character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇

brand name / trademark

Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯｜鲁, capital Jinan 濟南｜济南

variant of 是 / (used in given names)

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

name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵｜粤, capital Guangzhou 廣州｜广州

letter / symbol / character / word / CL: 個｜个 / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Chongqing city (Chungking), formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝

(used in given names) / variant of 同

Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊｜石家庄

local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county level city) / CL: 個｜个

name (of a thing) / name (of an organization)

he or him / (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / other / another

representative / delegate / CL: 位, 個｜个, 名 / to represent / to stand for / on behalf of / in the name of

China (alternate formal name)

Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊｜琼, capital Haikou 海口 / Hainan Island / Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市｜乌海市, Inner Mongolia / Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州, Qinghai

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / used in transliteration / also pr. [a4]

list of names

Cantonese / short name for Guangdong 廣東｜广东

to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist

Ali (proper name) / Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (c. 600-661), cousin, aid and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德, the fourth Caliph 哈里發｜哈里发 of Islam, reigned 656-661, and the first Imam 伊瑪目｜伊玛目 of Shia Islam / Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris

Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil) / place name / to revive / used as phonetic in transliteration

Hebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊｜石家庄

surname Lu / Lu, ancient state of China 魯國｜鲁国 / Lu, short name for Shandong 山東｜山东

surname Shen / place name

name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) / Chenopodium album

Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼｜辽, capital Shenyang 瀋陽｜沈阳

short name for Shanghai

the whole family / the same family / the family ... (when preceded by a family name) / group

surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

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)

Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省｜辽宁省 in northeast China / old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden

to register (one's name)

mark / sign / label / to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc / to bear (a brand name, registration number etc) / prize / award / bid / target / quota / (old) the topmost branches of a tree / visible symptom / classifier for military units

Gansu province, abbr. 甘, short name 隴｜陇, capital Lanzhou 蘭州｜兰州

surname Wei / name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han / the Wei dynasty 221-265 / Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods

Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵｜粤, capital Guangzhou 廣州｜广州

to weigh / to state / to name / name / appellation / to praise

(used for transcribing names)

like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case

notice or announcement / list of names / public roll of successful examinees

lane (usually as part of a street name) / memorial archway

Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯｜鲁, capital Jinan 濟南｜济南

(name of states and dynasties at several different periods) / surname Qi

domain name (computing)

(used in names of people and shops, symbolizing prosperity)

surname Mi / name of an ancient state

Japanese variant of 濱｜滨 / used in Japanese place names such as Yokohama 橫浜｜横浜 with phonetic value hama

to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)

(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)

life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc

name (of a person or thing) / CL: 個｜个

old name for Shanghai 上海 / surname Shen

(phonetic na) / used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜 or Diana 黛安娜

Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝 / now 長安區｜长安区, a district of Xi'an

short name for Fujian province 福建 / also pr. [Min2]

Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州｜贵州, short name 筑

Honda (Japanese name)

clan name / maiden name

surname Luo / old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)

surname and given name / full name

surname Yi / alternative name for 絳｜绛 capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)

Nanshan or Namsan, common place name / Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong

called / to call sth (by a name) / to name

short name for Guiyang 貴陽｜贵阳

exam candidate / student whose name has been put forward for an exam

to sign one's name / visa / variant of 籤｜签

character size / font size / fame / reputation / shop / name of a shop

(used in place names)

used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙｜昆仑 / (also used for transliteration)

eye / item / section / list / catalogue / table of contents / order (taxonomy) / goal / name / title

short name for Sichuan 四川 province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國｜三国 after the fall of the Han dynasty

name / term of address / title

surname Jin / the Jin Dynasties (265-420) / Western Jin 西晉｜西晋 (265-316), Eastern Jin 東晉｜东晋 (317-420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936-946) / short name for Shanxi province 山西

short name for Chongqing 重慶｜重庆 / old name of Jialing river 嘉陵江 in Sichuan

Chongqing city, formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝

old name for China

the head of an institution whose name ends in 院 / chair of a board / president of a university / department head / dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL: 個｜个

(used in given names) / variant of 哲

Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼｜辽, capital Shenyang 瀋陽｜沈阳

short name for Hebei 河北 province / surname Ji

an earthwork / castle / position of defense / stronghold / used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"

variant of 鋪｜铺 / used in place names

to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature

old name for China / Cathay

girl / phonetic "ni" (in female names) / Taiwan pr. [ni2]

Benz (name) / Mercedes-Benz, German car maker

real-name (registration etc) / non-anonymous

to change one's name

personal name

surname Shao / place name

School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names

used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水｜济水 / surname Ji

Gansu Province, abbr. 甘, short name 隴｜陇, capital Lanzhou 蘭州｜兰州

surname Ji / family name of the Zhou Dynasty 周代 (1046-256 BC)

surname Yu / place name

Marx (name)

Wade (name) / Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), sinologist 威妥瑪｜威妥玛

mist / name of a mountain