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  *水* | 水* | *水
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment
HSK 1
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  *号* | 号* | *号
ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people
HSK 1
representative / delegate / CL: , 個|个, / to represent / to stand for / on behalf of / in the name of
HSK 3
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  *鱼* | 鱼* | *鱼
fish (CL:條|条,) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼 and octopi 章魚|章鱼)
HSK 2
name (of a person or thing) / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
evening newspaper / (in a newspaper's name) Evening News
HSK 2
to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist
HSK 2
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  *名* | 名* | *名
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
HSK 2
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  *收* | 收* | *收
to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)
HSK 2
like that; in that way; to that extent / (before a number) ... or so; about ... / then; in that case
HSK 2
surname and given name; full name
HSK 2
name (of a thing) / name (of an organization)
HSK 2
hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name / CL: 頂|顶
HSK 4
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  *总* | 总* | *总
(bound form) general; overall / to sum up / in every case; always; invariably / anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理 or 總編|总编 etc
HSK 3
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  *字* | 字* | *字
letter / symbol / character / word / CL: 個|个 / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
HSK 1
to register (one's name)
HSK 4
list of names
HSK 2
to raise one's head; to look up / (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth / (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
HSK 5
well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
HSK 6
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  *姓* | 姓* | *姓
family name; surname / to be surnamed ...
HSK 2
Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化 "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国
HSK 6
the head of an institution whose name ends in ; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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  *套* | 套* | *套
to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)
HSK 2
exam candidate / student whose name has been put forward for an exam
HSK 2
(name) Sam
name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose
HSK 6
roll call / to mention sb by name / (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
HSK 4
(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
HSK 7-9
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  *命* | 命* | *命
life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc
HSK 6
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  *侯* | 侯* | *侯
used in 閩侯|闽侯 (the name of a place in Fujian)
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  *六* | 六* | *六
used in place names
place name / toponym
HSK 6
family name
HSK 7-9
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name
HSK 7-9
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  *坝* | 坝* | *坝
(used in place names) plain; flatland / (dialect) sandbar; shoal
HSK 7-9
the whole family / the same family / the family ... (when preceded by a family name) / group
reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619)
to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature
HSK 5
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  *成* | 成* | *成
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都
(name) Jordan
the Qianlong era / Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王, personal name 弘曆|弘历, reigned 1735–1799
Hertz (name) / Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894), German physicist and meteorologist, pioneer of electromagnetic radiation
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  *冀* | 冀* | *冀
short name for Hebei 河北 / surname Ji
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  *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
brand name / trademark
HSK 6
the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)
HSK 7-9
code name
HSK 7-9
Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
to sign (one's name) / signature
HSK 5
Daniel (name)
old name for China / Cathay
to give a name to / to dub / to christen / to designate / named after / naming
HSK 7-9
Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry / (dialect) wolf
to hurl abuse / to deride / to call sb names
He Jinli, Chinese name adopted by Kamala Harris (1964-), US vice president 2021-
name of a famous opera / (slang) to go to jail for a second offense
The Sun (the name of various newspapers, notably in the UK and in Hong Kong)
Yekaterina or Ekaterina (name) / Catherine the Great or Catherine the Second (1684-1727), Empress of Russia
Bayes (name) / Thomas Bayes (1702-1761), English mathematician and theologian
Smith (name)
philharmonic (used in names of orchestras) / to love music (used in compounds like 愛樂者|爱乐者 "music enthusiast")
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  *㘵* | 㘵* | *㘵
(used in place names)
Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武
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  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL: 縷|缕 / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb
HSK 7-9
Vladivostok (Russian port city) (Chinese name: 海參崴|海参崴)
bronze medal / bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc / CL:
HSK 6
Cameron (name)
Jobs (name) / see also 史蒂夫·喬布斯|史蒂夫·乔布斯, Steve Jobs
understood by everyone (idiom); well known / a household name
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  *粤* | 粤* | *粤
Cantonese / short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东
Rowling (name) / Joanne Kathleen Rowling (1965-), author of the Harry Potter series of novels
Gasol (name) / Pau Gasol (1980-), former Spanish professional basketball player (NBA) / Marc Gasol (1985-), Spanish professional basketball player
Collins (name)
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  *灞* | 灞* | *灞
name of a river
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  *鄢* | 鄢* | *鄢
surname Yan / name of a district in Henan
Uriah (name)
Jacob (name) / James (name)
Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武
(Tw) Matsusaka pork – premium cut of pork, usually from the neck or jowl, noted for its fine marbling and tenderness, named by analogy with Japan's famous Matsusaka beef, not by origin
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  *秦* | 秦* | *秦
surname Qin / Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 / short name for 陝西|陕西
Beckenham or Beckham (name) / David Beckham (1975-), British midfield footballer
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  *郿* | 郿* | *郿
ancient place name
to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)
Natalie (name)
Powell (name)
(Tw) Clinton (name) / Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, president 1993-2001 / Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
variant of 那麼|那么
HSK 2
Guinness (name)
Barclay or Berkeley (name)
polyvinyl chloride fiber / PRC brand name for PVC fiber
product lacking one or more of three requirements such as production license, inspection certificate, and manufacturer's name and location
(music) tuba / (of clothes, print etc) large size; large format / (polite) your (given) name / (coll.) number two; poop; to defecate
Deng Tuo (1912-1966), sociologist and journalist, died under persecution at the start of the Cultural Revolution / wrote under the pen name Ma Nancun 馬南邨|马南邨
(idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved
Matsuo (Japanese surname and place name)
Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name / Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
(used in place names, notably 峨眉山 Mount Emei in Sichuan)
Palanka (a personal name)
Henry (name) / henry (unit of inductance)
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  *吴* | 吴* | *吴
surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in southern China at different historical periods

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