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干
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gān |
(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干 / (archaic) shield |
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本
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běn |
(bound form) root; stem / (bound form) origin; source / (bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally; initially / capital; principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
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甲
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jiǎ |
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (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 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° |
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乙
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yǐ |
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° |
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出于
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chū yú |
due to / to stem from |
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丙
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bǐng |
third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl |
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丁
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dīng |
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl |
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茎
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jīng |
stalk / stem / CL:条 |
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柄
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bǐng |
handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades |
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戊
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wù |
fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta |
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庚
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gēng |
age / seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / seventh in order / letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 255° / hepta |
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豆
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dòu |
legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:颗,粒) / (old) stemmed cup or bowl |
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嗜
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shì |
addicted to / fond of / stem corresponding to -phil or -phile |
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己
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jǐ |
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa |
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辛
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xīn |
(of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa |
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梗
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gěng |
branch / stem / stalk / CL:根 / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏, initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) |
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柯
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kē |
(literary) branch; stem; stalk / (literary) ax handle |
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蒂
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dì |
stem (of fruit) |
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秧
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yāng |
sapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling / stem; stalk; vine / baby livestock; fry / (dialect) to raise; to cultivate (plants or animals) |
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干支
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gān zhī |
the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 and twelve earthly branches 十二枝 / sexagenary cycle |