�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 00 [Total Strokes] 01 [Unicode Hex] 4E00 [Variant] �� entry [Pinyin] yi1 [Korean] il [Japanese] itsu ichi (1) One. The number one, the first. (2) A unit. (3) To become one; to be the same. To unify, to unite. (4) Unity, union, uniformity. (5) A, an, the; once. (6) Whole, all, throughout. (7) For once, for a first time, as a first attempt. (8) Each, per; every time. (9) All of a sudden. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] yi1xia4 [Korean] ilha [Japanese] ikka To give one time. [Credit] acm.

���C [Pinyin] yi1ren4 [Korean] ilim [Japanese] ichinin (1) A single term in a public office. To serve one time as a public official. (2) To utterly resign (a responsibility, etc.); to thoroughly take on, or leave, a job to. (3) Never mind; I don't care; I'll take my chance. [Credit] acm.

�������� [Pinyin] yi1ge5ban4ge5 [Korean] ilgaebangae [Japanese] ichigohango A particle; the very least. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] yi1qie1 [Korean] ilche [Japanese] issai All, the whole, everything. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] yi1xiang4 [Korean] ilhyang [Japanese] ikkou (1) Earnestly; to be one-pointed, wanting nothing else besides that being attended to. Fervently, intently. (2) Wholly, entirely, completely. Thoroughly, as far as possible. (4) One-sidedly, only. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] yi1ji3 [Korean] ilgi [Japanese] ikko Only, myself. In Confucian philosophical works, usually refers to the fact that the whole universe forms a single body with oneself. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] yi1fang1 [Korean] ilbang [Japanese] ippou (1) One side, one hand. (2) The other side, the other party. (3) In the meantime, meanwhile. (4) Greatly. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] yi1zhao1 [Korean] iljo [Japanese] icchou Overnight; in a day. In a short time. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] yi1yi4 [Korean] iri [Japanese] ichi-i One and many; sameness and difference. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 01 [Total Strokes] 02 [Unicode Hex] 4E01 [Variant] ��J.��] entry [Pinyin] ding1 zheng1 [Korean] jeong [Japanese] tei chou tou chin {I} (1) 4th; counter for gems, tools, leaves or cakes of something; an even number. (2) Strong, flourishing. (3) A 20-year old man. (4) The fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems (�V��). (5) Assign, put, hit, meet. (6) Warm; cordial; courteous; to treat with great care. (7) A public official. (8) A manservant. [���j] (9) Population. (10) Small cubes of meat or vegetables. (11) The fourth grade--a "D." {II} [zheng1] An onomatopoeic sound = ����. {III} [Jpn. Chou] (1) A city block, city district. = �� (2) A half of something. [��] [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] ding1ding1 [Korean] jeongjeong [Japanese] chouchou teitei An onomatopoeic sound. (1) The sound of the sawing of trees by a lumberjack. (2) The sound of chirping birds. (3) The sound of rain on the window. (4) Strong, healthy, robust. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 01 [Total Strokes] 02 [Unicode Hex] 4E03 entry [Pinyin] qi1 [Korean] chil [Japanese] shitsu shichi Seven; the number seven; seventh. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] qi1qiao4 [Korean] chilgyu [Japanese] shichikyou (1) Above, high place, top part of something; a superior (king, Emperor); excellent. (2) To be above. (3) The one(s) above, a superior; the Emperor. (4) To rise, go up. To climb, to go up, ascend. (5) To add, to increase. To cause to go up. (6) To consider superior, give high place to; to value, to esteem, to respect, to honor. (7) To present (to a superior). (8) The first of two or three parts, esp. of a book or chapter. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 02 [Total Strokes] 03 [Unicode Hex] 4E07 [Variant] �� entry [Pinyin] wan4 mo4 [Korean] man mug [Japanese] ban man (1) [wan4 man man] Modern simplified form of �� = ten thousand; myriad, all. A vast number. (2) [mo4 mug boku] A surname. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 02 [Total Strokes] 03 [Unicode Hex] 4E08 entry [Pinyin] zhang4 [Korean] jang [Japanese] chou jou (1) A unit of length, approx. 3.03 meters. (2) To measure land. (3) Length. (4) An elder. (5) A crutch or cane. [Credit] acm.

