wén
language
culture
writing
formal
literary
gentle
(old) classifier for coins
Kangxi radical 67
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
zhú
bamboo
CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]
Kangxi radical 118
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
jīn
towel
general purpose cloth
women's headcovering (old)
Kangxi radical 50
chén
state official or subject in dynastic China
I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign)
Kangxi radical 131
Kāng xī
Kangxi, title of the reign (1661-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖|圣祖[Sheng4 zu3]
yī
one
1
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
hǎn
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
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°
chì
step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60)
see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]
piě
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4)
see 撇[pie3]
zhǔ
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3)
see also 點|点[dian3]
gǔn
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
bīng
"ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰, 决, 次
see also 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3]
shuǐ
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 没, 法, 流 etc
see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
mián
"roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc
see also 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
zhì
worm-like invertebrate
mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4])
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)
mì
"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 军, 写, 冠 etc
see also 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4]
see also 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]
dāo
"knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18)
see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2]
see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
fāng
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc
see also 三框欄|三框栏[san1 kuang4 lan2]
see also 區字框|区字框[qu1 zi4 kuang4]
Lú dìng qiáo
Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河[Da4 du4 he2] in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣|泸定县[Lu2 ding4 xian4] with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
jué
"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6)
see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]
sān diǎn shuǐ
name of "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)
see also 氵[shui3]
jiōng
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用, 同, 网 etc
see also 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4]
bǎo gài
name of "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40)
see also 宀[mian2]
xì
"cover" or "conceal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 23)
see also 匚[fang1]
qiáng
"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[pian4]
yán
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149)
see also 言字旁[yán zì páng]
hū
stripes of a tiger
"tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)
hǔ
"tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)
see also 虎字頭|虎字头[hǔ zì tóu]
Zhāng Tíng yù
Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[Ming2 shi3] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3]
sān fān zhī luàn
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
liǎng diǎn shuǐ
name of "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)
see also 冫[bing1]
yán zì páng
name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149)
see also 訁|讠[yan2]
jié
"seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)
tū bǎo gài
name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14)
see also 冖[mi4]
lì dāo páng
name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 别 etc
see also 刂[dao1]
fǎn wén páng
(colloquial) grapheme 攵 (variant form of Kangxi radical 66, 攴)
Sān fān pàn luàn
rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi
zhì lóng táng sòng
"Ruled better that Tang and Song"
Qing Emperor Kangxi's memorial tribute to the first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武
hǔ zì tóu
name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)
see also 虍[hu1]
tóng zì kuàng
name of radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13)
see also 冂[jiong1]
Yīn Hóng xù
François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court
chǎng zì páng
name of "cliff" 厂 radical in simplified Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
píng bǎo gài
name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14)
see also 冖[mi4]
qū zì kuàng
name of radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 22)
see also 匚[fang1]
sān kuàng lán
name of radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 22)
see also 匚[fang1]
cè dāo páng
name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 别 etc
see also 刂[dao1]
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