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

Frequencies of all Words

Top 217

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

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