Glossary and Vocabulary for Decorative Designs in Chinese Art 中国文物的纹饰, Jade 玉 Xia Dynasty to Zhou Dynasty 夏至周
Corpus Vocabulary Analysis
Contents
- Frequencies of Lexical Words
- Frequencies of all Words
- Proper Nouns
Frequencies of Lexical Words
| Rank |
Frequency |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
Example Usage |
| 1 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
year |
年 |
| 2 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
New Year festival |
年 |
| 3 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
age |
年 |
| 4 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
life span; life expectancy |
年 |
| 5 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
an era; a period |
年 |
| 6 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
a date |
年 |
| 7 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
time; years |
年 |
| 8 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
harvest |
年 |
| 9 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
annual; every year |
年 |
| 10 |
6 |
博物馆 |
bówùguǎn |
museum |
上海博物馆 |
| 11 |
6 |
公元前 |
gōngyuán qián |
Before the Common Era (BCE) |
公元前 |
| 12 |
6 |
上海 |
shànghǎi |
Shanghai |
上海博物馆 |
| 13 |
4 |
战国 |
zhàn guó |
Warring States Period |
战国 |
| 14 |
4 |
战国 |
zhàn guó |
one of the seven warring states |
战国 |
| 15 |
2 |
璜 |
huáng |
a semicircular jade ornament used as a pendant |
璜 |
| 16 |
2 |
璧 |
bì |
a jade bi |
璧 |
| 17 |
2 |
璧 |
bì |
jade |
璧 |
| 18 |
2 |
璧 |
bì |
to refuse a present |
璧 |
| 19 |
2 |
璧 |
bì |
beautiful |
璧 |
| 20 |
2 |
璧 |
bì |
round |
璧 |
| 21 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
front |
前 |
| 22 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
former; the past |
前 |
| 23 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
to go forward |
前 |
| 24 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
preceding |
前 |
| 25 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
before; earlier; prior |
前 |
| 26 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
to appear before |
前 |
| 27 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
future |
前 |
| 28 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
top; first |
前 |
| 29 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
battlefront |
前 |
| 30 |
2 |
谷纹 |
gǔwén |
a grain pattern |
谷纹璧 |
| 31 |
2 |
幎目缀玉 |
mì mù zhuì yù |
a jade burial mask; a jade funerary mask |
幎目缀玉 |
| 32 |
2 |
晚期 |
wǎnqī |
late period |
西周晚期 |
| 33 |
2 |
世纪 |
shìjì |
century |
世纪 |
| 34 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
head |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 35 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
Kangxi radical 185 |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 36 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
leader; chief |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 37 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
foremost; first |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 38 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
to obey; to bow one's head |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 39 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
beginning; start |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 40 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
to denounce |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 41 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
top; apex |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 42 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
to acknowledge guilt |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 43 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
the main offender |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 44 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
essence; gist |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 45 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
a side; a direction |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 46 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
to face towards |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 47 |
1 |
带钩 |
dài gōu |
an ancient belt buckle |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 48 |
1 |
蛙 |
wā |
frog |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 49 |
1 |
龙凤 |
lóng fèng |
dragon and phoenix |
龙凤饰 |
| 50 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to struggle; to fight |
斗 |
| 51 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
Kangxi radical 68 |
斗 |
| 52 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
Kangxi radical 191 |
斗 |
| 53 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to make animals fight |
斗 |
| 54 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to compete; to contest; to contend |
斗 |
| 55 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to denounce |
