Glossary and Vocabulary for The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧豳‧伐柯 Lessons from the states - Odes of Cao - Fa Ke

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 6 伐柯 fákē How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker 伐柯
2 2 fěi a bandit 匪斧不克
3 2 fěi not 匪斧不克
4 2 nián year
5 2 nián New Year festival
6 2 nián age
7 2 nián life span; life expectancy
8 2 nián an era; a period
9 2 nián a date
10 2 nián time; years
11 2 nián harvest
12 2 nián annual; every year
13 2 zhāng a chapter; a section 二章
14 2 zhāng Zhang 二章
15 2 zhāng a stanza; a song 二章
16 2 zhāng a decorative pattern; an embroidered pattern; an ornament 二章
17 2 zhāng a rule; a regulation 二章
18 2 zhāng a seal; a stamp 二章
19 2 zhāng a badge; an emblem; an insignia 二章
20 2 zhāng a memorial presented to the emperor 二章
21 2 zhāng literary talent 二章
22 2 zhāng to commend; to praise 二章
23 2 zhāng order 二章
24 2 zhāng to make known; to display 二章
25 2 zhāng a written composition; an article 二章
26 2 zhāng beautiful 二章
27 1 èr two 二章
28 1 èr Kangxi radical 7 二章
29 1 èr second 二章
30 1 èr twice; double; di- 二章
31 1 èr more than one kind 二章
32 1 朝廷 cháo tíng imperial court 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
33 1 朝廷 cháo tíng imperial government 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
34 1 朝廷 cháo tíng the emperor 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
35 1 an axe; a hatchet 匪斧不克
36 1 a battle axe 匪斧不克
37 1 to chop; to hew 匪斧不克
38 1 zhōu Zhou Dynasty 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
39 1 zhōu careful; thorough; thoughtful 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
40 1 zhōu to aid 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
41 1 zhōu a cycle 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
42 1 zhōu Zhou 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
43 1 zhōu all; universal 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
44 1 zhōu dense; near 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
45 1 zhōu circumference; surroundings 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
46 1 zhōu to circle 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
47 1 zhōu to adapt to 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
48 1 zhōu to wear around the waist 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
49 1 zhōu to bend 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
50 1 zhōu an entire year 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
51 1 biān a bamboo container for food 籩豆有踐
52 1 毛詩 Máojīng Mao Shi 毛詩序
53 1 měi beautiful 美周公也
54 1 měi America 美周公也
55 1 měi good; pleasing 美周公也
56 1 měi United States of America 美周公也
57 1 měi to beautify 美周公也
58 1 měi to be satisfied with oneself 美周公也
59 1 měi tasty 美周公也
60 1 měi satisying; pleasing 美周公也
61 1 měi a beautiful lady 美周公也
62 1 měi a beautiful thing 美周公也
63 1 měi to exaggerate 美周公也
64 1 大夫 dàifu doctor 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
65 1 大夫 dàfū second level minister 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
66 1 大夫 dàfū an expert 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
67 1 大夫 dàfū Dafu 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
68 1 zhī to go 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
