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Simple Dictionary Definition |
寅 see styles |
yín yin2 yin tora とら |
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60° (1) the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 寅の刻) hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); (3) (obsolete) east-northeast; (4) (obsolete) first month of the lunar calendar; (surname) Fusa |
州 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou toushuu / toshu とうしゅう |
prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland) sandbank; sandbar; (n,n-suf) (1) state; province; county; oblast; department (of ancient China); (2) continent; (suffix) (3) (archaism) dear; (given name) Toushuu a region |
巳 see styles |
sì si4 ssu mi(p); shi み(P); し |
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake; ancient Chinese compass point: 150° (1) the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; (2) (obsolete) (See 巳の刻) hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); (3) (obsolete) south-southeast; (4) (obsolete) fourth month of the lunar calendar; (female given name) Mi snake |
巵 卮 see styles |
zhī zhi1 chih shi し sakazuki さかづき |
old variant of 卮[zhi1] zhi (large bowl-shaped ancient Chinese cup with two handles); sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages |
巽 see styles |
xùn xun4 hsün son そん |
to obey; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind; ☴; ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast) xun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: wind, southeast); (given name) Yuzuru |
幽 see styles |
yōu you1 yu yū |
remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces obscure |
庚 see styles |
gēng geng1 keng kanoe; kou / kanoe; ko かのえ; こう |
age; seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; seventh in order; letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 255°; hepta 7th in rank; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar; (surname, given name) Kō Age; change; west; to reward; the seventh of the ten celestial stems. |
庱 see styles |
chěng cheng3 ch`eng cheng |
surname Cheng; ancient area of modern-day Danyang City, Jiangsu Province |
弈 see styles |
yì yi4 i |
ancient name for go (Chinese board game) |
彞 彝 see styles |
yí yi2 i |
ancient wine vessel; ancient sacrificial vessel; Yi ethnic group; normal nature of man; laws and rules |
徵 征 see styles |
zhǐ zhi3 chih chō |
4th note in the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale 五音[wu3yin1], corresponding to sol a sign |
戈 see styles |
gē ge1 ko ka か |
dagger-axe; abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4]; (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2] ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe); (surname) Sai A spear. |
戌 see styles |
xū xu1 hsü inu いぬ |
11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog; ancient Chinese compass point: 300° (1) the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 戌の刻) hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); (3) (obsolete) west-northwest; (4) (obsolete) ninth month of the lunar calendar; (given name) Mamoru The hour from 7-9 p. m.; translit. śū, śu. |
戟 see styles |
jǐ ji3 chi geki げき |
halberd; long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade; combined spear and battle-ax ji (ancient Chinese halberd) |
撾 挝 see styles |
zhuā zhua1 chua |
ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw; old variant of 抓[zhua1]; to strike; to beat |
攺 see styles |
yǐ yi3 i |
a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits |
斄 see styles |
tái tai2 t`ai tai |
ancient place name (a Han dynasty town in Shaanxi); variant of 邰[Tai2] |
斛 see styles |
hú hu2 hu teruo てるお |
ancient measuring vessel; fifty liters; dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks) (1) measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.); (2) measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters); (personal name) Teruo droṇa, a tub, or wooden vessel; a measure of capacity. A square wooden vessel, a bushel, a picul. |
昔 see styles |
xī xi1 hsi mukashi(p); mukaashi(sk) / mukashi(p); mukashi(sk) むかし(P); むかーし(sk) |
former times; the past; Taiwan pr. [xi2] (n,adj-no,adv) (1) the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago; (2) (used as a unit of time) (See ふた昔) the past ten years; the past decade; (surname) Seki Of old, formerly. |
曩 see styles |
nǎng nang3 nang nō |
in former times Of old, ancient; translit. na. |
