Chinese Character Dictionary

刘熙

Liú Xī

Liu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名|释名[Shì míng]

刘禅

Liú Chán

Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263

刘禹锡

Liú Yŭ xī

Liu Yuxi (772-842), Tang poet

刘翔

Liú Xiáng

Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games

刘表

Liú Biăo

Liu Biao (142-208), warlord

刘裕

Liú yù

Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wudi of Song 宋武帝

刘贵今

Liú Guì jīn

Liu Guijin (194-), PRC diplomat, special representative to Africa from 2007, Chinese specialist on Sudan and the Darfur issue

刘宾雁

Liú Bīn yàn

Liu Binyan (192-200), journalist and novelist, condemned by Mao as rightist faction in 197, subsequently dissident writer

刘邦

Liú Bāng

Liu Bang (26 or 247-19 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-19 BC)

刘金宝

Liú Jīn băo

Liu Jinbao

刘云山

Liú Yún shān

Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC career politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, from 2002 head of party Central Propaganda Section 中央宣传部

刘青云

Liú Qīng yún

Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor

刘鹗

Liú E4

Liu E (187-1909), late Qing novelist, author of 老殘遊記|老残游记[Lăo Cán Yóu jì]

刽

guì

to amputate

刽子手

guì zi shŏu

executioner

刿

guì

cut

剑

jiàn

double-edged sword

剑客

jiàn kè

fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)

剑尖

jiàn jiān

point

剑川

Jiàn chuān

Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Dà lĭ Bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

剑川县

Jiàn chuān xiàn

Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Dà lĭ Bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

剑拔弩张

jiàn bá nŭ zhāng

lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility

剑柄

jiàn bĭng

sword hilt

剑桥

Jiàn qiáo

Cambridge

剑桥大学

Jiàn qiáo Dà xué

University of Cambridge

剑河

Jiàn hé

Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

剑河县

Jiàn hé xiàn

Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

剑法

jiàn fă

fencing

剑术

jiàn shù

fencing

剑走偏锋

Jiàn Zŏu piān fēng

Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist

剑走蜻蛉

jiàn zŏu qīng líng

the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)

剑身

jiàn shēn

sword blade

剑道

jiàn dào

kendō (sports)

剑阁

Jiàn gé

Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guăng yuán], Sichuan

剑阁县

Jiàn gé xiàn

Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guăng yuán], Sichuan

剑鱼

jiàn yú

swordfish

剑鱼座

jiàn yú zuò

Dorado (constellation)

剑麻

jiàn má

sisal hemp

剑齿虎

jiàn chĭ hŭ

saber-toothed tiger

剑龙

jiàn lóng

stegosaurus

剂

jì

dose

剂型

jì xíng

delivery mechanism of a medicine (e.g. pill, powder etc)

剂量

jì liàng

dosage

剂量效应

jì liàng xiào yìng

dose effect

剂量当量

jì liàng dāng liàng

dose equivalent

剂量监控

jì liàng jiān kòng

monitoring

剑

jiàn

variant of 劍|剑[jiàn]

劓

yì

cut off the nose

劖

chán

bore

劘

mó

whittle

劙

lí

a divide, to partition

力

Lì

surname Li

力不胜任

lì bù shèng rèn

not to be up to the task (idiom)

力不从心

lì bù cóng xīn

less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish

力主

lì zhŭ

advocate strongly

力作

lì zuò

to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc)

力促

lì cù

to urge

力保

lì băo

to seek to protect

力偶

lì ŏu

moment of forces (mechanics)

力传递

lì chuán dì

mechanical transmission