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north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *河* | 河* | *河
river (CL:條|条,) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉
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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *黄* | 黄* | *黄
yellow / pornographic / to fall through
HSK 2
yellow / vulgar; lewd; pornographic
HSK 2
five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985 / favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes / Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢, with theme 'the past will never return' / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi
the yellow race; the Mongoloid race
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鳝* | 鳝* | *鳝
Chinese yellow eel
(bird species of China) yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus)
a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
large river (esp the Yellow River)
(archaeology) Yangshao culture, a Neolithic culture (c. 5000–3000 BC) in the central Yellow River basin, known for painted pottery, millet farming and village settlements
descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
the Great Bend of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia
the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
(lit.) to flash the yellow light / (fig.) to give a warning sign
The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
yellow bone marrow
abbr. for 黃帝內經|黄帝内经, The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱|黄河大合唱
light yellow
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) / fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal / to keep going while some hope is left
lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉 (idiom) / fig. to die / to meet one's end
Cui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼
Yangtze and Yellow rivers
yellow croaker (fish) / corvina
Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and inventor of Chinese writing / (computing) Cangjie input method
sallow / yellow and withered / sickly
golden yellow; golden
Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河 and the Changjiang 長江|长江
(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)
orange yellow; tangerine yellow; chrome yellow; amber
yellow soil (acidic, iron-rich soil of tropical and subtropical regions) / (literary) yellow earth; loess / (literary) the underworld
Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi
the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)
Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
yellow bicycle (nickname for bicycles provided by the Ofo bike-sharing company, active 2014–2020)
yellow chrysanthemum / chamomile (Anthemis spp.)
macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina) / yellow spot
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels / also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄
Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei
Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄
yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations)
yellow green
yellow rosewood
tangerine yellow / saffron (color)
yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times)
lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom) / fig. malnourished and sickly in appearance
loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海
yellow chrysanthemum / wine
yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted)
(bird species of China) yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)
lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean / fig. to become inexorably mixed up / mired in controversy / in deep trouble
lime (color) / greenish yellow
Yellow River or Huang He
lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet
banana person (yellow outside, white inside) / mildly pejorative term used by Chinese for assimilated Asian Americans / Westernized person of Asian appearance
yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl)
the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm / the world is at peace (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *缃* | 缃* | *缃
light yellow color
yellowish / dirty yellow
Liugong island in the Yellow sea
warm color (esp. red, orange, and yellow)
Yellow Pages
orange yellow; tangerine yellow; chrome yellow; amber
yellow fever
the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
Yellow Sea (Korean term)
Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
Yellow Sea
Shaoxing yellow wine
(bird species of China) yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
refers to the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
(sports) yellow card / (fig.) admonishment
(bird species of China) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)
Longyangxia canyon on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Gonghe county 共和縣|共和县 in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
tender yellow
Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River
alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
greenish yellow / sallow (of complexion)
glistening yellow; golden
(bird species of China) yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys)
golden colored / yellow red
to visit the Yellow Springs / to die
comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow / evil omen
Dongchang-ni, North Korean missile launch site on Yellow Sea, 70 km from Chinese border
yellow dye made from the bark of the tree
Wang Lixiong (1953-), Chinese writer, author of Yellow Peril 黃禍|黄祸
Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail; yellow-bellied fairy fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus)
yellow face (due to sickness etc) / yellow-skinned people
buff / pale yellow
mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor / Huangling county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han

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