假拱 jiǎ gǒng blind arch / false arch 鳃弓 鰓弓 sāi gōng visceral arch (gill-bearing arch or its vestigial crease on sides of neck of vertebrates) 赵州桥 趙州橋 zhào zhōu qiáo Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhao4 Xian4], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Sui2 dai4] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge 礐 hú (arch.) precious stone 𬒈 礐 hú (arch.) precious stone 石刻 shí kè stone inscription / carved stone 石器 shí qì stone tool / stone implement 石 shí rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 砘 dùn (agriculture) to compact loose soil with a stone roller after sowing seeds / stone roller used for this purpose syn 礧 lèi roll stone down hill / stone pile 大型 dà xíng large / large-scale syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 巨轮 巨輪 jù lún large ship / large wheel 大块朵颐 大塊朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí to chew on a large slab (idiom) / a large mouthful is hard to chew / to tuck into a great meal 大兵 dà bīng soldier / large army / powerful army / (old) large-scale war syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún - jié duì (idiom) making up a group / forming a troupe / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 牌坊 pái fāng memorial arch 星宿 xīng xiù constellation (arch., now 星座) / one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology / motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology) syn 死对头 死對頭 sǐ duì tou arch-enemy / sworn enemy syn 死敌 死敵 sǐ dí mortal enemy / arch-enemy syn 拱桥 拱橋 gǒng qiáo arch bridge 拱形 gǒng xíng arch syn 娃子 wá zi baby / small child / (arch.) slave among ethnic minorities syn 凯旋门 凱旋門 kǎi xuán mén triumphal arch 暖色 nuǎn sè warm color (arch.) / esp. yellow, orange or red 脚心 腳心 jiǎo xīn arch of the foot 良人 liáng rén husband (arch.) syn 花枪 花槍 huā qiāng short spear (arch.) / fig. trickery syn 弓背 gōng bèi to hunch over / to stoop / to arch one's back (upward) 郎 láng (arch.) minister / official / noun prefix denoting function or status / a youth syn 吊 弔 diào a string of 100 cash (arch.) / to lament / to condole with / variant of 吊[diao4] syn 弓 gōng a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc) syn 荐 薦 jiàn to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat syn 拱 gǒng to cup one's hands in salute / to surround / to arch / to dig earth with the snout / arched syn 衅 釁 xìn quarrel / dispute / a blood sacrifice (arch.) syn 荧 熒 yíng a glimmer / glimmering / twinkling / fluorescence / phosphorescence / perplexed / dazzled and confused / planet Mars (arch.) 聿 yù (arch. introductory particle) / then / and then syn 褶 xí (arch.) court dress syn 蛊 蠱 gǔ arch. legendary venomous insect / to poison / to bewitch / to drive to insanity / to harm by witchcraft / intestinal parasite 铏 鉶 xíng soup cauldron / (arch.) sacrificial tripod with two handles and a lid / old variant of 硎[xing2] 臑 nào biceps (in Chinese medicine) / (arch.) forelimbs of livestock animal 蓠 蘺 lí red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori / arch. used for vanilla-like herb 祃 禡 mà (arch.) religious ritual on setting out for war 蚈 qiān (arch.) firefly 元恶大憝 元惡大憝 yuán è dà duì arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom) 舋 xìn variant of 釁|衅 / quarrel / dispute / a blood sacrifice (arch.) 鉶 xíng soup cauldron / (arch.) sacrificial tripod with two handles and a lid / variant of 硎, whetstone 弮 quān crossbow (arch.) 元恶 元惡 yuán è arch-criminal / master criminal 冤家对头 冤家對頭 yuān jiā duì tóu enemy (idiom) / opponent / arch-enemy syn 十七孔桥 十七孔橋 shí qī kǒng qiáo Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[Yi2 he2 yuan2], Beijing 半拱 bàn gǒng semiarch / half arch 吴越 吳越 wú yuè states of south China in different historical periods / proverbially perpetual arch-enemies 孛星 bèi xīng comet (arch.) 帹 shà kerchief covering head (arch.) 帹暆 shà yí kerchief covering head (arch.) 拱坝 拱壩 gǒng bà an arch dam syn 拱状 拱狀 gǒng zhuàng arch / vault / arched 探马 探馬 tàn mǎ mounted scout (arch.) 方釳 fāng xì (arch.) metal horn attached as shield to horse or to the axle of a chariot 书牍 書牘 shū dú letter / wooden writing strips (arch.) / general term for letters and documents 穹肋 qióng lèi a rib of an arch 胻 héng calf (lower leg) / (arch.) belly 腱弓 jiàn gōng tendon arch (anatomy) 茀星 fú xīng comet (arch.) 荐头 薦頭 jiàn tou employment agent (arch.) / job broker 荐头店 薦頭店 jiàn tou diàn job agency (arch.) / employment shop 誙 kēng (arch.) definitely / sure! 誙誙 kēng kēng (arch.) rushing / running competitively 釳 xì (arch.) metal horn attached as shield to horse or to the axle of a chariot 鍴 duān (arch.) drinking goblet 鑅 héng (onom.) for sound of bell (arch.) 显考 顯考 xiǎn kǎo honorific term for one's deceased father / (arch.) great-great-grandfather 颧弓 顴弓 quán gōng cheek bone / zygomatic arch (anatomy) 鹥 鷖 yī wigeon (Anas penelope, a Eurasian duck) / seagull (arch.) 足弓 zú gōng arch (of a foot) 阿奇首脑会议 阿奇首腦會議 Summit of the Arch 冰桥 冰橋 bīng qiáo ice arch 帹 qiè man's headband (arch.) 打挺儿 打挺兒 dǎ tǐng r to arch one's body and fling one's head back 䓕 薳 wěi (arch.) type of grass 贞节牌坊 貞節牌坊 zhēn jié pái fāng memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow 挺腰 tǐng yāo to straighten one's back / to arch one's back 方𨰿 方釳 fāng xì (arch.) metal horn attached as shield to horse or to the axle of a chariot 𨰿 釳 xì (arch.) metal horn attached as shield to horse or to the axle of a chariot 石头 石頭 shí tou stone / CL:塊|块[kuai4] syn 宝石 寶石 bǎo shí precious stone / gem / CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1] 阶梯 階梯 jiē tī flight of steps / (fig.) stepping stone / way to reach the goal of syn 滚石 滾石 gǔn shí Rock Records, Taiwanese record label / the Rolling Stones, British rock band / Rolling Stone (magazine) 玉石 yù shí jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad syn 石块 石塊 shí kuài stone / rock syn 基石 jī shí foundation stone / cornerstone / (fig.) basis / foundation syn 石器时代 石器時代 shí qì shí dài Stone Age 金石 jīn shí metal and stone / fig. hard objects / inscription on metal or bronze 石碑 shí bēi stele / stone tablet (for inscription) / CL:方[fang1] syn 塑像 sù xiàng to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process syn 石雕 shí diāo stone carving / carved sculpture 石林 shí lín Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan 