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 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 不克 bùkè cannot; to not be able (to); to be unable to 匪斧不克
41 1 不克 bùkè to not prevail 匪斧不克
42 1 gòu to meet or see unexpectedly 我覯之子
43 1 èr two 二章
44 1 èr Kangxi radical 7 二章
45 1 èr second 二章
46 1 èr twice; double; di- 二章
47 1 èr more than one kind 二章
48 1 毛詩 Máojīng Mao Shi 毛詩序
49 1 yuè month
50 1 yuè moon
51 1 yuè Kangxi radical 74
52 1 yuè moonlight
53 1 yuè monthly
54 1 yuè shaped like the moon; crescent shaped
55 1 yuè Tokharians
56 1 yuè China rose
57 1 yuè Yue
58 1 wife 取妻如何
59 1 to marry off 取妻如何
60 1 to take for a wife 取妻如何
61 1 self 我覯之子
62 1 [my] dear 我覯之子
63 1 Wo 我覯之子
64 1 sentence 章四句
65 1 gōu to bend; to strike; to catch 章四句
66 1 gōu to tease 章四句
67 1 gōu to delineate 章四句
68 1 gōu a young bud 章四句
69 1 clause; phrase; line 章四句
70 1 a musical phrase 章四句
71 1 preface; introduction 毛詩序
72 1 order; sequence 毛詩序
73 1 wings of a house; lateral walls 毛詩序
74 1 a village school; a traditional school to learn proper hierarchy 毛詩序
75 1 to arrange; to put in order 毛詩序
76 1 precedence; rank 毛詩序
77 1 to narrate; to describe 毛詩序
78 1 a text written for seeing someone off 毛詩序
79 1 an antechamber 毛詩序
80 1 season 毛詩序
81 1 overture; prelude 毛詩序
82 1 thorn; sting; prick 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
83 1 to stab 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
84 1 to assassinate; to murder 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
85 1 to prick; to irritate 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
86 1 to prod 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
87 1 to ridicule; to mock 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
88 1 to secretly enquire about 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
89 1 a business card 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
90 1 Ci 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
91 1 zhī to go 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
92 1 zhī to arrive; to go 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
93 1 zhī is 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
94 1 zhī to use 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
95 1 zhī Zhi 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
96 1 zhī winding 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
97 1 méi intermediary; matchmaker; go-between 匪媒不得
98 1 méi medium 匪媒不得
99 1 a criteria; a norm; a standard; a rule; a law 其則不遠
100 1 a grade; a level 其則不遠
101 1 an example; a model 其則不遠
102 1 a weighing device 其則不遠
103 1 to grade; to rank 其則不遠
104 1 to copy; to imitate; to follow 其則不遠
105 1 to do 其則不遠
106 1 biān a bamboo container for food 籩豆有踐
107 1 four 章四句
108 1 note a musical scale 章四句
109 1 fourth 章四句
110 1 Si 章四句
111 1 不知 bùzhī do not know 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
112 1 an axe; a hatchet 匪斧不克
113 1 a battle axe 匪斧不克
114 1 to chop; to hew 匪斧不克
115 1 dòu bean; pea 籩豆有踐
116 1 dòu Kangxi radical 151 籩豆有踐
117 1 dòu Dou 籩豆有踐
118 1 dòu dou; historic cooking utensil 籩豆有踐
119 1 Qi 其則不遠
120 1 之子 zhī zǐ this person 我覯之子
121 1 měi beautiful 美周公也
122 1 měi America 美周公也
123 1 měi good; pleasing 美周公也
124 1 měi United States of America 美周公也
125 1 měi to beautify 美周公也
126 1 měi to be satisfied with oneself 美周公也
127 1 měi tasty 美周公也
128 1 měi satisying; pleasing 美周公也
129 1 měi a beautiful lady 美周公也
130 1 měi a beautiful thing 美周公也
131 1 měi to exaggerate 美周公也
132 1 to take; to get; to fetch 取妻如何
133 1 to obtain 取妻如何
134 1 to choose; to select 取妻如何
135 1 to catch; to seize; to capture 取妻如何
136 1 to accept; to receive 取妻如何
137 1 to seek 取妻如何
138 1 to take a bride 取妻如何
139 1 Qu 取妻如何
140 1 朝廷 cháo tíng imperial court 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
141 1 朝廷 cháo tíng imperial government 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
142 1 朝廷 cháo tíng the emperor 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
143 1 jiàn to trample; to tread upon 籩豆有踐
144 1 jiàn to fulfill; to act on 籩豆有踐
145 1 jiàn to walk; to go to 籩豆有踐
146 1 jiàn to ascend; to climb 籩豆有踐
147 1 jiàn to occupy 籩豆有踐
148 1 jiàn to comply with 籩豆有踐
149 1 jiàn to place; to situate 籩豆有踐
150 1 jiàn to arrange in rows 籩豆有踐
151 1 jiàn a farewell ceremony 籩豆有踐
152 1 周公 zhōu gōng Duke Zhou 美周公也
153 1 大夫 dàifu doctor 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
154 1 大夫 dàfū second level minister 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
155 1 大夫 dàfū an expert 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也
156 1 大夫 dàfū Dafu 周大夫刺朝廷之不知也

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

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