Glossary and Vocabulary for Decorative Designs in Chinese Art 中国文物的纹饰, Bronze Ware 青铜器 Western Zhou Dynasty 西周

Corpus Vocabulary Analysis

Contents

  1. Frequencies of Lexical Words
  2. Frequencies of all Words
  3. Proper Nouns

Frequencies of Lexical Words

Rank Frequency Chinese Pinyin English Example Usage
1 11 西周 xī zhōu Western Zhou 西周
2 10 公元前 gōngyuán qián Before the Common Era (BCE) 公元前
3 10 博物馆 bówùguǎn museum 上海博物馆
4 9 上海 shànghǎi Shanghai 上海博物馆
5 8 世纪 shìjì century 世纪上半叶
6 4 早期 zǎoqī early period; early phase; early stage 西周早期
7 4 qián front
8 4 qián former; the past
9 4 qián to go forward
10 4 qián preceding
11 4 qián before; earlier; prior
12 4 qián to appear before
13 4 qián future
14 4 qián top; first
15 4 qián battlefront
16 3 nián year
17 3 nián New Year festival
18 3 nián age
19 3 nián life span; life expectancy
20 3 nián an era; a period
21 3 nián a date
22 3 nián time; years
23 3 nián harvest
24 3 nián annual; every year
25 2 hóu marquis; lord 齐侯匜
26 2 hóu a target in archery 齐侯匜
27 2 shī teacher 师遽方彝
28 2 shī multitude 师遽方彝
29 2 shī a host; a leader 师遽方彝
30 2 shī an expert 师遽方彝
31 2 shī an example; a model 师遽方彝
32 2 shī master 师遽方彝
33 2 shī a capital city; a well protected place 师遽方彝
34 2 shī Shi 师遽方彝
35 2 shī to imitate 师遽方彝
36 2 shī troops 师遽方彝
37 2 shī shi 师遽方彝
38 2 shī an army division 师遽方彝
39 2 shī the 7th hexagram 师遽方彝
40 2 shī a lion 师遽方彝
41 2 yi; a water vessel
42 2 fāng square; quadrilateral; one side 方尊
43 2 fāng Fang 方尊
44 2 fāng Kangxi radical 70 方尊
45 2 fāng square shaped 方尊
46 2 fāng prescription 方尊
47 2 fāng power; involution; abbreviation for a square meter or cubic meter 方尊
48 2 fāng local 方尊
49 2 fāng a way; a method 方尊
50 2 fāng a direction; a side; a position 方尊
51 2 fāng an area; a region 方尊
52 2 fāng a party; a side 方尊
53 2 fāng a principle; a formula 方尊
54 2 fāng honest; upright; proper 方尊
55 2 fāng magic 方尊
56 2 fāng earth 方尊
57 2 fāng earthly; mundane 方尊
58 2 fāng a scope; an aspect 方尊
59 2 fāng side-by-side; parallel 方尊
60 2 fāng agreeable; equable 方尊
61 2 fāng equal; equivalent 方尊
62 2 fāng to compare 方尊
63 2 fāng a wooden tablet for writing 方尊
64 2 fāng a convention; a common practice 方尊
65 2 fāng a law; a standard 方尊
66 2 fāng to own; to possess 方尊
67 2 fāng to disobey; to violate 方尊
68 2 fāng to slander; to defame 方尊
69 2 páng beside 方尊
70 2 zhì zhi; a wine vessel
71 2 xu; a food vessel
72 2 晚期 wǎnqī late period 西周晚期
73 1 礼记 lǐ jì The Book of Rites; Classic of Rites 礼记
74 1 兽面纹 shòumiànwén animal mask design 兽面纹卣
75 1 西安市 xī'ān shì City of Xian 陕西省西安市出土
76 1 swift; hurried 师遽方彝
77 1 to rouse 师遽方彝
78 1 a fast messenger 师遽方彝
79 1 a relay station 师遽方彝
80 1 to panic; to be alarmed; to be frightened 师遽方彝
81 1 poor; poverty-stricken 师遽方彝
82 1 yuē approximately 约公元前
83 1 yuē a treaty; an agreement; a covenant 约公元前
84 1 yuē to arrange; to make an appointment 约公元前
85 1 yuē vague; indistinct 约公元前
86 1 yuē to invite 约公元前
87 1 yuē to reduce a fraction 约公元前
88 1 yuē to restrain; to restrict; to control 约公元前
89 1 yuē frugal; economical; thrifty 约公元前
90 1 yuē brief; simple 约公元前
91 1 yuē an appointment 约公元前
92 1 yuē to envelop; to shroud 约公元前
93 1 yuē a rope 约公元前
94 1 yuē to tie up 约公元前
95 1 yuē crooked 约公元前
96 1 yuē to prevent; to block 约公元前
97 1 yuē destitute; poverty stricken 约公元前
98 1 yuē base; low 约公元前
99 1 yuē to prepare 约公元前
100 1 yuē to plunder 约公元前
101 1 yuē to envelop; to shroud 约公元前
102 1 yāo to weigh 约公元前
103 1 yāo crucial point; key point 约公元前
104 1 dǐng a ding; a large, three-leg bronze cauldron 交鼎
105 1 dǐng Kangxi radical 206 交鼎
106 1 出土 chūtǔ to dig up; to unearth 陕西省西安市出土
107 1 jìn shanxi 晋侯盨
108 1 jìn jin [dynasty] 晋侯盨
109 1 jìn to move forward; to promote; to advance 晋侯盨
110 1 jìn to raise 晋侯盨
111 1 jìn Jin [state] 晋侯盨
112 1 jìn Jin 晋侯盨
113 1 周公旦 zhōu gōng dàn Duke of Zhou 周公旦
114 1 宣王 xuān wáng King Xuan of Zhou 西周宣王
115 1 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng a grand reputation; renown; fame 大名鼎鼎
116 1 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng to have a grand reputation 大名鼎鼎
117 1 wáng Wang 西周恭王
118 1 wáng a king 西周恭王
119 1 wáng Kangxi radical 96 西周恭王
120 1 wàng to be king; to rule 西周恭王
121 1 wáng a prince; a duke 西周恭王
122 1 wáng grand; great 西周恭王
123 1 wáng to treat with the ceremony due to a king 西周恭王
124 1 wáng a respectufl form of address for a grandfather or grandmother 西周恭王
125 1 wáng the head of a group or gang 西周恭王
126 1 wáng the biggest or best of a group 西周恭王
127 1 中叶 zhōngyè mid-; middle period 世纪中叶
128 1 guǐ a square basket of bamboo 师寰簋
129 1 tóng copper 铜钺
130 1 tóng brass 铜钺
131 1 tóng bronze 铜钺
132 1 yǒu a wine container 兽面纹卣
133 1 成王 chéng wáng King Cheng of Zhou 西周成王
134 1 中期 zhōng qī mid-term 西周中期
135 1 jiāo to deliver; to turn over; to pay 交鼎
136 1 jiāo to make friends 交鼎
137 1 jiāo to intersect; to join with; to interlock; to exchange 交鼎
138 1 jiāo to communicate with 交鼎
139 1 jiāo to cross legs 交鼎
140 1 jiāo to mix 交鼎
141 1 jiāo to have sex 交鼎
142 1 jiāo to cause 交鼎
