Celadon Dragon Dictionary

English	Pinyin	Numeric Pinyin	Type	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Topic Hover for Detail
jaw ‑palate; roof of the mouth	è	e4	n.	腭	腭	D03
Total No. of Strokes:	13
Kangxi Radical No.:	130 [肉] [ab.: ⺼ / 月] (ròu) -meat (6 strokes)
collar for draft animals; yoke (n.) ‑restrain; yoke (v.)	è	e4	n./v.	軛	轭	A02
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 11
	Simplified Char. - 8
Kangxi Radical No.:	159 [車] (chē) -cart (7 strokes)
Alt. Style:	軶 (arch.)
evil; wicked; bad ‑fierce (adj.) ‑very (adv.) ‑wickedness ‑ferocity (n.) ‑dislike; abhor (v.)	è	e4	adj./adv./n./v.	惡	恶	P01
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 12
	Simplified Char. - 10
Kangxi Radical No.:	61 [心] [ab.: 忄, ⺗] (xīn) -heart (4 strokes)
Alt. Pron.:	ě; wū; wù
Alt. Style:	悪 (Jp.)
hunger (n.) ‑hungry ‑greedy; covetous (adj.)	è	e4	n./adj.	餓	饿	J01 M04
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 16
	Simplified Char. - 10
Kangxi Radical No.:	184 [食] [ab.: 飠, 饣] (shí; sì) -eat (9 strokes)
crocodile; alligator (n.) ‑rapacious ‑cruel (adj.)	è	e4	n./adj.	鱷	鳄	D06 Q04
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 27
	Simplified Char. - 17
Kangxi Radical No.:	195 [魚] (yú) -fish (11 strokes)
Alt. Style:	鰐
palate; roof of the mouth ‑mandible	è	e4	n.	齶	颚	D03
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 24
	Simplified Char. - 13
Kangxi Radical No.:	211 [齒] (chǐ) -tooth (15 strokes)
startling; alarming; dreadful ‑grave; serious ‑awesome	è	e4	adj.	噩	噩	M04
Total No. of Strokes:	16
Kangxi Radical No.:	30 [口] (kǒu) -mouth (3 strokes)
hiccup	è	e4	v.	呃	呃	M03
Total No. of Strokes:	7
Kangxi Radical No.:	30 [口] (kǒu) -mouth (3 strokes)
Alt. Style:	呝 (arch.)
sea eagle; fishhawk; western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) (tax.)	è	e4	n.	鶚	鹗	D07 D02
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 20
	Simplified Char. - 14
Kangxi Radical No.:	196 [鳥] (niǎo) -bird (11 strokes)
hiccup	è	e4	v./n.	餩	餩	M03
Total No. of Strokes:	16
Kangxi Radical No.:	184 [食] [ab.: 飠, 饣] (shí; sì) -eat (9 strokes)
startled; surprised ‑blunt; honest ‑edge; verge; brink; brim (adj.) ‑Húběi province (ab.) -a Chinese surname	è	e4	adj./pn.	鄂	鄂	K05
Total No. of Strokes:	11
Kangxi Radical No.:	163 [邑] [ab.: 阝(right)] (yì) -city (7 strokes)
cliff; precipice; escarpment	è	e4	n.	崿	崿	G06 E06
Total No. of Strokes:	12
Kangxi Radical No.:	46 [山] (shān) -mountain (3 strokes)
block ‑control; restrain (v.) ‑barrier (n.)	è	e4	v./n.	閼	阏	L05
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 16
	Simplified Char. - 11
Kangxi Radical No.:	169 [門] (mén) -gate (8 strokes)
Alt. Pron.:	yān
calyx	è	e4	n.	咢	咢	A09
Total No. of Strokes:	9
Kangxi Radical No.:	30 [口] (kǒu) -mouth (3 strokes)
dam; stop (as, flow); check (as, flow)	è	e4	v.	堨	堨	O06
Total No. of Strokes:	12
Kangxi Radical No.:	32 [土] (tǔ) -earth (3 strokes)
Alt. Pron.:	yè
jowls ‑cheek bones ‑high cheek bones ‑jaw ‑palate (n.) ‑reverence (adj.)	è	e4	n./adj.	顎	颚	D03
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 18
	Simplified Char. - 15
Kangxi Radical No.:	181 [頁] (yè) -leaf (9 strokes)
remains; corpse	è (arch.)	e4 (arch.)	n.	歹	歹	N08
Total No. of Strokes:	4
Kangxi Radical No.:	78 [歹] [ab.: 歺] (dǎi) -death -decay (4 strokes)
Alt. Pron.:	dǎi
Alt. Style:	歺
strategic position ‑precarious position (n.) ‑block; obstruct (v.) ‑poverty‑stricken; destitute ‑difficulty (adj.)	è	e4	n./v./adj.	阨	阨	N01 L05
Total No. of Strokes:	6
Kangxi Radical No.:	170 [阜] [ab.: 阝(left)] (fù) -mound (8 strokes)
Alt. Style:	戹; 阸
impeded ‑cramped ‑in difficulty; distressed	è	e4	adj.	厄	厄	L05
