Definition Results for "C"
被 bèi, quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to cover/to meet with/(col...
克 Kè/kè/kēi, [剋]/[尅], abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia/(Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi ...
直 Zhí/zhí, surname Zhi/Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] d...
华盛顿 Huáshèngdùn, [華盛頓], Washington (name)/George Washington (1732-1799), first US president/Washington, ...
明 Míng/míng, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)/surname Ming/Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary...
商 Shāng/shāng, Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)/surname Shang, commerce/merchant/dealer/to consu...
丁 Dīng/dīng, surname Ding, fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]/fourth in order...
陈 Chén/chén, [陳], surname Chen/Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state/Chen (557-589), one o...
孙子 Sūnzǐ/sūnzi, [孫子], Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sūn Wǔ] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death...
菲 Fēi/fēi/fěi, abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fēi lǜ bīn], luxuriant (plant growth)/rich wit...
甲 jiǎ, first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]/(used for an unspecified perso...
夏 Xià/xià, the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC/Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)/surname...
己 jǐ, self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]/sixth in order/le...
辛 Xīn/xīn, surname Xin, (of taste) hot or pungent/hard/laborious/suffering/eighth in order/...
老子 Lǎozǐ/lǎozi, Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sac...
阿里 Ālǐ, Ali (proper name)/Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (c. 600-661), cousin, aid and son-in-la...
启 qǐ/Qǐ, [唘]/[啓]/[啟], variant of 啟|启[qǐ], variant of 啟|启[qǐ], Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yǔ], reported f...
乙 yǐ/zhé, second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]/second in order/letter "B" or...
丙 bǐng, third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]/third in order/letter "C" or R...
华府 Huáfǔ, [華府], Washington, D.C./the US federal government
承 Chéng/chéng, surname Cheng/Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán d...
穆罕默德 Mùhǎnmòdé, Mohammed (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God
哀 Āi/āi, Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from She...
布鲁图斯 Bùlǔtúsī, [布魯圖斯], Brutus (name)/Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC), late Roman Republic politician wh...
哈姆雷特 Hāmǔléitè, Hamlet (name)/the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark c. 1601 by William Shakes...
摄氏度 Shèshìdù, [攝氏度], °C (degrees Celsius)
柏拉图 Bólātú, [柏拉圖], Plato (c. 427-c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher
三级 sānjí, [三級], grade 3/third class/category C
阿托品 ātuōpǐn, atropine C7H3NǑ, alkaloid drug derived from deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna...
囧 jiǒng, (archaic) light, bright (variant of 冏[jiǒng])/(since c. 2005) (slang) emoticon s...
纳尼亚 Nàníyà, [納尼亞], Narnia, children's fantasy world in stories by C.S. Lewis
厘 lí/Lí, [釐], variant of 釐|厘[lí], Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yá...
乙醇 yǐchún, ethanol CHOH/same as alcohol 酒精
淀粉 diànfěn, [澱粉], starch/amylum C6H0O
柚子 yòuzi, pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)/shaddock/oriental grapefruit
柚 yòu, pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)/shaddock/oriental grapefruit
葡萄糖 pútaotáng, glucose C6H2O6
戊 wù, fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]/fifth in order/letter "E" or R...
丙烯酸 bǐngxīsuān, acrylic acid CHÓ
甲苯 jiǎběn, toluene C6HCH/methylbenzene
理学 Lǐxué/lǐxué, [理學], School of Principle/Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing ti...
李斯 LǐSī, Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and prime minister of ...
托勒密 Tuōlèmì, Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 3...
西施 Xīshī, Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beautie...
花木兰 HuāMùlán, [花木蘭], Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk h...
壬 rén, ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]/ninth in order/letter "I" or R...
萘 nài, naphthalene C0H8
阿基米德 Ājīmǐdé, Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC)
惠子 Huìzi, Hui-zi also known as Hui Shi 惠施[Huì Shī] (c. 370-310 BC), politician and philoso...
乙醚 yǐmí, ether/diethyl ether CHÓCH
侯赛因 Hóusàiyīn, [侯賽因], Husain or Hussein (name)/Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is ...
乌尔 Wūěr, [烏爾], Ur (Sumerian city c. 4500 BC in modern Iraq)
柚木 yòumù, pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)/shaddock/oriental grapefruit
粮票 liángpiào, [糧票], coupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993
乙炔 yǐquē, acetylene/ethyne CH
樟脑 zhāngnǎo, [樟腦], camphor C0H6O
道家 Dàojiā, Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings ...