���v [Pinyin] zhang4fu1 [Korean] jangbu [Japanese] joubu (1) A manly (brave) man. (2) A man of excellent abilities and/or character. [Credit] acm.

�O [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 02 [Total Strokes] 03 [Unicode Hex] 4E09 entry [Pinyin] san1 sa1 [Korean] sam [Japanese] san Three. The number three. Thrice; three times. Several times, repeatedly. [Credit] acm.

�O�� [Pinyin] san1dai4 [Korean] samdae [Japanese] sandai The Three Dynasties: the Xia ��, Yin �u, and Zhou ��. [Credit] acm.

�O�� [Pinyin] san1gong1 [Korean] samgong [Japanese] sankou The "Three Princes" or three important ministers to the Emperor. (1) During the Zhou period, these were the ���t, ���� and ����. (2) During the Former Han: ���i�k, ���i�n and ���i��. (3) During the Latter Han and Tang, ����, ���i�k and ����. [Credit] acm.

�O�� [Pinyin] san1guo2 [Korean] samgug [Japanese] sankoku (1) The Three Kingdoms of the Latter Han period in China: the Wei �� (220-264), the Wu �� (222-280), and the Shu �� (221-263). Or, a reference to this time period. (2) The Three Kingdoms of Korea, prior to the unification under the Silla: the Koguryeo ������ (BCE 37-CE 668), Paekche�S�Z and Silla�V��. [Credit] acm.

�O�� [Pinyin] san1jiao1 [Korean] samgyo [Japanese] sankyou The "three teachings" of Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism. [Credit] acm.

�O�� [Pinyin] san1jin4 [Korean] samjin [Japanese] sanjin The "Three Jins." The state of Jin occupied the southern half of the modern province of Shansi and contiguous areas on the east and south in the modern provinces of Hobei and Honan. For a time it rivaled the state of Qi, and at the end of the 7th century BCE it held the hegemony. In the year 453 BCE it broke up into three states, from west to east: Han ��, Wei ��, and Zhao ��, which are referred to as the San Jin. [Credit] acm.

�O�H [Pinyin] san1qiu1 [Korean] samchu [Japanese] sanshuu (1) The three months of Autumn. (2) Nine months. [Credit] acm.

�O�j [Pinyin] san1gang1 [Korean] samgang [Japanese] sankou The three bonds of human society: those between ruler and subjects, father and children and between husband and wife. [Credit] acm.

�O�C [Pinyin] san1chen2 [Korean] samjin [Japanese] sanshin The sun, moon and stars������. The heavenly bodies by which time is measured. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 02 [Total Strokes] 03 [Unicode Hex] 4E0A entry [Pinyin] shang4 shang3 [Korean] sang [Japanese] shou jou (1) Above, high place, top part of something; a superior (king, Emperor); excellent. (2) To be above. (3) The one(s) above, a superior; the Emperor. (4) To rise, go up. To climb, to go up, ascend. (5) To add, to increase. To cause to go up. (6) To consider superior, give high place to; to value, to esteem, to respect, to honor. (7) To present (to a superior). (8) The first of two or three parts, esp. of a book or chapter. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] shang4xia4 [Korean] sangha [Japanese] jouge Above and below, superior and inferior, up and down; about, more or less. To go up and come down. Raising and lowering, praising and blaming; modulation, fluctuation. [Credit] acm.

������ [Pinyin] shang4xia4wen [Korean] sanghamun [Japanese] jougebun The context. [Credit] acm.

���[ [Pinyin] shang4qi3 [Korean] sanggye [Japanese] joukei To address to the ruling court. To request to the Emperor. [Credit] acm.

