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Definition
- to stand
- to set up
- to establish
- graphic component (often seen in other characters)
- radical (Kang Xi 117)
- to lay down
- to draw up
- at once
- immediately
Compounds (29)
sound; graphic and meaning component (sound, music...); radical (Kang Xi 180); noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
bitter; hot; pungent (of taste) ; meaning component (crime, criminal law, spicy); radical (Kang Xi 160); hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; letter "H" or roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa
grain; granule; classifier (for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)); measure word
Related words (151)
to record sb's achievements in writing; to write a biography enhancing the subject's image
forthwith; immediately; right away; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once
name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 别 etc; see also 刂
three-dimensional road junction (i.e. involving fly-over bridges or underpass tunnels); overpass
to establish as separate entities; to divide (a company etc) into independent entities; discrete; separate; separation (of powers etc)
to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical
(lit.) to stand like the three legs of a tripod; tripartite confrontation or balance of forces
to form one's own group or school of thought; to set up one's own business; to establish oneself
Idioms (28)
to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
(lit.) set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect; quick results
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoints
to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom); towering majestically; (of a person) to stand up against sb
to fabricate excuses (idiom); to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down; to establish oneself
(lit.) to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom); to monumentalize; to glorify; to sing the praises of
independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoints
(lit.) to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom); (fig.) to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation; to want to have one's cake and eat it too
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