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The Radical · knife

Radical 18. The 52 characters in our dictionary built on the radical, most common first.

52 characters · page 1 of 1
  1. dào·ㄉㄠˋTo reach or arrive; to go to; until a time or up to a point; a verb complement indicating arrival; thoughtful; thorough.
  2. qián·ㄑㄧㄢˊFront; forward; ahead; preceding; former; before; ago; in the past; future; first in sequence.
  3. fēn·ㄈㄣto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish; part; share; minute (time); fraction; unit of money or point (in games)
  4. ·ㄌㄧˋAdvantage; benefit; profit; interest; sharp; favorable; to do good to; surname.
  5. ·ㄗㄜˊA function word indicating contrast or consequence; a rule or standard; a classifier for written items or paragraphs; to imitate or follow.
  6. bié·ㄅㄧㄝˊto separate; to distinguish; don't; other; another; different; to fasten with a pin; to insert; category
  7. chuàng·ㄔㄨㄤˋTo create, initiate, or establish something new; to achieve for the first time; a wound or sore.
  8. zhì·ㄓˋsystem; to control; to regulate; to make; to manufacture; to establish; to decide
  9. liè·ㄌㄧㄝˋTo arrange in a line or row; a line or row; a series; a column (in data); a classifier for things in rows or columns; a surname.
  10. qiē·ㄑㄧㄝto cut; to slice; to carve; to mince; to buy wholesale from a supplier; (geometry) tangential; (sports) to drive or slice a ball
  11. chū·ㄔㄨInitially; at first; beginning; the first; early; the lowest; original; surname.
  12. ·ㄎㄜˋto carve; to engrave; to cut; a moment; a quarter hour; oppressive; to remember firmly; to harm or exploit; to limit; deep (degree)
  13. ·ㄐㄩˋA play, opera, or TV series; dramatic or intense; severe or acute; also a surname.
  14. gāng·ㄍㄤHard; firm; strong; just now; recently; barely; exactly; upright and selfless.
  15. pàn·ㄆㄢˋTo judge or decide a case; to distinguish or differentiate; to grade; a judgment or sentence.
  16. ·ㄈㄨˋAuxiliary; secondary; deputy or assistant; vice-; classifier for sets of items like glasses or pairs of things; also used for facial expressions.
  17. ·ㄘˋthorn; to prick or pierce with a sharp object; to stab; to assassinate; to sting; to irritate; to prod; to probe or investigate secretly.
  18. huà·ㄏㄨㄚˋTo cut or scratch the surface of something; to draw a line; to plan or delimit; to assign or transfer.
  19. dāo·ㄉㄠKnife or blade; a tool for cutting, slicing, or carving; a type of ancient coin; surname; classifier for cuts or paper sheets.
  20. xíng·ㄒㄧㄥˊPunishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment; to punish; to take as a model; to emulate.
  21. liú·ㄌㄧㄡˊA common Chinese surname; a type of battle-ax; to kill or slaughter; sparse or withered (of foliage).
  22. shèng·ㄕㄥˋTo remain; to be left over; to have as a remainder; surplus; excess.
  23. kān·ㄎㄢTo publish or print; a publication or periodical; to amend or correct; to carve or engrave.
  24. quàn·ㄑㄩㄢˋA ticket or voucher; a certificate or deed, especially a document split into two parts; a bond or contract.
  25. jiǎn·ㄐㄧㄢˇScissors or similar cutting tool; to cut with scissors; to edit audio or video; to wipe out or exterminate.
  26. jiàn·ㄐㄧㄢˋA sword, typically double-edged; a classifier for sword strokes or blows.
  27. ·ㄍㄜto cut; to divide or partition; to sever or abandon; disaster (rarely used in modern Mandarin).
  28. ·ㄐㄧˋA medicinal or chemical preparation made by mixing ingredients; a specific quantity or dose of medicine; classifier for doses of medicine.
  29. shuā·ㄕㄨㄚTo brush or scrub to clean; to paint or daub; to swipe a card; to scroll on a device; to eliminate or remove; to grind or farm in games.
  30. ·ㄅㄛTo peel, skin, or shuck; to strip off; to flay; to remove an outer layer; also a hexagram name in the Book of Changes representing decay.
  31. xuè·ㄒㄩㄝˋTo pare or peel with a knife; to cut or trim; to reduce or remove; to pare down; to scrape off.
  32. guā·ㄍㄨㄚTo scrape or shave off a surface; to blow (of wind); to plunder or extort; to scold or reprimand.
  33. shān·ㄕㄢTo delete or remove; to cut out or excise; to geld or castrate.
  34. pǒu·ㄆㄡˇTo cut open; to split in two; to dissect or analyze; to break apart.
  35. huá·ㄏㄨㄚˊTo row or paddle a boat; to cut or scratch a surface; to delimit or draw a line; profitable or worth the effort; to plan or assign.
  36. chà·ㄔㄚˋBuddhist monastery or temple; to brake or stop.
  37. ·ㄆㄧTo hack or chop; to split open; to divide; to strike (as lightning); to split in two.
  38. ·ㄊㄧTo scrape meat from bones; to pick at teeth or food; to weed out or select; to pick out flaws or unsuitable items.
  39. rèn·ㄖㄣˋThe sharp edge of a blade or knife; a cutting edge; to kill or murder.
  40. ·ㄊㄧˋTo shave hair from the head or face; to trim or prune plants; to weed.
  41. jiǎo·ㄐㄧㄠˇto destroy; to exterminate; to annihilate; to wipe out; to suppress (hunt and) kill
  42. diāo·ㄉㄧㄠartful; sly; cunning; wicked; surname Diao; to hold in mouth; to snatch away
  43. ·ㄌㄚˋTo slash or cut open; perverse, unreasonable, absurd; a variant of 拉, especially in Taiwan.
  44. chǎn·ㄔㄢˇTo scrape the ground with a tool; to level off; to cut away or remove.
  45. bào·ㄅㄠˋTo plane wood; a carpenter's plane; to dig or excavate; to peel or shave off; to deduct or subtract.
  46. ·ㄎㄜˋTo overcome or conquer; to restrain or limit; to exploit or oppress; to harm; strict or harsh.
  47. duò·ㄉㄨㄛˋTo chop up meat or other food; to chop off a body part; to mince or hash ingredients.
  48. piào·ㄆㄧㄠˋTo rob or steal; swift or nimble; to annihilate; impetuous or brave; superficial or frivolous.
  49. ·ㄧˋTo mow or reap crops; to cut down; to kill or eliminate; a sickle or scythe; a surname.
  50. wěn·ㄨㄣˇTo cut one's own throat; to commit suicide by cutting the throat; to behead.
  51. wān·ㄨㄢTo scoop out or gouge out something, often with a tool; to cut out a piece from a larger whole.
  52. kǎi·ㄎㄞˇTo sharpen; to grind; used in the idiom 剴切 (kǎiqiè) meaning earnest or sincere.