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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
一 yī	一 \| 一* \| *一	one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit	HSK 1


肉 ròu	肉 \| 肉* \| *肉	meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130	HSK 1


车 chē	车 \| 车* \| *车	car / vehicle / CL: 輛｜辆 / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159	車 HSK 1


片 piàn	片 \| 片* \| *片	thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91	HSK 2


鸟 niǎo	鸟 \| 鸟* \| *鸟	bird / CL: 隻｜只, 群 / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn	鳥 HSK 2


火 huǒ	火 \| 火* \| *火	fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86	HSK 3


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


文 wén	文 \| 文* \| *文	language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67	HSK 7-9


丨 gǔn	丨 \| 丨* \| *丨	radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)


广 yǎn	广 \| 广* \| *广	"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc


衣 yī	衣 \| 衣* \| *衣	clothes / CL: 件 / Kangxi radical 145


臣 chén	臣 \| 臣* \| *臣	state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131


圣祖 Shèngzǔ	圣祖 \| 圣祖* \| *圣祖	Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722) / cf. 康熙	聖祖


忄 xīn	忄 \| 忄* \| *忄	Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element


厂 hǎn	厂 \| 厂* \| *厂	"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc


儿 rén	儿 \| 儿* \| *儿	variant of 人 / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc


⺮ zhú	⺮ \| ⺮* \| *⺮	"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)


康熙 Kāngxī	康熙 \| 康熙* \| *康熙	Kangxi, title of the reign (1661-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖｜圣祖


豸 zhì	豸 \| 豸* \| *豸	worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)


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


身 shēn	身 \| 身* \| *身	body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158


丶 zhǔ	丶 \| 丶* \| *丶	"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3), aka 點｜点


巾 jīn	巾 \| 巾* \| *巾	towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50


丿 piě	丿 \| 丿* \| *丿	radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4), aka 撇


犬 quǎn	犬 \| 犬* \| *犬	dog / Kangxi radical 94


歹 dǎi	歹 \| 歹* \| *歹	bad / wicked / evil / Kangxi radical 78


氵 shuǐ	氵 \| 氵* \| *氵	"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒｜没, 法, 流 etc / see also 三點水｜三点水


彳 chì	彳 \| 彳* \| *彳	step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍


亠 tóu	亠 \| 亠* \| *亠	"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)


扌 shǒu	扌 \| 扌* \| *扌	"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc


宀 mián	宀 \| 宀* \| *宀	"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋｜宝盖


镸 cháng	镸 \| 镸* \| *镸	"long" or "to grow" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 168)


彡 shān	彡 \| 彡* \| *彡	"bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59)


犭 quǎn	犭 \| 犭* \| *犭	three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬


匚 fāng	匚 \| 匚* \| *匚	"right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc


三点水 sāndiǎnshuǐ	三点水 \| 三点水* \| *三点水	name of "water" radical 氵 in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)	三點水


糸 mì	糸 \| 糸* \| *糸	fine silk / Kangxi radical 120


亻 rén	亻 \| 亻* \| *亻	"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)


灬 huǒ	灬 \| 灬* \| *灬	"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc


讠 yán	讠 \| 讠* \| *讠	"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁	訁


殳 shū	殳 \| 殳* \| *殳	bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段, 毅, 殺｜杀 etc


罓 wǎng	罓 \| 罓* \| *罓	net (Kangxi radical 122)


宝盖 bǎogài	宝盖 \| 宝盖* \| *宝盖	name of the "roof" radical 宀 (Kangxi radical 40)	寶蓋


纟 sī	纟 \| 纟* \| *纟	"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅｜红, 綠｜绿, 累 etc / also pr. [mi4]	糹


刂 dāo	刂 \| 刂* \| *刂	Kangxi radical 18 (刀) as a vertical side element, referred to as 立刀旁 or 側刀旁｜侧刀旁


冖 mì	冖 \| 冖* \| *冖	"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍｜军, 冠 etc, known as 禿寶蓋｜秃宝盖 or 平寶蓋｜平宝盖