���f�� [Pinyin] shang4qi3shu [Korean] sanggeseo [Japanese] shoukeisho "The above quoted text"; "ibid." [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] shang4shu1 [Korean] sangseo [Japanese] jousho To offer one's opinion in writing to the emperor or high official. [Credit] acm.

���E [Pinyin] shang4jie4 [Korean] sanggye [Japanese] joukai "World above." Where the Buddha lives. �V���E. See a Buddhist technical dictionary for more details. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] shang4shou3 [Korean] sangsu [Japanese] joushu (1) Most excellent; most important. (2) The position of highest seat, or the person of that position. Chief, leader, guide. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 02 [Total Strokes] 03 [Unicode Hex] 4E0B entry [Pinyin] xia4 [Korean] ha [Japanese] ka ge a (1) Below, down, underneath, lesser, inferior. (2) To regard as lesser, inferior, etc. (3) Those below; inferiors. (4) The later part, the end (for example, in a text). The last of a series of two or three (books, chapters, etc.) (4) to descend, fall, condescend. To cause to go down. (5) To take down, to take off, lay down. (6) To issue (orders to an inferior). [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] xia4chui2 [Korean] hasu [Japanese] gesui To be extremely tired; to hang down, to droop down. = [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] xia4chen2 [Korean] hajin [Japanese] kachin The lower ranks of (female) attendants in a great household. [Credit] acm.

�^ [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 03 [Total Strokes] 04 [Unicode Hex] 4E0E [Variant] �o entry [Pinyin] yu3 yu2 yu4 [Korean] yeo [Japanese] yo A modern simplified variant of 134-7 �o. [Credit] acm.

�s [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 03 [Total Strokes] 04 [Unicode Hex] 4E0D entry [Pinyin] bu4 fou3 fu1 pi1 [Korean] bu bul [Japanese] fu futsu fuu bu Not, do not, is not, will not, cannot. A negative. [Credit] acm.

�s�� [Pinyin] bu4liao3 [Korean] buryo [Japanese] furyou (1) Not understanding, not comprehending. (2) Something not clearly expressed. Unmanifest. (3) Not comprehending the reason. (4) A fool. [Credit] acm.

�s�m [Pinyin] bu4ren2 [Korean] buin [Japanese] fujin (1) Action, behavior or constitution which does not reflect the basic quality of human goodness. (2) In the Chinese medical texts, a technical term for paralysis-viewed as a lack of penetration of flow of qi through the nerves. [Credit] acm.

�s�y [Pinyin] bu4ji2 [Korean] bulgeub [Japanese] fugyuu Not adequate for; unequal to; not reached. [Credit] acm.

�s���� [Pinyin] bu4keshuo [Korean] bulgaseol [Japanese] fukasetsu Inexplicable; inexpressible in words. [Credit] acm.

�s���� [Pinyin] bu4kede [Korean] bulgadeug [Japanese] fukatoku "Unobtainable," "Unknowable." That which cannot be known, no matter how hard one seeks. [Credit] acm.

�s�P [Pinyin] bu4shan4 [Korean] buseon [Japanese] fuzen Bad, evil, immoral. [Credit] acm.

�s�@ [Pinyin] bu4ru2 [Korean] buyeo [Japanese] funyo Is not as good as; it is better to. [Credit] acm.

�s�� [Pinyin] bu4ding4 [Korean] bujeong [Japanese] futei (1) Undecided, unsettled. (2) [Buddhism] Indeterminate; said of such things as lifetime length and sagely potentiality. [Credit] acm.

�s�� [Pinyin] bu4yi3 [Korean] bui [Japanese] fui Endless; without cessation. [Credit] acm.

�s�v�c [Pinyin] bu4siyi [Korean] busaeui [Japanese] fushigi Inconceivable. That which is beyond contemplation or conceptualization. Beyond linguistic expression. [Credit] acm.

�s�� [Pinyin] bu4ying1 [Korean] bureung [Japanese] fuou Incorrect. Inapplicable. Unreasonable. [Credit] acm.

