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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
里 lǐ	里 \| 里* \| *里	li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮｜镇 and neighborhood 鄰｜邻 levels	HSK 1


金 jīn	金 \| 金* \| *金	gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音	HSK 3


古 gǔ	古 \| 古* \| *古	ancient / old / paleo-	HSK 3


丑 chǒu	丑 \| 丑* \| *丑	clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30°	HSK 5


乙 yǐ	乙 \| 乙* \| *乙	second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / 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, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°	HSK 5


丁 dīng	丁 \| 丁* \| *丁	male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl	HSK 7-9


土 tǔ	土 \| 土* \| *土	earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音	HSK 3


古代 gǔdài	古代 \| 古代* \| *古代	ancient times	HSK 3


甲 jiǎ	甲 \| 甲* \| *甲	first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°	HSK 5


未 wèi	未 \| 未* \| *未	not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°	HSK 7-9


古人 gǔrén	古人 \| 古人* \| *古人	people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person	HSK 7-9


侯 hóu	侯 \| 侯* \| *侯	marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位 / nobleman; high official


乾 qián	乾 \| 乾* \| *乾	one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing heaven / male principle / ☰ / ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)


古老 gǔlǎo	古老 \| 古老* \| *古老	ancient / old / age-old	HSK 5


芻狗 chúgǒu	芻狗 \| 芻狗* \| *芻狗	(literary) straw dog used as a ritual offering in ancient China (treated with reverence during the rite and discarded afterwards)	刍狗


子 zǐ	子 \| 子* \| *子	son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-


荀 xún	荀 \| 荀* \| *荀	(archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts / name of a state that existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shanxi


孫子 Sūnzǐ	孫子 \| 孫子* \| *孫子	Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武｜孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书	孙子


古籍 gǔjí	古籍 \| 古籍* \| *古籍	ancient text / antique books


傳世 chuánshì	傳世 \| 傳世* \| *傳世	handed down from ancient times / family heirloom	传世


㱾 gāi	㱾 \| 㱾* \| *㱾	a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits


郿 méi	郿 \| 郿* \| *郿	ancient place name


微 Wēi	微 \| 微* \| *微	surname Wei / ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing / Taiwan pr. [Wei2]


九州 Jiǔzhōu	九州 \| 九州* \| *九州	division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands


宰 zǎi	宰 \| 宰* \| *宰	to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge / (bound form) to govern; to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)	HSK 7-9


票莊 piàozhuāng	票莊 \| 票莊* \| *票莊	money shop (ancient form of banking business)	票庄


黨項族 Dǎngxiàngzú	黨項族 \| 黨項族* \| *黨項族	Tangut branch of the Qiang 羌 ethnic group / ancient ethnic group who made up the Xixia dynasty 西夏 1038-1227	党项族


孫子兵法 Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ	孫子兵法 \| 孫子兵法* \| *孫子兵法	“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书, written by Sun Tzu 孫子｜孙子	孙子兵法


墳 fén	墳 \| 墳* \| *墳	grave / tomb / CL: 座 / embankment / mound / ancient book	坟 HSK 7-9


徵 zhǐ	徵 \| 徵* \| *徵	4th note in the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale 五音, corresponding to sol


古往今來 gǔwǎngjīnlái	古往今來 \| 古往今來* \| *古往今來	since ancient times / since times immemorial	古往今来


古都 gǔdū	古都 \| 古都* \| *古都	ancient capital


刀槍劍戟 dāoqiāngjiànjǐ	刀槍劍戟 \| 刀槍劍戟* \| *刀槍劍戟	(idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds	刀枪剑戟


兵家 bīngjiā	兵家 \| 兵家* \| *兵家	military strategist in ancient China / military commander / soldier


祖先 zǔxiān	祖先 \| 祖先* \| *祖先	ancestors; forebears / (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved	HSK 7-9


古文明 gǔwénmíng	古文明 \| 古文明* \| *古文明	ancient civilization


丙 bǐng	丙 \| 丙* \| *丙	third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl	HSK 7-9


五代十國 Wǔdài Shíguó	五代十國 \| 五代十國* \| *五代十國	Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China	五代十国


鬼 guǐ	鬼 \| 鬼* \| *鬼	disembodied spirit; ghost; devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭｜诡) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy	HSK 5


密 Mì	密 \| 密* \| *密	surname Mi / name of an ancient state


月氏 Yuèzhī	月氏 \| 月氏* \| *月氏	ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty


古今 gǔjīn	古今 \| 古今* \| *古今	then and now / ancient and modern


古代史 gǔdàishǐ	古代史 \| 古代史* \| *古代史	ancient history


古城 gǔchéng	古城 \| 古城* \| *古城	ancient city


古希臘 gǔ Xīlà	古希臘 \| 古希臘* \| *古希臘	ancient Greece	古希腊


國學 guóxué	國學 \| 國學* \| *國學	Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history)	国学 HSK 7-9


古堡 gǔbǎo	古堡 \| 古堡* \| *古堡	ancient castle


螗 táng	螗 \| 螗* \| *螗	variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books)


史 shǐ	史 \| 史* \| *史	history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China


自古 zìgǔ	自古 \| 自古* \| *自古	(since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial


傳道 chuándào	傳道 \| 傳道* \| *傳道	to lecture on doctrine / to expound the wisdom of ancient sages / to preach / a sermon	传道


投壺 tóuhú	投壺 \| 投壺* \| *投壺	ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment	投壶