理想国 Lǐxiǎngguó/lǐxiǎngguó, [理想國], Plato's "The Republic" (c. 380 BC), ideal state/utopia
克莉奥佩特拉 Kèlìàopèitèlā, [克莉奧佩特拉], Cleopatra (c. 70-30 BC), queen of Egypt
乌孙国 Wūsūnguó, [烏孫國], Wusun kingdom of central Asia (c. 300 BC-300 AD)
埃斯库罗斯 Āisīkùluósī, [埃斯庫羅斯], Aeschylus (c. 524 BC -c. 455 BC), Greek tragedian, author of The Persians, Seven...
苯酚 běnfēn, phenol C6HOH
亚哈 Yàhā, [亞哈], Ahab (9th c. BC), King of Israel, son of Omri and husband of Jezebel, prominent ...
低烧 dīshāo, [低燒], a low fever (up to 38°C)
丙醇 bǐngchún, propanol/propyl alcohol CH7OH
周公 Zhōugōng, Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhōu Wén wáng], played an...
真香 zhēnxiāng, awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exa...
马可波罗 MǎkěBōluó, [馬可波羅], Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk ro...
象牙海岸 XiàngyáHǎiàn, Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast (Tw)
低热 dīrè, [低熱], a low fever (up to 38°C)
国语 Guóyǔ, [國語], Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature/Chinese as a primar...
苯甲酸 běnjiǎsuān, benzoic acid C6HCOOH
禹 Yǔ, Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods/surname ...
希波克拉底 Xībōkèlādǐ, Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine
青铜器 qīngtóngqì, [青銅器], bronze implement/refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC
苯胺 běnàn, aniline C6HNH/aminobenzene
黄色炸药 huángsèzhàyào, [黃色炸藥], trinitrotoluene (TNT), C6H(NÓ)3CH
尧 Yáo, [堯], surname Yao/Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wǔ d...
科尔多瓦 Kēěrduōwǎ, [科爾多瓦], Córdoba, Spain
科特迪瓦 Kētèdíwǎ, Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast in West Africa
庚 gēng, age/seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]/seventh in order/letter ...
伯里克利 Bólǐkèlì, Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the s...
丁二烯 dīngèrxī, butadiene CH6/biethylene
株式会社 zhūshìhuìshè, [株式會社], Japanese limited company/corporation/public company/Ltd/p.l.c./Corp/Japanese pr....
抗坏血酸 kànghuàixuèsuān, [抗壞血酸], vitamin C/ascorbic acid
左传 ZuǒZhuàn, [左傳], Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chūn qiū], e...
丙烯 bǐngxī, propylene CH6
长乐 Chánglè, [長樂], Changle county level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fú zhōu], Fujian/Princess Changle of West...
烟酸 yānsuān, [煙酸], niacin (vitamin B)/3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6HNÓ/nicotinic acid
敌敌畏 dídíwèi, [敵敵畏], dichlorvos CH7ClPÒ, organic phosphate used as insecticide (loanword)/also called...
阿里斯托芬 Ālǐsītuōfēn, Aristophanes (c. 448-380 BC), Greek comic playwright
喹啉 kuílín, quinoline C6H(CH)3N (pharm.) (loanword)
布鲁特斯 Bùlǔtèsī, [布魯特斯], Brutus (name)/Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC), late Roman Republic politician wh...
癸 guǐ, tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]/tenth in order/letter "J" or R...
宝嘉康蒂 Bǎojiākāngdì, [寶嘉康蒂], Pocahontas (c. 1595-1617), native American noted for her association with the co...
吡啶 bǐdìng, pyridine CHN (loanword)
加的斯 Jiādìsī, Cádiz, Spain
马致远 MǎZhìyuǎn, [馬致遠], Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧[zá jù] tradition ...
孟子 Mèngzǐ, Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius/book ...
草酸 cǎosuān, oxalic acid CHÒ
山海经 ShānhǎiJīng, [山海經], Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide r...
龙胆紫 lóngdǎnzǐ, [龍膽紫], gentian violet C5H0ClN/crystal violet
金正恩 JīnZhèngēn, Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jīn Zhèng rì], supreme lead...
莰 kǎn, camphane C0H8
萨德尔 Sàdéěr, [薩德爾], Sadr (name)/Moqtada Sadr (c. 1973-), Iraqi Shia clergyman and militia leader
石炭酸 shítànsuān, phenol C6HOH/same as 苯酚
默罕默德 Mòhǎnmòdé, Mohammed (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God/also written 穆...
C位 Cwèi, (neologism, c. 2015) (coll.) most prominent position (e.g. in a group photo of e...
