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 博物馆 bówùguǎn museum 上海博物馆
3 10 公元前 gōngyuán qián Before the Common Era (BCE) 公元前
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 fāng square; quadrilateral; one side 方尊
26 2 fāng Fang 方尊
27 2 fāng Kangxi radical 70 方尊
28 2 fāng square shaped 方尊
29 2 fāng prescription 方尊
30 2 fāng power; involution; abbreviation for a square meter or cubic meter 方尊
31 2 fāng local 方尊
32 2 fāng a way; a method 方尊
33 2 fāng a direction; a side; a position 方尊
34 2 fāng an area; a region 方尊
35 2 fāng a party; a side 方尊
36 2 fāng a principle; a formula 方尊
37 2 fāng honest; upright; proper 方尊
38 2 fāng magic 方尊
39 2 fāng earth 方尊
40 2 fāng earthly; mundane 方尊
41 2 fāng a scope; an aspect 方尊
42 2 fāng side-by-side; parallel 方尊
43 2 fāng agreeable; equable 方尊
44 2 fāng equal; equivalent 方尊
45 2 fāng to compare 方尊
46 2 fāng a wooden tablet for writing 方尊
47 2 fāng a convention; a common practice 方尊
48 2 fāng a law; a standard 方尊
49 2 fāng to own; to possess 方尊
50 2 fāng to disobey; to violate 方尊
51 2 fāng to slander; to defame 方尊
52 2 páng beside 方尊
53 2 shī teacher 师遽方彝
54 2 shī multitude 师遽方彝
55 2 shī a host; a leader 师遽方彝
56 2 shī an expert 师遽方彝
57 2 shī an example; a model 师遽方彝
58 2 shī master 师遽方彝
59 2 shī a capital city; a well protected place 师遽方彝
60 2 shī Shi 师遽方彝
61 2 shī to imitate 师遽方彝
62 2 shī troops 师遽方彝
63 2 shī shi 师遽方彝
64 2 shī an army division 师遽方彝
65 2 shī the 7th hexagram 师遽方彝
66 2 shī a lion 师遽方彝
67 2 晚期 wǎnqī late period 西周晚期
68 2 xu; a food vessel
69 2 yi; a water vessel
70 2 hóu marquis; lord 齐侯匜
71 2 hóu a target in archery 齐侯匜
72 2 zhì zhi; a wine vessel
73 1 出土 chūtǔ to dig up; to unearth 陕西省西安市出土
74 1 首都 shǒudū capital city 首都博物馆
75 1 兽面纹 shòumiànwén animal mask design 兽面纹卣
76 1 dān bill; slip of paper; form 小臣单觯
77 1 dān single 小臣单觯
78 1 shàn Shan 小臣单觯
79 1 chán chieftain 小臣单觯
80 1 dān poor; impoverished 小臣单觯
81 1 dān to deplete; to exhaust 小臣单觯
82 1 dān odd 小臣单觯
83 1 dān lone 小臣单觯
84 1 dān few 小臣单觯
85 1 dān weak; thin 小臣单觯
86 1 dān unlined 小臣单觯
87 1 dān a sheet 小臣单觯
88 1 dān a list of names; a list 小臣单觯
89 1 shàn Shan County 小臣单觯
90 1 dān simple 小臣单觯
91 1 dān a meditation mat 小臣单觯
92 1 成王 chéng wáng King Cheng of Zhou 西周成王
93 1 jiǎo an angle
94 1 jiǎo Kangxi radical 148
95 1 jué a role
96 1 jué Jue
97 1 jiǎo a [musical] horn
98 1 jiǎo a feeler; an antenna
99 1 jiǎo a point
100 1 jiǎo a horn
101 1 jiǎo a cape; a headland; a promontory
102 1 jiǎo a corner
103 1 jiǎo to haggle; to quibble
104 1 jué jue [note]
105 1 swift; hurried 师遽方彝
106 1 to rouse 师遽方彝
107 1 a fast messenger 师遽方彝
108 1 a relay station 师遽方彝
109 1 to panic; to be alarmed; to be frightened 师遽方彝
110 1 poor; poverty-stricken 师遽方彝
111 1 宣王 xuān wáng King Xuan of Zhou 西周宣王
112 1 yuè a broad-axe; a battle axe; a halberd 铜钺