斗 |
| 56 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to come close together |
斗 |
| 57 |
1 |
斗 |
dǒu |
dou; a kind of wine vessel |
斗 |
| 58 |
1 |
斗 |
dǒu |
Big Dipper; Ursa Major |
斗 |
| 59 |
1 |
斗 |
dǒu |
Southern Dipper |
斗 |
| 60 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
dou; a kind of container for grain |
斗 |
| 61 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
a dipper of cup shaped object |
斗 |
| 62 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
whorl shaped fingerprint |
斗 |
| 63 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
capital; a block for a roof bracket |
斗 |
| 64 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to shake; to tremble |
斗 |
| 65 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to assemble; to gather |
斗 |
| 66 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to tease; to provoke |
斗 |
| 67 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
Dou |
斗 |
| 68 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
small |
斗 |
| 69 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
large |
斗 |
| 70 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
precipitous; steep |
斗 |
| 71 |
1 |
兽 |
shòu |
a beast; a quadruped; an animal |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 72 |
1 |
兽 |
shòu |
wild; beast-like |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 73 |
1 |
夏至 |
xiàzhì |
Xiazhi |
夏至周 |
| 74 |
1 |
西周 |
xī zhōu |
Western Zhou |
西周晚期 |
| 75 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
Zhou Dynasty |
夏至周 |
| 76 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
careful; thorough; thoughtful |
夏至周 |
| 77 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
to aid |
夏至周 |
| 78 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
a cycle |
夏至周 |
| 79 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
Zhou |
夏至周 |
| 80 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
all; universal |
夏至周 |
| 81 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
dense; near |
夏至周 |
| 82 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
circumference; surroundings |
夏至周 |
| 83 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
to circle |
夏至周 |
| 84 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
to adapt to |
夏至周 |
| 85 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
to wear around the waist |
夏至周 |
| 86 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
to bend |
夏至周 |
| 87 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
an entire year |
夏至周 |
| 88 |
1 |
史记 |
shǐjì |
Records of the Historian |
司马迁史记 |
| 89 |
1 |
史记 |
shǐjì |
a historical record |
司马迁史记 |
| 90 |
1 |
玉衣 |
yùyī |
a jade burial suit |
玉衣 |
| 91 |
1 |
司马迁 |
sīmǎ qiān |
Sima Qian |
司马迁史记 |
| 92 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
dragon |
龙 |
| 93 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
Kangxi radical 212 |
龙 |
| 94 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
the seven lunar lodgings in the eastern sky |
龙 |
| 95 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
weakened; frail |
龙 |
| 96 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
a tall horse |
龙 |
| 97 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
Long |
龙 |
| 98 |
1 |
春秋 |
chūnqiū |
Spring and Autumn Period |
春秋晚期 |
| 99 |
1 |
春秋 |
chūnqiū |
a person's age |
春秋晚期 |
| 100 |
1 |
春秋 |
chūnqiū |
Chunqiu; Annals of Spring and Autumn |
春秋晚期 |
| 101 |
1 |
春秋 |
chūnqiū |
spring and autumn |
春秋晚期 |
| 102 |
1 |
上半叶 |
shàngbànyè |
the first half |
世纪上半叶 |
| 103 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to decorate; to ornament; to adorn |
龙凤饰 |
| 104 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to deceive |
龙凤饰 |
| 105 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to polish; to clean |
龙凤饰 |
| 106 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to be flamboyant |
龙凤饰 |
| 107 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to conceal; to cover over |
龙凤饰 |
| 108 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to revise |
龙凤饰 |
| 109 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to make up an excuse |
龙凤饰 |
| 110 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to play a role; to impersonate |
龙凤饰 |
| 111 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
decoration |
龙凤饰 |
| 112 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
clothing |
龙凤饰 |
| 113 |
1 |
饰 |
chì |
to repair; to put in order |
龙凤饰 |
| 114 |
1 |
纹 |
wén |
a line; a streak; a stripe |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 115 |
1 |
纹 |
wén |
a wrinkle |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
Frequencies of all Words
Top 119
| Rank |
Frequency |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
Usage |
| 1 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
year |
年 |
