Glossary and Vocabulary for An introduction to Chinese calligraphy, 字 Characters
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Contents
- Frequencies of Lexical Words
- Frequencies of all Words
- Proper Nouns
Frequencies of Lexical Words
| Rank |
Frequency |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
Example Usage |
| 1 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
letter; symbol; character |
字 |
| 2 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
Zi |
字 |
| 3 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
to love |
字 |
| 4 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
to teach; to educate |
字 |
| 5 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
to be allowed to marry |
字 |
| 6 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
courtesy name; style name; scholarly or literary name |
字 |
| 7 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
diction; wording |
字 |
| 8 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
handwriting |
字 |
| 9 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
calligraphy; a work of calligraphy |
字 |
| 10 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
a written pledge; a letter; a contract |
字 |
| 11 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
a font; a calligraphic style |
字 |
| 12 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
the phonetic value of a character; the pronunciation of a character |
字 |
| 13 |
10 |
颜体 |
yán tǐ |
calligraphic style of Yan Zhenqing |
颜体 |
| 14 |
3 |
四 |
sì |
four |
四字 |
| 15 |
3 |
四 |
sì |
note a musical scale |
四字 |
| 16 |
3 |
四 |
sì |
fourth |
四字 |
| 17 |
3 |
四 |
sì |
Si |
四字 |
| 18 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
bottom |
下 |
| 19 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to fall; to drop; to go down; to descend |
下 |
| 20 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to announce |
下 |
| 21 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to do |
下 |
| 22 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to withdraw; to leave; to exit |
下 |
| 23 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
the lower class; a member of the lower class |
下 |
| 24 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
inside |
下 |
| 25 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
an aspect |
下 |
| 26 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
a certain time |
下 |
| 27 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to capture; to take |
下 |
| 28 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to put in |
下 |
| 29 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to enter |
下 |
| 30 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to eliminate; to remove; to get off |
下 |
| 31 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to finish work or school |
下 |
| 32 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to go |
下 |
| 33 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to scorn; to look down on |
下 |
| 34 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to modestly decline |
下 |
| 35 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to produce |
下 |
| 36 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to stay at; to lodge at |
下 |
| 37 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to decide |
下 |
| 38 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to be less than |
下 |
| 39 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
humble; lowly |
下 |
| 40 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
owner |
主字 |
| 41 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
principal; main; primary |
主字 |
| 42 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
master |
主字 |
| 43 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
host |
主字 |
| 44 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
to manage; to lead |
主字 |
| 45 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
to decide; to advocate |
主字 |
| 46 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
to have an opinion; to hold a particular view |
主字 |
| 47 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
to signify; to indicate |
主字 |
| 48 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
oneself |
主字 |
| 49 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
a person; a party |
主字 |
| 50 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
God; the Lord |
主字 |
| 51 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
lord; ruler; chief |
主字 |
| 52 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
an ancestral tablet |
主字 |
| 53 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
princess |
主字 |
| 54 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
chairperson |
主字 |
| 55 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
fundamental |
主字 |
| 56 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
Zhu |
主字 |
| 57 |
3 |
主 |
zhù |
to pour |
主字 |
| 58 |
3 |
牛 |
niú |
an ox; a cow; a bull |
牛 |
| 59 |
3 |
牛 |
niú |
Niu |
牛 |
| 60 |
3 |
牛 |
niú |
Kangxi radical 93 |
牛 |
| 61 |
3 |
牛 |
niú |
Taurus |
牛 |
| 62 |
3 |
牛 |
niú |
stubborn |
牛 |
| 63 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
inside; interior |
内 |
| 64 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
private |
内 |
| 65 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
family; domestic |
内 |
| 66 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
wife; consort |
内 |
| 67 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
an imperial palace |
内 |
| 68 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
an internal organ; heart |
内 |
| 69 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
female |
内 |
| 70 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
