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PINYIN INITIAL

Chinese characters: C

594 characters ordered by pinyin.

chā17 strokes

(onom.) scraping sound

17 strokes

to rub; to scratch

19 strokes

shredder

cāi11 strokes

to guess

cái3 strokes

ability; talent

cái7 strokes

material

cái7 strokes

money

cái10 strokes

Chinese character

cái12 strokes

to cut out (as a dress)

cái23 strokes

Chinese character

cǎi8 strokes

to pick

cǎi11 strokes

(bright) color

cǎi11 strokes

Chinese character

cǎi13 strokes

to pay attention

cǎi14 strokes

Chinese character

cǎi15 strokes

to step on

cài11 strokes

vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])

cài14 strokes

surname Cai

cài17 strokes

Chinese character

cān8 strokes

to take part in

cān11 strokes

Chinese character

cān11 strokes

outside horses of a team of 4

cān16 strokes

meal

cán9 strokes

to destroy

cán10 strokes

silkworm

cán11 strokes

ashamed

cán12 strokes

Chinese character

cán14 strokes

Chinese character

cán24 strokes

Chinese character

cǎn11 strokes

miserable

cǎn12 strokes

if, supposing, nevertheless

cǎn14 strokes

Chinese character

cǎn20 strokes

dark

càn7 strokes

glorious

càn13 strokes

beautiful

chān14 strokes

Chinese character

càn17 strokes

Chinese character

càn17 strokes

gem

cāng4 strokes

barn

chen6 strokes

low fellow

cāng7 strokes

blue-green or azure (of water)

cāng7 strokes

dark blue

cāng9 strokes

used in 鶬鶊|鸧鹒[cang1geng1]

cāng10 strokes

Chinese character

cāng10 strokes

cabin

cāng12 strokes

Chinese character

cāng13 strokes

Chinese character

cāng14 strokes

Chinese character

cāng16 strokes

Chinese character

cāng21 strokes

Chinese character

cáng17 strokes

to conceal

cāo16 strokes

to grasp

cāo16 strokes

rough

cáo11 strokes

class or grade

cáo14 strokes

bustling

cáo14 strokes

to transport (esp. grain) by water

cáo15 strokes

trough

cáo17 strokes

seagoing junk

cáo17 strokes

used in 蠐螬|蛴螬[qi2cao2]

cǎo6 strokes

Chinese character

cǎo9 strokes

grass

5 strokes

Chinese character

5 strokes

book

8 strokes

the side

8 strokes

(bound form) restroom; toilet; lavatory

9 strokes

sorrowful

9 strokes

to survey

10 strokes

sharp

11 strokes

Chinese character

12 strokes

Chinese character

12 strokes

Chinese character

12 strokes

Chinese character

12 strokes

policy

cén7 strokes

surname Cen

cén10 strokes

overflow

cēng15 strokes

to scold

céng7 strokes

to pile on top of one another

céng12 strokes

once

céng15 strokes

Chinese character

cèng19 strokes

to rub against

chā3 strokes

fork

chā7 strokes

fork of a tree

chā9 strokes

to separate the grain from the husk

chā12 strokes

to insert

chā12 strokes

to cook and stir (animal feed)

chā14 strokes

spade

chá9 strokes

to research

chá9 strokes

stubble (crop residue)

chá9 strokes

tea

chá12 strokes

to apply (ointment, powder)

chá12 strokes

Badger-like wild animal

chá13 strokes

a raft made of bamboo or wood

chá14 strokes

to examine

chá14 strokes

fault

chá18 strokes

Chinese sassafras

chà8 strokes

open seam of a garment

chǎ19 strokes

small cymbals

chǎ22 strokes

Chinese character

chà6 strokes

Chinese character

chà6 strokes

branching stream

chà7 strokes

fork in road

chà8 strokes

to be surprised

chà9 strokes

(literary) beautiful

chà9 strokes

difference; discrepancy

chà13 strokes

Chinese character

chāi8 strokes

to tear open

chāi8 strokes

hairpin

chāi11 strokes

Chinese character

chái8 strokes

a class

chái10 strokes

firewood

chái10 strokes

dog-like animal

chái16 strokes

Chinese character

chài9 strokes

(scorpion)

chài14 strokes

to recover from disease

chān9 strokes

to observe

chān11 strokes

to mix (variant of 攙|搀[chan1])

chān12 strokes

to take by the arm and assist

chān12 strokes

Chinese character

chān20 strokes

Chinese character

chán11 strokes

used in 嬋娟|婵娟[chan2juan1] and 嬋媛|婵媛[chan2yuan2]

