Chinese Character Dictionary

竺

Zhú

surname Zhu

竺乾

Zhú qián

Buddha (archaic)

竺可桢

Zhú Kĕ zhēn

Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist

竺学

Zhú xué

Buddhist doctrine (archaic)

竺教

Zhú jiào

Buddhism (archaic)

竺书

Zhú shū

Buddhist texts (archaic)

竺法

Zhú fă

Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha, archaic)

竽

yú

free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd (larger version of 笙[shēng])

竾

chí

variant of 篪[chí]

竿

gān

pole

竿子

gān zi

bamboo pole

竿头

gān tóu

bamboo pole's uppermost tip

笀

máng

old variant of 芒[máng]

笄

jī

1 years old

笄之年

jī zhī nián

beginning of maturity (of a girl)

笄冠

jī guān

to have just attained maturity (traditional)

笄年

jī nián

beginning of maturity (of a girl)

笄蛭

jī zhì

a kind of earthworm

笆

bā

an article made of bamboo strips

笆斗

bā dŏu

round-bottomed basket

笈

jí

trunks (for books)

笉

qĭn

smiling countenance

笊

zhào

loosely woven bamboo ladle

笊篱

zhào li

strainer (made of bamboo, wicker, or wire)

笎

yuán

bamboo with black patches

笏

hù

tablet held at an audience

笐

gāng

bamboos placed across wooden frames on which grain may be stored in damp climates

笑

xiào

laugh

笑不可仰

xiào bù kĕ yăng

to double up with laughter (idiom)

笑口弥勒

Xiào kŏu Mí lè

laughing Maitreya

笑哈哈

xiào hā hā

to laugh heartily

笑容

xiào róng

smile

笑容可掬

xiào róng kĕ jū

smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear

笑意

xiào yì

smiling expression

笑掉大牙

xiào diào dà yá

to laugh one's head off

笑料

xiào liào

source of laughter

笑林

Xiào lín

Jokes (title of an ancient collection of jokes, often used in the title of modern collections of jokes)

笑柄

xiào bĭng

laughingstock

笑涡

xiào wō

see 笑窩|笑窝[xiào wō]

笑盈盈

xiào yíng yíng

smilingly

笑眯眯

xiào mī mī

beaming

笑破肚皮

xiào pò dù pí

to split one's sides laughing

笑窝

xiào wō

dimple

笑纹

xiào wén

laugh lines (on the face)

笑纳

xiào nà

to kindly accept (an offering)

笑声

xiào shēng

laughter

笑脸

xiào liăn

smiling face

笑脸儿

xiào liăn r

erhua variant of 笑臉|笑脸[xiào liăn]

笑脸相迎

xiào liăn xiāng yíng

to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)

笑里藏刀

xiào lĭ cáng dāo

lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions

笑话

xiào huà

joke

笑语

xiào yŭ

talking and laughing

笑谈

xiào tán

object of ridicule

笑贫不笑娼

xiào pín bù xiào chāng

the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty

笑逐颜开

xiào zhú yán kāi

smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure

笑面虎

xiào miàn hŭ

man with a big smile and evil intentions

笑靥

xiào yè

dimple

笓

pí

to comb

笙

shēng

free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd

笙歌

shēng gē

music and song (formal writing)