C盘 Cpán, [C盤], C drive or default startup drive (computing)
E仔 Ezǎi, MDMA (C1H5NÓ)
K他命 ktāmìng, ketamine (C3H6ClNO) (slang)
丁烯 dīngxī, butene or butylene CH8
丁肇中 DīngZhàozhōng, Samuel C. C. Ting (1936-), American physicist, 1976 Nobel Prize laureate in phys...
丁醇 dīngchún, butanol/butyl alcohol CH9OH
万维网联合体 wànwéiwǎngliánhétǐ, [萬維網聯合體], WC, global Internet steering committee
万齐融 WànQíróng, [萬齊融], Wan Qirong (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet
三C sānC, see 3C[sān C]
三元醇 sānyuánchún, propyl alcohol CH7OH
三号电池 sānhàodiànchí, [三號電池], C size battery (PRC)/AA battery (Taiwan)/see 二號電池|二号电池 (C battery in Taiwan) and...
三氯氰胺 sānlǜqíngàn, melamine CH6N6
三聚氰胺 sānjùqíngàn, melamine CH6N6
丙二醇 bǐngèrchún, propylene glycol/propane-1,2-diol CH6(OH)2
丙午 bǐngwǔ, forty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026
丙型 bǐngxíng, type C/type III/gamma-
丙型肝炎 bǐngxínggānyán, hepatitis C
丙子 bǐngzǐ, thirteenth year C of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056
丙寅 bǐngyín, third year C of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046
丙戌 bǐngxū, twenty-third year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2006 or 2066
丙申 bǐngshēn, thirty-third year C9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1956 or 2016
丙等 bǐngděng, third rank/third category/third grade/grade C
丙辰 bǐngchén, fifty-third year C of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036
东夷 Dōngyí, [東夷], Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
临屯郡 Líntúnjùn, [臨屯郡], Lintun commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in no...
临时澳门市政执行委员会 línshíÀoménshìzhèngzhíxíngwěiyuánhuì, [臨時澳門市政執行委員會], Provisional Municipal Council of Macau/Câmara Municipal de Macau Provisória
临海水土志 LínhǎiShuǐtǔzhì, [臨海水土誌], Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩|沈莹
临魁 Línkuí, [臨魁], Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended...
乌齐雅 Wūqíyǎ, [烏齊雅], Uzziah son of Amaziah, king of Judah c. 750 BC
乔治城大学 QiáozhìchéngDàxué, [喬治城大學], Georgetown University in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university an...
乙二醇 yǐèrchún, glycol/ethylene glycol CH(OH)2 (antifreeze)
乙烷 yǐwán, ethane (CH6)
乙酰胺吡咯烷酮 yǐxiānànbǐluòwántóng, piracetam (C6H0NÓ)
乙醇酸 yǐchúnsuān, glycolic acid CHǑ
九校联盟 JiǔXiàoLiánméng, [九校聯盟], C9 League, alliance of nine prestigious Chinese universities, established in 199...
二元醇 èryuánchún, ethyl alcohol CHOH
二号电池 èrhàodiànchí, [二號電池], C size battery (Tw)/PRC equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池
任安 RénĀn, Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿
佛系 Fóxì, (neologism c. 2017) (coll.) chill about everything (typically used to describe y...
修昔底德 Xiūxīdǐdé, Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the P...
傅说 FùShuō, [傅說], Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang rul...
儒家 Rújiā, Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kǒng zǐ] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[M...
八旗 Bāqí, Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hòu Jīn] ...
八旗制度 Bāqízhìdù, Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus betwee...
公孙龙 GōngsūnLóng, [公孫龍], Gongsun Long (c. 325-250 BC), leading thinker of the School of Logicians of the ...
关汉卿 GuānHànqīng, [關漢卿], Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of...
内经 Nèijīng, [內經], abbr. for 黃帝內經|黄帝内经[Huáng dì Nèi jīng], The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, med...
刘备 LiúBèi, [劉備], Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han ...
刘熙 LiúXī, [劉熙], Liu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名|释名[Shì míng]
前寒武纪 qiánhánwǔjì, [前寒武紀], pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago
剧荒 jùhuāng, [劇荒], (neologism c. 2016) no tv shows to watch
劝学 quànxué, [勸學], On learning, classic book by Confucian philosopher Xun Zi 荀子 (c. 310-237 BC)
勾践 GōuJiàn, [勾踐], King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons ...
北京人 Běijīngrén, Beijing resident/Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discov...
北京猿人 Běijīngyuánrén, Peking ape-man/Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in Zhoukoudia...
