Chinese Character Dictionary

函

hán

envelope

函人

hán rén

armor maker

函件

hán jiàn

letters

函大

hán dà

abbr. for 函授大學|函授大学[hán shòu dà xué], open university

函子

hán zi

functor (math.)

函式库

hán shì kù

library (partition on computer hard disk)

函授

hán shòu

to teach by correspondence

函授大学

hán shòu dà xué

open university

函授课程

hán shòu kè chéng

correspondence course

函数

hán shù

function (math.)

函谷关

Hán gŭ Guān

Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)

函购

hán gòu

mail order

函办

hán bàn

see 函送法辦|函送法办[hán sòng fă bàn]

函送

hán sòng

(formal) to inform by letter

函送法办

hán sòng fă bàn

to bring to justice

函馆

Hán guăn

Hakodate, main port of south Hokkaidō 北海道[Bĕi hăi dào], Japan

刀

Dāo

surname Dao

刀俎

dāo zŭ

sacrificial knife and altar

刀光血影

dāo guāng xuè yĭng

massacre

刀具

dāo jù

cutting tool

刀刃

dāo rèn

knife blade

刀刺

dāo cì

to stab

刀刺性痛

dāo cì xìng tòng

lancing pain

刀削面

dāo xiāo miàn

knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty

刀叉

dāo chā

knife and fork

刀口

dāo kŏu

the edge of a knife

刀子

dāo zi

knife

刀子嘴巴，豆腐心

dāo zi zuĭ ba , dòu fu xīn

lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

刀子嘴，豆腐心

dāo zi zuĭ , dòu fu xīn

to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)

刀山火海

dāo shān huŏ hăi

lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames

刀斧手

dāo fŭ shŏu

lictor

刀枪

dāo qiāng

sword and spear

刀枪不入

dāo qiāng bù rù

lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)

刀片

dāo piàn

razor blade

刀疤

dāo bā

scar from a knife wound

刀笔

dāo bĭ

writing up of official or judicial documents

刀耕火种

dāo gēng huŏ zhòng

slash and burn (agriculture)

刀背

dāo bèi

back of the knife

刀叶

dāo yè

blade

刀身

dāo shēn

blade (of a knife or sword)

刀郎

Dāo láng

Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎

刀锋

dāo fēng

cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool

刀锯斧钺

dāo jù fŭ yuè

knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution

刀锯鼎镬

dāo jù dĭng huò

knife, saw and cauldron

刀鞘

dāo qiào

scabbard

刀类

dāo lèi

knives

刀马旦

dāo mă dàn

female warrior role in Chinese opera

刁

Diāo

surname Diao

刁妇

diāo fù

shrew

刁滑

diāo huá

artful

刁藩都

Diāo fān dōu

Diophantus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), Greek mathematician

刁藩都方程

Diāo fān dōu fāng chéng

Diophantine equation

刁蛮

diāo mán

crafty and unruly

刁钻

diāo zuān

crafty

刁难

diāo nàn

to be hard on sb

刂

dāo

"knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18)

刃

rèn

edge of blade

分

fēn

to divide

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

分享

fēn xiăng

to share (joys, benefits, privileges etc) with others