Chinese Character Dictionary

范蠡

Fàn Lĭ

Fan Li (36-488 BC), politician of Yue state, businessman and economist

茄

jiā

phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹 is more common

茄二十八星瓢虫

qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng

twenty eight spot lady beetle

茄克

jiā kè

variant of 夾克|夹克[jiā kè]

茄克衫

jiā kè shān

jacket

茄子

qié zi

eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

茄子河区

Qié zi hé qū

Qiezihe district of Qitaihe city 七台河[Qī tái hé], Heilongjiang

茄科

qié kē

Solanaceae (the potato and eggplant family)

茄红素

qié hóng sù

Lycopene

茄萣

Qié dìng

Qieding or Chiating township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

茄萣乡

Qié dìng xiāng

Qieding or Chiating township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

茅

Máo

surname Mao

茅以升

Máo Yĭ shēng

Mao Yisheng

茅利塔尼亚

Máo lì tă ní yà

Mauritania, West Africa (Tw)

茅坑

máo kēng

latrine pit

茅塞顿开

máo sè dùn kāi

murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear

茅屋

máo wū

thatched cottage

茅屋顶

máo wū dĭng

thatch roof

茅厕

máo si

(dialect) latrine

茅庐

máo lú

thatched cottage

茅房

máo fáng

toilet (rural euphemism)

茅棚

máo péng

thatched shed

茅盾

Máo Dùn

Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist

茅盾文学奖

Máo Dùn Wén xué jiăng

Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982

茅竹

máo zhú

variant of 毛竹[máo zhú]

茅箭

Máo jiàn

Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市[Shí yàn shì], Hubei

茅箭区

Máo jiàn qū

Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市[Shí yàn shì], Hubei

茅台

Máo tái

Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou

茅台酒

máo tái jiŭ

maotai (a Chinese liquor)

茅舍

máo shè

cottage

茅草

máo căo

sogon grass

茆

máo

variant of 茅

茇

bá

betel

茈

zĭ

Common Gromwell or European stoneseed (Lithospermum officinale)

茉

mò

jasmine

茉莉

mò lì

jasmine

茉莉花

mò li huā

jasmine

茉莉花茶

mò li huā chá

jasmine tea

茉莉菊酯

mò lì jú zhĭ

jasmolin

茌

Chí

name of a district in Shandong

茌平

Chí píng

Chiping county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liáo chéng], Shandong

茌平县

Chí píng xiàn

Chiping county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liáo chéng], Shandong

茍

jí

urgent

茖

gé

allium victorialis

茗

míng

Thea sinensis

荔

lì

variant of 荔[lì]

茚

yìn

indene (chemistry)

茛

gèn

ranunculus

茜

qiàn

Rubia cordifolia

茜紫

qiàn zĭ

sage (herb)

茜草

qiàn căo

Rubia cordifolia

茞

chén

fragrant plant

茠

xiū

to weed

茢

liè

rushes

茥

guī

Rubus tokkura

茦

cè

pointed grass blade

茨

cí

Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris)

茨城

Cí chéng

Ibaraki prefecture in northeast Japan

茨城县

Cí chéng xiàn

Ibaraki prefecture in northeast Japan

茨欣瓦利

Cí xīn wă lì

Tskhinvali, capital of South Osetia