匣枪 xiáqiāng, [匣槍], Mauser pistol (C96 type)
医闹 yīnào, [醫鬧], (neologism c. 2013) organized disruption of healthcare facilities or verbal and ...
半麻醉 bànmázuì, local anesthetic/anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)
华盛顿特区 Huáshèngdùntèqū, [華盛頓特區], Washington D.C. (US federal capital)
华陀 HuàTuó, [華陀], Hua Tuo (c. 140-208), ancient Chinese physician from the Eastern Han period
卟吩 bǔfēn, porphin C0H4N (loanword)
占城 Zhànchéng, [佔城], Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vie...
占婆 Zhànpó, [佔婆], Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vie...
卫国 Wèiguó/wèiguó, [衛國], state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou, to defend one's country
双蕊兰 shuāngruǐlán, [雙蕊蘭], double-stamen orchid (Diplandrorchis sinica S.C. Chen), an endangered species
叙利亚文 Xùlìyàwén, [敘利亞文], Syriac language (from c. 2nd century BC)/the Syriac script
古登堡 Gǔdēngbǎo, Gutenberg (name)/Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400-1468), inventor in Europe of the pr...
史籀篇 Shǐzhòupiān, Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆[dà zhuàn], attributed t...
司马穰苴 SīmǎRángjū, [司馬穰苴], Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist o...
吃土 chītǔ, (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because o...
吃瓜群众 chīguāqúnzhòng, [吃瓜群眾], peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)/onlookers who are interested in the spect...
吕岩 LǚYán, [呂岩], Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet
吖嗪 āqín, -azine/heterocyclic compound containing nitrogen in their ring such as pyridine ...
吡咯 bǐluò, pyrrole (CHN) (loanword)
吲 yǐn, see 吲哚, indole C8H7N
吲哚 yǐnduǒ, indole C8H7N (heterocyclic organic compound) (loanword)
吴市吹箫 Wúshìchuīxiāo, [吳市吹簫], to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)/cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee ...
吴自牧 WúZìmù, [吳自牧], Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
吸猫 xīmāo, [吸貓], (neologism c. 2017) to dote on cats
吹箫 chuīxiāo, [吹簫], to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)/to beg while playing pipes; cf politici...
吹箫乞食 chuīxiāoqǐshí, [吹簫乞食], to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)/cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee ...
周文王 ZhōuWénwáng, King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zho...
哈米尔卡 Hāmǐěrkǎ, [哈米爾卡], Hamilcar (c. 270-228 BC), Carthaginian statesman and general
哒嗪 dāqín, [噠嗪], pyrazine CHN/diazine
哚 duǒ, see 吲哚, indole C8H7N
唐尧 TángYáo, [唐堯], Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wǔ dì], second s...
唐殇帝 TángShāngdì, [唐殤帝], Emperor Shang of Tang, reign name of fifth Tang emperor Li Chongmao 李重茂[Lǐ Chóng...
唯识宗 Wéishízōng, [唯識宗], Yogācāra school of Buddhism/Consciousness-only school of Buddhism
商代 Shāngdài, the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC)
商朝 Shāngcháo, Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
商鞅 ShāngYāng, Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Q...
嘧啶 mìdìng, pyrimidine CHN
四分历 sìfēnlì, [四分曆], "quarter remainder" calendar, the first calculated Chinese calendar, dating from...
国会山 Guóhuìshān, [國會山], Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
土地利用规划 tǔdìlìyòngguīhuà, [土地利用規劃], land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)
垚 yáo, variant of 堯|尧, legendary emperor Yao, c. 2200 BC/embankment
埃拉托塞尼斯 Āilātuōsènísī, Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276-c. 195 BC), ancient Greek mathematician and inven...
埃迪卡拉 Āidíkǎlā, Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological ...
埃迪卡拉纪 Āidíkǎlājì, [埃迪卡拉紀], Ediacaran period (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geol...
培里克利斯 Péilǐkèlìsī, Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the s...
墨子 Mòzǐ, Mozi (c. 470-391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家[Mò jiā] of the Warring Sta...
复数域 fùshùyù, [複數域], field of complex numbers (math.), usually denoted by C
夏代 Xiàdài, Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
夏王朝 Xiàwángcháo, Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
多那太罗 Duōnǎtàiluó, [多那太羅], Donatello (c. 1386-1466)/Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, famous early Renaissa...
大外宣 dàwàixuān, (derog.) China's foreign propaganda machine (esp. since c. 2009)
大汶口文化 Dàwènkǒuwénhuà, Dawenkou culture (c. 4100-2600 BC), Neolithic culture based in today's Shandong ...
