Chinese Character Dictionary

弭

mĭ

to stop

弮

juàn

variant of 卷, curled up scroll

弰

shāo

ends of a bow

弱

ruò

weak

弱不禁风

ruò bù jīn fēng

too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate

弱作用

ruò zuò yòng

weak interaction

弱作用力

ruò zuò yòng lì

the weak force (in particle physics)

弱侧

ruò cè

weak side

弱势

ruò shì

vulnerable

弱势群体

ruò shì qún tĭ

disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped)

弱化

ruò huà

weaken

弱受

ruò shòu

submissive

弱小

ruò xiăo

small and weak

弱智

ruò zhì

weak-minded

弱相互作用

ruò xiāng hù zuò yòng

weak interaction (in particle physics)

弱肉强食

ruò ròu qiáng shí

lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior

弱脉

ruò mài

weak pulse

弱视

ruò shì

amblyopia

弱酸

ruò suān

weak acid

弱电统一

ruò diàn tŏng yī

electro-weak interaction in fermion particle physics

弱音踏板

ruò yīn tà băn

soft pedal (on piano)

弱碱

ruò jiăn

weak base (alkali)

弱点

ruò diăn

weak point

弪

jìng

radian (math.)

弪度

jìng dù

radian (math.)

张

Zhāng

surname Zhang

张三

Zhāng Sān

John Doe

张三李四

Zhāng sān Lĭ sì

Zhang and Li (idiom); Zhang with tight trousers and Li with wide hat

张三，李四，王五，赵六

Zhāng sān , Lĭ sì , Wáng wŭ , Zhào liù

four proverbial names

张丹

Zhāng Dān

Zhang Dan

张之洞

Zhāng Zhī dòng

Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing

张二鸿

Zhāng Er4 hóng

Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhāng Róng] (192-), British-Chinese writer, author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Yĕ Tiān é] and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東・鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东・鲜为人知的故事[Máo Zé dōng · Xiān wéi rén zhī de Gù shi]

张伯伦

Zhāng bó lún

Chamberlain

张作霖

Zhāng Zuò lín

Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928

张僧繇

Zhāng Sēng yóu

Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-40), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家

张仪

Zhāng Yí

Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (47-221 BC)

张冠李戴

Zhāng guān Lĭ dài

lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head

张力

zhāng lì

tension

张北

Zhāng bĕi

Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhāng jiā kŏu], Hebei

张北县

Zhāng bĕi xiàn

Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhāng jiā kŏu], Hebei

张口

zhāng kŏu

to gape

张口结舌

zhāng kŏu jié shé

agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words

张国荣

Zhāng Guó róng

Leslie Cheung

张国焘

Zhāng Guó tāo

Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938

张大千

Zhāng Dà qiān

Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century

张天翼

Zhāng Tiān yì

Zhang Tian'yi (1906-198), children's writer, author of prize-winning fairy tale Secret of the magic gourd 寶葫蘆的秘密|宝葫芦的秘密

张太雷

Zhāng Tài léi

Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party

张学友

Zhāng Xué yŏu

Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), cantopop and film star

张学良

Zhāng Xué liáng

Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army

张家口

Zhāng jiā kŏu

Zhangjiakou prefecture level city in Hebei

张家口地区

Zhāng jiā kŏu dì qū

Zhangjiakou prefecture in Hebei

张家口市

Zhāng jiā kŏu shì

Zhangjiakou prefecture level city in Hebei

张家川回族自治县

Zhāng jiā chuān huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu

张家港

Zhāng jiā găng

Zhangjiagang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu], Jiangsu

张家港市

Zhāng jiā găng shì

Zhangjiagang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu], Jiangsu

张家界

Zhāng jiā jiè

Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Dà yōng]

张家界市

Zhāng jiā jiè shì

Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan

张家长，李家短

Zhāng jiā cháng , Lĭ jiā duăn

lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors

张宁

Zhāng Níng

Zhang Ning

张宝

Zhāng Băo

Zhang Bao