to each radical. Use the radical number to look up the Radical Index (pp x–xxii). All characters under the same radical will be arranged according to the number of word strokes. Use the pinyin to locate the correct character in the dictionary.
List of Abbreviations Used
ADJ adjective
ADV adverb
CONJ conjunction
INTERJ interjection
M.WD measure word
MODAL V modal verb
N noun
NUM numeral
PT past tense
PP past participle
PREP preposition
PRON pronoun
V verb
List of Radicals
| 1 stroke | |
| 丶 | 1 |
| 一 | 2 |
| 乙 | 3 |
| 丨 | 4 |
| 丿 | 5 |
| 2 strokes | |
| 亠 | 6 |
| 冫 | 7 |
| 讠 | 8 |
| 二 | 9 |
| 十 | 10 |
| 厂 | 11 |
| 匚 | 12 |
| 匕 | 13 |
| 卜 | 14 |
| 刂 | 15 |
| 冖 | 16 |
| 冂 | 17 |
| 勹 | 18 |
| 刀 | 19 |
| 力 | 20 |
| 八 | 21 |
| 亻 | 22 |
| 人 | 23 |
| 儿 | 24 |
| 几 | 25 |
| 又 | 26 |
| 凵 | 27 |
| 厶 | 28 |
| 廴 | 29 |
| 卩 | 30 |
| 阝 (on left) | 31 |
| 阝 (on right) | 32 |
| 3 strokes | |
| 氵 | 33 |
| 忄 | 34 |
| 小 | 35 |
| 宀 | 36 |
| 丬 | 37 |
| 广 | 38 |
| 门 | 39 |
| 辶 | 40 |
| 工 | 41 |
| 干 | 42 |
| 土 | 43 |
| 士 | 44 |
| 上 | 45 |
| 艹 | 46 |
| 廾 | 47 |
| 大 | 48 |
| 寸 | 49 |
| 扌 | 50 |
| 口 | 51 |
| 囗 | 52 |
| 巾 | 53 |
| 山 | 54 |
| 彳 | 55 |
| 彡 | 56 |
| 夕 | 57 |
| 夂 | 58 |
| 犭 | 59 |
| 饣 | 60 |
| 彐 | 61 |
| 尸 | 62 |
| 已 | 63 |
| 己 | 64 |
| 巳 | 65 |
| 弓 | 66 |
| 女 | 67 |
| 子 | 68 |
| 纟 | 69 |
| 马 | 70 |
| 4 strokes | |
| 灬 | 71 |
| 文 | 72 |
| 方 | 73 |
| 心 | 74 |
| 户 | 75 |
| 斗 | 76 |
| 王, 玉 | 77 |
| 木 | 78 |
| 犬 | 79 |
| 歹 | 80 |