Total No. of Strokes:	4
Kangxi Radical No.:	27 [厂] (hán) -cliff (2 strokes)
(Cant.) bracelet; bangle	è	e4	n.	鈪	鈪	E08
Total No. of Strokes:	12
Kangxi Radical No.:	167 [金] [ab.: 釒] (jīn) -gold (8 strokes)
a blade edge (n.) ‑sharp (adj.)	è	e4	n./adj.	鍔	锷	R08
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 17
	Simplified Char. - 14
Kangxi Radical No.:	167 [金] [ab.: 釒] (jīn) -gold (8 strokes)
Russia (TW) ‑used in tslt. for place names (TW)	è	e4	pn.	俄	俄	G06 G05
Total No. of Strokes:	9
Kangxi Radical No.:	9 [人] [ab.: 亻] (rén) -man (2 strokes)
Alt. Pron.:	é
astatine (At) (atomic number 85) (also tslt. ài 銰 and nuǒ 砹)	è	e4	n.	砈	砈	E01 O03
Total No. of Strokes:	9
Kangxi Radical No.:	112 [石] (shí) -stone (5 strokes)
Alt. Pron.:	nuǒ
Alt. Style:	ài 銰; nuǒ 砹
whitewash ‑chalk (n.) ‑whitewash (v.)	è	e4	n./v.	堊	垩	B05 H07
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 11
	Simplified Char. - 9
Kangxi Radical No.:	32 [土] (tǔ) -earth (3 strokes)
elevated; lofty	è	e4	adj.	嶭	嶭	E06
Total No. of Strokes:	16
Kangxi Radical No.:	46 [山] (shān) -mountain (3 strokes)
startled; astonished; amazed	è	e4	adj.	愕	愕	M04
Total No. of Strokes:	12
Kangxi Radical No.:	61 [心] [ab.: 忄, ⺗] (xīn) -heart (4 strokes)
control ‑repress; restrain ‑clutch; grasp ‑choke ‑hold and defend (as, a city)	è	e4	v.	扼	扼	I08
Total No. of Strokes:	7
Kangxi Radical No.:	64 [手] [ab.: 扌, 龵] (shǒu) -hand (4 strokes)
Alt. Style:	戹; 搤
a knot in wood	è	e4	n.	枙	枙	A06
Total No. of Strokes:	8
Kangxi Radical No.:	75 [木] (mù) -wood (4 strokes)
(Cant.) nod one's head ‑shake; sway	è	e4	v.	砐	砐	I08
Total No. of Strokes:	8
Kangxi Radical No.:	112 [石] (shí) -stone (5 strokes)
acenaphthene (C12H10)	è	e4	n.	苊	苊	E04
Total No. of Strokes:	7
Kangxi Radical No.:	140 [艸] [ab.: 艹] (cǎo) -grass (6 strokes)
stem and calyx of a flower	è	e4	n.	萼	萼	A09
Total No. of Strokes:	12
Kangxi Radical No.:	140 [艸] [ab.: 艹] (cǎo) -grass (6 strokes)
Alt. Style:	蕚 (arch.)
(same as yì 詍): loquacious; talkative	è	e4	adj.	䛖	䛖	E02 M05
Total No. of Strokes:	13
Kangxi Radical No.:	149 [言] [ab.: 訁] (yán) -speech (7 strokes)
Alt. Style:	yì 詍
harsh; forbidding	è	e4	adj.	詻	詻	J06
Total No. of Strokes:	13
Kangxi Radical No.:	149 [言] [ab.: 訁] (yán) -speech (7 strokes)
honest speech	è	e4	n.	諤	谔	E02
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 16
	Simplified Char. - 11
Kangxi Radical No.:	149 [言] [ab.: 訁] (yán) -speech (7 strokes)
honest speech	è	e4	n.	讍	讍	E02
Total No. of Strokes:	23
Kangxi Radical No.:	149 [言] [ab.: 訁] (yán) -speech (7 strokes)
restrain; check; hold back; arrest the progress of; curb; stop; prevent ‑harm; hurt	è	e4	v.	遏	遏	I08 L02
Total No. of Strokes:	12
Kangxi Radical No.:	162 [辵] [ab.: 辶, ⻌, ⻍] (chuò) -walk (7 strokes)
distress; difficulty	è	e4	n.	阸	阸	J08
Total No. of Strokes:	7
Kangxi Radical No.:	170 [阜] [ab.: 阝(left)] (fù) -mound (8 strokes)
junction of nose and forehead: the bridge of the nose	è	e4	n.	頞	頞	D03 D04
Total No. of Strokes:	15
Kangxi Radical No.:	181 [頁] (yè) -leaf (9 strokes)
(same as 顎/颚): the jowls; the cheek bones (n.) ‑high cheek‑boned (adj.)	è	e4	n./adj.	䫷	䫷	D03
Total No. of Strokes:	25
Kangxi Radical No.:	181 [頁] (yè) -leaf (9 strokes)
Alt. Style:	顎/颚
(variant of 鱷): crocodile; alligator (n.) ‑rapacious; cruel (adj.)	è	e4	n.	鰐	鳄	D06 Q04
Total No. of Strokes:	Traditional Char. - 20
	Simplified Char. - 17
Kangxi Radical No.:	195 [魚] (yú) -fish (11 strokes)
Alt. Style:	鱷
(same as yì 鷊/鹝): a kind of bird ‑a kind of grass ‑(same as yì 鷁): a fabulous sea bird	è	e4	n.	䳬	䳬	D07
Total No. of Strokes:	20
Kangxi Radical No.:	196 [鳥] (niǎo) -bird (11 strokes)
Alt. Style:	鷊/鹝; 鷁/鹢

