一 yī one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit syn 车 車 chē car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159 syn 身 shēn body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 syn 根 gēn root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry) syn 基 jī (bound form) base / foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese) syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 激进 激進 jī jìn radical / extreme / extremist syn 根号 根號 gēn hào radical sign √ (math.) 根治 gēn zhì to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure 字头 字頭 zì tóu single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable 剧变 劇變 jù biàn to change dramatically / radical change syn 哈马斯 哈馬斯 hā mǎ sī Hamas (radical Palestinian group) 基团 基團 jī tuán radical (chemistry) 部首 bù shǒu radical of a Chinese character 偏旁 piān páng component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part) syn 自由基 zì yóu jī free radical 儿 rén variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc syn 片 piàn thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91 syn 火 huǒ fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86 syn 肉 ròu meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130 syn 鸟 鳥 niǎo bird / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn syn 讠 言 yán "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2] 衣 yī clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145 syn 犬 quǎn dog / Kangxi radical 94 syn 厂 hǎn "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc syn 乙 yǐ second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° 竹 zhú bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118 / "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118) syn 巾 jīn towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50 syn 臣 chén state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131 syn 羟 羥 qiǎng hydroxyl (radical) 鼎 dǐng ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes syn 艹 cǎo grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5] 歹 dǎi bad / wicked / evil / Kangxi radical 78 syn 根式 gēn shì (math.) a radical / a radical expression 广 yǎn "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc syn 皿 mǐn (bound form) dish / vessel / shallow container / radical no. 108 酰 xiān acid radical / -acyl (chemistry) 匚 fāng "right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc 羰 tāng carbonyl (radical) 羧 suō carboxyl radical (chemistry) 殳 shū bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc 豸 zhì worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153) 丬 爿 qiáng "piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[pian4] 亻 rén "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9) 糸 mì fine silk / Kangxi radical 120 忄 xīn Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element 彡 shān "bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59) 襾 yà cover / radical no 146 旋乾转坤 旋乾轉坤 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom) / earth-shattering / a radical change 虍 hǔ "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141) / see also 虎字頭|虎字头[hu3 zi4 tou2] 肽键 肽鍵 tài jiàn peptide bond CO-NH / bond in protein between carboxyl radical and amino radical 宀 mián "roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4] 冫 bīng "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰[bing1], 次[ci4] etc, known as 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3] 丶 zhǔ "dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3), aka 點|点[dian3] 丿 piě radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4), aka 撇[pie3] 亅 jué "vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6), aka 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4gou1] 亠 tóu "lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8) 冖 mì "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4] 卩 jié "seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26) 廴 yǐn "long stride" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 54), occurring in 建, 延, 廷 etc 冂 jiōng radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用[yong4], 同[tong2], 網|网[wang3] etc, referred to as 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4] 匸 xì "cover" or "conceal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 23) (distinguished from 匚[fang1]) 㔾 jié "seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26) 三框栏 三框欄 sān kuàng lán radical 匚[fang1] (Kangxi radical 22) 三点水 三點水 sān diǎn shuǐ name of "water" radical 氵[shui3] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85) 侧刀旁 側刀旁 cè dāo páng name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc 两点水 兩點水 liǎng diǎn shuǐ name of the "ice" radical 冫[bing1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15) 区字框 區字框 qū zì kuàng radical 匚[fang1] (Kangxi radical 22) 同字框 tóng zì kuàng name of the radical 冂[jiong1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13) 宝盖 寶蓋 bǎo gài name of the "roof" radical 宀[mian2] (Kangxi radical 40) 平宝盖 平寶蓋 píng bǎo gài name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14) / see also 冖[mi4] 厂字旁 chǎng zì páng name of "cliff" 厂 radical in simplified Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27) 氵 shuǐ "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3] 秃宝盖 禿寶蓋 tū bǎo gài name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14) / see also 冖[mi4] 立刀旁 lì dāo páng name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc 虎字头 虎字頭 hǔ zì tóu name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141) / see also 虍[hu1] 言字旁 yán zì páng name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 訁|讠[yan2] 扌 shǒu "hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc 纟 糹 sī "silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lu:4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4] 衤 yī the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, 衣[yi1] 大气游离基 dài qì yóu lí jī atmospheric free radical / atmospheric radical 饣 飠 shí "to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184) 丨 gǔn radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) 虍 hū stripes of a tiger / "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141) 镸 cháng "long" or "to grow" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 168) 爫 zhǎo "claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87) 灬 huǒ "fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc 笔划检字表 筆劃檢字表 bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count 彳 chì step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4] 羟自由基 羥自由基 qiǎng zì yóu jī hydroxyl radical 氢氧根 氫氧根 qīng yǎng gēn hydroxide radical (-OH) 自由基清除剂 自由基清除劑 zì yóu jī qīng chú jì radical scavenger (chemistry) 彐 jì pig snout (Kangxi radical 58) 疒 nè sick / sickness / Kang Xi radical 104 / also pr. [chuang2] 合体字 合體字 hé tǐ zì a Chinese character formed by combining existing elements - i.e. a combined ideogram 會意|会意 or radical plus phonetic 形聲|形声 心部 xīn bù Radical 乙酸基 yǐ suān jī acetyl radical CH3COO- 