143 1 jiāo a meeting time; a meeting place 交鼎
144 1 jiāo a friend; friendship 交鼎
145 1 jiāo a somersault 交鼎
146 1 jiāo Jiao 交鼎
147 1 yuè a broad-axe; a battle axe; a halberd 铜钺
148 1 yi; an ancient wine vessel; an ancient sacrificial vessel 师遽方彝
149 1 Yi ethnic group 师遽方彝
150 1 normal nature of man; laws and rules 师遽方彝
151 1 yi; an ancient wine vessel; an ancient sacrificial vessel 师遽方彝
152 1 小臣 xiǎochén a minor official 小臣单觯
153 1 小臣 xiǎochén a court eunuch 小臣单觯
154 1 jiǎo an angle
155 1 jiǎo Kangxi radical 148
156 1 jué a role
157 1 jué Jue
158 1 jiǎo a [musical] horn
159 1 jiǎo a feeler; an antenna
160 1 jiǎo a point
161 1 jiǎo a horn
162 1 jiǎo a cape; a headland; a promontory
163 1 jiǎo a corner
164 1 jiǎo to haggle; to quibble
165 1 jué jue [note]
166 1 首都 shǒudū capital city 首都博物馆
167 1 周礼 zhōu lǐ Zhou Li; Rites of Zhou 周礼
168 1 上半叶 shàngbànyè the first half 世纪上半叶
169 1 仪礼 yí lǐ Yili; Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 仪礼
170 1 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng words of enormous weight 一言九鼎
171 1 gōng to respect; to be polite; to be reverent 西周恭王
172 1 gōng to follow [orders]; to obey 西周恭王
173 1 gōng to praise 西周恭王
174 1 gōng a bow with hands cupped 西周恭王
175 1 gōng Gong 西周恭王
176 1 gōng humble 西周恭王
177 1 huán a large domain 师寰簋
178 1 陕西省 Shǎnxī shěng Shaanxi Province 陕西省西安市出土
179 1 zūn to honor; to respect 方尊
180 1 zūn a zun; an ancient wine vessel 方尊
181 1 zūn a wine cup 方尊
182 1 zūn respected; honorable; noble; senior 方尊
183 1 zūn supreme; high 方尊
184 1 zūn grave; solemn; dignified 方尊
185 1 dān bill; slip of paper; form 小臣单觯
186 1 dān single 小臣单觯
187 1 shàn Shan 小臣单觯
188 1 chán chieftain 小臣单觯
189 1 dān poor; impoverished 小臣单觯
190 1 dān to deplete; to exhaust 小臣单觯
191 1 dān odd 小臣单觯
192 1 dān lone 小臣单觯
193 1 dān few 小臣单觯
194 1 dān weak; thin 小臣单觯
195 1 dān unlined 小臣单觯
196 1 dān a sheet 小臣单觯
197 1 dān a list of names; a list 小臣单觯
198 1 shàn Shan County 小臣单觯
199 1 dān simple 小臣单觯
200 1 dān a meditation mat 小臣单觯
201 1 even; equal; uniform 齐侯匜
202 1 Kangxi radical 210 齐侯匜
203 1 Qi Dynasty 齐侯匜
204 1 State of Qi 齐侯匜
205 1 to arrange 齐侯匜
206 1 agile; nimble 齐侯匜
207 1 navel 齐侯匜
208 1 to rise; to ascend 齐侯匜
209 1 chopped meat or vegetables 齐侯匜
210 1 to blend ingredients 齐侯匜
211 1 to delimit; to distinguish 齐侯匜
212 1 the lower part of a garment 齐侯匜
213 1 broomcorn millet 齐侯匜
214 1 zhāi to fast 齐侯匜
215 1 to level with 齐侯匜
216 1 all present; all ready 齐侯匜
217 1 Qi 齐侯匜
218 1 alike; similar; identical; same 齐侯匜
219 1 an alloy 齐侯匜

