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Chinese Etymology Dictionary
This is a remarkable site by Richard Sears. Enter any word in either traditional or simplified [big5 or gb] form or, better still, UFT-8 form, you will get a wealth of information!

Chinese-Variant

Variant writings of words A dictionary for non-standard variant writings of words.

English-Chinese, Chinese-English

English-Chinese Online Dictionary

MDBG Chinese-English dictionary

English-Mandarin Chinese dictionary
Not a full-size dictionary. Chinese is Mandarin Chinese in pinyin.

Chinese Character Genealogy
More than just a dictionary. A whole website by Rick Harbaugh.

Dictionaries Thomas Chen, Leiden Univ.
English, Radical/strokes, pinyin, Cantonese, Hakka, Internal codes, etc

OneLook Dictionary
This is not a Chinese dictionary, but a source for English-English dictionaries. Enter a word, and it provides links to several dictionaries which define the term. This free service is the fastest, best way to find the really tough ones.
This is a wonderful demonstration of the power of the Internet. How else would you be able to look up a word in several dictionaries without leaving your seat?

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