四大美女 sìdàměinǚ	四大美女 \| 四大美女* \| *四大美女	the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬｜貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環｜杨玉环


故址 gùzhǐ	故址 \| 故址* \| *故址	old site / site of sth (palace, ancient state etc) that no longer exists


胡人 húrén	胡人 \| 胡人* \| *胡人	ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian


遠古 yuǎngǔ	遠古 \| 遠古* \| *遠古	antiquity / ancient times	远古


古昔 gǔxī	古昔 \| 古昔* \| *古昔	(literary) ancient times / in olden days


以弗所 Yǐfúsuǒ	以弗所 \| 以弗所* \| *以弗所	Ephesus, city of ancient Greece


亥 hài	亥 \| 亥* \| *亥	12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330°


古羅馬 gǔ Luómǎ	古羅馬 \| 古羅馬* \| *古羅馬	ancient Rome	古罗马


尚書郎 shàngshūláng	尚書郎 \| 尚書郎* \| *尚書郎	ancient official title	尚书郎


伯邑考 Bó Yìkǎo	伯邑考 \| 伯邑考* \| *伯邑考	Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and the elder brother of King Wu 周武王 who was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝 of ancient China


古書 gǔshū	古書 \| 古書* \| *古書	ancient book / old book	古书


近古 jìngǔ	近古 \| 近古* \| *近古	near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)


青銅器 qīngtóngqì	青銅器 \| 青銅器* \| *青銅器	bronze implement / refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC	青铜器


上古 shànggǔ	上古 \| 上古* \| *上古	the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times


神社 shénshè	神社 \| 神社* \| *神社	(historical) shrine or altar for sacrifices to local or ancestral deities (in ancient China) / Shinto shrine


龜茲 Qiūcí	龜茲 \| 龜茲* \| *龜茲	Kucha, ancient Silk Road kingdom and Buddhist center on the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert (Han-Tang period), in present-day Aksu, Xinjiang	龟兹


貝斯 Bèisī	貝斯 \| 貝斯* \| *貝斯	Bes, a minor god of ancient Egypt	贝斯


壬 rén	壬 \| 壬* \| *壬	ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / ninth in order / letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 345° / nona


巾幗 jīnguó	巾幗 \| 巾幗* \| *巾幗	woman / woman's headdress (ancient)	巾帼


水曜日 Shuǐyàorì	水曜日 \| 水曜日* \| *水曜日	Wednesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)


爵 jué	爵 \| 爵* \| *爵	ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle / nobility


直裰 zhíduō	直裰 \| 直裰* \| *直裰	everyday robe worn at home in ancient times / robe worn by priests, monks and scholars


鼎 dǐng	鼎 \| 鼎* \| *鼎	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


司徒 sītú	司徒 \| 司徒* \| *司徒	minister of land and people (in ancient times)


回鶻 Huíhú	回鶻 \| 回鶻* \| *回鶻	Huihu, ancient name of an ethnic group who were the ancestors of the Uyghurs 維吾爾族｜维吾尔族 and the Yugurs 裕固族	回鹘


久遠 jiǔyuǎn	久遠 \| 久遠* \| *久遠	old / ancient / far away	久远


郎中 lángzhōng	郎中 \| 郎中* \| *郎中	doctor (Chinese medicine) / ancient official title / companions (respectful)


丁夫 dīngfū	丁夫 \| 丁夫* \| *丁夫	(in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service


亙古未有 gèngǔwèiyǒu	亙古未有 \| 亙古未有* \| *亙古未有	unprecedented / never seen since ancient times	亘古未有


古裝 gǔzhuāng	古裝 \| 古裝* \| *古裝	ancient costume / period costume (in movies etc)	古装


月支 Yuèzhī	月支 \| 月支* \| *月支	the Yuezhi, an ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty (also written 月氏)


古時候 gǔshíhou	古時候 \| 古時候* \| *古時候	in ancient times / in olden days	古时候


井田 jǐngtián	井田 \| 井田* \| *井田	the well-field system of ancient China


伎 jì	伎 \| 伎* \| *伎	artistry / talent / skill / (in ancient times) female entertainer


奇門遁甲 qíméndùnjiǎ	奇門遁甲 \| 奇門遁甲* \| *奇門遁甲	Qimen Dunjia, an ancient system of occult arts used for divination and strategic planning	奇门遁甲


尊 zūn	尊 \| 尊* \| *尊	senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel


箋注 jiānzhù	箋注 \| 箋注* \| *箋注	to annotate (ancient texts) / commentaries	笺注


古史 gǔshǐ	古史 \| 古史* \| *古史	ancient history


石 dàn	石 \| 石* \| *石	dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]


石 shí	石 \| 石* \| *石	rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音


角 jué	角 \| 角* \| *角	role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale


鬲 lì	鬲 \| 鬲* \| *鬲	ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs


司南 sīnán	司南 \| 司南* \| *司南	ancient Chinese compass


大夏 Dàxià	大夏 \| 大夏* \| *大夏	Han Chinese name for an ancient Central Asia country


巴力 Bālì	巴力 \| 巴力* \| *巴力	Baal, god worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities


文面 wénmiàn	文面 \| 文面* \| *文面	to tattoo the face / face tattoo / to brand (ancient punishment)


質子 zhìzǐ	質子 \| 質子* \| *質子	proton (positively charged nuclear particle) / a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China	质子


前言 qiányán	前言 \| 前言* \| *前言	preface; foreword; introduction; preamble / earlier remarks; earlier words / (literary) words of the ancient thinkers

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