大禹 DàYǔ, Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods
大萧条 DàXiāotiáo, [大蕭條], the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)
天冬苯丙二肽酯 tiāndōngběnbǐngèrtàizhǐ, aspartame C4H8NO (artificial sweetener)
太平公主 Tàipínggōngzhǔ, Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and k...
夫余 Fūyú, [夫餘], Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier re...
奢香 ShēXiāng, She Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in...
妇好 FùHǎo, [婦好], Fu Hao (c. 1200 BC), or Lady Hao, female Chinese general of the late Shang Dynas...
妥妥的 tuǒtuǒde, (neologism c. 2009) don't worry, it's all taken care of
妲己 Dájǐ, Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛|...
姜子牙 JiāngZǐyá, Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage ...
姜石年 JiāngShínián, Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[Shéng nóng] Farmer God,...
孙思邈 SūnSīmiǎo, [孫思邈], Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, autho...
孙武 SūnWǔ, [孫武], Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sūn zǐ] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death...
孟轲 MèngKē, [孟軻], Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher
季黎诺 Jìlínuò, [季黎諾], Quirinius, governor of Syria (c. 51 BC - AD 21)
宅配 zháipèi, delivery service, primarily CC and BC (Tw)
官宣 guānxuān, official announcement (neologism c. 2018)
尉缭 WèiLiáo, [尉繚], Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin ...
小昊 Xiǎohào, Xiaohao (c. 2200 BC), leader of the Dongyi 東夷|东夷[Dōng yí] or Eastern Barbarians
尔雅 Ěryǎ, [爾雅], "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC,...
山梨醇 shānlíchún, sorbitol C6H4O6 (sugar substitute and mild laxative)
崔琦 CuīQí, Daniel C. Tsui (1939-), Chinese-born American physicist, winner of 1998 Nobel Pr...
工业革命 GōngyèGémìng, [工業革命], Industrial Revolution, c. 1750-1830
巨婴 jùyīng, [巨嬰], (neologism c. 2017) adult who behaves in a childish manner (e.g. throwing a tant...
巴黎绿 bālílǜ, [巴黎綠], Paris green/copper(II) acetoarsenite Cu(CHÓ)2·3Cu(ÁsO)2
平舌音 píngshéyīn, alveolar/consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ...
异丙苯 yìbǐngběn, [異丙苯], (chemistry) isopropylbenzene C9H2 (aka cumene)
异丙醇 yìbǐngchún, [異丙醇], isopropanol/isopropyl alcohol CH8O
张作霖 ZhāngZuòlín, [張作霖], Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928
张僧繇 ZhāngSēngyóu, [張僧繇], Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dyn...
张岱 ZhāngDài, [張岱], Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar
张揖 ZhāngYī, [張揖], Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other...
张若虚 ZhāngRuòxū, [張若虛], Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spr...
心学 xīnxué, [心學], School of Mind/Neo-Confucian Idealistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. ...
恶嗪 ěqín, [噁嗪], oxazine CHNO
惠施 HuìShī, Hui Shi, also known as Hui-zi 惠子[Huì zi](c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosop...
懒人包 lǎnrénbāo, [懶人包], (Tw) (neologism c. 2007) information presented in easily assimilable form (diges...
戏精 xìjīng, [戲精], (neologism c. 2017) melodramatic person/drama queen
战国末 zhànguómò, [戰國末], late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty
战国末年 zhànguómònián, [戰國末年], late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty
戴克里先 Dàikèlǐxiān, Diocletian (c. 245-311), Roman emperor
扎马剌丁 Zāmǎládīng, [紮馬剌丁], Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer a...
托勒玫 Tuōlèméi, Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mat...
扶余 Fúyú, [扶餘], Fuyu county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin/Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancien...
扶弟魔 fúdìmó, (coll.) (neologism c. 2017, a play on 伏地魔[Fú dì mó]) woman who devotes herself t...
扶馀 Fúyú, [扶餘], variant of 扶餘|扶余 Korean: Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast ...
摩亨佐·达罗 Móhēngzuǒ·dáluó, [摩亨佐·達羅], Moenjo-daro, capital of Indus valley civilization c. 2000 BC, Sind province, Pak...
摩诃婆罗多 Móhēpóluóduō, [摩訶婆羅多], Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那[Luó mó yǎn nà], possibly o...
敌百虫 díbǎichóng, [敵百蟲], trichlorphon CH8ClPÒ, organic phosphate used as insecticide/also called dipterex
斐波那契 Fěibōnàqì, Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170-1250), Italian mathematician
无着 Wúzhuó/wūzhuó, [無著], Asanga (Buddhist philosopher, c. 4th century AD), (of income etc) to be unassure...
