| 59 | 彡 | 3 | 彡 | sâm | shān | Kangxi radical 59, hair.⁸
hairs or feathers used as ornament; to adorn with feathers; long feathers.²⁴
"bristle" radical in Chinese characters.³⁵ (composition: ⿳丿丿丿; U+5F61 or U+2F3A). |
sam5 | 13188 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 7 | 彤 | hüng | tōng | (composition: ⿰丹彡;
U+5F64). 红彤彤[紅彤彤] or 红通通[紅通通] hũng-hüng-hüng hóngtōngtōng bright-red; glowing.⁶ <又> hũng. (See 彤 hũng.) |
hung2 | 7108 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 7 | 彤 | hũng | tóng | <wr.> red, vermilion;
name of an ancient state.⁷ (composition: ⿰丹彡; U+5F64). 彤管 hũng-gōn tóngguǎn lit. a red tube – a red tube writing brush, used in ancient China by lady historians.⁷ 彤弓 hũng-güng tónggōng a crimson bow.⁷ 彤弓弨兮 Hũng-güng-chël-hãi Tóng gōng chāo xī The red bows unbent.⁶⁰ (Excerpt from 《詩經·小雅·彤弓之什·彤弓》, translated by James Legge). 彤矢 hũng-sī tóngshǐ a crimson arrow, which was bestowed with the crimson bow to noblemen by emperors in ancient China.⁷ 彤闱[彤闈] hũng-vĩ tóngwéi an imperial palace.⁷ 彤云[彤雲] hũng-vũn tóngyún red clouds; dark clouds.⁵ 彤云昼聚[彤雲晝聚] hũng-vũn-jiü-duì tóngyúnzhòujù Red clouds gathered in broad daylight.⁷ 彤云密布[彤雲密布] hũng-vũn-mìt-bü tóngyúnmìbù The sky is overcast.⁶ 彤史 hũng-xū tóngshǐ court-appointed lady historians during the Tang and Ming dynasties.⁷ <又> hüng. (See 彤 hüng.) |
hung3 | 7154 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 7 | 彣 | mũn | wén | mixed patterns or colors;
literary talent.¹⁹ a mixture of blue and red; purple.²⁴ (composition: ⿰文彡; U+5F63). 彣彰 mũn-jëng wénzhāng refers to gorgeous rhetoric.¹⁹ 彣彣彧彧 mũn-mũn-yūk-yūk wénwényùyù filled with literary embellishments/talents.¹⁹ʼ⁰ |
mun3 | 11142 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 7 | 形 | yẽin | xíng | form, shape; body, entity;
appear, look; compare,
contrast.⁵ 情形 tẽin-yẽin qíngxing situation; state of affairs.⁵ 形迹[形跡] yẽin-dēik xíngjì a person's movements and expression; formality.⁵ 形迹可疑[形跡可疑] yẽin-dēik-hō-ngĩ xíngjìkěyí suspicious appearance; suspicious-looking.⁵ 形态[形態] yẽin-häi xíngtài form; shape; pattern.⁵ 形骸 yẽin-hãi xínghái the human body.⁵ 形状[形狀] yẽin-jòng xíngzhuàng shape.¹¹ 形势[形勢] yẽin-säi xíngshì terrain; topographical features; situation; circumstances.⁵ 形式 yẽin-sēik xíngshì form, shape.⁵ 形成 yẽin-sẽin xíngchéng take shape; form.⁵ 形影不离[形影不離] yẽin-yēng-būt-lĩ xíngyǐngbùlí inseparable as body and shadow; always together.⁵ 形容 yẽin-yũng xíngróng <wr.> appearance; countenance; describe.⁵ 形容枯槁 yẽin-yũng-kü-gāo xíngróngkūgǎo an emaciated, dried-up appearance.¹¹ 形容惨怛[形容慘怛] yẽin-yũng-tām-hān xíngróngcǎndá look deeply grieved.⁶ 圆形[圓形] yõn-yẽin yuánxíng circular; round.⁵ |
yein3 | 16449 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 8 | 㣋 | än | dān | (ancient form of 丹 än dān) cinnabar; red,
scarlet; a pill; a sophisticated decoction.⁸ (composition: ⿰丼彡; U+38CB). (See 丹 än). |