Frequencies of all Words

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Rank Frequency Chinese Pinyin English Usage
1 11 西周 xī zhōu Western Zhou 西周
2 10 公元前 gōngyuán qián Before the Common Era (BCE) 公元前
3 10 博物馆 bówùguǎn museum 上海博物馆
4 9 上海 shànghǎi Shanghai 上海博物馆
5 8 世纪 shìjì century 世纪上半叶
6 4 早期 zǎoqī early period; early phase; early stage 西周早期
7 4 qián front
8 4 qián former; the past
9 4 qián to go forward
10 4 qián preceding
11 4 qián before; earlier; prior
12 4 qián to appear before
13 4 qián future
14 4 qián top; first
15 4 qián battlefront
16 4 qián pre-
17 3 nián year
18 3 nián New Year festival
19 3 nián age
20 3 nián life span; life expectancy
21 3 nián an era; a period
22 3 nián a date
23 3 nián time; years
24 3 nián harvest
25 3 nián annual; every year
26 2 hóu marquis; lord 齐侯匜
27 2 hóu a target in archery 齐侯匜
28 2 shī teacher 师遽方彝
29 2 shī multitude 师遽方彝
30 2 shī a host; a leader 师遽方彝
31 2 shī an expert 师遽方彝
32 2 shī an example; a model 师遽方彝
33 2 shī master 师遽方彝
34 2 shī a capital city; a well protected place 师遽方彝
35 2 shī Shi 师遽方彝
36 2 shī to imitate 师遽方彝
37 2 shī troops 师遽方彝
38 2 shī shi 师遽方彝
39 2 shī an army division 师遽方彝
40 2 shī the 7th hexagram 师遽方彝
41 2 shī a lion 师遽方彝
42 2 yi; a water vessel
43 2 fāng square; quadrilateral; one side 方尊
44 2 fāng Fang 方尊
45 2 fāng Kangxi radical 70 方尊
46 2 fāng measure word for square things 方尊
47 2 fāng square shaped 方尊
48 2 fāng prescription 方尊
49 2 fāng power; involution; abbreviation for a square meter or cubic meter 方尊
50 2 fāng local 方尊
51 2 fāng a way; a method 方尊
52 2 fāng at the time when; just when 方尊
53 2 fāng only; just 方尊
54 2 fāng a direction; a side; a position 方尊
55 2 fāng an area; a region 方尊
56 2 fāng a party; a side 方尊
57 2 fāng a principle; a formula 方尊
58 2 fāng honest; upright; proper 方尊
59 2 fāng magic 方尊
60 2 fāng earth 方尊
61 2 fāng earthly; mundane 方尊
62 2 fāng a scope; an aspect 方尊
63 2 fāng side-by-side; parallel 方尊
64 2 fāng agreeable; equable 方尊
65 2 fāng about to 方尊
66 2 fāng equal; equivalent 方尊
67 2 fāng to compare 方尊
68 2 fāng a wooden tablet for writing 方尊
69 2 fāng a convention; a common practice 方尊
70 2 fāng a law; a standard 方尊
71 2 fāng to own; to possess 方尊
72 2 fāng to disobey; to violate 方尊
73 2 fāng to slander; to defame 方尊
74 2 páng beside 方尊
75 2 zhì zhi; a wine vessel
76 2 xu; a food vessel
77 2 晚期 wǎnqī late period 西周晚期
78 1 礼记 lǐ jì The Book of Rites; Classic of Rites 礼记
79 1 兽面纹 shòumiànwén animal mask design 兽面纹卣
80 1 西安市 xī'ān shì City of Xian 陕西省西安市出土
81 1 swift; hurried 师遽方彝
82 1 interrogative particle 师遽方彝
83 1 suddenly 师遽方彝
84 1 to rouse 师遽方彝
85 1 a fast messenger 师遽方彝
86 1 a relay station 师遽方彝
87 1 to panic; to be alarmed; to be frightened 师遽方彝
88 1 poor; poverty-stricken 师遽方彝
89 1 yuē approximately 约公元前
90 1 yuē a treaty; an agreement; a covenant 约公元前