日本书纪 Rìběnshūjì, [日本書紀], Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history
显生代 Xiǎnshēngdài, [顯生代], Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Hán wǔ jì], c. 54...
显生宙 Xiǎnshēngzhòu, [顯生宙], Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Hán wǔ jì], c. 54...
晏婴 YànYīng, [晏嬰], Yanzi (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States, also known as...
晏子 Yànzǐ, Yanzi (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States, also known as...
晏子春秋 YànzǐChūnqiū, Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), fam...
暾欲谷 Tūnyùgǔ, [暾欲穀], Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)
曹不兴 CáoBùxīng, [曹不興], Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, ...
曹雪芹 CáoXuěqín, Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦...
李冰 LǐBīng, Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰[D...
李后主 LǐHòuzhǔ, [李後主], Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a reno...
李商隐 LǐShāngyǐn, [李商隱], Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet
李朝威 LǐCháowēi, Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|...
李格非 LǐGéfēi, Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song fema...
李汝珍 LǐRǔzhēn, Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy no...
李清照 LǐQīngzhào, Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
李渔 LǐYú, [李漁], Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist
李煜 LǐYù, Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern d...
李直夫 LǐZhífū, Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇|杂剧[zá jù] style
李肇 LǐZhào, [李肈], Li Zhao (c. 800), Tang dynasty scholar and official
李重茂 LǐChóngmào, Li Chongmao, personal name of fifth Tang emperor Shang 唐殤帝|唐殇帝[Táng Shāng Dì] (c...
杞国 Qǐguó, [杞國], the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣|杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassa...
杨业 Yángyè, [楊業], famous Song dynasty family of warriors (c. 10th century AD), resisted the Liao 遼...
杨朱 YángZhū, [楊朱], Yang Zhu (c. 440-360 BC), Chinese philosopher advocating ethical egoism
枚乘 MéiChéng, Mei Cheng (-c. 140 BC), Han dynasty poet
查理大帝 ChálǐDàdì, Charlemagne (c. 747-c. 814), King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor from 800
桀王 JiéWáng, King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously c...
楚辞 Chǔcí, [楚辭], Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. f...
榆罔 Yúwǎng, Yuwang (c. 2000 BC), last of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì], defeated b...
欧几里得 Ōujǐlǐdé, [歐幾里得], Euclid of Alexandria (c. 300 BC), Greek geometer and author Elements 幾何原本|几何原本
欧几里德 Ōujǐlǐdé, [歐幾里德], Euclid of Alexandria (c. 300 BC), Greek geometer and author of Elements 幾何原本|几何原...
欧里庇得斯 Ōulǐbìdésī, [歐里庇得斯], Euripides (c. 480-406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Medea, Trojan Women etc
武丁 WǔDīng, Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty
氨基葡萄糖 ānjīpútaotáng, glucosamine (C6H3NO)
氯乙烯 lǜyǐxī, vinyl chloride CHCl/chloroethylene
氯胺酮 lǜàntóng, ketamine (C3H6ClNO)
氯苯 lǜběn, chlorobenzene C6HCl
汉四郡 Hànsìjùn, [漢四郡], four Han commanderies in north Korea 108 BC-c. 300 AD
汤武革命 TāngWǔGémìng, [湯武革命], the Tang and Wu Revolts: the overthrow (c. 1600 BC) of the Xia Dynasty by the fi...
沈复 ShěnFù, [沈復], Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Floating...
河姆渡 Hémǔdù, Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5...
河姆渡遗址 Hémǔdùyízhǐ, [河姆渡遺址], Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo 長江|长江 in Zhejiang, going back t...
河豚毒素 hétúndúsù, tetrodotoxin/tetrodox (TTX)/tetrodonic acid C1H7NO8
法相宗 Fǎxiàngzōng, Yogācāra school of Buddhism/Dharma-character school of Buddhism
法隆寺 Fǎlōngsì, Hōryūji, complex of Buddhist temples near Nara 奈良, Japan, dating back to the Asu...
洋务运动 YángwùYùndòng, [洋務運動], Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named...
活久见 huójiǔjiàn, [活久見], (neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything/Just incredib...
流量明星 liúliàngmíngxīng, (neologism c. 2014) celebrity with a huge, devoted fan base/celebrity with a hug...
火炎焱燚 huǒyányànyì, hot (i.e. popular) (emphatic form of 火[huǒ]) (neologism c. 2016)
炎帝 Yándì, Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shé...
烷基苯 wánjīběn, alkyl benzene/dodecylbenzene C8H0
爱留根纳 Àiliúgēnnà, [愛留根納], Eriugena, John Scottus (c. 810-880) Irish poet, theologian, and philosopher of N...