69 1 zhī to arrive; to go 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
70 1 zhī is 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
71 1 zhī to use 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
72 1 zhī Zhi 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
73 1 zhī winding 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
74 1 to take; to get; to fetch 取妻如何
75 1 to obtain 取妻如何
76 1 to choose; to select 取妻如何
77 1 to catch; to seize; to capture 取妻如何
78 1 to accept; to receive 取妻如何
79 1 to seek 取妻如何
80 1 to take a bride 取妻如何
81 1 Qu 取妻如何
82 1 Qi 其則不遠
83 1 jiàn to trample; to tread upon 籩豆有踐
84 1 jiàn to fulfill; to act on 籩豆有踐
85 1 jiàn to walk; to go to 籩豆有踐
86 1 jiàn to ascend; to climb 籩豆有踐
87 1 jiàn to occupy 籩豆有踐
88 1 jiàn to comply with 籩豆有踐
89 1 jiàn to place; to situate 籩豆有踐
90 1 jiàn to arrange in rows 籩豆有踐
91 1 jiàn a farewell ceremony 籩豆有踐
92 1 self 我覯之子
93 1 [my] dear 我覯之子
94 1 Wo 我覯之子
95 1 不知 bùzhī do not know 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
96 1 dòu bean; pea 籩豆有踐
97 1 dòu Kangxi radical 151 籩豆有踐
98 1 dòu Dou 籩豆有踐
99 1 dòu dou; historic cooking utensil 籩豆有踐
100 1 a criteria; a norm; a standard; a rule; a law 其則不遠
101 1 a grade; a level 其則不遠
102 1 an example; a model 其則不遠
103 1 a weighing device 其則不遠
104 1 to grade; to rank 其則不遠
105 1 to copy; to imitate; to follow 其則不遠
106 1 to do 其則不遠
107 1 sentence 章四句
108 1 gōu to bend; to strike; to catch 章四句
109 1 gōu to tease 章四句
110 1 gōu to delineate 章四句
111 1 gōu a young bud 章四句
112 1 clause; phrase; line 章四句
113 1 a musical phrase 章四句
114 1 周公 zhōu gōng Duke Zhou 美周公也
115 1 yuè month
116 1 yuè moon
117 1 yuè Kangxi radical 74
118 1 yuè moonlight
119 1 yuè monthly
120 1 yuè shaped like the moon; crescent shaped
121 1 yuè Tokharians
122 1 yuè China rose
123 1 yuè Yue
124 1 不克 bùkè cannot; to not be able (to); to be unable to 匪斧不克
125 1 不克 bùkè to not prevail 匪斧不克
126 1 thorn; sting; prick 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
127 1 to stab 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
128 1 to assassinate; to murder 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
129 1 to prick; to irritate 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
130 1 to prod 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
131 1 to ridicule; to mock 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
132 1 to secretly enquire about 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
133 1 a business card 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
134 1 Ci 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
135 1 preface; introduction 毛詩序
136 1 order; sequence 毛詩序
137 1 wings of a house; lateral walls 毛詩序
138 1 a village school; a traditional school to learn proper hierarchy 毛詩序
139 1 to arrange; to put in order 毛詩序
140 1 precedence; rank 毛詩序
141 1 to narrate; to describe 毛詩序
142 1 a text written for seeing someone off 毛詩序
143 1 an antechamber 毛詩序
144 1 season 毛詩序
145 1 overture; prelude 毛詩序
146 1 méi intermediary; matchmaker; go-between 匪媒不得
147 1 méi medium 匪媒不得
148 1 four 章四句
149 1 note a musical scale 章四句
150 1 fourth 章四句
151 1 Si 章四句
152 1 gòu to meet or see unexpectedly 我覯之子
153 1 wife 取妻如何
154 1 to marry off 取妻如何
155 1 to take for a wife 取妻如何
156 1 之子 zhī zǐ this person 我覯之子