朔 see styles |
shuò shuo4 shuo saku さく |
beginning; first day of lunar month; north (1) {astron} new moon; (2) first day of the lunar month; (3) (hist) next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end); (given name) Hajime |
朩 see styles |
xx xx5 xx |
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "pin"), an ancient Korean writing system |
未 see styles |
wèi wei4 wei mi み |
not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (prefix) not yet; un-; (female given name) Mirei Not yet; the future; 1-3 p. m. |
札 see styles |
zhá zha2 cha sane さね |
thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China); a kind of official document (in former times); letter; note; plague armor platelet; (place-name) Fuda slip of wood |
朰 see styles |
xx xx5 xx |
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "teul"), an ancient Korean writing system |
柂 see styles |
yí yi2 i |
(literary) (botany) (a species of linden whose timber was used to make coffins in ancient times) |
栃 see styles |
lì li4 li tochisaki とちさき |
archaic variant of 櫪|枥, oak; type of tree in ancient books; stable (for horses) (kana only) Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata); (surname) Tochisaki |
楋 see styles |
là la4 la |
(archaic) species of tree mentioned in ancient texts |
楚 see styles |
chǔ chu3 ch`u chu chiyu ちゆ |
distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old) (1) (archaism) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); (2) switch (cane used for flogging); (archaism) switch (flogging implement made from a branch); (place-name) Chu (name of several ancient Chinese states); Ch'u Brambles, spinous; painful, grievous; to flog; clear up; the Chu state. |
毬 see styles |
qiú qiu2 ch`iu chiu mari まり |
ball (1) ball (for sport, games, etc.); (2) kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan; (bot) (kana only) cone (e.g. pine, hemlock); (bot) (kana only) burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case; (female given name) Mari |
氐 see styles |
dǐ di3 ti tei / te てい |
foundation; on the whole (1) (hist) Di (ancient Chinese ethnic group); (2) {astron} (See 二十八宿,蒼竜・そうりょう・3) Chinese "root" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) |
汳 see styles |
biàn bian4 pien |
name of an ancient river in Henan |
汷 see styles |
zhōng zhong1 chung |
name of an ancient river in Hubei |
洭 see styles |
kuāng kuang1 k`uang kuang |
ancient name of a river 洭河[Kuang1 He2] in present-day Guangdong; (used in ancient place names) |
湣 see styles |
mǐn min3 min |
(ancient character used in posomethingumous titles of monarchs); old variant of 憫|悯[min3] |
漨 see styles |
féng feng2 feng |
(name of an ancient river) |
濋 see styles |
chǔ chu3 ch`u chu |
name of an ancient river (in present-day Dingtao County 定陶縣|定陶县[Ding4 tao2 Xian4], Shandong) |
灈 see styles |
qú qu2 ch`ü chü |
ancient name of a river in Henan |
烹 see styles |
pēng peng1 p`eng peng |
to boil; to brew (tea); to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce; (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times) |
爰 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan koko ここ |
therefore; consequently; thus; hence; thereupon; it follows that; where?; to change (into); ancient unit of weight and money (1) (kana only) here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; (2) these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); (3) these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ... |
犩 see styles |
wéi wei2 wei |
ancient yak of southeast China, also known as 犪牛[kui2 niu2] |
珮 佩 see styles |
pèi pei4 p`ei pei hai はい |
girdle ornaments ancient oriental belt decoration |
琮 see styles |
cóng cong2 ts`ung tsung |
jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times |
瑟 see styles |
sè se4 se shitsu しつ |
a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings se (ancient Chinese plucked zither, usu. with 25 or 23 strings) A lute; massive. |
璧 see styles |
bì bi4 pi heki へき |
jade annulus bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre) |
甲 see styles |
jiǎ jia3 chia kou / ko こう |
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75° (1) carapace; shell; (2) 1st in rank; grade A; (3) instep; back of hand; (4) {law} (See 乙・おつ・1) the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party; plaintiff (label in legal documents); (surname) Yoroi Scale, mail; the first of the ten 'celestial stems '. |
申 see styles |
shēn shen1 shen saru さる |