an2 | 215 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 9 | 彥 | 彦 | ngèin | yàn | <wr.> a man of virtue
and ability.⁵ a man of ability and virtue; an erudite scholar.⁷ elegant;
handsome; accomplished.¹⁴ 俊彦[俊彥] dün-ngèin jùnyàn preeminently talented person.⁸ elegant; refined.¹⁴ 美彥[美彥] mî-ngèin měiyàn handsome.¹⁴ 彦会[彥會] ngèin-vòi yànhuì a gathering of distinguished personalities.⁷ 彦士[彥士] ngèin-xù yànshì a refined and accomplished scholar.⁷ 硕彦[碩彥] sêk-ngèin shuòyàn a man of great talent; a learned scholar.⁷ |
ngein4 | 11733 | |
| 59 | 彡 | 10 | 𢒑 ❄ |
tẽng | xiáng | (=祥 tẽng xiáng auspicious;
propitious; favorable.⁷).¹⁰² (composition: ⿰⿱从干彡; U+22491). <又> yẽng (See 祥 tẽng; 𢒑❄{⿰⿱从干彡} yẽng). |
teng3 | 14215 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 10 | 𢒑 ❄ |
yẽng | yáng | (=羏 yẽng yáng the beautiful and the
good.²).¹⁰² (composition: ⿰⿱从干彡; U+22491). <又> tẽng. (See 羏 yẽng; 𢒑❄{⿰⿱从干彡} tẽng). |
yeng3 | 16737 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 10 | 彧 | yūk | yù | refined, cultured,
polished.⁸ accomplished, cultured, refined; elegant, gracious; luxuriant,
exuberant, lush.³⁶ (composition: ⿻或⿱丿丿; U+5F67). 彣彣彧彧 mũn-mũn-yūk-yūk wénwényùyù filled with literary embellishments/talents.¹⁹ʼ⁰ 黍稷彧彧 sī-dēik yūk-yūk shǔjì yù yù And the millets yield abundant crops.⁶⁰ (Excerpt from 《詩經·小雅·北山之什·信南山·3》, translated by James Legge). 荀彧 Xün Yūk Xún Yù Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of 曹操 Tão Täo Cáo Cāo Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms. 彧彧 yūk-yūk yùyù luxuriant; flourishing; exuberant.² |
yuk1 | 17410 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 11 | 彪 | bël | biāo | <wr.> stripes on a
tiger; <wr.> brilliant; young tiger – sturdy giant; <m.> group,
team.⁶ Biao surname.⁷ (composition: ⿺虎彡; U+5F6A). 彪炳 bël-bēin biāobǐng <wr.> to shine, to be splendid.⁶ shining, glorious (achievement).¹¹ 彪炳千古 bël-bēin-tëin-gū biāobǐngqiāngǔ to shine through the ages.⁶ 彪悍 bël-hòn biāohàn ferociously intrepid; valiant; valorous.⁶ 彪壮[彪壯] bël-jöng biāozhuàng tall and strong; robust; sturdy; burly; brawny; heavy set; husky.⁶ 彪蒙 bël-mũng biāoméng <old> to develop the mind.¹¹ 彪形 bël-yẽin biāoxíng tall and big.⁷ 彪形大汉[彪形大漢] bël-yẽin-ài-hön biāoxíng dàhàn robust giant; burly chap; husky fellow.⁶ 以其弸中而彪外也. Yî-kĩ-pãng-jüng ngĩ-bël-ngòi-yâ. Yǐ qí péng zhōng ér biāo wài yě. It is because internally he is like a fully drawn bow and externally he is elegantly patterned like a tiger.⁶⁰ (Excerpt from 《揚子法言·君子卷第十二》, translated by Jeffrey S. Bullock). |
bel2 | 766 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 11 | 彬 | bïn | bīn | intelligent, refined and
