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character
这个字你认识吗？Do you know this character?
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word
他一个字也没说。He didn't say a word.
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Related words (287)
model or template character; written slogan or phrase; mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
common coding for components of Chinese character; same as Zheng coding 郑码
common form of Chinese character (as opposed to etymologically correct form 正體字|正体字); same as 俗體字|俗体字
to correct an erroneously written character; regular script (calligraphy); standard form (of a character or spelling)
literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle); courtesy name
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds
loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan
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
radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
to have one's fortune read; system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 (sexagenary cycle)
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character
correct form of a Chinese character (when the common form 俗字 differs); plain typeface (as opposed to bold or italics); another name for traditional Chinese character (mainly in Taiwan)
character with two or more readings; character where different readings convey different meanings (Tw)
simplified Chinese character (as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字); simplified character
name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149); see also 讠
pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character derived from a picture; sometimes called hieroglyph
transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character with meanings influenced by other words; sometimes called mutually explanatory character
phonetic loan character; using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
policy expressed in eight characters, e.g. 巩固、深化、提高、发展[Gong3 gu4 , shen1 hua4 , ti2 gao1 , fa1 zhan3] "Consolidate, deepen, enhance and grow"; eight-character policy
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
(lit.) there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet
(lit.) there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet
(lit.) there is a knife above the character for lust; (fig.) lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
Idioms (10)
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect; each word is highly valued
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom); concise and powerful style
not to mention (idiom); to say not one word; (fig.) to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
(lit.) there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom); (fig.) things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet
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