字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3] 西门 西門 xī mén two-character surname Ximen 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn 贵姓 貴姓 guì xìng what is your surname? / (May I ask) your surname? syn 分文 fēn wén a single penny / a single cent 方格 fāng gé checked pattern / square box character (in Chinese text) indicating an illegible character 南宫 南宮 nán gōng two-character surname Nangong / Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2tai2], Hebei 字头 字頭 zì tóu single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable 独孤 獨孤 dú gū two-character surname Dugu 诸葛 諸葛 zhū gě two-character surname Zhuge / Taiwan pr. [Zhu1ge2] 单字 單字 dān zì single Chinese character / (Tw) word (of a foreign language) syn 假借 jiǎ jiè to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan syn 司马 司馬 sī mǎ Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states) / two-character surname Sima 区位 區位 qū wèi geographical location / (computing) row-cell (i.e. the row 區|区[qu1] and cell 位[wei4] used to specify a character in a CJK character set) 夏侯 xià hóu two-character surname Xiahou 轩辕 軒轅 xuān yuán two-character surname Xuanyuan syn 复姓 複姓 fù xìng two-character surname (such as 司馬|司马[Si1ma3] or 諸葛|诸葛[Zhu1ge3]) syn 同音字 tóng yīn zì Chinese character that is pronounced the same (as another character) 东郭 東郭 dōng guō two-character surname Dongguo 欧阳 歐陽 ōu yáng two-character surname Ouyang 慕容 mù róng a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1bei1] nomadic people / two-character surname Murong 公孙 公孫 gōng sūn two-character surname Gongsun 百里 bǎi lǐ two-character surname Baili 宇文 yǔ wén a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1bei1] nomadic people / two-character surname Yuwen 生字 shēng zì new character (in textbook) / character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied 皇甫 huáng fǔ two-character surname Huangfu 司空 sī kōng two-character surname Sikong 完颜 完顏 wán yán two-character surname Wanyan 耶律 yē lǜ two-character surname Yelü 令狐 líng hú old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2yi1 Xian4], Shanxi) / two-character surname Linghu 太史 tài shǐ two-character surname Taishi 端木 duān mù two-character surname Duanmu 单层 單層 dān céng single layer / single story / single deck / single level 尉迟 尉遲 yù chí two-character surname Yuchi 简体字 簡體字 jiǎn tǐ zì simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4] syn 呼延 hū yán two-character surname Huyan 淳于 chún yú two-character surname Chunyu 申屠 shēn tú two-character surname Shentu 正字 zhèng zì to correct an erroneously written character / regular script (calligraphy) / standard form (of a character or spelling) syn 朴 piáo surname Piao / Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak) / also pr. [Pu2] syn 汉姓 漢姓 hàn xìng a Han family name (surname) / (esp.) a Han surname adopted by a person of another ethnic group 一 yī 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 syn 那 nā surname Na syn 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character syn 房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn 性 xìng nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 区 區 ōu surname Ou 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 字 zì letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China syn 单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 单 單 shàn surname Shan syn 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 单身 單身 dān shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 某人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname) syn 骨头 骨頭 gǔ tou bone / CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4] / moral character / bitterness / Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5] syn 脾气 脾氣 pí qi character / temperament / disposition / bad temper / CL:股[gu3] syn 性格 xìng gé nature / disposition / temperament / character / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 华 華 huà Mount Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi / surname Hua syn 姓名 xìng míng surname and given name / full name syn 品 pǐn (bound form) article / commodity / product / goods / (bound form) grade / rank / kind / type / variety / character / disposition / nature / temperament / to taste sth / to sample / to criticize / to comment / to judge / to size up / fret (on a guitar or lute) syn 语音 語音 yǔ yīn speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message syn 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 本质 本質 běn zhì essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality syn 质 質 zhì character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] syn 色彩 sè cǎi tint / coloring / coloration / (fig.) flavor / character syn 品质 品質 pǐn zhì character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) syn 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 塑造 sù zào to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words) syn 十字 shí zì cross road / cross-shaped / crucifix / the character ten 一次性 yī cì xìng one-off (offer) / one-time / single-use / disposable (goods) 单身汉 單身漢 dān shēn hàn bachelor / single man syn 巴尔的摩 巴爾的摩 bā ěr dì mó Baltimore (place name, surname etc) 尼克松 ní kè sōng Richard Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974 / surname Nixon 人气 人氣 rén qì popularity / personality / character 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 单人 單人 dān rén one person / single (room, bed etc) syn 音符 yīn fú (music) note / phonetic component of a Chinese character / phonetic symbol / phonogram 君子 jūn zǐ nobleman / person of noble character syn 心地 xīn dì character syn 回车 回車 huí chē to turn a vehicle around / (computing) "carriage return" character / the "Enter" key / to hit the "Enter" key 一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me syn 一身 yī shēn whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes syn 独身 獨身 dú shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 里弄 lǐ lòng lanes and alleys / neighborhood / lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families syn 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 哈利波特 hā lì bō tè Harry Potter (children's book character) 原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character syn 开朗 開朗 kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree syn 人品 rén pǐn character / moral strength / integrity / (coll.) looks / appearance / bearing syn 骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character / courageous spirit / integrity / moral backbone syn 中村 zhōng cūn Nakamura (Japanese surname) 格调 格調 gé diào style (of art or literature) / form / one's work style / moral character syn 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack syn 海德 hǎi dé Hyde (surname) 单一 單一 dān yī single / only / sole syn 山下 shān xià Yamashita (Japanese surname) syn 标注 標注 biāo zhù to mark out / to tag / to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to / to annotate (e.g. a character with its pinyin) syn 