Frequencies of all Words

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Rank Frequency Chinese Pinyin English Usage
1 6 伐柯 fákē How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker 伐柯
2 2 also; too 美周公也
3 2 a final modal particle indicating certainy or decision 美周公也
4 2 either 美周公也
5 2 even 美周公也
6 2 used to soften the tone 美周公也
7 2 used for emphasis 美周公也
8 2 used to mark contrast 美周公也
9 2 used to mark compromise 美周公也
10 2 如何 rúhé how; what way; what 伐柯如何
11 2 fěi a bandit 匪斧不克
12 2 fěi not 匪斧不克
13 2 nián year
14 2 nián New Year festival
15 2 nián age
16 2 nián life span; life expectancy
17 2 nián an era; a period
18 2 nián a date
19 2 nián time; years
20 2 nián harvest
21 2 nián annual; every year
22 2 zhāng a chapter; a section 二章
23 2 zhāng Zhang 二章
24 2 zhāng clause 二章
25 2 zhāng a stanza; a song 二章
26 2 zhāng a decorative pattern; an embroidered pattern; an ornament 二章
27 2 zhāng a rule; a regulation 二章
28 2 zhāng a seal; a stamp 二章
29 2 zhāng a badge; an emblem; an insignia 二章
30 2 zhāng a memorial presented to the emperor 二章
31 2 zhāng literary talent 二章
32 2 zhāng to commend; to praise 二章
33 2 zhāng order 二章
34 2 zhāng to make known; to display 二章
35 2 zhāng a written composition; an article 二章
36 2 zhāng beautiful 二章
37 1 èr two 二章
38 1 èr Kangxi radical 7 二章
39 1 èr second 二章
40 1 èr twice; double; di- 二章
41 1 èr another; the other 二章
42 1 èr more than one kind 二章
43 1 朝廷 cháo tíng imperial court 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
44 1 朝廷 cháo tíng imperial government 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
45 1 朝廷 cháo tíng the emperor 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
46 1 an axe; a hatchet 匪斧不克
47 1 a battle axe 匪斧不克
48 1 to chop; to hew 匪斧不克
49 1 zhōu Zhou Dynasty 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
50 1 zhōu careful; thorough; thoughtful 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
51 1 zhōu to aid 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
52 1 zhōu a cycle 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
53 1 zhōu Zhou 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
54 1 zhōu all; universal 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
55 1 zhōu dense; near 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
56 1 zhōu circumference; surroundings 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
57 1 zhōu to circle 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
58 1 zhōu to adapt to 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
59 1 zhōu to wear around the waist 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
60 1 zhōu to bend 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
61 1 zhōu an entire year 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
62 1 biān a bamboo container for food 籩豆有踐
63 1 毛詩 Máojīng Mao Shi 毛詩序
64 1 měi beautiful 美周公也
65 1 měi America 美周公也
66 1 měi good; pleasing 美周公也
67 1 měi United States of America 美周公也
68 1 měi to beautify 美周公也
69 1 měi to be satisfied with oneself 美周公也
70 1 měi tasty 美周公也
71 1 měi satisying; pleasing 美周公也
72 1 měi a beautiful lady 美周公也
73 1 měi a beautiful thing 美周公也
74 1 měi to exaggerate 美周公也
75 1 大夫 dàifu doctor 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
76 1 大夫 dàfū second level minister 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
77 1 大夫 dàfū an expert 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
78 1 大夫 dàfū Dafu 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
79 1 zhī him; her; them; that 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
80 1 zhī used between a modifier and a word to form a word group 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
81 1 zhī to go 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
82 1 zhī this; that 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
83 1 zhī genetive marker 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
84 1 zhī it 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
85 1 zhī in; in regards to 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
86 1 zhī all 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
87 1 zhī and 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
88 1 zhī however 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
89 1 zhī if 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
90 1 zhī then 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
91 1 zhī to arrive; to go 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
92 1 zhī is 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
93 1 zhī to use 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
94 1 zhī Zhi 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
