COMMON HANZI DIRECTORY

Chinese character dictionary with Pinyin and radicals

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学xué · 8to study or learn; knowledge, school, or a field of study

国guó · 8country, nation, state, or national territory

爱ài · 10love, affection, or to be fond of something

人rén · 2person, people, humankind, or someone else

孙sūn · 6grandchild, descendant, or the Chinese surname Sun

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Are Simplified, Traditional and Japanese forms always the same?

No. Characters such as 学 and 學 or 国 and 國 use different common forms by region. Each entry compares the relevant shapes.