(!)	Simplified character is completely different from the Traditional character
A.C.	ancient Chinese
ab.	abbreviation
acctg.	accounting
adj.	adjective or adjectival phrase (in Chinese an adj. is often simply a v. or n. to which de5 [的] is added: the 的 is usually omitted in this dictionary)
adv.	adverb or adverbial phrase
aka	also known as
alt. pron.	alternate or non-standard pronunciation
Am.	American; American usage
anat.	anatomy

anc.	ancient, usu. indicating pre-Qín dynasty China
arch.	archaic character, use or meaning
Arch.	Architecture; referring to Architecture or having to do with Architecture
ast.	astronomy
aux.	auxiliary verb
b.	born
bce.	Before the Common Era (=BC: Before Christ)
Bei.pron.	Beijing-style pronunciation
bf.	bound form
bib.	biblical

bot.	botany
Br.	British; British usage
Cant.	Cantonese
CCP	Chinese Communist Party
CE	Church of England
ce.	Common Era (=AD: Anno Domini)
cf.	compare; compare with
Ch.id.	Chinese idiom
char.	Chinese character
Chin.	China; Chinese

Chr.	Christianity (including both Protestantism and Catholicism)
coll.	colloquial expression or usage
conj.	conjunction
contemp.	contempuous
court.	courteous
d.	died
derog.	used as a derogatory term
dial.	dialect
dipl.	diplomacy; diplomatic
dist.	distinguished from; as distinguished from

econ.	economics
Eng.id.	English idiom
Eng.ph.	English phrase
env.	environment; environmental
ex.	exclamation
expr.	expression
fam.	familiar usage
fig.	figurative usage
fmr.	former or formerly
fr.	from

Fr.	France; French
fv.	functive verb
geol.	geology
geom.	geometry
gr.	grammar
gr.str.	grammatical structure or construction
gya	billion years ago
hist.	history; historical
id.	idiom
imp.	impolite

interch.	interchangeable with
intj.	interjection
Isl.	Islam
Jp.	Japan; Japanese; Japanese variant (of a character)
KXR	Kangxi Radical
L.	Latin, from Latin or having a Latin root
L.ph.	translation of Latin phrase (as used in English)
leg.	legal terminology
lg.	language
lit.	literal (ie. word-for-word) translation

M.	measure word (used as a numerary adjunct for nouns)
mach.	machines; machinery
math.	mathematics
ME	Middle East; Middle Eastern
mech.	mechanics
med.	medicine; medical terminology; as used in the practice of, etc.
met.	metaphorical usage
mil.	military terminology
mod.	modern usage
mus.	music or musical notation

mya	million years ago
n.	noun
na.	name or title
naut.	nautical, marine or maritime
NGOs	Non-Governmental Organizations
nph.	noun phrase; compound noun
nu.	number
obs.	obsolete
oft.	often
on.	onomatopoeia (as, a sound's written representation of how it sounds)

