门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn 头儿 頭兒 tóu r leader syn 队长 隊長 duì zhǎng captain / team leader / CL:個|个[ge4] 礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn 领导 領導 lǐng dǎo lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] syn 头脑 頭腦 tóu nǎo brains / mind / skull / (fig.) gist (of a matter) / leader / boss syn 拜拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity syn 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 领袖 領袖 lǐng xiù leader syn 领导者 領導者 lǐng dǎo zhě leader syn 领导人 領導人 lǐng dǎo rén leader syn 头目 頭目 tóu mù ringleader / gang leader / chieftain syn 卡斯特罗 卡斯特羅 kǎ sī tè luó Castro (name) / Fidel Castro or Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1926-2016), Cuban revolutionary leader, prime minister 1959-1976, president 1976-2008 超度 chāo dù to surpass / to transcend / to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace 班长 班長 bān zhǎng class monitor / squad leader / team leader / CL:個|个[ge4] 修士 xiū shì member of religious order / frater 领队 領隊 lǐng duì to lead a group / leader of a group / captain (of sports squad) syn 符咒 fú zhòu charm / amulet (religious object conferring blessing) syn 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo head (of state) / summit (meeting) / leader syn 信教 xìn jiào religious belief / to practice a faith / to be religious syn 降生 jiàng shēng to be born / arrival of newborn / birth (of a savior or religious leader) syn 组长 組長 zǔ zhǎng group leader 龙头 龍頭 lóng tóu faucet / tap / bicycle handlebar / chief / boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader / front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2chuan2] syn 头领 頭領 tóu lǐng head person / leader syn 流失 liú shī (of soil etc) to wash away / to be eroded / (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere / to fail to be retained syn 头子 頭子 tóu zi boss / gang leader syn 做礼拜 做禮拜 zuò lǐ bài to worship / to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque) 列宁 列寧 liè níng Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader 教主 jiào zhǔ founder or leader of a religion or sect / (fig.) revered figure 戴高乐 戴高樂 dài gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969 二把手 èr bǎ shǒu deputy leader / the second-in-command syn 金日成 jīn rì chéng Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea 教规 教規 jiào guī canon / religious rules 毛泽东 毛澤東 máo zé dōng Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935-1976 车长 車長 vehicle leader 法事 fǎ shì religious ceremony / ritual syn 释义 釋義 shì yì the meaning of sth / an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases / definition / an interpretation (of doctrine) / religious doctrine 诸葛亮 諸葛亮 zhū gě liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind syn 拉登 lā dēng (Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda 政要 zhèng yào important political leader / government dignitary syn 破戒 pò jiè to violate a religious precept / to smoke or drink after giving up 赛会 賽會 sài huì religious procession / exposition 本拉登 běn lā dēng (Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda 祭礼 祭禮 jì lǐ sacrificial offerings / worship / religious rite syn 排长 排長 pái zhǎng platoon leader / sergeant 冠冕 guān miǎn royal crown / official hat / official / leader / chief / elegant and stately syn 侯赛因 侯賽因 hóu sài yīn Husain or Hussein (name) / Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura / Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003 会社 會社 huì shè a guild / (in olden times) an association such as a political party, religious group or trade guild / the Japanese word for company 猛将 猛將 měng jiàng fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual syn 蒋介石 蔣介石 jiǎng jiè shí Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975 胡志明 hú zhì míng Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader / see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4] 左宗棠 zuǒ zōng táng Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader 犯戒 fàn jiè to go against the rules (of a religious order) / to break a ban (e.g. medical) 武将 武將 wǔ jiàng general / military leader / fierce man syn 阿拉法特 ā lā fǎ tè Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat 亞西爾·阿拉法特|亚西尔·阿拉法特[Ya4 xi1 er3 · A1 la1 fa3 te4] 烧纸 燒紙 shāo zhǐ to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony) 邓小平 鄧小平 dèng xiǎo píng Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" 祖师 祖師 zǔ shī founder (of a craft, religious sect etc) syn 江青 jiāng qīng Jiang Qing (1914-1991), Mao Zedong's fourth wife and leader of the Gang of Four 排头兵 排頭兵 pái tóu bīng lit. frontline troops / leader / trailblazer / pacesetter 像章 xiàng zhāng badge / insignia / lapel badge (e.g. with miniature portrait of great national leader) 萨德尔 薩德爾 sà dé ěr Sadr (name) / Moqtada Sadr (c. 1973-), Iraqi Shia clergyman and militia leader 毛主席 máo zhǔ xí Chairman Mao / Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader 蚩尤 chī yóu Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] 林彪 lín biāo Lin Biao (1908-1971), Chinese army leader at the time of the Cultural Revolution 道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] 宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain 朱德 zhū dé Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army 行头 行頭 háng tóu team leader (archaic) / shopkeeper (archaic) syn 刘少奇 劉少奇 liú shào qí Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution 阿巴斯 ā bā sī Abbas (name) / Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005 李自成 lǐ zì chéng Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty 法会 法會 fǎ huì (Buddhist) religious assembly 陈云 陳雲 chén yún Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist 梁启超 梁啟超 liáng qǐ chāo Liang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform movement of 1898 贺龙 賀龍 hè lóng He Long (1896-1969), important communist military leader, died from persecution during the Cultural Revolution 开光 開光 kāi guāng eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy) 班主 bān zhǔ leader of a theatrical troupe 祭典 jì diǎn sacrificial ceremony / religious festival 康有为 康有為 kāng yǒu wéi Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898 拜祭 bài jì to worship / to observe religious rites / to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc) 祖师爷 祖師爺 zǔ shī yé founder (of a craft, religious sect etc) syn 张角 張角 zhāng jué Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han 安禄山 安祿山 ān lù shān An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] 邓颖超 鄧穎超 dèng yǐng chāo Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 洪秀全 hóng xiù quán Hong Xiuquan or Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (1814-1864), leader of the Taiping rebellion or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 黄巢 黃巢 huáng cháo Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang 李宗仁 lǐ zōng rén Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction 戚继光 戚繼光 qī jì guāng Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader 陈胜 陳勝 chén shèng Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4] 闯王 闖王 chuǎng wáng Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645) 叶挺 葉挺 yè tǐng Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader 张国焘 張國燾 zhāng guó tāo Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938 会众 會眾 huì zhòng audience / participants / congregation (of religious sect) 张宝 張寶 zhāng bǎo Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2] 张献忠 張獻忠 zhāng xiàn zhōng Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt 康生 kāng shēng Kang Sheng (1896-1975), Chinese communist leader, a politburo member during the Cultural Revolution and posthumously blamed for some of its excesses 吴广 吳廣 wú guǎng Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4] 