犍陀罗 Jiāntuóluó, [犍陀羅], Gandhara Kingdom in northwest India, c. 600 BC-11 AD, on Kabul River in Vale of ...
玄菟郡 Xuántùjùn, Xuantu commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in no...
王伾 Wángpī, Wang Pi (-c. 806), Tang dynasty chancellor and a leader of failed Yongzhen refor...
王希孟 WángXīmèng, Wang Ximeng (c. 1096-c. 1119), Song artist, probably teenage prodigy who died yo...
王肃 WángSù, [王肅], Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have for...
王著 WángZhù, Wang Zhu (-c. 990), Song calligrapher and writer
环戊烯 huánwùxī, [環戊烯], cyclopentene CH8 (ring of five carbon atoms)
琐罗亚斯德 Suǒluóyàsīdé, [瑣羅亞斯德], Zoroaster, Zarathustra or Zarathushtra (c. 1200 BC), Persian prophet and founder...
甘糖醇 gāntángchún, mannitol C6H4O6, a sugar alcohol
甘露糖醇 gānlùtángchún, mannitol C6H4O6, a sugar alcohol
甘露醇 gānlùchún, mannitol C6H4O6, a sugar alcohol
番木鳖碱 fānmùbiējiǎn, [番木鱉鹼], strychnine (C1H2NÓ)
白左 báizuǒ, naive, self-righteous Western liberals (neologism c. 2015)
白皮杉醇 báipíshānchún, piceatannol C4H2Ò
白羊朝 Báiyángcháo, Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500...
白行简 BáiXíngjiǎn, [白行簡], Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易[Bái Jū yì], Tang nove...
皇甫镈 HuángfǔBó, [皇甫鎛], Huangfu Bo (c. 800), Minister during early Tang
皖系军阀 Wǎnxìjūnfá, [皖系軍閥], Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929
皖系战败 Wǎnxìzhànbài, [皖系戰敗], Anhui faction of Northern Warlords (1912-c. 1920), led by Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 with Ja...
真番郡 Zhēnpānjùn, Zhenpan commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in n...
石玉昆 ShíYùkūn, Shi Yukun (probably c. 1810-c. 1871), Qing pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller
祁奚 QíXī, Qi Xi (c. 620-550 BC), minister of Jin state 晉國|晋国[Jìn guó] of the Spring and Au...
神农 Shénnóng, [神農], Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Y...
神农氏 Shénnóngshì, [神農氏], Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Y...
科特迪瓦共和国 KētèdíwǎGònghéguó, [科特迪瓦共和國], Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
竹书纪年 ZhúshūJìnián, [竹書紀年], Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
箕子 Jīzǐ, Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have oppose...
紫式部 ZǐShìbù, Murasaki Shikibu (born c. 973), Japanese writer, author of "The Tale of Genji"
纣辛 ZhòuXīn, [紂辛], Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty
纳尼亚传奇 NàníyàChuánqí, [納尼亞傳奇], The Chronicles of Narnia, children's stories by C.S. Lewis
罗贯中 LuóGuànzhōng, [羅貫中], Luo Guanzhong (c. 1330-c. 1400), author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and...
羨慕嫉妒恨 xiànmùjídùhèn, to be green with envy (neologism c. 2009)
老君 Lǎojūn, Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sac...
胞嘧啶 bāomìdìng, cytosine nucleotide (C, pairs with guanine G 鳥嘌呤|鸟嘌呤 in DNA and RNA)
自强运动 ZìqiángYùndòng, [自強運動], Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named...
舌尖前音 shéjiānqiányīn, alveolar/consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ...
舜 Shùn, Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
良渚 Liángzhǔ, Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta
良渚文化 Liángzhǔwénhuà, Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta
艾迪卡拉 Àidíkǎlā, Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological ...
芴 hū/wù, (old) vaguely/suddenly, fluorene C3H0/(old) name of an edible wild plant
苄胺 biànàn, benzylamine C7H9N
苉 pǐ, picene (C2H4)
苊 è, acenaphthene (C2H0)
苯并噻吩 běnbìngsāifēn, [苯並噻吩], benzothiophene C8H9, a heterocyclic compound (with one benzene ring and one cycl...
苯甲酰氯 běnjiǎxiānlǜ, benzoil chloride C6HCOCl
苯甲醛 běnjiǎquán, benzaldehyde C6HCHO, the simplest aromatic aldehyde
范缜 FànZhěn, [范縝], Fan Zhen (c. 450-c. 510), philosopher from Qi and Liang of the Southern dynastie...