gentle; Bin surname.⁷ (variants: 斌 bïn bīn; 豳 bïn bīn; 邠 bïn bīn.) 彬彬 bïn-bïn bīnbīn refined, graceful.⁶ 彬彬君子 bïn-bïn-gün-dū bīnbīn jūnzǐ a refined gentleman.⁷ 彬彬有礼[彬彬有禮] bïn-bïn-yiü-lâi bīnbīnyǒulǐ refined and courteous; urbane; well-mannered.⁶ 彬蔚 bïn-vï bīnwèi <wr.> extremely erudite and refined.⁷ 对客人彬彬[對客人彬彬] uï-hāk-ngĩn-bïn-bïn or uï-häk-ngĩn-bïn-bïn duì kèren bīnbīn behave courteously to guests.⁶ 对长辈和高级彬彬[對長輩和高級彬彬] uï-jēng-böi-võ-gäo-kīp-bïn-bïn duì zhǎngbèi hé gāojí bīnbīn be polite to one's elders and superiors.⁶ 文质彬彬[文質彬彬] mũn-jīt-bïn-bïn wénzhìbīnbīn gentle; suave.⁵ (See 斌 bïn; 豳 bïn; 邠 bïn.) |
bin2 | 907 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 11 | 彫 | ël | diāo | (=雕 ël diāo tattoo, carve, paint,
engrave);⁹ wither, emaciated; adorn, decorate.⁷ 彫谢[彫謝] or 雕谢[雕謝] ël-dèh diāoxiè withered.¹¹ 彫弓 or 雕弓 ël-güng diāogōng engraved bow.¹¹ 彫励[彫勵] or 雕励[雕勵] ël-lài diāolì to decorate or hide (one's defects); to beautify.⁷ 彫墙[彫牆] or 雕墙[雕牆] ël-tẽng diāoqiáng a wall decorated with a painting or drawing.⁷ 彫丧[彫喪] ël-xöng diāosàng to look depressed or dejected.⁷ (See 雕 ël.) |
el2 | 2944 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 11 | 㣎 | mùk | mù | fine text.² fine (material)
and delicate (workmanship) decorative design or pattern.⁸ fine stripes; small
veins.²⁴ (composition: ⿳白小彡; U+38CE). |
muk4 | 11123 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 11 | 彩 | tōi | cǎi | color; colored silk,
variegated silk; applause, cheer; variety, splendor; prize; blood from a
wound.⁵ (variant: 綵 tōi cǎi). 出彩 chūt-tōi chūcǎi <trad.> apply red to somebody to indicate bleeding (on stage); make a show or fool or muff or spectacle of oneself.⁶ 彩笔[彩筆] tōi-bīt cǎibǐ crayon; color(ed) pencil.⁶ 彩电[彩電] tōi-èin cǎidiàn (abbr. for 彩色电视[彩色電視] tōi-sēik-èin-sì cǎisèdiànshì) color television.⁵ 彩轿[彩轎] tōi-gèl cǎijiào bridal sedan chair.⁶ 彩霞 tōi-hã cǎixiá (the many hues of) rosy clouds.⁵ 彩号[彩號] tōi-hão cǎihào wounded soldier.⁵ 彩球 tōi-kiũ cǎiqiú colored silk ball; colored balloon.⁶ 彩扩[彩擴] tōi-köng cǎikuò to make enlargements of color prints.⁶ 彩票 tōi-pêl cǎipiào lottery ticket.⁵ 彩色 tōi-sēik cǎisè multicolor; color.⁵ 彩色电视[彩色電視] tōi-sēik-èin-sì cǎisèdiànshì color television.⁵ 彩色玻璃 tōi-sēik-bū-lī or tōi-sēik-bō-lī cǎisèbōlí stained glass.¹⁰ 彩声[彩聲] tōi-sëin cǎishēng acclamation.⁵ 彩云[彩雲] tōi-vũn cǎiyún rosy clouds.⁵ 彩舆[彩輿] tōi-yĩ cǎiyú decorated sedan chair.⁵ (See 綵 tōi). |
toi1 | 14375 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 12 | 彭 | pãng | péng | big; longevity; proud; Peng
surname.⁷ to be strong and handsome' to be numberous; unceasing.¹⁴ to go, to
travel; a way; abundant; near, on one side; powerful; to fix the spears in a