113 1 陕西省 Shǎnxī shěng Shaanxi Province 陕西省西安市出土
114 1 yuē approximately 约公元前
115 1 yuē a treaty; an agreement; a covenant 约公元前
116 1 yuē to arrange; to make an appointment 约公元前
117 1 yuē vague; indistinct 约公元前
118 1 yuē to invite 约公元前
119 1 yuē to reduce a fraction 约公元前
120 1 yuē to restrain; to restrict; to control 约公元前
121 1 yuē frugal; economical; thrifty 约公元前
122 1 yuē brief; simple 约公元前
123 1 yuē an appointment 约公元前
124 1 yuē to envelop; to shroud 约公元前
125 1 yuē a rope 约公元前
126 1 yuē to tie up 约公元前
127 1 yuē crooked 约公元前
128 1 yuē to prevent; to block 约公元前
129 1 yuē destitute; poverty stricken 约公元前
130 1 yuē base; low 约公元前
131 1 yuē to prepare 约公元前
132 1 yuē to plunder 约公元前
133 1 yuē to envelop; to shroud 约公元前
134 1 yāo to weigh 约公元前
135 1 yāo crucial point; key point 约公元前
136 1 周公旦 zhōu gōng dàn Duke of Zhou 周公旦
137 1 guǐ a square basket of bamboo 师寰簋
138 1 wáng Wang 西周恭王
139 1 wáng a king 西周恭王
140 1 wáng Kangxi radical 96 西周恭王
141 1 wàng to be king; to rule 西周恭王
142 1 wáng a prince; a duke 西周恭王
143 1 wáng grand; great 西周恭王
144 1 wáng to treat with the ceremony due to a king 西周恭王
145 1 wáng a respectufl form of address for a grandfather or grandmother 西周恭王
146 1 wáng the head of a group or gang 西周恭王
147 1 wáng the biggest or best of a group 西周恭王
148 1 huán a large domain 师寰簋
149 1 tóng copper 铜钺
150 1 tóng brass 铜钺
151 1 tóng bronze 铜钺
152 1 中期 zhōng qī mid-term 西周中期
153 1 even; equal; uniform 齐侯匜
154 1 Kangxi radical 210 齐侯匜
155 1 Qi Dynasty 齐侯匜
156 1 State of Qi 齐侯匜
157 1 to arrange 齐侯匜
158 1 agile; nimble 齐侯匜
159 1 navel 齐侯匜
160 1 to rise; to ascend 齐侯匜
161 1 chopped meat or vegetables 齐侯匜
162 1 to blend ingredients 齐侯匜
163 1 to delimit; to distinguish 齐侯匜
164 1 the lower part of a garment 齐侯匜
165 1 broomcorn millet 齐侯匜
166 1 zhāi to fast 齐侯匜
167 1 to level with 齐侯匜
168 1 all present; all ready 齐侯匜
169 1 Qi 齐侯匜
170 1 alike; similar; identical; same 齐侯匜
171 1 an alloy 齐侯匜
172 1 上半叶 shàngbànyè the first half 世纪上半叶
173 1 礼记 lǐ jì The Book of Rites; Classic of Rites 礼记
174 1 仪礼 yí lǐ Yili; Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 仪礼
175 1 zūn to honor; to respect 方尊
176 1 zūn a zun; an ancient wine vessel 方尊
177 1 zūn a wine cup 方尊
178 1 zūn respected; honorable; noble; senior 方尊
179 1 zūn supreme; high 方尊
180 1 zūn grave; solemn; dignified 方尊
181 1 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng a grand reputation; renown; fame 大名鼎鼎
182 1 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng to have a grand reputation 大名鼎鼎
183 1 yi; an ancient wine vessel; an ancient sacrificial vessel 师遽方彝
184 1 Yi ethnic group 师遽方彝
185 1 normal nature of man; laws and rules 师遽方彝
186 1 yi; an ancient wine vessel; an ancient sacrificial vessel 师遽方彝
187 1 jiāo to deliver; to turn over; to pay 交鼎
188 1 jiāo to make friends 交鼎