to approach |
内 |
| 71 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
indoors |
内 |
| 72 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
inner heart |
内 |
| 73 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
a room |
内 |
| 74 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
Nei |
内 |
| 75 |
2 |
内 |
nà |
to receive |
内 |
| 76 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
flat; level; smooth |
平 |
| 77 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
calm; peaceful |
平 |
| 78 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
Ping |
平 |
| 79 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
equal |
平 |
| 80 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to conquer |
平 |
| 81 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to regulate; to control |
平 |
| 82 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to tie; to draw |
平 |
| 83 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to pacify |
平 |
| 84 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to make level |
平 |
| 85 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to be at the same level |
平 |
| 86 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
fair; impartial |
平 |
| 87 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to restrain anger |
平 |
| 88 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
ordinary; common |
平 |
| 89 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
a level tone |
平 |
| 90 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
a unit of weight |
平 |
| 91 |
1 |
撇 |
piě |
a downwards-left curved character stroke |
撇 |
| 92 |
1 |
撇 |
piē |
to discard; to abandon; to throw away |
撇 |
| 93 |
1 |
撇 |
piē |
to skim |
撇 |
| 94 |
1 |
撇 |
piě |
to throw |
撇 |
| 95 |
1 |
撇 |
piě |
an object in the shape of the downwards-left curved character stroke |
撇 |
| 96 |
1 |
撇 |
piě |
to tap |
撇 |
| 97 |
1 |
撇 |
piě |
to wipe off; to clean |
撇 |
| 98 |
1 |
撇 |
piē |
to lose |
撇 |
| 99 |
1 |
撇 |
piē |
to disobey; to defy |
撇 |
| 100 |
1 |
米 |
mǐ |
rice |
米 |
| 101 |
1 |
米 |
mǐ |
Mi |
米 |
| 102 |
1 |
米 |
mǐ |
Kangxi radical 119 |
米 |
| 103 |
1 |
米 |
mǐ |
a granule |
米 |
| 104 |
1 |
米 |
mǐ |
food |
米 |
| 105 |
1 |
字帖 |
zìtiè |
copybook; a book for copying calligraphy |
字帖 |
| 106 |
1 |
捺 |
nà |
downwards-right concave stroke |
捺 |
| 107 |
1 |
捺 |
nà |
press firmly with the hands or fingers |
捺 |
| 108 |
1 |
捺 |
nà |
inhibit |
捺 |
| 109 |
1 |
捺 |
nà |
to set aside |
捺 |
| 110 |
1 |
短撇 |
duǎn piě |
short downwards left curved stroke |
短撇 |
| 111 |
1 |
右下点 |
yòu xià diǎn |
lower right dot |
右下点 |
Frequencies of all Words
Top 120
| Rank |
Frequency |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
Usage |
| 1 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
letter; symbol; character |
字 |
| 2 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
Zi |
字 |
| 3 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
to love |
字 |
| 4 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
to teach; to educate |
字 |
| 5 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
to be allowed to marry |
字 |
| 6 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
courtesy name; style name; scholarly or literary name |
字 |
| 7 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
diction; wording |
字 |
| 8 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
handwriting |
字 |
| 9 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
calligraphy; a work of calligraphy |
字 |
| 10 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
a written pledge; a letter; a contract |
字 |
| 11 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
a font; a calligraphic style |
字 |
| 12 |
11 |
字 |
zì |
the phonetic value of a character; the pronunciation of a character |
字 |
| 13 |
10 |
颜体 |
yán tǐ |
calligraphic style of Yan Zhenqing |
颜体 |
| 14 |
3 |
四 |
sì |
four |
四字 |
| 15 |
3 |
四 |
sì |
note a musical scale |
四字 |
| 16 |
3 |
四 |
sì |
fourth |
四字 |
| 17 |
3 |
四 |
sì |
Si |
四字 |
| 18 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
next |
下 |
| 19 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
bottom |
下 |
| 20 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to fall; to drop; to go down; to descend |
下 |
| 21 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
measure word for time |
下 |
| 22 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
expresses completion of an action |
下 |
| 23 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to announce |
下 |
| 24 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to do |
下 |
| 25 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to withdraw; to leave; to exit |
下 |
| 26 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
under; below |
下 |
| 27 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
the lower class; a member of the lower class |
下 |
| 28 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
inside |
下 |
| 29 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
an aspect |
下 |
| 30 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
a certain time |
下 |
| 31 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
a time; an instance |
下 |
| 32 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to capture; to take |
下 |
| 33 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to put in |
下 |
| 34 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to enter |
下 |
| 35 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to eliminate; to remove; to get off |
下 |
| 36 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to finish work or school |
下 |
| 37 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to go |
下 |
| 38 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to scorn; to look down on |