91 1 yuē to arrange; to make an appointment 约公元前
92 1 yuē vague; indistinct 约公元前
93 1 yuē to invite 约公元前
94 1 yuē to reduce a fraction 约公元前
95 1 yuē to restrain; to restrict; to control 约公元前
96 1 yuē frugal; economical; thrifty 约公元前
97 1 yuē brief; simple 约公元前
98 1 yuē an appointment 约公元前
99 1 yuē to envelop; to shroud 约公元前
100 1 yuē a rope 约公元前
101 1 yuē to tie up 约公元前
102 1 yuē crooked 约公元前
103 1 yuē to prevent; to block 约公元前
104 1 yuē destitute; poverty stricken 约公元前
105 1 yuē base; low 约公元前
106 1 yuē to prepare 约公元前
107 1 yuē to plunder 约公元前
108 1 yuē to envelop; to shroud 约公元前
109 1 yāo to weigh 约公元前
110 1 yāo crucial point; key point 约公元前
111 1 dǐng a ding; a large, three-leg bronze cauldron 交鼎
112 1 dǐng Kangxi radical 206 交鼎
113 1 出土 chūtǔ to dig up; to unearth 陕西省西安市出土
114 1 jìn shanxi 晋侯盨
115 1 jìn jin [dynasty] 晋侯盨
116 1 jìn to move forward; to promote; to advance 晋侯盨
117 1 jìn to raise 晋侯盨
118 1 jìn Jin [state] 晋侯盨
119 1 jìn Jin 晋侯盨
120 1 周公旦 zhōu gōng dàn Duke of Zhou 周公旦
121 1 宣王 xuān wáng King Xuan of Zhou 西周宣王
122 1 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng a grand reputation; renown; fame 大名鼎鼎
123 1 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng to have a grand reputation 大名鼎鼎
124 1 wáng Wang 西周恭王
125 1 wáng a king 西周恭王
126 1 wáng Kangxi radical 96 西周恭王
127 1 wàng to be king; to rule 西周恭王
128 1 wáng a prince; a duke 西周恭王
129 1 wáng grand; great 西周恭王
130 1 wáng to treat with the ceremony due to a king 西周恭王
131 1 wáng a respectufl form of address for a grandfather or grandmother 西周恭王
132 1 wáng the head of a group or gang 西周恭王
133 1 wáng the biggest or best of a group 西周恭王
134 1 中叶 zhōngyè mid-; middle period 世纪中叶
135 1 guǐ a square basket of bamboo 师寰簋
136 1 tóng copper 铜钺
137 1 tóng brass 铜钺
138 1 tóng bronze 铜钺
139 1 yǒu a wine container 兽面纹卣
140 1 成王 chéng wáng King Cheng of Zhou 西周成王
141 1 中期 zhōng qī mid-term 西周中期
142 1 jiāo to deliver; to turn over; to pay 交鼎
143 1 jiāo to make friends 交鼎
144 1 jiāo to intersect; to join with; to interlock; to exchange 交鼎
145 1 jiāo mutually 交鼎
146 1 jiāo to communicate with 交鼎
147 1 jiāo to cross legs 交鼎
148 1 jiāo to mix 交鼎
149 1 jiāo to have sex 交鼎
150 1 jiāo to cause 交鼎
151 1 jiāo a meeting time; a meeting place 交鼎
152 1 jiāo a friend; friendship 交鼎
153 1 jiāo a somersault 交鼎
154 1 jiāo Jiao 交鼎
155 1 jiāo simultaneously 交鼎
156 1 jiāo sequentially 交鼎
157 1 yuè a broad-axe; a battle axe; a halberd 铜钺
158 1 yi; an ancient wine vessel; an ancient sacrificial vessel 师遽方彝
159 1 Yi ethnic group 师遽方彝
160 1 normal nature of man; laws and rules 师遽方彝
161 1 yi; an ancient wine vessel; an ancient sacrificial vessel 师遽方彝
162 1 小臣 xiǎochén a minor official 小臣单觯
163 1 小臣 xiǎochén a court eunuch 小臣单觯
164 1 jiǎo unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan
165 1 jiǎo an angle
