Chinese Character Dictionary for Learners

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Search alternatives

• Search by character.
• Search by handwriting recognition. With our handwritten Chinese recognition all you need to do is to write the character in the input area using your mouse. As you do that, the possible matches are shown on the right. When the desired character appears, simply click on it. For best result, try to write the character using the correct stroke order.
• Search by Radical and Stroke Count. This is the traditional way to search for Chinese characters. You'll need to make an educated guess as to which is the radical of the character.

Results

• Character Details. Detailed information about individual characters, including a list of commonly used words that use the character. View Sample.
• Etymological Decomposition. Our Etymology Explorer allows you to drill down into the character components one layer at a time or how other characters incorporate the current one. This unique feature helps you visualize how characters relate to each other semantically and phonetically, greatly facilitating their memorization. View Sample
• Stroke Order. View animated stroke order for writing the character. View Sample
• Extensive Integrated Database. Our database of over 20,000 characters is seamlessly integrated with our database of over 100,000 words. Our word dictionary provides word decomposition, related words, and other word details.