chán11 strokes

to slander

chán12 strokes

used in 孱頭|孱头[can4tou5]

chán12 strokes

dhyana (Sanskrit)

chán12 strokes

gluttonous

chán13 strokes

to wind around

chán14 strokes

cicada

chán15 strokes

Chinese character

chán15 strokes

market place

chán15 strokes

flow

chán16 strokes

still (as of water)

chán17 strokes

cunning

chán18 strokes

Chinese character

chán19 strokes

toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking)

chán21 strokes

Chinese character

chán22 strokes

(literary) animal tracks

chán24 strokes

Chinese character

chán25 strokes

Chinese character

chǎn6 strokes

to give birth

chǎn9 strokes

name of a river in Shaanxi province

chǎn10 strokes

to flatter

chǎn11 strokes

Chinese character

chǎn11 strokes

Japanese variant of 產|产

chǎn11 strokes

to shovel

chǎn11 strokes

to express

chǎn12 strokes

to complete

chǎn13 strokes

Chinese character

chǎn14 strokes

Chinese character

chǎn15 strokes

Chinese character

chǎn15 strokes

(literary) to ride a horse without a saddle

chǎn18 strokes

smilingly

chǎn19 strokes

Chinese character

chǎn20 strokes

Chinese character

chàn6 strokes

(bound form) to feel remorse

chàn19 strokes

to tremble

chàn20 strokes

Chinese character

chàn21 strokes

to mix

chàn22 strokes

Chinese character

chāng6 strokes

(bound form) ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

chāng8 strokes

surname Chang

倀chāng10 strokes

Chinese character

chāng11 strokes

prostitute

chāng11 strokes

ferocious

chāng11 strokes

Chinese character

chāng11 strokes

gate of heaven

chāng16 strokes

Chinese character

chāng16 strokes

Chinese character

chāng19 strokes

Chinese character

cháng7 strokes

intestines

cháng7 strokes

surname Chang

cháng7 strokes

"long" or "to grow" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 168)

cháng9 strokes

to taste; to try (food)

cháng11 strokes

to repay

cháng11 strokes

always

cháng11 strokes

sit cross-legged

cháng13 strokes

Chinese character

cháng14 strokes

Chinese character

chǎng14 strokes

Chinese character

cháng14 strokes

used in 嫦娥[Chang2e2]

cháng17 strokes

Chinese character

chǎng2 strokes

factory

chǎng6 strokes

large place used for a specific purpose

chǎng9 strokes

(of the day) long

chǎng11 strokes

disappointed

chǎng12 strokes

Chinese character

chǎng12 strokes

open to the view of all

chǎng15 strokes

Chinese character

chǎng16 strokes

overcoat

chàng7 strokes

regretful; upset; despairing; depressed

chàng8 strokes

free

chàng10 strokes

to initiate

chàng10 strokes

a kind of sacrificial wine used in ancient times

chàng11 strokes

to sing

chàng11 strokes

Chinese character

chàng14 strokes

Chinese character

chāo7 strokes

to make a copy

chāo8 strokes

(literary) sad; sorrowful; disappointed; frustrated

chāo9 strokes

money

chāo12 strokes

to blanch (a vegetable)

chāo12 strokes

to exceed

chāo12 strokes

Chinese character

cháo10 strokes

surname Chao

cháo11 strokes

surname Chao

cháo12 strokes

imperial or royal court

cháo15 strokes

to ridicule

cháo15 strokes

tide

cháo18 strokes

surname Chao

chǎo7 strokes

to quarrel

chǎo8 strokes

to sauté; to stir-fry

chào10 strokes

harrow-like implement for pulverizing clods of soil

chē4 strokes

car

chē9 strokes

used in 硨磲|砗磲[che1 qu2]

chě7 strokes

to pull

chè3 strokes

plants sprouting

chè7 strokes

thorough

chè8 strokes

to crack

chè12 strokes

to pull

chè15 strokes

Chinese character

chè15 strokes

to remove; to take away

chè15 strokes

clear (water)

chēn8 strokes

to pull

chēn10 strokes

name of a district in Hunan

chēn12 strokes

precious stone

chēn13 strokes

to be angry at

chēn15 strokes

(literary) to stare angrily; to glare

chén6 strokes

dust

chén6 strokes

state official or subject in dynastic China

chén7 strokes

sincerity

chén7 strokes

to submerge

chén7 strokes

5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon

chén7 strokes

surname Chen

chén10 strokes

imperial apartments

chén10 strokes

Chinese character

chén11 strokes

morning

chén11 strokes

faithful

chén14 strokes

Chinese character

chén16 strokes

Chinese character

chěn13 strokes

gritty (of food)

