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Pronunciation |
Meaning |
Radical |
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蒞 |
lì |
To rule over, to control. | 140 (艸) | 中國 |
zhōng guó |
The central states [does not mean China yet]. | 撫 |
fŭ |
To stroke, to pat; to pacify, to soothe. Notes: This verb is frequently used as a euphemism for the suppression of “barbarian” peoples. | 64 (手) | 四夷 |
sì yí |
The Barbarian tribes in all four directions (general term for barbarian tribes on all sides). | 緣 |
yuán |
To follow along, to climb. | 120 (糸) | 災 |
zāi |
Disaster. | 86 (火) | 敵 |
dí |
To oppose, to withstand; enemy, opponent. | 66 (攵) | 集 |
jí |
To assemble, to gather together; a literary collection. Notes: Here used adverbially, “collectively,” “all together.” | 172 (隹) | 其一 |
qí yī |
One of them. Notes: This is idiomatic enough for the meaning to be not immediately apparent – but it still makes sense literally: “their one.” | 施 |
shī |
To extend, to supply. | 70 (方) | 仕 |
shì |
Officials, office-holders. | 9 ( 人) | 野 |
yĕ |
Wilderness, country, fields. | 166 (里) | 商 |
shāng |
Merchants. | 30 (口) | 旅 |
lǚ |
To travel; traveler. | 70 (方) | 赴 |
fù |
To hurry to, to rush to, to head towards. | 156 (走) | 愬 |
sù |
To lodge a complaint about. Notes: This is a different version of the character 訴. | 61 (心) | 惛 |
hūn |
Stupid, muddle-headed. | 61 (心) | 敏 |
mĭn |
Clever, quick-witted. | 66 (攵) | 試 |
shì |
To try, to test. | 149 (言) | 恆 |
héng |
Constant, regular, reliable. | 61 (心) | 放 |
fàng |
*1. Dissipated, unrestrained. 2. To release, to let go. | 66 (攵) | 侈 |
chĭ |
Extravagant, wasteful [behavior]. | 9 (人) | 陷 |
xiàn |
To sink into, to fall into. | 170 (阜) | 罔 |
wăng |
Net; to trap, to catch in a netNotes: Used for 網. | 122 (冈) | 是故 |
shìgù |
For this reason . . . | 仰 |
yăng |
To look up. Notes: Here, part of a sentence pattern; see 27.7. | 9 (人) | 俯 |
fŭ |
To look down. Notes: Here, part of a sentence pattern; see 27.9. | 9 (人) | 仰俯 |
yăngfŭ |
On the one hand . . . on the other hand (see 27.10). | 飽 |
băo |
To be full (from eating). | 184 (食) | 救 |
jiù |
To rescue, to save. Notes: Note that 救死 has the idiomatic meaning “save from death.” | 66 (攵) | 贍 |
shàn |
To be sufficient. | 154 (貝) | 暇 |
xià |
Free time, leisure. | 72 (日) | 盍 |
hé |
[Fusion of 何 and 不 in rhetorical question:] “Why not . . .?”Notes: However, sometimes writers use it interchangeably with 蓋 (434-2). | 108 (皿) |
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