 strokes/鬼
撞zhuàng

to bump into, to collide, to hit, to knock against; to knock against; to bump into; to ru…

15 strokes/扌
样yàng

form, pattern, shape, style; manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, t…

10 strokes/木
滚gǔn

to boil, to roll, to turn; to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost!

13 strokes/氵
碰pèng

to touch; to meet with; to collide, to bump into; variant of 碰[peng4]; to bump; old varia…

13 strokes/石
谷gǔ

valley, gorge, ravine; grain; corn; surname Gu; valley

7 strokes/谷
退tuì

to retreat, to step back, to withdraw; to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth…

9 strokes/辶
额é

forehead; quota, amount; variant of 額|额[e2]; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specif…

15 strokes/页
骑qí

to ride, to mount; cavalry; (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier; to sit astride; to ride (…

11 strokes/马
偷tōu

to steal; burglar, thief; (bound form) thief; (bound form) secretly; on the sly

11 strokes/亻
傻shǎ

foolish, silly, stupid; an imbecile; foolish

13 strokes/亻
呆dāi

dull, simple, stupid; foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; variant of 待[dai1]; foolish…

7 strokes/口
喊hǎn

to shout, to yell, to call out; to howl; to cry; to yell; to shout; to call out for (a pe…

12 strokes/口
宫gōng

palace; surname; surname Gong; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in…

9 strokes/宀
工gōng

labor, work; laborer, worker; work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor

3 strokes/工
念niàn

to think of, to recall; to study; variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud; to read; to study (…

8 strokes/心
批pī

comment, criticism; batch, lot; wholesale; to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass…

7 strokes/扌
抽chōu

to draw out, to pull out; to sprout; to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove…

8 strokes/扌
松sōng

pine tree; fir tree; surname Song; pine; CL:棵[ke1]; loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dr…

8 strokes/木
油yóu

oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints; oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint…

8 strokes/氵
牌pái

card, game piece; placard, signboard, tablet; signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[ku…

12 strokes/片
盘pán

tray, plate, dish; to examine; tray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices; (…

11 strokes/皿
翻fān

to upset, to capsize, to flip over; to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage t…

18 strokes/羽
莫mò

cannot; do not; is not; negative; surname Mo; there is none who

10 strokes/艹
购gòu

to buy, to purchase; to buy; to purchase

8 strokes/贝
赞zàn

to help, to support; to laud, to praise; variant of 讚|赞[zan4]; (bound form) to praise; to…

16 strokes/贝
足zú

foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough; excessive; (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample…

7 strokes/足
银yín

silver; cash, money, wealth; silver-colored; relating to money or currency

11 strokes/钅
价jià

price, value; (literary) messenger; servant; price; value; (chemistry) valence; particle…

6 strokes/亻
兽shòu

beast, animal; bestial; beast; animal; beastly

11 strokes/丷
刷shuā

brush; to clean, to scrub; a brush; to paint; to daub; to brush; to scrub; (fig.) to remo…

8 strokes/刂
千qiān

thousand; many, numerous; very; used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

3 strokes/十
塞sāi

to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block; pass, frontier; fortress; to plug; to stop up; to…

13 strokes/土
底dǐ

bottom, underside; below, underneath; (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle); bottom; b…

8 strokes/广
插chā

to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant; to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in…

12 strokes/扌
然rán

certainly; naturally; suddenly; correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly

12 strokes/灬
落luò

to fall, to drop; surplus, net income; to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or fo…

12 strokes/艹
逾yú

to jump over; to exceed, to surpass; variant of 逾[yu2]; to exceed; to go beyond; to trans…

12 strokes/辶
顿dùn

to pause; to bow; to arrange; to stop; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at o…

10 strokes/页
怎zěn

what? why? how?; how

9 strokes/心
源yuán

spring; source, root, head; surname; root; source; origin

13 strokes/氵
竟jìng

finally, after all, at last; indeed; unexpected; unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as…

11 strokes/立
资zī

wealth, property, capital; resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money;…

10 strokes/贝
乃nǎi

then; really, indeed, after all; to be; thus; so; therefore; only; thereupon; variant of…

2 strokes/丿
付fù

give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust; surname Fu; to pay; to hand over to; classifier f…

5 strokes/亻
志zhì

determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write; aspiration; ambition; the will; sig…

7 strokes/心
恩ēn

kindness, mercy, charity; variant of 恩[en1]; favor; grace; kindness; (coll.) used like 嗯[…

10 strokes/心
料liào

ingredients, materials; to conjecture, to guess; material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect;…

10 strokes/斗
痛tòng

ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly; ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly

12 strokes/疒
累lèi

tired; to accumulate; to involve; bother, nuisance; used in 累累[lei2 lei2]; used in 累贅|累赘[…

11 strokes/糸
认rèn

to know, to recognize, to understand; to recognize; to know; to admit

4 strokes/讠
讯xùn

news, information; to question, to interrogate; (bound form) to ask; to inquire; (bound f…

5 strokes/讠
诺nuò

to promise; to approve, to assent to; to consent; (literary) yes!

10 strokes/讠
品pǐn

article, good, product; commodity; quality, character; (bound form) article; commodity; p…

9 strokes/口
坑kēng

pit, hole; to trap, to bury; to harry; pit; hollow; depression; (mining) pit; shaft; tunn…

7 strokes/土
望wàng

to expect, to hope, to look forward to; full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze…

11 strokes/月
核hé

core, kernel; nut, seed; atom; pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to ver…

10 strokes/木
湖hú

lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

12 strokes/氵
瞧qiáo

to glance at, to look at, to see; to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit

17 strokes/目
精jīng

essence, germ, spirit; essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin…

14 strokes/米
纸zhǐ

paper; variant of 紙|纸[zhi3]; paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]); classifier for documents, let…

7 strokes/纟
绑bǎng

to tie, to fasten, to bind; to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap

9 strokes/纟
般bān

sort, manner, kind, class; sort; kind; class; way; manner; used in 般若[bo1 re3]; see 般樂|般乐…

10 strokes/舟
蛋dàn

egg; variant of 蜑[Dan4]; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing

11 strokes/虫
雨yǔ

rain; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]; (literary) to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to prec…

8 strokes/雨
香xiāng

incense; fragrant, aromatic; fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (t…

9 strokes/香

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