189 1 jiāo to intersect; to join with; to interlock; to exchange 交鼎
190 1 jiāo to communicate with 交鼎
191 1 jiāo to cross legs 交鼎
192 1 jiāo to mix 交鼎
193 1 jiāo to have sex 交鼎
194 1 jiāo to cause 交鼎
195 1 jiāo a meeting time; a meeting place 交鼎
196 1 jiāo a friend; friendship 交鼎
197 1 jiāo a somersault 交鼎
198 1 jiāo Jiao 交鼎
199 1 yǒu a wine container 兽面纹卣
200 1 dǐng a ding; a large, three-leg bronze cauldron 交鼎
201 1 dǐng Kangxi radical 206 交鼎
202 1 gōng to respect; to be polite; to be reverent 西周恭王
203 1 gōng to follow [orders]; to obey 西周恭王
204 1 gōng to praise 西周恭王
205 1 gōng a bow with hands cupped 西周恭王
206 1 gōng Gong 西周恭王
207 1 gōng humble 西周恭王
208 1 中叶 zhōngyè mid-; middle period 世纪中叶
209 1 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng words of enormous weight 一言九鼎
210 1 西安市 xī'ān shì City of Xian 陕西省西安市出土
211 1 小臣 xiǎochén a minor official 小臣单觯
212 1 小臣 xiǎochén a court eunuch 小臣单觯
213 1 周礼 zhōu lǐ Zhou Li; Rites of Zhou 周礼
214 1 jìn shanxi 晋侯盨
215 1 jìn jin [dynasty] 晋侯盨
216 1 jìn to move forward; to promote; to advance 晋侯盨
217 1 jìn to raise 晋侯盨
218 1 jìn Jin [state] 晋侯盨
219 1 jìn Jin 晋侯盨

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 博物馆 bówùguǎn museum 上海博物馆
3 10 公元前 gōngyuán qián Before the Common Era (BCE) 公元前
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 fāng square; quadrilateral; one side 方尊
27 2 fāng Fang 方尊
28 2 fāng Kangxi radical 70 方尊
29 2 fāng measure word for square things 方尊
30 2 fāng square shaped 方尊
31 2 fāng prescription 方尊
32 2 fāng power; involution; abbreviation for a square meter or cubic meter 方尊
33 2 fāng local 方尊
34 2 fāng a way; a method 方尊
35 2 fāng at the time when; just when 方尊
36 2 fāng only; just 方尊
37 2 fāng a direction; a side; a position 方尊
38 2 fāng an area; a region 方尊
39 2 fāng a party; a side 方尊
40 2 fāng a principle; a formula 方尊
41 2 fāng honest; upright; proper 方尊
42 2 fāng magic 方尊
43 2 fāng earth 方尊
44 2 fāng earthly; mundane 方尊
45 2 fāng a scope; an aspect 方尊
46 2 fāng side-by-side; parallel 方尊
47 2 fāng agreeable; equable 方尊
48 2 fāng about to 方尊
49 2 fāng equal; equivalent 方尊
50 2 fāng to compare 方尊
51 2 fāng a wooden tablet for writing 方尊
52 2 fāng a convention; a common practice 方尊
53 2 fāng a law; a standard 方尊
54 2 fāng to own; to possess 方尊
55 2 fāng to disobey; to violate 方尊
56 2 fāng to slander; to defame 方尊
57 2 páng beside 方尊
58 2 shī teacher 师遽方彝
59 2 shī multitude 师遽方彝
60 2 shī a host; a leader 师遽方彝
61 2 shī an expert 师遽方彝
62 2 shī an example; a model 师遽方彝
63 2 shī master 师遽方彝
64 2 shī a capital city; a well protected place 师遽方彝
65 2 shī Shi 师遽方彝
66 2 shī to imitate 师遽方彝
67 2 shī troops 师遽方彝
68 2 shī shi 师遽方彝
69 2 shī an army division 师遽方彝
70 2 shī the 7th hexagram 师遽方彝
71 2 shī a lion 师遽方彝
72 2 晚期 wǎnqī late period 西周晚期
73 2 xu; a food vessel
74 2 yi; a water vessel
