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

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

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