| 2 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
New Year festival |
年 |
| 3 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
age |
年 |
| 4 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
life span; life expectancy |
年 |
| 5 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
an era; a period |
年 |
| 6 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
a date |
年 |
| 7 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
time; years |
年 |
| 8 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
harvest |
年 |
| 9 |
6 |
年 |
nián |
annual; every year |
年 |
| 10 |
6 |
博物馆 |
bówùguǎn |
museum |
上海博物馆 |
| 11 |
6 |
公元前 |
gōngyuán qián |
Before the Common Era (BCE) |
公元前 |
| 12 |
6 |
上海 |
shànghǎi |
Shanghai |
上海博物馆 |
| 13 |
4 |
战国 |
zhàn guó |
Warring States Period |
战国 |
| 14 |
4 |
战国 |
zhàn guó |
one of the seven warring states |
战国 |
| 15 |
2 |
璜 |
huáng |
a semicircular jade ornament used as a pendant |
璜 |
| 16 |
2 |
璧 |
bì |
a jade bi |
璧 |
| 17 |
2 |
璧 |
bì |
jade |
璧 |
| 18 |
2 |
璧 |
bì |
to refuse a present |
璧 |
| 19 |
2 |
璧 |
bì |
beautiful |
璧 |
| 20 |
2 |
璧 |
bì |
round |
璧 |
| 21 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
front |
前 |
| 22 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
former; the past |
前 |
| 23 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
to go forward |
前 |
| 24 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
preceding |
前 |
| 25 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
before; earlier; prior |
前 |
| 26 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
to appear before |
前 |
| 27 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
future |
前 |
| 28 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
top; first |
前 |
| 29 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
battlefront |
前 |
| 30 |
2 |
前 |
qián |
pre- |
前 |
| 31 |
2 |
谷纹 |
gǔwén |
a grain pattern |
谷纹璧 |
| 32 |
2 |
幎目缀玉 |
mì mù zhuì yù |
a jade burial mask; a jade funerary mask |
幎目缀玉 |
| 33 |
2 |
晚期 |
wǎnqī |
late period |
西周晚期 |
| 34 |
2 |
世纪 |
shìjì |
century |
世纪 |
| 35 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
head |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 36 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
measure word for poems |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 37 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
Kangxi radical 185 |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 38 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
leader; chief |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 39 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
foremost; first |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 40 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
to obey; to bow one's head |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 41 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
beginning; start |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 42 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
to denounce |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 43 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
top; apex |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 44 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
to acknowledge guilt |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 45 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
the main offender |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 46 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
essence; gist |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 47 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
a side; a direction |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 48 |
1 |
首 |
shǒu |
to face towards |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 49 |
1 |
带钩 |
dài gōu |
an ancient belt buckle |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 50 |
1 |
蛙 |
wā |
frog |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 51 |
1 |
龙凤 |
lóng fèng |
dragon and phoenix |
龙凤饰 |
| 52 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to struggle; to fight |
斗 |
| 53 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
Kangxi radical 68 |
斗 |
| 54 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
Kangxi radical 191 |
斗 |
| 55 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
unit of volume equal to 10 liters; a peck |
斗 |
| 56 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to make animals fight |
斗 |
| 57 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to compete; to contest; to contend |
斗 |
| 58 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to denounce |
斗 |
| 59 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to come close together |
斗 |
| 60 |
1 |
斗 |
dǒu |
dou; a kind of wine vessel |
斗 |
| 61 |
1 |
斗 |
dǒu |
Big Dipper; Ursa Major |
斗 |