�s�\ [Pinyin] bu4ceng2 [Korean] bujeung [Japanese] fusou Has not. [Credit] acm.

�s�� [Pinyin] bu4ruo4 [Korean] buyag [Japanese] fujaku To be not as good as, to be inferior to. [Credit] acm.

�s�� [Pinyin] bu4yu4 [Korean] buye [Japanese] fuyo Ill at ease, unwell, sick, uncomfortable, troubled, anxious. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 03 [Total Strokes] 04 [Unicode Hex] 4E10 entry [Pinyin] gai2 [Korean] gal gae [Japanese] kai (1) To ask, request, invite, beg. (2) To give, award, bestow, grant. (3) Beggar, begging. [Credit] acm.

�N [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 03 [Total Strokes] 04 [Unicode Hex] 4E11 [Variant] �X entry [Pinyin] chou3 [Korean] chug chu [Japanese] chuu (1) The Ox; the 2nd zodiacal sign (of the twelve earth branches). (2) The hour of the Ox; 2 a.m. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 05 [Unicode Hex] 4E14 entry [Pinyin] qie3 ju1 cu2 [Korean] cha jeo [Japanese] sha sho so so (1) And, also, but also. (2) Moreover, however. (3) Be about to; on the point of. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 05 [Unicode Hex] 4E15 entry [Pinyin] pi1 [Korean] bi [Japanese] hi (1) Great, distinguished. (2) To receive. (3) Beginning, origin. (4) Austere, grave, solemn, stern. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 05 [Unicode Hex] 4E16 [Variant] �� entry [Pinyin] shi4 [Korean] se [Japanese] sei se (1) A world; the world. (2) A generation, an age, an epoch; the people of the present generation. (3) Hereditary. (4) Be in the world; mundane, secular. (5) In Buddhism, the three worlds of past, present and future. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] shi4shang4 [Korean] sesang [Japanese] seishou In the world. In this (material, tangible, present) world. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] shi4su2 [Korean] sesog [Japanese] seizoku The custom(s) of the present generation (time); the fashion. Average people of the present generation. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] shi4jia1 [Korean] sega [Japanese] seika A family that holds high position for many generations. The term is used (in the sense of Princely House) in the titles of chapters 31-60 of the Shiji. [Credit] acm.

���� [Pinyin] shi4jian1 [Korean] segan [Japanese] seken 'Secular world.' The ideograph �� means 'transient,' while the ideograph �� means 'within.' The people of the world; this world; sentient beings. The customs of the secular world. [Credit] acm.

�u [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 05 [Unicode Hex] 4E18 entry [Pinyin] qiu1 [Korean] gu [Japanese] kyuu ku A hillock; Confucius' personal name. [Credit] acm.

�u�� [Pinyin] qiu1ling2 [Korean] gureung [Japanese] kyuuryou A hillock, a knoll. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 05 [Unicode Hex] 4E19 entry [Pinyin] bing3 [Korean] byeong [Japanese] hei hyou (1) The third of the cycle of ten celestial stems (tiangan �V��) ten calendar signs. (2) "Third" or "C " (3) South. (4) Fire. (5) Clear, bright. (6) Strong, great. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 06 [Unicode Hex] 4E1E entry [Pinyin] cheng2 sheng4 zheng1 zheng3 [Korean] seung [Japanese] shou jou (1) To assist, to help. (2) To receive help. (3) A chief minister. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 06 [Unicode Hex] 4E21 [Variant] �_ entry [Pinyin] liang3 liang4 [Korean] ryang [Japanese] ryou ryou Modern form 11-6 �_ [5169]. [Credit] acm.

�� [Radical] 001 [Strokes] 07 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode Hex] 4E26 [Variant] ���� entry [Pinyin] bing4 bang4 [Korean] byeong [Japanese] hei byou hou bou Simplified variant of 117-5 �� [7ADD]. [Credit] acm.

Return to Radical Index