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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
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


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


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


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-


四大發明 sìdàfāmíng	四大發明 \| 四大發明* \| *四大發明	the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder	四大发明


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


規矩 guīju	規矩 \| 規矩* \| *規矩	lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved	规矩 HSK 7-9


指南針 zhǐnánzhēn	指南針 \| 指南針* \| *指南針	compass	指南针 HSK 7-9


循規蹈矩 xúnguīdǎojǔ	循規蹈矩 \| 循規蹈矩* \| *循規蹈矩	to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention	循规蹈矩


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°


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


尺規作圖 chǐguīzuòtú	尺規作圖 \| 尺規作圖* \| *尺規作圖	ruler and compass construction (geometry)	尺规作图


方位 fāngwèi	方位 \| 方位* \| *方位	direction / points of the compass / bearing / position / azimuth


指北針 zhǐběizhēn	指北針 \| 指北針* \| *指北針	compass	指北针


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


坤 kūn	坤 \| 坤* \| *坤	one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing earth / female principle / ☷ / ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)


辰 chén	辰 \| 辰* \| *辰	5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120°


午 wǔ	午 \| 午* \| *午	7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)


規行矩步 guīxíngjǔbù	規行矩步 \| 規行矩步* \| *規行矩步	to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention	规行矩步


手腕式 shǒuwànshì	手腕式 \| 手腕式* \| *手腕式	wrist- (watch, compass)


癸 guǐ	癸 \| 癸* \| *癸	tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / tenth in order / letter "J" or Roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 15° / deca


八方 bāfāng	八方 \| 八方* \| *八方	the eight points of the compass / all directions


規矩準繩 guījuzhǔnshéng	規矩準繩 \| 規矩準繩* \| *規矩準繩	compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard / norms / criteria	规矩准绳


尺規 chǐguī	尺規 \| 尺規* \| *尺規	ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)	尺规


圓規 yuánguī	圓規 \| 圓規* \| *圓規	compass (drafting)	圆规


夢溪筆談 Mèng Xī Bǐtán	夢溪筆談 \| 夢溪筆談* \| *夢溪筆談	Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括, book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass	梦溪笔谈


羅盤 luópán	羅盤 \| 羅盤* \| *羅盤	compass	罗盘


寅 yín	寅 \| 寅* \| *寅	3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60°


酉 yǒu	酉 \| 酉* \| *酉	10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)


規 guī	規 \| 規* \| *規	compass / a rule / regulation / to admonish / to plan / to scheme	规


向盤 xiàngpán	向盤 \| 向盤* \| *向盤	compass	向盘


艮 gèn	艮 \| 艮* \| *艮	one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)


巳 sì	巳 \| 巳* \| *巳	6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150°


巽 xùn	巽 \| 巽* \| *巽	to obey / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing wood and wind / ☴ / ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast)


庚 gēng	庚 \| 庚* \| *庚	age / seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / seventh in order / letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 255° / hepta


申 shēn	申 \| 申* \| *申	to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°


辛 xīn	辛 \| 辛* \| *辛	(of taste) hot or pungent / 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


規矩繩墨 guījushéngmò	規矩繩墨 \| 規矩繩墨* \| *規矩繩墨	compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard / norms / criteria	规矩绳墨


指南車 zhǐnánchē	指南車 \| 指南車* \| *指南車	a mechanical compass invented by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之｜祖冲之	指南车


羅經 luójīng	羅經 \| 羅經* \| *羅經	compass / same as 羅盤｜罗盘	罗经


戌 xū	戌 \| 戌* \| *戌	11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300°


卯 mǎo	卯 \| 卯* \| *卯	mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) / 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit / ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚｜铆)

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