166 1 jiǎo Kangxi radical 148
167 1 jué a role
168 1 jué Jue
169 1 jiǎo a [musical] horn
170 1 jiǎo a feeler; an antenna
171 1 jiǎo a point
172 1 jiǎo a horn
173 1 jiǎo a cape; a headland; a promontory
174 1 jiǎo a corner
175 1 jiǎo to haggle; to quibble
176 1 jué jue [note]
177 1 首都 shǒudū capital city 首都博物馆
178 1 周礼 zhōu lǐ Zhou Li; Rites of Zhou 周礼
179 1 上半叶 shàngbànyè the first half 世纪上半叶
180 1 仪礼 yí lǐ Yili; Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 仪礼
181 1 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng words of enormous weight 一言九鼎
182 1 gōng to respect; to be polite; to be reverent 西周恭王
183 1 gōng to follow [orders]; to obey 西周恭王
184 1 gōng to praise 西周恭王
185 1 gōng a bow with hands cupped 西周恭王
186 1 gōng Gong 西周恭王
187 1 gōng humble 西周恭王
188 1 huán a large domain 师寰簋
189 1 陕西省 Shǎnxī shěng Shaanxi Province 陕西省西安市出土
190 1 zūn to honor; to respect 方尊
191 1 zūn measure word for cannons and statues 方尊
192 1 zūn a zun; an ancient wine vessel 方尊
193 1 zūn a wine cup 方尊
194 1 zūn respected; honorable; noble; senior 方尊
195 1 zūn supreme; high 方尊
196 1 zūn grave; solemn; dignified 方尊
197 1 zūn your [honorable] 方尊
198 1 dān bill; slip of paper; form 小臣单觯
199 1 dān single 小臣单觯
200 1 shàn Shan 小臣单觯
201 1 chán chieftain 小臣单觯
202 1 dān poor; impoverished 小臣单觯
203 1 dān to deplete; to exhaust 小臣单觯
204 1 dān odd 小臣单觯
205 1 dān lone 小臣单觯
206 1 dān only 小臣单觯
207 1 dān few 小臣单觯
208 1 dān weak; thin 小臣单觯
209 1 dān unlined 小臣单觯
210 1 dān a sheet 小臣单觯
211 1 dān a list of names; a list 小臣单觯
212 1 shàn Shan County 小臣单觯
213 1 dān simple 小臣单觯
214 1 dān a meditation mat 小臣单觯
215 1 even; equal; uniform 齐侯匜
216 1 Kangxi radical 210 齐侯匜
217 1 Qi Dynasty 齐侯匜
218 1 State of Qi 齐侯匜
219 1 to arrange 齐侯匜
220 1 altogether; simultaneously 齐侯匜
221 1 agile; nimble 齐侯匜
222 1 navel 齐侯匜
223 1 to rise; to ascend 齐侯匜
224 1 chopped meat or vegetables 齐侯匜
225 1 to blend ingredients 齐侯匜
226 1 to delimit; to distinguish 齐侯匜
227 1 the lower part of a garment 齐侯匜
228 1 broomcorn millet 齐侯匜
229 1 zhāi to fast 齐侯匜
230 1 to level with 齐侯匜
231 1 all present; all ready 齐侯匜
232 1 Qi 齐侯匜
233 1 alike; similar; identical; same 齐侯匜
234 1 an alloy 齐侯匜

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and other proper nouns

Simplified Traditional Pinyin English
成王 99 King Cheng of Zhou
106
  1. shanxi
  2. jin [dynasty]
  3. to move forward; to promote; to advance
  4. to raise
  5. Jin [state]
  6. Jin
礼记 禮記 108 The Book of Rites; Classic of Rites
上海 115 Shanghai
陕西省 陝西省 83 Shaanxi Province
西周 120 Western Zhou
西安市 120 City of Xian
宣王 120 King Xuan of Zhou
仪礼 儀禮 121 Yili; Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial
周公旦 122 Duke of Zhou
周礼 周禮 122 Zhou Li; Rites of Zhou

Glossary

Buddhist terminology, except the proper nouns listed above. Number of terms: 0.

Simplified Traditional Pinyin English