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

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

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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