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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
一 yī	一 \| 一* \| *一	one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit	HSK 1


车 chē	车 \| 车* \| *车	car / vehicle / CL: 輛｜辆 / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159	車 HSK 1


肉 ròu	肉 \| 肉* \| *肉	meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130	HSK 1


片 piàn	片 \| 片* \| *片	thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91	HSK 2


鸟 niǎo	鸟 \| 鸟* \| *鸟	bird / CL: 隻｜只, 群 / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn	鳥 HSK 2


火 huǒ	火 \| 火* \| *火	fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86	HSK 3


根 gēn	根 \| 根* \| *根	root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL: 條｜条 / radical (chemistry)	HSK 4


乙 yǐ	乙 \| 乙* \| *乙	second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°	HSK 5


文 wén	文 \| 文* \| *文	language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67	HSK 7-9


根治 gēnzhì	根治 \| 根治* \| *根治	to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure	HSK 7-9


哈马斯 Hāmǎsī	哈马斯 \| 哈马斯* \| *哈马斯	Hamas (radical Palestinian group)	哈馬斯


氢氧根 qīngyǎnggēn	氢氧根 \| 氢氧根* \| *氢氧根	hydroxide radical (-OH)	氫氧根


龙龛手鉴 Lóngkān Shǒujiàn	龙龛手鉴 \| 龙龛手鉴* \| *龙龛手鉴	Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical	龍龕手鑑


彳 chì	彳 \| 彳* \| *彳	step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍


广 yǎn	广 \| 广* \| *广	"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc


衣 yī	衣 \| 衣* \| *衣	clothes / CL: 件 / Kangxi radical 145


臣 chén	臣 \| 臣* \| *臣	state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131


忄 xīn	忄 \| 忄* \| *忄	Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element


基 jī	基 \| 基* \| *基	(bound form) base; foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)


厂 hǎn	厂 \| 厂* \| *厂	"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc


⺮ zhú	⺮ \| ⺮* \| *⺮	"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)


丨 gǔn	丨 \| 丨* \| *丨	radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)


豸 zhì	豸 \| 豸* \| *豸	worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)


鼎 dǐng	鼎 \| 鼎* \| *鼎	ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes


身 shēn	身 \| 身* \| *身	body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158


丶 zhǔ	丶 \| 丶* \| *丶	"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3), aka 點｜点


巾 jīn	巾 \| 巾* \| *巾	towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50


酰 xiān	酰 \| 酰* \| *酰	acid radical / -acyl (chemistry)


根式 gēnshì	根式 \| 根式* \| *根式	(math.) a radical; a radical expression


丿 piě	丿 \| 丿* \| *丿	radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4), aka 撇


剧变 jùbiàn	剧变 \| 剧变* \| *剧变	to change dramatically / radical change	劇變


羟 qiǎng	羟 \| 羟* \| *羟	hydroxyl (radical)	羥


犬 quǎn	犬 \| 犬* \| *犬	dog / Kangxi radical 94


歹 dǎi	歹 \| 歹* \| *歹	bad / wicked / evil / Kangxi radical 78


氵 shuǐ	氵 \| 氵* \| *氵	"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒｜没, 法, 流 etc / see also 三點水｜三点水


基团 jītuán	基团 \| 基团* \| *基团	radical (chemistry)	基團


字头 zìtóu	字头 \| 字头* \| *字头	single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable	字頭


激进 jījìn	激进 \| 激进* \| *激进	radical / extreme / extremist	激進


酸根 suāngēn	酸根 \| 酸根* \| *酸根	negative ion / acid radical


根号 gēnhào	根号 \| 根号* \| *根号	radical sign √ (math.)	根號


偏旁 piānpáng	偏旁 \| 偏旁* \| *偏旁	component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)


亠 tóu	亠 \| 亠* \| *亠	"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)


扌 shǒu	扌 \| 扌* \| *扌	"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc


宀 mián	宀 \| 宀* \| *宀	"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋｜宝盖


截然 jiérán	截然 \| 截然* \| *截然	sharply; distinctly; radically


艹 cǎo	艹 \| 艹* \| *艹	grass radical 草字頭兒｜草字头儿


镸 cháng	镸 \| 镸* \| *镸	"long" or "to grow" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 168)


彡 shān	彡 \| 彡* \| *彡	"bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59)


犭 quǎn	犭 \| 犭* \| *犭	three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬


匚 fāng	匚 \| 匚* \| *匚	"right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc


三点水 sāndiǎnshuǐ	三点水 \| 三点水* \| *三点水	name of "water" radical 氵 in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)	三點水


糸 mì	糸 \| 糸* \| *糸	fine silk / Kangxi radical 120


亻 rén	亻 \| 亻* \| *亻	"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)


灬 huǒ	灬 \| 灬* \| *灬	"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc


羰 tāng	羰 \| 羰* \| *羰	carbonyl (radical)


讠 yán	讠 \| 讠* \| *讠	"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁	訁


殳 shū	殳 \| 殳* \| *殳	bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段, 毅, 殺｜杀 etc


罓 wǎng	罓 \| 罓* \| *罓	net (Kangxi radical 122)


秃宝盖 tūbǎogài	秃宝盖 \| 秃宝盖* \| *秃宝盖	name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14) / see also 冖	禿寶蓋