chèn8 strokes

(of garments) against the skin

chèn10 strokes

to replace the milk teeth

chèn12 strokes

to avail oneself of

chèn13 strokes

Sterculia plantanifolia

chèn19 strokes

(literary) prophecy; omen

chèn21 strokes

Chinese character

chèn24 strokes

Chinese character

chēng9 strokes

tamarisk

chēng9 strokes

old variant of 稱|称[chen4]

chēng10 strokes

to fit; to match; to suit

chēng11 strokes

mussel

chēng14 strokes

Chinese character

chēng15 strokes

Chinese character

chēng15 strokes

to support

chēng16 strokes

stare at sth beyond reach

chéng6 strokes

deputy

chéng6 strokes

to succeed

chéng7 strokes

to present to a superior

chéng8 strokes

to bear

chéng8 strokes

door post

chéng8 strokes

(bound form) sincere; authentic

chéng9 strokes

city walls

chéng10 strokes

to ride

chéng10 strokes

earthen jar

chéng11 strokes

(used in people's names)

chéng12 strokes

to punish

chéng12 strokes

rule

chéng12 strokes

to take off one's clothes

chéng13 strokes

raised path between fields

chéng13 strokes

Chinese character

chéng14 strokes

(literary) inebriated

chéng15 strokes

clear

chéng16 strokes

orange tree

chéng19 strokes

Chinese character

chěng10 strokes

to show off

chěng10 strokes

to hasten

chěng17 strokes

Chinese character

chèng10 strokes

steelyard balance; Roman balance

chēng12 strokes

Chinese character

chī6 strokes

to eat; to consume

chī10 strokes

(onom.) giggling

chī10 strokes

ignorant

chī10 strokes

scops owl

chī11 strokes

(bound form) sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye)

chī11 strokes

to whip with bamboo strips

chī13 strokes

laugh at

chī13 strokes

ugly woman

chī13 strokes

imbecile

chī16 strokes

dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry)

chī16 strokes

Chinese character

chī19 strokes

Chinese character

chī19 strokes

used in 魑魅[chi1mei4]

chí6 strokes

to unstring a bow

chí6 strokes

pond

chí6 strokes

to run fast

chí7 strokes

late

chí8 strokes

name of a district in Shandong

chí9 strokes

to hold

chí13 strokes

Chinese character

chí15 strokes

courtyard

chí15 strokes

used in 踟躕|踟蹰[chi2chu2]

chí15 strokes

Chinese character

chí16 strokes

bamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes

chǐ4 strokes

a Chinese foot

chǐ7 strokes

foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)

chǐ8 strokes

extravagant

齿chǐ8 strokes

tooth

chǐ10 strokes

Chinese character

chǐ10 strokes

(bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace

chǐ11 strokes

salted fermented beans

chǐ15 strokes

to strip

chǐ15 strokes

Chinese character

chì3 strokes

step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60)

chì5 strokes

to scold

chì5 strokes

to blame

chì7 strokes

red

chì7 strokes

(bound form) to put in order

chì9 strokes

to burn

chì10 strokes

(bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)

chì11 strokes

imperial orders

chì12 strokes

only (classical, usually follows negative or question words)

chì12 strokes

Chinese character

chì13 strokes

to detain

chì15 strokes

used in 瘛瘲|瘛疭[chi4zong4]

chì16 strokes

Chinese character

chōng6 strokes

sufficient; full

chōng6 strokes

(of water) to dash against

chōng7 strokes

grieved

chōng7 strokes

Chinese character

chōng9 strokes

Chinese character

chōng11 strokes

to pound (grain)

chōng15 strokes

used in 憧憬[chong1jing3]

chōng15 strokes

Chinese character

chōng18 strokes

Chinese character

chóng6 strokes

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures

chóng11 strokes

high

chóng18 strokes

Chinese character

chǒng8 strokes

to love

chǒng19 strokes

Chinese character

chòng11 strokes

ancient firearm

chòng14 strokes

Chinese character

chōu8 strokes

to draw out

chōu16 strokes

to convalesce

chóu4 strokes

hatred

chóu9 strokes

comrades

chóu10 strokes

canopy

chóu11 strokes

forlorn

chóu11 strokes

(light) silk

chóu12 strokes

species of tree resistant to cold weather

chóu12 strokes

arable fields

chóu13 strokes

to worry about

chóu13 strokes

dense

chóu13 strokes

chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket

chóu13 strokes

to entertain

chóu14 strokes

Chinese character

chóu14 strokes

used in 躊躇|踌躇[chou2chu2]