| 62 |
1 |
斗 |
dǒu |
Southern Dipper |
斗 |
| 63 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
dou; a kind of container for grain |
斗 |
| 64 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
a dipper of cup shaped object |
斗 |
| 65 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
whorl shaped fingerprint |
斗 |
| 66 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
unexpectedly; suddenly |
斗 |
| 67 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
capital; a block for a roof bracket |
斗 |
| 68 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to shake; to tremble |
斗 |
| 69 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to assemble; to gather |
斗 |
| 70 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
to tease; to provoke |
斗 |
| 71 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
Dou |
斗 |
| 72 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
small |
斗 |
| 73 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
large |
斗 |
| 74 |
1 |
斗 |
dòu |
precipitous; steep |
斗 |
| 75 |
1 |
兽 |
shòu |
a beast; a quadruped; an animal |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 76 |
1 |
兽 |
shòu |
wild; beast-like |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 77 |
1 |
夏至 |
xiàzhì |
Xiazhi |
夏至周 |
| 78 |
1 |
西周 |
xī zhōu |
Western Zhou |
西周晚期 |
| 79 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
Zhou Dynasty |
夏至周 |
| 80 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
careful; thorough; thoughtful |
夏至周 |
| 81 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
to aid |
夏至周 |
| 82 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
a cycle |
夏至周 |
| 83 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
Zhou |
夏至周 |
| 84 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
all; universal |
夏至周 |
| 85 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
dense; near |
夏至周 |
| 86 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
circumference; surroundings |
夏至周 |
| 87 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
to circle |
夏至周 |
| 88 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
to adapt to |
夏至周 |
| 89 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
to wear around the waist |
夏至周 |
| 90 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
to bend |
夏至周 |
| 91 |
1 |
周 |
zhōu |
an entire year |
夏至周 |
| 92 |
1 |
史记 |
shǐjì |
Records of the Historian |
司马迁史记 |
| 93 |
1 |
史记 |
shǐjì |
a historical record |
司马迁史记 |
| 94 |
1 |
玉衣 |
yùyī |
a jade burial suit |
玉衣 |
| 95 |
1 |
司马迁 |
sīmǎ qiān |
Sima Qian |
司马迁史记 |
| 96 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
dragon |
龙 |
| 97 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
Kangxi radical 212 |
龙 |
| 98 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
the seven lunar lodgings in the eastern sky |
龙 |
| 99 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
weakened; frail |
龙 |
| 100 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
a tall horse |
龙 |
| 101 |
1 |
龙 |
lóng |
Long |
龙 |
| 102 |
1 |
春秋 |
chūnqiū |
Spring and Autumn Period |
春秋晚期 |
| 103 |
1 |
春秋 |
chūnqiū |
a person's age |
春秋晚期 |
| 104 |
1 |
春秋 |
chūnqiū |
Chunqiu; Annals of Spring and Autumn |
春秋晚期 |
| 105 |
1 |
春秋 |
chūnqiū |
spring and autumn |
春秋晚期 |
| 106 |
1 |
上半叶 |
shàngbànyè |
the first half |
世纪上半叶 |
| 107 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to decorate; to ornament; to adorn |
龙凤饰 |
| 108 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to deceive |
龙凤饰 |
| 109 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to polish; to clean |
龙凤饰 |
| 110 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to be flamboyant |
龙凤饰 |
| 111 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to conceal; to cover over |
龙凤饰 |
| 112 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to revise |
龙凤饰 |
| 113 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to make up an excuse |
龙凤饰 |
| 114 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
to play a role; to impersonate |
龙凤饰 |
| 115 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
decoration |
龙凤饰 |
| 116 |
1 |
饰 |
shì |
clothing |
龙凤饰 |
| 117 |
1 |
饰 |
chì |
to repair; to put in order |
龙凤饰 |
| 118 |
1 |
纹 |
wén |
a line; a streak; a stripe |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
| 119 |
1 |
纹 |
wén |
a wrinkle |
兽首蛙纹带钩 |
People, places
and other proper nouns
| Simplified |
Traditional |
Pinyin |
English |
| 春秋 |
|
99 |
- Spring and Autumn Period
- a person's age
- Chunqiu; Annals of Spring and Autumn
- spring and autumn
|
| 上海 |
|
115 |
Shanghai
|
| 司马迁 |
司馬遷 |
115 |
Sima Qian
|
| 西周 |
|
120 |
Western Zhou
|
| 夏至 |
|
120 |
Xiazhi
|
| 战国 |
戰國 |
122 |
- Warring States Period
- one of the seven warring states
|
Glossary
Buddhist terminology, except the proper nouns listed above. Number of
terms: 0.
| Simplified |
Traditional |
Pinyin |
English |