to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey; ancient Chinese compass point: 240° (1) the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 申の刻) hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); (3) (obsolete) west-southwest; (4) (obsolete) 7th month of the lunar calendar; (surname) Suu To draw out, stretch, extend, expand; notify, report: quote. |
畤 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih |
ancient sacrifice |
癸 see styles |
guǐ gui3 kuei ki; mizunoto き; みずのと |
tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; tenth in order; letter "J" or Roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 15°; deca 10th in rank; tenth sign of the Chinese calendar |
盉 see styles |
hé he2 ho |
vessel similar to a kettle, but with three or four legs, used in ancient times for warming wine |
盎 see styles |
àng ang4 ang ō |
(literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth; (literary) brimming; abundant A bowl; abundant; translit. ang. |
砭 see styles |
biān bian1 pien |
ancient stone acupuncture needle; to criticize; to pierce |
礮 see styles |
pào pao4 p`ao pao |
ancient ballista for throwing heavy stones; variant of 炮[pao4], cannon |
稷 see styles |
jì ji4 chi shoku きみ |
millet; God of cereals worshiped by ancient rulers; minister of agriculture (kana only) (common) millet (Panicum miliaceium); proso millet millet |
筇 see styles |
qióng qiong2 ch`iung chiung |
(in ancient texts) type of bamboo sometimes used as a staff |
筑 see styles |
zhù zhu4 chu chiku ちく |
five-string lute; Taiwan pr. [zhu2] (hist) zhu (ancient Chinese string instrument); (surname) Tsuku |
筸 see styles |
gān gan1 kan |
used in 鎮筸|镇筸[Zhen4gan1], the former name of Fenghuang Ancient Town 鳳凰古城|凤凰古城[Feng4huang2 Gu3cheng2] in Hunan |
簋 see styles |
guǐ gui3 kuei |
ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles; round basket of bamboo |
簝 see styles |
liáo liao2 liao |
bamboo receptacle used to hold meat for temple sacrifices in ancient times |
簦 see styles |
dēng deng1 teng |
large umbrella for stalls; an ancient kind of bamboo or straw hat |
簫 箫 see styles |
xiāo xiao1 hsiao shou / sho しょう |
xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes (See 洞簫,排簫) xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute) bamboo cane |
籩 笾 see styles |
biān bian1 pien |
bamboo tazza used in ancient times to hold dry food for sacrifices or at banquets |
絘 see styles |
cì ci4 tz`u tzu |
ancient tax in the form of bales of cloth |
罖 see styles |
xx xx5 xx |
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ra"), an ancient Korean writing system |
羯 see styles |
jié jie2 chieh ketsu けつ |
ram, esp. gelded; to castrate; deer's skin Jie (ancient Chinese ethnic group) To castrate; deer-skin; translit. ka, gha. Cf. 迦, 拘, 軻, 朅, 竭, etc. |
耝 see styles |
qù qu4 ch`ü chü |
to plow; (ancient place name) |
胡 see styles |
hú hu2 hu ko こ |
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2]) barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China; (surname) Fu How? Why? Hun; Turk; random; hemp; long-lived; pepper, etc.; translit. go, hu. |
脩 修 see styles |
xiū xiu1 hsiu hisashi ひさし |
dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times); dried; withered (personal name) Hisashi to handle |
臘 腊 see styles |
là la4 la rou / ro ろう |
ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month; the 12th lunar month; (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month (1) {Buddh} offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice; (2) twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar; (3) (See 臈) year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat) Dried flesh; to sacrifice to the gods three days after the winter solstice; the end of the year; a year; a monastic year, i.e. the end of the annual summer retreat, also called 戒臘; 夏臘; 法臘. |
舊 旧 see styles |
jiù jiu4 chiu ku |
old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) Old, ancient. |
舎 see styles |
shè she4 she sha しゃ |
Japanese variant of 舍[she4] (suffix noun) (1) hut; house; (2) (abbreviation) (See 寄宿舎) boarding house; residence hall; dormitory; (3) (archaism) (in the ancient Chinese army) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km); (surname) Sha |
艟 see styles |
chōng chong1 ch`ung chung |
see 艨艟, ancient leatherclad warship |
艨 see styles |
méng meng2 meng |
ancient warship; see 艨艟, ancient leatherclad warship |
艮 see styles |
gèn gen4 ken gon; kon; e ごん; こん; え |