chóu16 strokes

Chinese character

chóu17 strokes

Chinese character

chóu18 strokes

to collate

chóu19 strokes

Chinese character

chóu20 strokes

Chinese character

chóu21 strokes

Chinese character

chǒu4 strokes

clown

chǒu14 strokes

(dialect) to look at

chǒu17 strokes

Chinese character

chòu10 strokes

stench

chū5 strokes

to go out; to come out

chū7 strokes

at first

chū15 strokes

simaroubaceae

chú5 strokes

to mow or cut grass

chú9 strokes

to get rid of

chú10 strokes

Chinese character

chú12 strokes

old variant of 廚|厨[chu2]

chú12 strokes

name of a river in Anhui

chú12 strokes

a hoe

chú14 strokes

old variant of 芻|刍[chu2]

chú13 strokes

Bufo vulgaris

chú13 strokes

(bound form) chick; young bird

chú15 strokes

Chinese character

chú15 strokes

Chinese character

chú16 strokes

wardrobe

chú18 strokes

used in 躊躇|踌躇[chou2chu2]

chú18 strokes

Chinese character

chú19 strokes

Chinese character

chú19 strokes

used in 踟躕|踟蹰[chi2chu2]

chú22 strokes

Chinese character

chù5 strokes

old variant of 處|处[chu3]

chǔ8 strokes

pestle

chǔ10 strokes

foundation

chǔ12 strokes

(bound form) to store up; to keep in reserve

chǔ12 strokes

Broussonetia kasinoki

chǔ13 strokes

surname Chu

chǔ13 strokes

padding (in garment)

chǔ17 strokes

Chinese character

chǔ18 strokes

Chinese character

chù3 strokes

to step with the right foot (used in 彳亍[chi4chu4])

chù5 strokes

to reside

chù8 strokes

fearful

chù8 strokes

crimson silk

chù8 strokes

a shackled pig

chù10 strokes

livestock

chù11 strokes

Chinese character

chǔ11 strokes

Chinese character

chù13 strokes

to twitch; to have a spasm

chù13 strokes

to touch

chù14 strokes

crowd

chù15 strokes

Chinese character

chù16 strokes

to be afraid

chù17 strokes

to dismiss from office

chù20 strokes

Chinese character

chù24 strokes

lofty

chuāi12 strokes

to estimate

chuāi13 strokes

to knead

chuò11 strokes

(literary) to drink

chuài16 strokes

used in 囊膪[nang1 chuai4]

chuài16 strokes

to kick

chuān3 strokes

archaic variant of 川[chuan1]

chuān3 strokes

(bound form) river

chuān7 strokes

(chemistry) tritium

穿chuān9 strokes

to wear

chuán6 strokes

to pass on

chuán9 strokes

boat

chuán11 strokes

boat

chuán12 strokes

to hurry

chuán13 strokes

Chinese character

chuán13 strokes

beam

chuǎn6 strokes

mistaken

chuǎn12 strokes

to gasp

chuàn7 strokes

to string together

chuàn8 strokes

armlet

chuàn11 strokes

Chinese character

chuāng4 strokes

Chinese character

chuāng9 strokes

sore

chuāng12 strokes

window

chuāng15 strokes

Chinese character

chuáng7 strokes

bed

chuǎng6 strokes

to rush

chuǎng18 strokes

Chinese character

chuàng6 strokes

(bound form) a wound; to wound

chuàng7 strokes

mournful

chuàng12 strokes

Chinese character

chuàng13 strokes

Chinese character

chuī7 strokes

to blow

chuī8 strokes

to cook food

chuí8 strokes

to hang (down)

chuí10 strokes

frontier

chuí11 strokes

to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound

chuí12 strokes

to flog

chuí13 strokes

mallet

chuí13 strokes

hammer

chuí16 strokes

Chinese character

chūn9 strokes

spring (season)

椿chūn13 strokes

Chinese toon (Toona sinensis)

chūn15 strokes

bedbug

chūn20 strokes

Chinese character

chún7 strokes

pure

chún10 strokes

lip

chún10 strokes

Chinese character

chún10 strokes

used in 蓴菜|莼菜[chun2cai4]

chún11 strokes

genuine

chún11 strokes

Chinese character

chún14 strokes

Chinese character

chún13 strokes

quail

chún15 strokes

Chinese character

chún15 strokes

alcohol

chún19 strokes

Chinese character

chǔn21 strokes

stupid

chuō15 strokes

to get ahead

chuō18 strokes

to jab

chuò3 strokes

to walk (side part of split character)

chuò7 strokes

to walk (side part of split character)

chuò11 strokes

mournful

chuò11 strokes

(bound form) ample; spacious

chuò12 strokes

to stop (before completion)

chuò14 strokes

Chinese character

chuò15 strokes

Chinese character

chuò15 strokes

used in 齷齪|龌龊[wo4 chuo4]

chuò22 strokes

Chinese character

9 strokes

(coll.) to scold

11 strokes

blemish

7 strokes

word

9 strokes

shrine

9 strokes

Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris)

