Chinese Character Dictionary

竜

lóng

Japanese variant of 龍|龙

并

bìng

variant of 並|并[bìng]

竟

jìng

unexpectedly

竟敢

jìng găn

to have the impertinence

竟然

jìng rán

unexpectedly

竟陵

Jìng líng

Jingling, former name of Tianmen 天門|天门, Hubei

章

Zhāng

surname Zhang

章丘

Zhāng qiū

Zhangqiu county level city in Ji'nan 濟南|济南[Jĭ nán], Shandong

章丘市

Zhāng qiū shì

Zhangqiu county level city in Ji'nan 濟南|济南[Jĭ nán], Shandong

章则

zhāng zé

rule

章回小说

zhāng huí xiăo shuō

novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet

章士钊

Zhāng Shì zhāo

Zhang Shizhao (1881-1973), revolutionary journalist in Shanghai, then established writer

章太炎

Zhāng Tài yán

Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution

章子

zhāng zi

seal

章子怡

Zhāng Zĭ yí

Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress

章孝严

zhāng xiào yán

John Chang (Taiwan Foreign Minister)

章炳麟

Zhāng Bĭng lín

Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution

章甫荐履

zhāng fŭ jiàn lu:3

court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside-down

章程

zhāng chéng

rules

章节

zhāng jié

chapter

章台

zhāng tái

street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area

章贡

Zhāng gòng

Zhanggong district of Ganzhou city 贛州市|赣州市, Jiangxi

章贡区

Zhāng gòng qū

Zhanggong district of Ganzhou city 贛州市|赣州市, Jiangxi

章鱼

zhāng yú

octopus

俟

sì

variant of 俟[sì]

竣

jùn

complete

竣工

jùn gōng

to complete a project

童

Tóng

surname Tong

童乩

tóng jī

medium who communicates with the dead (Daoism)

童儿

tóng ér

boy

童叟无欺

tóng sŏu wú qī

cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously

童女

tóng nu:3

virgin female

童子

tóng zĭ

boy

童子军

Tóng zĭ jūn

Scout (youth organization)

童山濯濯

tóng shān zhuó zhuó

treeless hill

童工

tóng gōng

child labor

童年

tóng nián

childhood

童床

tóng chuáng

crib

童心

tóng xīn

childish heart

童星

tóng xīng

child star

童生

tóng shēng

candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam

童男

tóng nán

virgin male

童真

tóng zhēn

childishness

童稚

tóng zhì

child

童蒙

tóng méng

young and ignorant

童装

tóng zhuāng

children's clothing

童言无忌

tóng yán wú jì

children's words carry no harm (idiom)

童话

tóng huà

children's fairy tales

童话故事

tóng huà gù shì

fairy tale

童谣

tóng yáo

nursery rhyme

童贞

tóng zhēn

virginity

童趣

tóng qù

qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment)

童军

Tóng jūn

Scout (youth organization)

童养媳

tóng yăng xí

child bride

童养媳妇

tóng yăng xí fù

child bride

竦

sŏng

respectful

竖

shù

variant of 豎|竖[shù]

竭

jié

to exhaust

竭力

jié lì

to do one's utmost

竭心

jié xīn

to do one's utmost