opp.	opposite or as opposed to
part.	particle
pat.	pattern
ph.	phrase
phil.	philosophy
phy.	physics
pl.	plural
pn.	place name, geographic location or geographic feature
pol.	polite form of address
pol.sl.	political slogan

pop.	popular speech; popularly used; common speech
pop.wr.	popularly written
pp.	past participle
pr.	pronoun
PRC	People's Republic of China; as used in the PRC
pre.	prefix
pref.	preferred
prep.	preposition
pron.	pronounced; pronunciation
pw.	place word

qs.	question sentence
qw.	question word
r.	reigned
rad.	radical- used as a part of Chinese characters
RC	Roman Catholic
regl.var.	regional variant
rve.	resultative verb ending
sa.	saying
sb.	somebody
se.	sentence

sf.	sentence fragment
sh.	short form or shortened form
sl.	slang
so.	someone
so.s	someone's
soc.	sociology
sp.	specialized language used in technical situations or by specialists (eg.: medical, legal, etc.)
Sp.	Spanish
sp.pron.	special or unusual pronunciation
sport.	as used in sports; sports terminology

ss.	sample sentence
st.	sometimes
st.pron.	sometimes pronounced
st.wr.	sometimes written
stat.	statistics
sth.	something
suf.	suffix
sv.	stative verb (an adj. which includes 'be' as in 'be (x)', often simply labeled as 'adj.')
sw.	somewhat
Switz.	Switzerland

T.S.	Tone Sandhi
tax.	taxonomy (as, scientific naming system); taxonomic name
TCM	Traditional Chinese Medicine; Chinese herbal medicine
tm.	trademark
topo.	topolect (some part of the word has been phonically transliterated from English into Chinese) (aka loanword)
tr.na.	trade name, business name or product name
trans.	translation
tslt.	transliteration
TW	Taiwan; as used in Taiwan
u.f.	used for

undef.	undefined
usu.	usually
v.	verb
var.	various; variety; variant
vern.	vernacular
vo.	separable verb-object combination
vph.	verb phrase; compound verb
vul.	vulgar
wr.	written or literary use

A01	Agriculture: Soil, Crops and Tools
A02	Livestock and Animal Husbandry
A03	Nomadism and Pastoralism
A04	Sericulture and Silk
A05	Trees and Forestry
A06	Wood Products, Carpentry and Woodworking
A07	Other Misc. Wooden Articles and Furniture
A08	Plants and Botany
A09	Flowers
A10	Fruits and Melons
A11	Beans, Nuts, Seeds, Oils and Tubers
A12	Molds, Mushrooms and Other Fungi
A13	Smells, Aromas and Fragrances
A14	Fibers, Textiles and Dyeing

B01	Rarity, Precision, Value and Excellence
B02	Beauty, Aesthetics, Art and the Fine Arts
B03	Colors
B04	Pattern, Design, Appearance and Decoration
B05	Architecture, Structures and Construction
B06	Handicrafts
B07	Porcelain and Pottery
B08	Clarity, Darkness and Gloom

C01	Books, Poetry, Literature and Publishing
C02	Myths, Legends, Stories and Reading
C03	Documents, Correspondence, Paper and Printing
C04	Journalism, News, Newspapers and Media
C05	Acting, Theater, Video and Cinematography
C06	Voice, Sound, Music and Dance
C07	The Eye, Vision and Photography
C08	Radio, Television, and Broadcasting

D01	Science and Scientific Ideas
D02	Biology, Microbiology, Taxonomy and Genetics
D03	Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology and Bioelectronics
D04	Land Animals
D05	Insects and Spiders
D06	Rivers, the Littoral, the Ocean, Fish, Amphibians, Aquatic Animals and Oceanography
D07	Birds and Flying Mammals
D08	The Environment, Conservation, Ecology, Pollution and Garbage

E01	Chemistry
E02	Communication and Humor
E03	Technology, Computers, Electronics and the Internet
E04	Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
E05	Batteries, Electricity and Light
E06	Geology and the Earth Sciences
E07	Petroleum, Minerals, Mining and Metallurgy
E08	Jade, Gemstones and Jewelry

F01	Individual Character Definitions
F02	Chinese Culture, Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
F03	Chinese Dynasties and the Dynastic Period
F04	Ancient Chinese Warfare and Weapons
F05	Chinese Language: Measure Words, Negatives and RVEs
F06	Nature and Natural Resources
F07	Names, Proper Names and Trade Names
F08	Chinese Books, Writing and Characters

G01	Diplomacy and International Relations
G02	Nationality, Ethnicity, Nations and Peoples
G03	Bureaucracy, Government and NGOs
G04	Geography and Maps
G05	Places and Place Names
G06	Topography and Geographic Features
G07	Politics
G08	Cities