下 |
| 39 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to modestly decline |
下 |
| 40 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to produce |
下 |
| 41 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to stay at; to lodge at |
下 |
| 42 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to decide |
下 |
| 43 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
to be less than |
下 |
| 44 |
3 |
下 |
xià |
humble; lowly |
下 |
| 45 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
owner |
主字 |
| 46 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
principal; main; primary |
主字 |
| 47 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
master |
主字 |
| 48 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
host |
主字 |
| 49 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
to manage; to lead |
主字 |
| 50 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
to decide; to advocate |
主字 |
| 51 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
to have an opinion; to hold a particular view |
主字 |
| 52 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
to signify; to indicate |
主字 |
| 53 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
oneself |
主字 |
| 54 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
a person; a party |
主字 |
| 55 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
God; the Lord |
主字 |
| 56 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
lord; ruler; chief |
主字 |
| 57 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
an ancestral tablet |
主字 |
| 58 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
princess |
主字 |
| 59 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
chairperson |
主字 |
| 60 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
fundamental |
主字 |
| 61 |
3 |
主 |
zhǔ |
Zhu |
主字 |
| 62 |
3 |
主 |
zhù |
to pour |
主字 |
| 63 |
3 |
牛 |
niú |
an ox; a cow; a bull |
牛 |
| 64 |
3 |
牛 |
niú |
Niu |
牛 |
| 65 |
3 |
牛 |
niú |
Kangxi radical 93 |
牛 |
| 66 |
3 |
牛 |
niú |
Taurus |
牛 |
| 67 |
3 |
牛 |
niú |
stubborn |
牛 |
| 68 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
inside; interior |
内 |
| 69 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
private |
内 |
| 70 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
family; domestic |
内 |
| 71 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
inside; interior |
内 |
| 72 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
wife; consort |
内 |
| 73 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
an imperial palace |
内 |
| 74 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
an internal organ; heart |
内 |
| 75 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
female |
内 |
| 76 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
to approach |
内 |
| 77 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
indoors |
内 |
| 78 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
inner heart |
内 |
| 79 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
a room |
内 |
| 80 |
2 |
内 |
nèi |
Nei |
内 |
| 81 |
2 |
内 |
nà |
to receive |
内 |
| 82 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
flat; level; smooth |
平 |
| 83 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
calm; peaceful |
平 |
| 84 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
Ping |
平 |
| 85 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
equal |
平 |
| 86 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to conquer |
平 |
| 87 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to regulate; to control |
平 |
| 88 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to tie; to draw |
平 |
| 89 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to pacify |
平 |
| 90 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to make level |
平 |
| 91 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to be at the same level |
平 |
| 92 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
fair; impartial |
平 |
| 93 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
to restrain anger |
平 |
| 94 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
ordinary; common |
平 |
| 95 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
a level tone |
平 |
| 96 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
a unit of weight |
平 |
| 97 |
2 |
平 |
píng |
ordinarily |
平 |
| 98 |
1 |
撇 |
piě |
a downwards-left curved character stroke |
撇 |
| 99 |
1 |
撇 |
piě |
measure word for eye brows and beards |
撇 |
| 100 |
1 |
撇 |
piē |
to discard; to abandon; to throw away |
撇 |
| 101 |
1 |
撇 |
piē |
to skim |
撇 |
| 102 |
1 |
撇 |
piě |
to throw |
撇 |
| 103 |
1 |
撇 |
piě |
an object in the shape of the downwards-left curved character stroke |
撇 |
| 104 |
1 |
撇 |
piě |
to tap |
撇 |
| 105 |
1 |
撇 |
piě |
to wipe off; to clean |
撇 |
| 106 |
1 |
撇 |
piē |
to lose |
撇 |
| 107 |
1 |
撇 |
piē |
to disobey; to defy |
撇 |
| 108 |
1 |
米 |
mǐ |
rice |
米 |
| 109 |
1 |
米 |
mǐ |
meter |
米 |
| 110 |
1 |
米 |
mǐ |
Mi |
米 |
| 111 |
1 |
米 |
mǐ |
Kangxi radical 119 |
米 |
| 112 |
1 |
米 |
mǐ |
a granule |
米 |
| 113 |
1 |
米 |
mǐ |
food |
米 |
| 114 |
1 |
字帖 |
zìtiè |
copybook; a book for copying calligraphy |
字帖 |
| 115 |
1 |
捺 |
nà |
downwards-right concave stroke |
捺 |
| 116 |
1 |
捺 |
nà |
press firmly with the hands or fingers |
捺 |
| 117 |
1 |
捺 |
nà |
inhibit |
捺 |
| 118 |
1 |
捺 |
nà |
to set aside |
捺 |
| 119 |
1 |
短撇 |
duǎn piě |
short downwards left curved stroke |
短撇 |
| 120 |
1 |
右下点 |
yòu xià diǎn |
lower right dot |
右下点 |
People, places
and other proper nouns
| Simplified |
Traditional |
Pinyin |
English |
| 颜体 |
顏體 |
121 |
calligraphic style of Yan Zhenqing
|
Glossary
Buddhist terminology, except the proper nouns listed above. Number of
terms: 0.
| Simplified |
Traditional |
Pinyin |
English |