宝盖 bǎogài	宝盖 \| 宝盖* \| *宝盖	name of the "roof" radical 宀 (Kangxi radical 40)	寶蓋


纟 sī	纟 \| 纟* \| *纟	"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅｜红, 綠｜绿, 累 etc / also pr. [mi4]	糹


刂 dāo	刂 \| 刂* \| *刂	Kangxi radical 18 (刀) as a vertical side element, referred to as 立刀旁 or 側刀旁｜侧刀旁


皿 mǐn	皿 \| 皿* \| *皿	(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container / radical no. 108


冖 mì	冖 \| 冖* \| *冖	"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍｜军, 冠 etc, known as 禿寶蓋｜秃宝盖 or 平寶蓋｜平宝盖


卩 jié	卩 \| 卩* \| *卩	"seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)


衤 yī	衤 \| 衤* \| *衤	the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, 衣


冂 jiōng	冂 \| 冂* \| *冂	radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用, 同, 網｜网 etc, referred to as 同字框


饣 shí	饣 \| 饣* \| *饣	"to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184)	飠


彐 jì	彐 \| 彐* \| *彐	pig snout (Kangxi radical 58)


匸 xì	匸 \| 匸* \| *匸	"cover" or "conceal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 23) (distinguished from 匚)


丬 qiáng	丬 \| 丬* \| *丬	"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片	爿


廴 yǐn	廴 \| 廴* \| *廴	"long stride" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 54), occurring in 建, 延, 廷 etc


亅 jué	亅 \| 亅* \| *亅	"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6), aka 豎鉤｜竖钩


㔾 jié	㔾 \| 㔾* \| *㔾	"seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)


爫 zhǎo	爫 \| 爫* \| *爫	"claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)


襾 yà	襾 \| 襾* \| *襾	cover / radical no 146


癶 bō	癶 \| 癶* \| *癶	Kangxi radical 105, known as 登字頭｜登字头


羧 suō	羧 \| 羧* \| *羧	carboxyl radical (chemistry)


肽键 tàijiàn	肽键 \| 肽键* \| *肽键	peptide bond CO-NH / bond in protein between carboxyl radical and amino radical	肽鍵


氰基 qíngjī	氰基 \| 氰基* \| *氰基	cyan / cyanide radical -CN, stable triple bond with chemical properties like halogens


自由基 zìyóujī	自由基 \| 自由基* \| *自由基	free radical


两点水 liǎngdiǎnshuǐ	两点水 \| 两点水* \| *两点水	name of the "ice" radical 冫 in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)	兩點水


大破大立 dàpòdàlì	大破大立 \| 大破大立* \| *大破大立	to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom) / radical transformation


激进分子 jījìnfènzǐ	激进分子 \| 激进分子* \| *激进分子	radical; extremist	激進分子


三框栏 sānkuànglán	三框栏 \| 三框栏* \| *三框栏	radical 匚 (Kangxi radical 22)	三框欄


同字框 tóngzìkuàng	同字框 \| 同字框* \| *同字框	name of the radical 冂 in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13)


旋乾转坤 xuánqiánzhuǎnkūn	旋乾转坤 \| 旋乾转坤* \| *旋乾转坤	lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering / a radical change	旋乾轉坤


自由基清除剂 zìyóujīqīngchújì	自由…除剂 \| 自由…除剂* \| *自由…除剂	radical scavenger (chemistry)	自由基清除劑


羟自由基 qiǎngzìyóujī	羟自由基 \| 羟自由基* \| *羟自由基	hydroxyl radical	羥自由基


德法年鉴 Dé Fǎ Niánjiàn	德法年鉴 \| 德法年鉴* \| *德法年鉴	Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher (published once in 1844 by Karl Marx and bourgeois radical Arnold Ruge)	德法年鑒


言字旁 yánzìpáng	言字旁 \| 言字旁* \| *言字旁	name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 訁｜讠


厂字旁 chǎngzìpáng	厂字旁 \| 厂字旁* \| *厂字旁	name of "cliff" 厂 radical in simplified Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)


丕变 pībiàn	丕变 \| 丕变* \| *丕变	radical change	丕變


乙酸基 yǐsuānjī	乙酸基 \| 乙酸基* \| *乙酸基	acetyl radical CH3COO-


乙酸根 yǐsuāngēn	乙酸根 \| 乙酸根* \| *乙酸根	acetyl radical CH3COO-


侧刀旁 cèdāopáng	侧刀旁 \| 侧刀旁* \| *侧刀旁	name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂 in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 別｜别 etc	側刀旁


冫 bīng	冫 \| 冫* \| *冫	"ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰, 次 etc, known as 兩點水｜两点水


区字框 qūzìkuàng	区字框 \| 区字框* \| *区字框	radical 匚 (Kangxi radical 22)	區字框


反文旁 fǎnwénpáng	反文旁 \| 反文旁* \| *反文旁	(colloquial) grapheme 攵 (variant form of Kangxi radical 66, 攴)


合体字 hétǐzì	合体字 \| 合体字* \| *合体字	a Chinese character formed by combining existing elements - i.e. a combined ideogram 會意｜会意 or radical plus phonetic 形聲｜形声	合體字

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