war chariot.¹⁰² (composition: ⿰壴彡; U+5F6D). 行人彭彭 hãng-ngĩn-pãng-pãng xíngrénpéngpéng a great congregation of people.¹¹ 彭祖 Pãng Dū Péng Zǔ or 老彭 Lāo Pãng/ Lǎo Péng name of a legendary official in the reign of Emperor Yao (2358 B.C.) who was said to have lived 800 years.⁷ (Note: aka 篯铿[籛鏗] Dëin Häng Jiān Kēng, q.v. Later generations equate 彭祖 Pãng Dū Péng Zǔ with Longevity.). 彭亨 pãng-häng pénghēng potbellied; proud and smug.⁷ proud, contemptuous.¹⁴ full of one's self.¹⁰² 彭年 pãng-nẽin péngnián an advanced age.¹⁴ 彭彭 pãng-pãng péngpéng busy (of traffic).¹¹ the exciting beating of drums; numerous; a crashing noise; handsome, strong; grand, as an array.¹⁰² 彭殇[彭殤] pãng-sëng péngshāng longevity and early death.⁷ 以车彭彭[以車彭彭] yî-chëh-pãng-pãng yǐchēpéngpéng rumbling go the carriages.¹⁴ (the horses) pranced grandly in their cars.¹⁰² |
pang3 | 12604 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 14 | 彰 | jëng | zhāng | clear; evident;
conspicuous.⁵ 表彰 bēl-jëng biǎozhāng cite (in dispatches), commend.⁵ 彰明较著[彰明較著] jëng-mẽin-gäo-jï zhāngmíngjiàozhù very obvious; easily seen.⁵ 彰善瘅恶[彰善癉惡] jëng-sèn-än-ōk zhāngshàndàn'è commend the good and denounce the evil; uphold virtue and condemn vice.⁶ 欲盖弥彰[欲蓋彌彰] yùk-köi-mĩ-jëng yùgàimízhāng The more one tries to hide, the more one is exposed; try to hide a mistake, only to make it more conspicuous.⁵ |
jeng2 | 7680 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 15 | 影 | yēin | yǐng | ➀ shadow ➁ image
➂ trace (of human presence); presence (of people or things);
occurrence (of events); ➃ picture; photograph; ➄ <Cant.> to take (a
picture).³⁶ 捕风捉影[捕風捉影] bù-füng-jök-yēin bǔfēngzhuōyǐng to make groundless accusations. 电影[電影] èin-yēin diànyǐng film; movie. 合影 hàp-yēin héyǐng group photo. 摄影[攝影] nēp-yēin shèyǐng to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie).¹⁰ 影子 yēin-dū yǐngzi shadow; trace; sign; vague impression; reflection. 影碟 yēin-èp yǐngdié video disc; VCD.⁶ 影响[影響] yēin-hēng yǐngxiǎng influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb.¹⁰ 影片 yēin-pëin yǐngpiàn film; movie; picture. <又> yēng (spoken pronunciation). (See 影 yēng.) |
yein1 | 16381 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 15 | 影 | yēng | yǐng | 黑影 hāk-yēng hēiyǐng a (dark)
shadow. 对影成三人[對影成三人] uï-yēng-sẽng-xäm-ngĩn duìyǐngchéngsānrén (from the fourth line of Li Bai's 月下独酌[月下獨酌] ngùt-hà-ùk-jēk yuèxiàdúzhuó Drinking Alone Under the Moon (a poem by Li Bai).³⁹ <又> yēin (reading pronunciation). (See 影 yēin.) |
yeng1 | 16710 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 16 | 㣓 | tān | càn | literary in taste; elegant;
ornamental; beautiful and gorgeous.⁸ abundantly, splendid, brilliant.²⁴ (composition: ⿰粲彡; U+38D3). |
tan1 | 14012 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 16 | 𢒰 ❄ |
vèik | yù | (=戫 vèik yù ill appearance.² rapid
declining health; rich and bright colors, elegant writing
style.⁸ʼ⁰).¹⁰¹ (composition: ⿰有彧; U+224B0). <又> yūk. (See 𢒰❄{⿰有彧} yūk; 戫 vèik). |
veik4 | 14941 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 16 | 𢒰 ❄ |
yūk | yù | (=彧 yūk yù refined, cultured,
polished.⁸ accomplished, cultured, refined; elegant, gracious; luxuriant,
exuberant, lush.³⁶).² (composition: ⿰有彧; U+224B0). <又> vèik. (See 𢒰❄{⿰有彧} vèik; 彧 yūk). |
yuk1 | 17411 |