1.numeral2.digit3.number4.figure+1 条 1.literary inquisition2.official persecution of intellectuals for their writing
1.combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)2.Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements3.also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
look-up method for Chinese characters
indexing system for Chinese characters in a dictionary
character index; table for looking up characters (in a dictionary or reference work)
1.standard form of a Chinese character2.(Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters
1.dead language2.indecipherable script
1.walking dictionary2.well-informed person
1.stone tablet without inscription2.blank stele
single-component character
1.to make the sign of the cross2.to make a cross (on paper)
variant Chinese character
1.character with two or more readings2.character where different readings convey different meanings (Tw)
nonstandard or corrupted form of a Chinese character
simplified Chinese character
simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字[fán tǐ zì]
text-only (webpage, slide etc)
traditional Chinese character
1.name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)2.see also 虍[hū]
1.name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149)2.see also 讠[yán]
1.phonetic loan character2.using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters
1.initial2.first letter of word (in Latin script)
bold characters; bold font
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
(idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission
one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master
1.one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)2.(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect3.each word is highly valued
1.(lit.) to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)2.(fig.) concise and powerful wording
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退，敵駐我擾，敵疲我打，敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追[dí jìn wǒ tuì dí zhù wǒ rǎo dí pí wǒ dǎ dí tuì wǒ zhuī] when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue
Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
(idiom) every word is a gem
the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries
1.phonetic alphabet2.alphabetic writing system