偲 cāi (literary) learned / erudite / (literary) gifted / highly talented / Taiwan pr. [sai1] 秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 倪 ní (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause 攘 rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up 见爱 見愛 jiàn ài (literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me) / to regard (me) highly 辜鸿铭 辜鴻銘 gū hóng míng Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect 婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved 佹 guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden 塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest 奭 shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious 庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn 温馨 溫馨 wēn xīn comfort / soft and fragrant / warm syn 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent / fragrant odor syn 芳香 fāng xiāng fragrant / aromatic / fragrance / aroma syn 芬芳 fēn fāng perfume / fragrant syn 菲菲 fēi fēi very fragrant / luxurious / beautiful syn 香甜 xiāng tián fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep) syn 馨香 xīn xiāng fragrance / fragrant (of incense) syn 鸟语花香 鳥語花香 niǎo yǔ huā xiāng lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom) / fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day 香花 xiāng huā fragrant flower / fig. beneficial (of artworks etc) syn 馥郁 馥鬱 fù yù strongly fragrant syn 喷香 噴香 pèn xiāng fragrant / delicious syn 兰 蘭 lán orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰) syn 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] syn 芳 fāng fragrant syn 馨 xīn fragrant syn 芭 bā an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3ci2] / used in 芭蕉[ba1jiao1] / used in transliteration 荃 quán (fragrant plant) 荪 蓀 sūn fragrant grass 苾 bì (phonetic) / fragrant 茞 chén fragrant plant / angelica 兰艾同焚 蘭艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom) / fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike 薰莸不同器 薰蕕不同器 xūn yóu bù tóng qì lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom) / bad people and good people do not mix 欃 chán sandalwood (Santalum album), a Nepalese tree producing valuable fragrant oil / comet 馡 fēi fragrant 芬香 fēn xiāng fragrance / fragrant 藾 lài (fragrant labiate plant) 馣 yǎn fragrant odor 咇 bì fragrant 佩兰 佩蘭 pèi lán orchid / fragrant thoroughwort / (botany) Eupatorium fortunei / Herba Eupatorii (used in Chinese medicine) 棻芳 fēn fāng perfume / fragrant 蘼芜 蘼蕪 mí wú Gracilaria confervoides (a fragrant herb) 香汤沐浴 香湯沐浴 xiāng tāng mù yù to bathe in a fragrant hot spring (idiom) 黁 nún warm and fragrant 酒香不怕巷子深 jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) / quality goods need no advertising 香山公园 香山公園 xiāng shān gōng yuán Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing 活色生香 huó sè shēng xiāng (of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant / (of a woman) captivating / charming / (of writing or a painting etc) lifelike / vivid 高度 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 高效 gāo xiào efficient / highly effective syn 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 资深 資深 zī shēn veteran (journalist etc) / senior / highly experienced syn 推崇 tuī chóng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere syn 澎湃 péng pài (of the sea etc) surging / tempestuous / (fig.) highly emotional / fervent syn 恭维 恭維 gōng wei to praise / to speak highly of / compliment / praise syn 强人 強人 qiáng rén (politics) strongman / (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person / (old) robber syn 剧毒 劇毒 jù dú highly toxic / extremely poisonous 敬仰 jìng yǎng to revere / highly esteemed syn 妙手 miào shǒu miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋 syn 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful syn 圣手 聖手 shèng shǒu divine physician / sage doctor / highly skilled practitioner syn 精干 精幹 jīng gàn crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable syn 高发 高發 gāo fā (of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence / (old) to score highly in the imperial exams 卓有成效 zhuó yǒu chéng xiào highly effective / fruitful syn 盛赞 盛讚 shèng zàn to praise highly / an accolade syn 看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for / to think highly of syn 高效能 gāo xiào néng highly efficient / effectivity 器重 qì zhòng to regard sth as valuable / to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) syn 国手 國手 guó shǒu (sports) member of the national team / national representative / (medicine, chess etc) one of the most highly skilled practitioners in one's country syn 夸赞 誇贊 kuā zàn to praise / to speak highly of / to commend syn 红海 紅海 hóng hǎi (neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海[lan2 hai3]) 金领 金領 jīn lǐng gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker 抬举 擡舉 tái ju to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] syn 抬举 抬舉 tái jǔ to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly syn 天珠 tiān zhū dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power 自鸣得意 自鳴得意 zì míng dé yì to think highly of oneself syn 恩准 ēn zhǔn approved by His (or Her) Majesty / permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position) / to graciously permit / to condescend to allow syn 金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 花拳绣腿 花拳繡腿 huā quán xiù tuǐ flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom) / highly embellished and ineffectual / fancy but impractical skills / all show and no go / pugilistic wankery 夜郎自大 yè láng zì dà lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom) / fig. foolish conceit syn 推重 tuī zhòng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 秋毫无犯 秋毫無犯 qiū háo wú fàn (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offense against civilians syn 铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence syn 贵 貴 guì expensive / (bound form) highly valued / precious / (bound form) noble / of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your syn 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued syn 绝顶聪明 絕頂聰明 jué dǐng cōng ming highly intelligent / brilliant 