Chinese dictionary

Mandarin word lookup

A Chinese dictionary is a reference work for looking up Chinese words or characters.

Because Chinese uses characters rather than an alphabet, these dictionaries organize entries by radical, stroke count, or pinyin romanization rather than alphabetical order: I looked up the character in my Chinese dictionary.

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  • MandarinHigh-ranking government official
  • pinyinChinese-to-alphabet conversion system
  • charactersPersons in a narrative
  • hanziChinese logographic symbols
  • strokesGentle touches, swimming styles

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G