10 strokes

chinaware

12 strokes

Chinese character

13 strokes

compassionate

13 strokes

to resign

14 strokes

magnetic

14 strokes

female

14 strokes

used in 鸕鶿|鸬鹚[lu2ci2]

15 strokes

sticky rice cake

19 strokes

Chinese character

20 strokes

Chinese character

6 strokes

this; these

6 strokes

stab

6 strokes

next in sequence

8 strokes

nimble

8 strokes

thorn

12 strokes

Urtica thunbergiana

12 strokes

ancient tax in the form of bales of cloth

12 strokes

(bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant

15 strokes

Chinese character

cōng5 strokes

hurried

cōng7 strokes

Chinese character

cōng7 strokes

chimney

cōng7 strokes

Boschniakia glabra

cōng8 strokes

fir tree

cōng9 strokes

Chinese character

cōng11 strokes

Chinese character

cōng12 strokes

scallion

cōng15 strokes

Chinese character

cōng14 strokes

buckskin horse

cōng15 strokes

Chinese character

cōng15 strokes

chimney (old)

cōng15 strokes

stone similar to jade

cōng15 strokes

(literary) acute (of hearing)

cōng17 strokes

Chinese character

cóng4 strokes

from; through; via

cóng5 strokes

cluster

cóng11 strokes

Chinese character

cóng11 strokes

noise of water

cóng12 strokes

surname Cong

cóng18 strokes

Chinese character

còu11 strokes

to gather together, pool or collect

còu12 strokes

Chinese character

còu13 strokes

the tissue between the skin and the flesh

còu13 strokes

to converge

11 strokes

(of sth long) wide; thick

8 strokes

to go

9 strokes

to die

9 strokes

(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid

11 strokes

abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

14 strokes

collect

15 strokes

vinegar

17 strokes

crowded

18 strokes

to knit (one's brows)

19 strokes

carefully

cuān6 strokes

quick-boil

cuān15 strokes

rush

cuān17 strokes

ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip

蹿cuān19 strokes

to leap up

cuān21 strokes

Chinese character

cuān25 strokes

Chinese character

cuàn12 strokes

to flee

cuàn16 strokes

to seize

cuàn18 strokes

Chinese character

cuàn30 strokes

cooking-stove

cuī11 strokes

surname Cui

cuī13 strokes

to urge

cuī14 strokes

to break

cuī14 strokes

rafter (classical)

cuǐ14 strokes

having the appearance of depth

cuǐ15 strokes

luster of gems

cuì10 strokes

brittle

cuì11 strokes

to spit

cuì11 strokes

haggard

cuì11 strokes

dip into water

cuì11 strokes

collect

cuì12 strokes

crisp

cuì13 strokes

care-worn

cuì14 strokes

pure

cuì14 strokes

five-color silk

cuì14 strokes

bluish-green

cūn6 strokes

surname Cun

cūn7 strokes

village

cūn12 strokes

chapped

cún6 strokes

to exist

cǔn6 strokes

to ponder

cùn3 strokes

a unit of length

cùn6 strokes

inch (English)

cuō12 strokes

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers

cuō14 strokes

deliberate

cuō15 strokes

to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips

cuō16 strokes

to error

cuó11 strokes

Chinese character

cuó12 strokes

lofty (as of mountain)

cuó12 strokes

acne

cuó12 strokes

short

cuó16 strokes

brine

cuǒ11 strokes

chopped meat

cuò10 strokes

to lay in place

cuò10 strokes

obstructed

cuò11 strokes

to handle

cuò12 strokes

(literary) to fracture (a bone)

cuò13 strokes

mistake

cuò15 strokes

Chinese character

cuò16 strokes

Chinese character

chà8 strokes

Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4duo1luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")

chà9 strokes

Chinese character

chí11 strokes

spoon

chēng15 strokes

pillar

chī9 strokes

surname Chi

chuā12 strokes

suddenly

cháng4 strokes

length

cháng8 strokes

Chinese character

còu13 strokes

Chinese character

12 strokes

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