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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *黄* | 黄* | *黄
yellow / pornographic / to fall through
HSK 2
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
HSK 2
yellow / vulgar; lewd; pornographic
HSK 2
north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
HSK 2
Zhuanxu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝, trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC
(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)
the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)
the Yellow River basin
large river (esp the Yellow River)
loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
Yellow Sea
Yellow River or Huang He
refers to the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
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
yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted)
"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)
mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor / Huangling county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *缃* | 缃* | *缃
light yellow color
tribes under the Yellow Emperor
Yangtze and Yellow rivers
yellow croaker (fish)
orange yellow / tangerine yellow / chrome yellow
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *峁* | 峁* | *峁
round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China)
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
land west of the Yellow river / Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces
Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
the Yellow Springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / the equivalent of Hades or Hell
Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea / east and south of Liaoning province / east of Liao river 遼河|辽河
five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored
(sports) yellow card / (fig.) admonishment
yellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝, Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼, Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾, Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧 and Yu Shun 虞舜
the Great Bend of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鳝* | 鳝* | *鳝
Chinese yellow eel
Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河 and the Changjiang 長江|长江
Shaoxing yellow wine
Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and inventor of Chinese writing / (computing) Cangjie input method
warm color (arch.) / esp. yellow, orange or red
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *荇* | 荇* | *荇
yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)
sallow / yellow and withered / sickly
descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
the yellow race; the Mongoloid race
light yellow
yellow-green
lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom) / fig. to be made emperor / to take the crown
lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom) / fig. malnourished and sickly in appearance
well-aged wine with a mellow, rich taste / (esp.) yellow wine 黃酒|黄酒, made from rice or millet
yellow croaker (fish) / corvina
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)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *斢* | 斢* | *斢
yellow (archaic)
Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism / also written 格魯派|格鲁派
the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm / the world is at peace (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *顑* | 顑* | *顑
yellow
golden yellow; golden
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *黈* | 黈* | *黈
a yellow color
(bird species of China) yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)
to visit the Yellow Springs / to die
Liugong island in the Yellow sea
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *亃* | 亃* | *亃
mythical animal, said to have yellow body and white tail
yellow quartz / topaz
Yellow Sea (Korean term)
greenish yellow / sallow (pale or yellow complexion) / variant of 倉皇|仓皇
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
Cui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼
greenish yellow / sallow (of complexion)
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
buff / pale yellow
Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
name or river God associated with Yellow river
Ji River, former river of north-eastern China which disappeared after the Yellow River flooded in 1852
Yellow Pages
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
yellow fever
The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
imperial yellow robe
yellow chrysanthemum / wine
tender yellow
Huangshui River, upper reaches of the Yellow River 黃河|黄河, flowing through Qinghai and Gansu
abbr. for 黃帝內經|黄帝内经, The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
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
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
Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery
Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
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
the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)
tangerine yellow / saffron (color)
(bird species of China) eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)
(lit.) to flash the yellow light / (fig.) to give a warning sign
Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century)
golden colored / yellow red
blue, gold and yellow (BGY), the three methods of manipulation: information control (via media and the Internet), money (bribery etc) and sexual temptation (honey trap etc)
yellow bone marrow

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