H01	Economics and Markets
H02	Business, Enterprise, Commerce and Ownership
H03	Accounting
H04	Sales, Marketing and Service
H05	Negotiation, Labor and Management
H06	Money and Banking, Finance, Insurance and Investing
H07	Products, Companies, Manufacturing and Manufactured Goods
H08	Skill, Standards and Quality

I01	Education
I02	Mathematics, Statistics, Quantities, Series, Progression and Size
I03	Prehistory, Protohistory and World History
I04	Chinese History and Historical Mythology
I05	Japan and Japanese History
I06	Sanitation and Hygiene
I07	Materials
I08	Actions
I09	Shapes, Forms and Models
I10	Textures, Rough and Smooth Surfaces, and Flexibility

J01	The Kitchen, Cooking Techniques, Utensils and Nutrition
J02	Foods and Ingredients, Tea and Other Beverages, Spices, Sauces and Seasonings
J03	Alcohol, Wines and Spirits
J04	Restaurants and Entertaining, Menu Items, Chinese (and Other) Food and Recipe Names
J05	Absorb, Inhale, Assimilate and Include
J06	Easy, Difficult, Similarities and Differences
J07	New, Old, More, Less
J08	Instructions, Directions, Opportunity, Problems and Mistakes

K01	Language
K02	Grammar and Grammatical Constructions
K03	Phonetics
K04	Exclamations, Expressions, Phrases, Proverbs, Sayings, Slang and Idioms
K05	Descriptions
K06	Order and Disorder, Methods and Meetings
K07	Sources, Results, Solutions, Beginnings, Endings and Waste
K08	Comparisons, Combinations, Connections, Distribution and Containers

L01	Rules, Law, Courts, Justice and Criminology
L02	Threats, Safety and Security
L03	Winning, Losing, Success, Failure, Luck, Fame and Fortune
L04	Hide, Conceal, Secrets, Questions and Answers
L05	Seek, Barriers, Limits and Restrictions
L06	Help, Strong and Weak
L07	Change, Plan, Functioning and Usefulness
L08	Groups, Unity, Decision, Agreement and Harmony

M01	Logic, Intellect, Talent and Ability
M02	Philosophy, Ideas, Knowledge and Inventions
M03	Medicine, Health and Pharmacology
M04	Memory, the Mind, Psychology and Emotion
M05	Human Characteristics and Responsibilities
M06	Corruption in Society, Sex and Pornography
M07	Public and Private, Manners and Civility, Respect and Honor
M08	Real, Counterfeit, Substitutes and Copies; Cheap and Expensive

N01	Military Affairs and Intelligence, Weapons, Strategy, War and Peace
N02	Protest, Violence, Rebellion, Civil War, Terrorism and Guerilla Warfare
N03	Engineering
N04	Time and Tides
N05	Organization, Competence, Aspiration and Obligation
N06	Childhood, Maturation, Adulthood and Old Age
N07	Sleep
N08	Life, Death, Living and Dying

O01	General Physics
O02	Space, Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics
O03	Atoms, Atomic Energy and Particle Physics
O04	Aeronautics, Aviation, Air Power and Spaceflight
O05	Weights, Measures, Flow, Positioning and Distance
O06	Fire, Water and Ice
O07	Weather, Meteorology and Conditions
O08	Float, Wave, Rise in the Air, Spin, Revolve and Other Motions

P01	Faith, Religion, Morals and Ethics
P02	Great Religious Writings
P03	The Zodiac, Astrology and Other Symbols
P04	Hope, Fate, Belief and Superstition
P05	Women and Women's Things
P06	Permission, Acceptance and Rejection
P07	Opposites, Categories and Kinds
P08	Collect, Assemble, Give and Receive

Q01	Sociology, Society and Culture
Q02	Relationships
Q03	Clothing, Fashion and Style
Q04	Behavior, Habits and Addictions
Q05	Home, Furniture, Household Appliances, Housewares and Household Activities
Q06	Work, Jobs and Careers
Q07	Sports, Athletics and Exercise
Q08	Toys, Games, Gambling, Entertainment and Leisure Activities

R01	Gifts, Prizes, Ceremonies, Achievements and Philanthropy
R02	Ships, Shipping, Sailing, Naval Forces and Maritime Affairs
R03	Rope, Bind, Tie, Packaging and Packages
R04	Travel, Transportation, Air Travel and Tourism
R05	the Science of Mechanics, Mechanisms, Instruments, Devices, Machines and Engines
R06	Vehicles, Driving and Speed
R07	Breakage, Accidents and Disasters
R08	Machine Parts, Tools and Their Use

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