75 2 hóu marquis; lord 齐侯匜
76 2 hóu a target in archery 齐侯匜
77 2 zhì zhi; a wine vessel
78 1 出土 chūtǔ to dig up; to unearth 陕西省西安市出土
79 1 首都 shǒudū capital city 首都博物馆
80 1 兽面纹 shòumiànwén animal mask design 兽面纹卣
81 1 dān bill; slip of paper; form 小臣单觯
82 1 dān single 小臣单觯
83 1 shàn Shan 小臣单觯
84 1 chán chieftain 小臣单觯
85 1 dān poor; impoverished 小臣单觯
86 1 dān to deplete; to exhaust 小臣单觯
87 1 dān odd 小臣单觯
88 1 dān lone 小臣单觯
89 1 dān only 小臣单觯
90 1 dān few 小臣单觯
91 1 dān weak; thin 小臣单觯
92 1 dān unlined 小臣单觯
93 1 dān a sheet 小臣单觯
94 1 dān a list of names; a list 小臣单觯
95 1 shàn Shan County 小臣单觯
96 1 dān simple 小臣单觯
97 1 dān a meditation mat 小臣单觯
98 1 成王 chéng wáng King Cheng of Zhou 西周成王
99 1 jiǎo unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan
100 1 jiǎo an angle
101 1 jiǎo Kangxi radical 148
102 1 jué a role
103 1 jué Jue
104 1 jiǎo a [musical] horn
105 1 jiǎo a feeler; an antenna
106 1 jiǎo a point
107 1 jiǎo a horn
108 1 jiǎo a cape; a headland; a promontory
109 1 jiǎo a corner
110 1 jiǎo to haggle; to quibble
111 1 jué jue [note]
112 1 swift; hurried 师遽方彝
113 1 interrogative particle 师遽方彝
114 1 suddenly 师遽方彝
115 1 to rouse 师遽方彝
116 1 a fast messenger 师遽方彝
117 1 a relay station 师遽方彝
118 1 to panic; to be alarmed; to be frightened 师遽方彝
119 1 poor; poverty-stricken 师遽方彝
120 1 宣王 xuān wáng King Xuan of Zhou 西周宣王
121 1 yuè a broad-axe; a battle axe; a halberd 铜钺
122 1 陕西省 Shǎnxī shěng Shaanxi Province 陕西省西安市出土
123 1 yuē approximately 约公元前
124 1 yuē a treaty; an agreement; a covenant 约公元前
125 1 yuē to arrange; to make an appointment 约公元前
126 1 yuē vague; indistinct 约公元前
127 1 yuē to invite 约公元前
128 1 yuē to reduce a fraction 约公元前
129 1 yuē to restrain; to restrict; to control 约公元前
130 1 yuē frugal; economical; thrifty 约公元前
131 1 yuē brief; simple 约公元前
132 1 yuē an appointment 约公元前
133 1 yuē to envelop; to shroud 约公元前
134 1 yuē a rope 约公元前
135 1 yuē to tie up 约公元前
136 1 yuē crooked 约公元前
137 1 yuē to prevent; to block 约公元前
138 1 yuē destitute; poverty stricken 约公元前
139 1 yuē base; low 约公元前
140 1 yuē to prepare 约公元前
141 1 yuē to plunder 约公元前
142 1 yuē to envelop; to shroud 约公元前
143 1 yāo to weigh 约公元前
144 1 yāo crucial point; key point 约公元前
145 1 周公旦 zhōu gōng dàn Duke of Zhou 周公旦
146 1 guǐ a square basket of bamboo 师寰簋
147 1 wáng Wang 西周恭王
148 1 wáng a king 西周恭王
149 1 wáng Kangxi radical 96 西周恭王
150 1 wàng to be king; to rule 西周恭王
151 1 wáng a prince; a duke 西周恭王
152 1 wáng grand; great 西周恭王
153 1 wáng to treat with the ceremony due to a king 西周恭王
154 1 wáng a respectufl form of address for a grandfather or grandmother 西周恭王
155 1 wáng the head of a group or gang 西周恭王
156 1 wáng the biggest or best of a group 西周恭王
157 1 huán a large domain 师寰簋
158 1 tóng copper 铜钺
159 1 tóng brass 铜钺
160 1 tóng bronze 铜钺
161 1 中期 zhōng qī mid-term 西周中期
162 1 even; equal; uniform 齐侯匜
