Chinese Character Dictionary

衰退期

shuāi tuì qī

recession (in economics)

衰运

shuāi yùn

decline in fortunes

衰颓

shuāi tuí

uninspired

衲

nà

cassock

衵

nì

women's undergarments

衷

zhōng

inner feelings

衷心

zhōng xīn

heartfelt

只

zhĭ

variant of 祇|只[zhĭ]

邪

xié

old variant of 邪[xié]

衽

rèn

overlapping part of Chinese gown

衾

qīn

coverlet

衿

jīn

collar

袁

Yuán

surname Yuan

袁世凯

Yuán Shì kăi

Yuan Shikai (189-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China

袁于令

Yuán Yú lìng

Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西楼记 ?

袁宏道

Yuán Hóng dào

Yuan Hongdao (168-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer

袁州

Yuán zhōu

Yuanzhou district of Yichun city 宜春市, Jiangxi

袁州区

Yuán zhōu qū

Yuanzhou district of Yichun city 宜春市, Jiangxi

袁枚

Yuán Méi

Yuan Mei (1716-1798), famous Qing poet and critic, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家

袁桷

Yuán Jué

Yuan Jue (1267-1327), Yuan dynasty writer and calligrapher

袁绍

Yuán Shào

Yuan Shao (13-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord

袁咏仪

Yuán Yŏng yí

Anita Yuen (1971-), Hong Kong actress

袁静

Yuán Jìng

Yuan Jing (1911-), writer, dramatist and film critic

袁头

Yuán tóu

silver coin from the early days of the Republic of China (1912-1949) bearing the head of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuán Shì kăi]

袂

mèi

sleeve of a robe

袈

jiā

Buddhist monk's robe

袈裟

jiā shā

kasaya, a patchwork outer vestment worn by a Buddhist monk

袋

dài

a pouch

袋子

dài zi

bag

袋子包

dài zi bāo

pita bread (Middle eastern flat bread)

袋熊

dài xióng

wombat (native Australian mammal)

袋狼

dài láng

thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)

袋鼠

dài shŭ

kangaroo

袍

páo

gown (lined)

袍泽

páo zé

fellow soldier

袒

tăn

to bare

袒免

tăn miăn

to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow

袒庇

tăn bì

to shield

袒缚

tăn fù

to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind

袒胸

tăn xiōng

to bare the breast

袒膊

tăn bó

to strip to the waist

袒衣

tăn yī

to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing

袒裼

tăn xī

to bare the upper body

袒护

tăn hù

to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc

袒露

tăn lù

to expose

袖

xiù

sleeve

袖口

xiù kŏu

cuff

袖套

xiù tào

sleeve cover

袖子

xiù zi

sleeve

袖手旁观

xiù shŏu páng guān

to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

袖扣

xiù kòu

cufflinks

袖标

xiù biāo

armband

袖珍

xiù zhēn

pocket-sized

袖珍人

xiù zhēn rén

little person

袖珍本

xiù zhēn bĕn

pocket book

袖珍辞典

xiù zhēn cí diăn

pocket dictionary

袖珍音响

xiù zhēn yīn xiăng

pocket stereo

袖章

xiù zhāng

armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)

袖筒

xiù tŏng

sleeve

袖筒儿

xiù tŏng r

erhua variant of 袖筒[xiù tŏng]