Chinese Character Dictionary

板脸

băn liăn

to put on a straight, stern or blank face

板蓝根

băn lán gēn

indigo woad root

板规

băn guī

plate gauge

板车

băn chē

handcart

板门店

Băn mén diàn

Panmunjeom, the Joint Security Area in the Korean demilitarized zone

板门店停战村

Băn mén diàn tíng zhàn cūn

Panmunjom village on the DMZ between North and South Korea

板鸭

băn yā

pressed (dried) salted duck

板鼓

băn gŭ

small drum for marking time

枇

pí

see 枇杷[pí pa]

枇杷

pí pa

loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica)

枇杷膏

pí pá gāo

Pei Pa Koa, a Traditional Chinese natural herbal remedy

枉

wăng

to twist

枉劳

wăng láo

to work in vain

枉径

wăng jìng

winding lane

枉攘

wăng răng

tumultuous

枉死

wăng sĭ

to die in tragic circumstances

枉法

wăng fă

to circumvent the law

枉然

wăng rán

in vain

枉费

wăng fèi

to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc)

枉顾

wăng gù

to neglect

枋

fāng

Santalum album

枋寮

Fāng liáo

Fangliao township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan

枋寮乡

Fāng liáo xiāng

Fangliao township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan

枋山

Fāng shān

Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan

枋山乡

Fāng shān xiāng

Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan

枌

fén

(tree)

楠

nán

variant of 楠[nán]

析

xī

to separate

析出

xī chū

to separate out

析毫剖厘

xī háo pōu lí

to analyze in the finest detail

析疑

xī yí

to resolve a doubt

枒

yá

the coconut tree

枓

dŏu

square base for Chinese flagstaff

枕

zhĕn

pillow

枕冷衾寒

zhĕn lĕng qīn hán

cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence

枕块

zhĕn kuài

pillow of clay (used by filial son during Confucian mourning period)

枕套

zhĕn tào

pillowcase

枕岩漱流

zhĕn yán shù liú

see 枕石漱流[zhĕn shí shù liú]

枕巾

zhĕn jīn

pillow cloth

枕席

zhĕn xí

seating mat

枕席儿

zhĕn xí r

erhua variant of 枕席[zhĕn xí]

枕心

zhĕn xīn

bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case)

枕戈寝甲

zhĕn gē qĭn jiă

to sleep on one's armor with spear by the pillow (idiom); ready for battle

枕戈待旦

zhĕn gē dài dàn

to keep one's spear by the pillow and await the dawn (idiom); ready for battle

枕木

zhĕn mù

railroad tie

枕状玄武岩

zhĕn zhuàng xuán wŭ yán

pillow lava (geology)

枕石漱流

zhĕn shí shù liú

to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)

枕葄

zhĕn zuò

pillow

枕叶

zhĕn yè

occipital lobe

枕藉

zhĕn jiè

to lie in total disorder

枕头

zhĕn tou

pillow

枕头套

zhĕn tou tào

pillow case

枕头箱

zhĕn tou xiāng

pillow casket (box for valuables kept by the bed)

枕骨

zhĕn gŭ

occipital bone (back of the skull)

林

Lín

surname Lin

林来疯

Lín lái fēng

Linsanity

林克平大学

Lín kè píng Dà xué

Linköping University, Sweden

林内

Lín nèi

Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

林内乡

Lín nèi xiāng

Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

林则徐

Lín Zé xú

Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (178-180), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842