95 1 zhī winding 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
96 1 to take; to get; to fetch 取妻如何
97 1 to obtain 取妻如何
98 1 to choose; to select 取妻如何
99 1 to catch; to seize; to capture 取妻如何
100 1 to accept; to receive 取妻如何
101 1 to seek 取妻如何
102 1 to take a bride 取妻如何
103 1 placed after a verb to mark an action 取妻如何
104 1 Qu 取妻如何
105 1 his; hers; its; theirs 其則不遠
106 1 to add emphasis 其則不遠
107 1 used when asking a question in reply to a question 其則不遠
108 1 used when making a request or giving an order 其則不遠
109 1 he; her; it; them 其則不遠
110 1 probably; likely 其則不遠
111 1 will 其則不遠
112 1 may 其則不遠
113 1 if 其則不遠
114 1 or 其則不遠
115 1 Qi 其則不遠
116 1 jiàn to trample; to tread upon 籩豆有踐
117 1 jiàn to fulfill; to act on 籩豆有踐
118 1 jiàn to walk; to go to 籩豆有踐
119 1 jiàn to ascend; to climb 籩豆有踐
120 1 jiàn to occupy 籩豆有踐
121 1 jiàn to comply with 籩豆有踐
122 1 jiàn to place; to situate 籩豆有踐
123 1 jiàn to arrange in rows 籩豆有踐
124 1 jiàn a farewell ceremony 籩豆有踐
125 1 I; me; my 我覯之子
126 1 self 我覯之子
127 1 we; our 我覯之子
128 1 [my] dear 我覯之子
129 1 Wo 我覯之子
130 1 不知 bùzhī do not know 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
131 1 不知 bùzhī unknowingly 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
132 1 dòu bean; pea 籩豆有踐
133 1 dòu Kangxi radical 151 籩豆有踐
134 1 dòu Dou 籩豆有踐
135 1 dòu dou; historic cooking utensil 籩豆有踐
136 1 otherwise; but; however 其則不遠
137 1 then 其則不遠
138 1 measure word for short sections of text 其則不遠
139 1 a criteria; a norm; a standard; a rule; a law 其則不遠
140 1 a grade; a level 其則不遠
141 1 an example; a model 其則不遠
142 1 a weighing device 其則不遠
143 1 to grade; to rank 其則不遠
144 1 to copy; to imitate; to follow 其則不遠
145 1 to do 其則不遠
146 1 only 其則不遠
147 1 immediately 其則不遠
148 1 sentence 章四句
149 1 measure word for phrases or lines of verse 章四句
150 1 gōu to bend; to strike; to catch 章四句
151 1 gōu to tease 章四句
152 1 gōu to delineate 章四句
153 1 gōu if 章四句
154 1 gōu a young bud 章四句
155 1 clause; phrase; line 章四句
156 1 a musical phrase 章四句
157 1 周公 zhōu gōng Duke Zhou 美周公也
158 1 yuè month
159 1 yuè moon
160 1 yuè Kangxi radical 74
161 1 yuè moonlight
162 1 yuè monthly
163 1 yuè shaped like the moon; crescent shaped
164 1 yuè Tokharians
165 1 yuè China rose
166 1 yuè a month
167 1 yuè Yue
168 1 不遠 bùyuǎn not far; not long ago 其則不遠
169 1 不克 bùkè cannot; to not be able (to); to be unable to 匪斧不克
170 1 不克 bùkè to not prevail 匪斧不克
171 1 不得 bùdé must not; may not; not be allowed; cannot 匪媒不得
172 1 不得 bùdé must not; may not; not be allowed; cannot 匪媒不得
173 1 yǒu is; are; to exist 籩豆有踐
174 1 yǒu to have; to possess 籩豆有踐
175 1 yǒu indicates an estimate 籩豆有踐
176 1 yǒu indicates a large quantity 籩豆有踐
177 1 yǒu indicates an affirmative response 籩豆有踐
178 1 yǒu a certain; used before a person, time, or place 籩豆有踐
179 1 yǒu used to compare two things 籩豆有踐
180 1 yǒu used in a polite formula before certain verbs 籩豆有踐
181 1 yǒu used before the names of dynasties 籩豆有踐
182 1 yǒu a certain thing; what exists 籩豆有踐
183 1 yǒu multiple of ten and ... 籩豆有踐
184 1 yǒu abundant 籩豆有踐
185 1 yǒu purposeful 籩豆有踐
186 1 yǒu You 籩豆有踐
187 1 thorn; sting; prick 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
188 1 to stab 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
189 1 to assassinate; to murder 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
190 1 to prick; to irritate 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
191 1 to prod 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
192 1 to ridicule; to mock 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
193 1 to secretly enquire about 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
194 1 a business card 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
195 1 Ci 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
196 1 preface; introduction 毛詩序
197 1 order; sequence 毛詩序
198 1 wings of a house; lateral walls 毛詩序
199 1 a village school; a traditional school to learn proper hierarchy 毛詩序
200 1 to arrange; to put in order 毛詩序
201 1 precedence; rank 毛詩序
202 1 to narrate; to describe 毛詩序
203 1 a text written for seeing someone off 毛詩序
204 1 an antechamber 毛詩序
205 1 season 毛詩序
206 1 overture; prelude 毛詩序
207 1 méi intermediary; matchmaker; go-between 匪媒不得
208 1 méi medium 匪媒不得
209 1 four 章四句
210 1 note a musical scale 章四句
211 1 fourth 章四句
212 1 Si 章四句
213 1 gòu to meet or see unexpectedly 我覯之子
214 1 wife 取妻如何
215 1 to marry off 取妻如何
216 1 to take for a wife 取妻如何
217 1 之子 zhī zǐ this person 我覯之子

People, places

and other proper nouns

Simplified Traditional Pinyin English
毛诗 毛詩 77 Mao Shi
周公 122 Duke Zhou

Glossary

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

Simplified Traditional Pinyin English