Chinese Character Dictionary

寒武纪生命大爆发

Hán wŭ jì shēng mìng dà bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

寒毛

hán máo

fine hair on the human body

寒气

hán qì

cold air

寒流

hán liú

cold stream

寒潮

hán cháo

cold wave

寒碜

hán chen

ugly

寒窗

hán chuāng

a life of strenuous studies (idiom)

寒舍

hán shè

my humble home

寒荆

hán jīng

(polite) my wife (old)

寒蝉

hán chán

cicada in winter

寒酸

hán suān

wretched

寒门

hán mén

poor and humble family

寒露

Hán lù

Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd October

寒风刺骨

hán fēng cì gŭ

bone chilling wind (idiom)

寒食

hán shí

cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节)

寓

yù

to reside

寓居

yù jū

to make one's home in

寓意

yù yì

moral (of a story)

寓意深远

yù yì shēn yuăn

the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications

寓意深长

yù yì shēn cháng

to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant

寓所

yù suŏ

dwelling

寓管理于服务之中

yù guăn lĭ Yú fú wù zhī zhōng

integrated services management

寓言

yù yán

fable

寔

shí

really

宁

nìng

old variant of 寧|宁[nìng]

寖

jìn

to immerse

寗

níng

old variant of 甯|宁[níng]

寘

zhì

put aside, put down

寙

yŭ

bad

寛

kuān

Japanese variant of 寬|宽

寞

mò

lonesome

察

chá

to examine

察合台

Chá gĕ tái

Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan

察哈尔

Chá hā ĕr

Chahar Province (former province in North China existing from 1912-1936)

察哈尔右翼中旗

Chá hā ĕr yòu yì zhōng qí

Chahar Right Center banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia

察哈尔右翼前旗

Chá hā ĕr yòu yì qián qí

Chahar Right Front banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia

察哈尔右翼后旗

Chá hā ĕr yòu yì hòu qí

Chahar Right Rear banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia

察察

chá chá

clean

察察为明

chá chá wéi míng

keenly observant of trivial details

察布查尔

Chá bù chá ĕr

Qapqal Xibe autonomous county in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yī lí Hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

察布查尔县

Chá bù chá ĕr xiàn

Qapqal Xibe autonomous county in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yī lí Hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

察布查尔锡伯自治县

Chá bù chá ĕr Xī bó zì zhì xiàn

Qapqal Xibe autonomous county in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yī lí Hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

察微知著

chá wēi zhī zhù

to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)

察尔汗盐湖

Chá ĕr hán Yán hú

Qarhan Salt Lake in west Qinghai

察看

chá kàn

to watch

察纳

chá nà

to investigate and accept

察觉

chá jué

to sense

察言观色

chá yán guān sè

to observe sb's words and gestures (idiom, from Analects); to examine words and moods for a clue as to sb's thoughts

察访

chá făng

to make an investigative visit

察隅

Chá yú

Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lín zhī dì qū], Tibet

察隅县

Chá yú xiàn

Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lín zhī dì qū], Tibet

察雅

Chá yă

Zhag'yab county, Tibetan: Brag g-yab rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chāng dū dì qū], Tibet

察雅县

Chá yă xiàn

Zhag'yab county, Tibetan: Brag g-yab rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chāng dū dì qū], Tibet

察验

chá yàn

to examine

寠

jù

poor

寡

guă

few

寡不敌众

guă bù dí zhòng

the few are no match for the many

寡人

guă rén

I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)

寡助

guă zhù

finding little support

寡妇

guă fu

widow