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain; ☶; ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast) gen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: mountain, northeast); (given name) Gon |
荀 see styles |
xún xun2 hsün jun じゅん |
(archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts; name of a state that existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shanxi (surname) Jun |
菻 see styles |
lǐn lin3 lin |
ancient name for east Roman empire |
蒄 see styles |
guān guan1 kuan |
(herb mentioned in ancient texts) |
蔀 see styles |
bù bu4 pu shitomi しとみ |
(literary) to cover; to shelter; (literary) 76 years (unit of time in ancient calendars) {archit} latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture); (surname) Tobe |
蜀 see styles |
shǔ shu3 shu shoku しょく |
short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province; one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province (1) (See 四川) Sichuan (province in China); (2) (hist) (See 三国・2,蜀漢) Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han; (3) (hist) Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE) |
螗 see styles |
táng tang2 t`ang tang |
variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books) |
裎 see styles |
chěng cheng3 ch`eng cheng |
an ancient type of clothing |
襆 see styles |
fú fu2 fu |
(bound form) a kind of headscarf worn by men in ancient China (variant of 幞[fu2]); variant of 袱[fu2]; Taiwan pr. [pu2] |
角 see styles |
jué jue2 chüeh tsuno つの |
role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale (1) horn; antler; (2) antenna; feeler; tentacle (e.g. of a snail); (3) horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream); (surname) Tsumo viṣāna ; a horn, a trumpet: also a corner, an angle; to contend. |
觳 see styles |
hú hu2 hu |
ancient measuring vessel (same as 斛); frightened |
記 记 see styles |
jì ji4 chi ki き |
to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots (n,n-suf) (1) (also written 紀) account; history; chronicle; annals; record; (expression) (2) (begins a list or details, as in 記....以上) (See 以上・5) notice; note; as follows; (3) (abbreviation) (See 古事記) Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters; (female given name) Fumi To remember, to record; to record as foretelling, prophesy. |
豳 see styles |
bīn bin1 pin |
name of an ancient county in Shaanxi; variant of 彬[bin1] |
越 see styles |
yuè yue4 yüeh masaru まさる |
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more (1) (hist) Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); (2) (abbreviation) (See 越南) Vietnam; (given name) Masaru To step over, pass over, surpass, exceed; similar to 超, with which it is often connected. |
辰 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen tatsu たつ |
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120° (1) the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 辰の刻) hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); (3) (obsolete) east-southeast; (4) (obsolete) third month of the lunar calendar; (given name) Yoshi Hour; time; the celestial bodies. |
邗 see styles |
hán han2 han |
name of an ancient river |
邠 see styles |
bīn bin1 pin Hin |
variant of 彬[bin1] The ancient state of Bin, south-west Shanxi; translit. p, e. g. in Pūrṇamaitrāyaṇīputra 邠祁文陀弗, Anāthapiṇḍada 阿那邠抵, etc. |
邲 see styles |
bì bi4 pi |
surname Bi; ancient place name |
邴 see styles |
bǐng bing3 ping |
ancient city name; happy |
邽 see styles |
guī gui1 kuei |
surname Gui; ancient place name |
郎 see styles |
láng lang2 lang rou / ro ろう |
(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth (suffix) (1) (太郎, 次郎, 三郎, etc., used in men's names) nth son; (2) lang; official title in ancient China; (3) (archaism) man; young man; (4) (archaism) (addressed by women) my husband; my lover; (suffix) (5) (archaism) nth child (male and female); (surname) Rou |
郗 see styles |
chī chi1 ch`ih chih |
surname Chi; name of an ancient city |
郙 see styles |
fǔ fu3 fu |
ancient place name |
郢 see styles |
yǐng ying3 ying |
Ying, ancient capital of Chu 楚 in Hubei, Jianling county 江陵縣|江陵县 |
郯 see styles |
tán tan2 t`an tan |
surname Tan; name of an ancient city |
郿 see styles |
méi mei2 mei |
ancient place name |
鄔 邬 see styles |
wū wu1 wu u |
surname Wu; ancient place name Translit. u, ū, cf. 烏, 塢, 優. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "ancient" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).
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