163 1 Kangxi radical 210 齐侯匜
164 1 Qi Dynasty 齐侯匜
165 1 State of Qi 齐侯匜
166 1 to arrange 齐侯匜
167 1 altogether; simultaneously 齐侯匜
168 1 agile; nimble 齐侯匜
169 1 navel 齐侯匜
170 1 to rise; to ascend 齐侯匜
171 1 chopped meat or vegetables 齐侯匜
172 1 to blend ingredients 齐侯匜
173 1 to delimit; to distinguish 齐侯匜
174 1 the lower part of a garment 齐侯匜
175 1 broomcorn millet 齐侯匜
176 1 zhāi to fast 齐侯匜
177 1 to level with 齐侯匜
178 1 all present; all ready 齐侯匜
179 1 Qi 齐侯匜
180 1 alike; similar; identical; same 齐侯匜
181 1 an alloy 齐侯匜
182 1 上半叶 shàngbànyè the first half 世纪上半叶
183 1 礼记 lǐ jì The Book of Rites; Classic of Rites 礼记
184 1 仪礼 yí lǐ Yili; Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 仪礼
185 1 zūn to honor; to respect 方尊
186 1 zūn measure word for cannons and statues 方尊
187 1 zūn a zun; an ancient wine vessel 方尊
188 1 zūn a wine cup 方尊
189 1 zūn respected; honorable; noble; senior 方尊
190 1 zūn supreme; high 方尊
191 1 zūn grave; solemn; dignified 方尊
192 1 zūn your [honorable] 方尊
193 1 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng a grand reputation; renown; fame 大名鼎鼎
194 1 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng to have a grand reputation 大名鼎鼎
195 1 yi; an ancient wine vessel; an ancient sacrificial vessel 师遽方彝
196 1 Yi ethnic group 师遽方彝
197 1 normal nature of man; laws and rules 师遽方彝
198 1 yi; an ancient wine vessel; an ancient sacrificial vessel 师遽方彝
199 1 jiāo to deliver; to turn over; to pay 交鼎
200 1 jiāo to make friends 交鼎
201 1 jiāo to intersect; to join with; to interlock; to exchange 交鼎
202 1 jiāo mutually 交鼎
203 1 jiāo to communicate with 交鼎
204 1 jiāo to cross legs 交鼎
205 1 jiāo to mix 交鼎
206 1 jiāo to have sex 交鼎
207 1 jiāo to cause 交鼎
208 1 jiāo a meeting time; a meeting place 交鼎
209 1 jiāo a friend; friendship 交鼎
210 1 jiāo a somersault 交鼎
211 1 jiāo Jiao 交鼎
212 1 jiāo simultaneously 交鼎
213 1 jiāo sequentially 交鼎
214 1 yǒu a wine container 兽面纹卣
215 1 dǐng a ding; a large, three-leg bronze cauldron 交鼎
216 1 dǐng Kangxi radical 206 交鼎
217 1 gōng to respect; to be polite; to be reverent 西周恭王
218 1 gōng to follow [orders]; to obey 西周恭王
219 1 gōng to praise 西周恭王
220 1 gōng a bow with hands cupped 西周恭王
221 1 gōng Gong 西周恭王
222 1 gōng humble 西周恭王
223 1 中叶 zhōngyè mid-; middle period 世纪中叶
224 1 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng words of enormous weight 一言九鼎
225 1 西安市 xī'ān shì City of Xian 陕西省西安市出土
226 1 小臣 xiǎochén a minor official 小臣单觯
227 1 小臣 xiǎochén a court eunuch 小臣单觯
228 1 周礼 zhōu lǐ Zhou Li; Rites of Zhou 周礼
229 1 jìn shanxi 晋侯盨
230 1 jìn jin [dynasty] 晋侯盨
231 1 jìn to move forward; to promote; to advance 晋侯盨
232 1 jìn to raise 晋侯盨
233 1 jìn Jin [state] 晋侯盨
234 1 jìn Jin 晋侯盨

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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