卩 jié	卩 \| 卩* \| *卩	"seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)


衤 yī	衤 \| 衤* \| *衤	the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, 衣


冂 jiōng	冂 \| 冂* \| *冂	radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用, 同, 網｜网 etc, referred to as 同字框


饣 shí	饣 \| 饣* \| *饣	"to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184)	飠


彐 jì	彐 \| 彐* \| *彐	pig snout (Kangxi radical 58)


匸 xì	匸 \| 匸* \| *匸	"cover" or "conceal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 23) (distinguished from 匚)


丬 qiáng	丬 \| 丬* \| *丬	"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片	爿


廴 yǐn	廴 \| 廴* \| *廴	"long stride" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 54), occurring in 建, 延, 廷 etc


亅 jué	亅 \| 亅* \| *亅	"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6), aka 豎鉤｜竖钩


㔾 jié	㔾 \| 㔾* \| *㔾	"seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)


爫 zhǎo	爫 \| 爫* \| *爫	"claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)


癶 bō	癶 \| 癶* \| *癶	Kangxi radical 105, known as 登字頭｜登字头


康熙字典 Kāngxī Zìdiǎn	康熙字典 \| 康熙字典* \| *康熙字典	the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries


三藩之乱 sānfānzhīluàn	三藩之乱 \| 三藩之乱* \| *三藩之乱	Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi	三藩之亂


两点水 liǎngdiǎnshuǐ	两点水 \| 两点水* \| *两点水	name of the "ice" radical 冫 in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)	兩點水


同字框 tóngzìkuàng	同字框 \| 同字框* \| *同字框	name of the radical 冂 in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13)


泸定桥 Lúdìngqiáo	泸定桥 \| 泸定桥* \| *泸定桥	Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河 in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣｜泸定县 with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州	瀘定橋


言字旁 yánzìpáng	言字旁 \| 言字旁* \| *言字旁	name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 訁｜讠


厂字旁 chǎngzìpáng	厂字旁 \| 厂字旁* \| *厂字旁	name of "cliff" 厂 radical in simplified Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)


三框栏 sānkuànglán	三框栏 \| 三框栏* \| *三框栏	radical 匚 (Kangxi radical 22)	三框欄


三藩叛乱 Sānfānpànluàn	三藩叛乱 \| 三藩叛乱* \| *三藩叛乱	rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi	三藩叛亂


侧刀旁 cèdāopáng	侧刀旁 \| 侧刀旁* \| *侧刀旁	name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂 in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 別｜别 etc	側刀旁


冫 bīng	冫 \| 冫* \| *冫	"ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰, 次 etc, known as 兩點水｜两点水


区字框 qūzìkuàng	区字框 \| 区字框* \| *区字框	radical 匚 (Kangxi radical 22)	區字框


反文旁 fǎnwénpáng	反文旁 \| 反文旁* \| *反文旁	(colloquial) grapheme 攵 (variant form of Kangxi radical 66, 攴)


平宝盖 píngbǎogài	平宝盖 \| 平宝盖* \| *平宝盖	name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14) / see also 冖	平寶蓋


张廷玉 Zhāng Tíngyù	张廷玉 \| 张廷玉* \| *张廷玉	Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史 and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典	張廷玉


殷弘绪 Yīn Hóngxù	殷弘绪 \| 殷弘绪* \| *殷弘绪	François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court	殷弘緒


秃宝盖 tūbǎogài	秃宝盖 \| 秃宝盖* \| *秃宝盖	name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14) / see also 冖	禿寶蓋


立刀旁 lìdāopáng	立刀旁 \| 立刀旁* \| *立刀旁	name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂 in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 別｜别 etc


竹 zhú	竹 \| 竹* \| *竹	bamboo / CL: 棵, 支, 根 / Kangxi radical 118


罒 wǎng	罒 \| 罒* \| *罒	net (Kangxi radical 122)


虍 hū	虍 \| 虍* \| *虍	stripes of a tiger / "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)


虎字头 hǔzìtóu	虎字头 \| 虎字头* \| *虎字头	name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141) / see also 虍	虎字頭

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