Chinese Character Dictionary

宣示

xuān shì

to vow

宣称

xuān chēng

to assert

宣纸

xuān zhĭ

fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 涇縣|泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui

宣统

Xuān tŏng

reign name (1909-1911) of the last Qing emperor Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪

宣言

xuān yán

declaration

宣认

xuān rèn

public declaration

宣誓

xuān shì

to swear an oath (of office)

宣誓供词证明

xuān shì gòng cí zhèng míng

affidavit

宣誓就职

xuān shì jiù zhí

to swear the oath of office

宣誓证言

xuān shì zhèng yán

sworn testimony

宣讲

xuān jiăng

to preach

宣读

xuān dú

to read out loud to an audience

宣道

xuān dào

to preach (the gospel)

室

Shì

surname Shi

室内

shì nèi

indoor

室内乐

shì nèi yuè

chamber music

室内装潢

shì nèi zhuāng huáng

interior decorating

室内设计

shì nèi shè jì

interior design

室友

shì yŏu

roommate

室外

shì wài

outdoor

室女

Shì nu:3

unmarried lady

室女座

Shì nu:3 zuò

Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

室温

shì wēn

room temperature

室町

Shì tĭng

Muromachi bakufu, the feudal government of Japan (1338-173) under the Ashikaga shoguns

室町幕府

Shì tĭng mù fŭ

Muromachi bakufu, the feudal government of Japan (1338-173) under the Ashikaga shoguns

室迩人遐

shì ĕr rén xiá

to long for somebody far away

宥

yòu

to forgive

宦

Huàn

surname Huan

宦官

huàn guān

eunuch

宦海

huàn hăi

officialdom

宦海风波

huàn hăi fēng bō

lit. raging sea of bureaucracy

宦门

huàn mén

family of officials

宦骑

huàn qí

horse guard

宧

yí

northeastern corner of a room

宨

tiăo

variant of 窕[tiăo]

宬

chéng

library stack

宫

Gōng

surname Gong

宫主

gōng zhŭ

imperial empress

宫人

gōng rén

imperial concubine or palace maid

宫保鸡丁

gōng băo jī dīng

Kung Pao Chicken

宫内节育器

gōng nèi jié yù qì

intrauterine device (IUD)

宫刑

gōng xíng

castration (archaic punishment)

宫商角徵羽

gōng shāng jué zhĭ yŭ

pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

宫城

Gōng chéng

Miyagi prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Bĕn zhōu]

宫城县

Gōng chéng xiàn

Miyagi prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Bĕn zhōu]

宫女

gōng nu:3

palace maid

宫崎

Gōng qí

Miyazaki

宫崎吾朗

Gōng qí Wú lăng

Miyazaki Goro (1967-), Japanese director

宫崎县

Gōng qí xiàn

Miyazaki prefecture in east Kyūshū 九州, Japan

宫崎骏

Gōng qí Jùn

Miyazaki Hayao (1941-), Japanese director

宫廷

gōng tíng

court (of king or emperor)

宫掖

gōng yè

palace apartments

宫殿

gōng diàn

palace

宫泽喜一

Gōng zé xĭ yī

Kiichi Miyazawa (former Japanese prime minister)

宫爆肉丁

gōng bào ròu dīng

stir-fried diced pork

宫爆鸡丁

gōng bào jī dīng

gong bao chicken

宫缩

gōng suō

contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)

宫观

gōng guàn

Taoist temple

宫调

gōng diào

modes of ancient Chinese music

宫阙

gōng què

palace