荀子 Xúnzǐ, Xun Zi or Hsun Tzu (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher and author of On learn...
莰烯 kǎnxī, camphene C0H6
莰烷 kǎnwán, camphane/bornane C0H8
莰酮 kǎntóng, camphor C0H6O/also called 樟腦|樟脑
菠烷 bōwán, bornane/camphane C0H8
菸碱酸 yānjiǎnsuān, [菸鹼酸], niacin (vitamin B)/3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6HNÓ/nicotinic acid
萧万长 XiāoWàncháng, [蕭萬長], Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime min...
萨拉丁 Sàlādīng, [薩拉丁], Saladin (c. 1138-1193)
萨桑王朝 SàsāngWángcháo, [薩桑王朝], Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
萨珊王朝 SàshānWángcháo, [薩珊王朝], Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
葡糖 pútáng, glucose C6H2O6/abbr. for 葡萄糖
葡萄糖胺 pútaotángàn, glucosamine (C6H3NO)/also written 氨基葡萄糖
蜀汉 ShǔHàn, [蜀漢], Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, cl...
许仲琳 XǔZhònglín, [許仲琳], Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom t...
贵圈真乱 guìquānzhēnluàn, [貴圈真亂], (slang, jocular, neologism c. 2006, used esp. in relation to public figures) the...
贺朝 HèCháo, [賀朝], He Chao (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet
走你 zǒunǐ, (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this!/Come on, you ...
越王勾践 YuèWángGōuJiàn, [越王勾踐], King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons ...
辩机 Biànjī, [辯機], Bianji (c. 620-648), Tang dynasty buddhist monk and disciple of 玄奘[Xuán zàng], a...
运庆 Yùnqìng, [運慶], Unkei (c. 1150-1224), Japanese sculptor of Buddhist images
邓通 DèngTōng, [鄧通], Deng Tong (2nd c. BC), one of the wealthiest Former Han Dynasty 前漢|前汉[Qián Hàn] ...
鄙视链 bǐshìliàn, [鄙視鏈], a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on to...
钱起 QiánQǐ, [錢起], Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet
银点 yíndiǎn, [銀點], the silver point/the melting point of silver 962°C used as a calibration point i...
镐京 Hàojīng, [鎬京], Haojing (in modern Shaanxi, northwest of Chang'an county), capital of Western Zh...
长乐公主 ChánglèGōngzhǔ, [長樂公主], Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xī Wèi], given in m...
长孙无忌 ZhǎngsūnWújì, [長孫無忌], Zhangsun Wuji (c. 594-659), politician and historian of early Tang
阙特勤 Quētèqín, [闕特勤], Kul Tigin or Kultegin (685-c. 731), general of the Second Turkic Kaganate
阿伊莎 Āyīshā, Ayshe, Aise or Ayesha (name)/Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of...
阿依莎 Āyīshā, Ayshe, Aise or Ayesha (name)/Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of...
阿尔坎塔拉 Āěrkǎntǎlā, [阿爾坎塔拉], Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain/Alcantara...
阿斯巴特 āsībātè, aspartame C4H8NO (artificial sweetener)
陆客 lùkè, [陸客], (Tw) (neologism c. 2008) mainland Chinese tourist
陆探微 LùTànwēi, [陸探微], Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasti...
陆西星 LùXīxīng, [陸西星], Lu Xixing (1520-c. 1601), Ming Daoist author, to whom the fantasy novel Investur...
陈仲琳 ChénZhònglín, [陳仲琳], Xu Zhonglin or Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the...
陈娇 ChénJiāo, [陳嬌], Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 漢武帝|汉武帝[Hàn Wǔ dì], died c. 110 BC
陈子昂 ChénZǐáng, [陳子昂], Chen Zi'ang (c. 661-702), Tang dynasty poet
陶宗仪 TáoZōngyí, [陶宗儀], Tao Zongyi (c. 1329-1410), Yuan dynasty scholar
陶渊明 TáoYuānmíng, [陶淵明], Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
陶潜 TáoQián, [陶潛], Tao Qian or Tao Yuanming 陶淵明|陶渊明 (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
难经 Nànjīng, [難經], Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD/abbr. for 黃帝八十一難經|黄帝八十一难经[Huáng d...
震旦纪 zhèndànjì, [震旦紀], Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era
霍尔布鲁克 Huòěrbùlǔkè, [霍爾布魯克], Holbrook (name)/Richard C.A. Holbrooke (1941-2010), US diplomat, influential in ...
非利士 Fēilìshì, Philistine (Palestinian people, reputedly uncircumcised, c. 1,000 BC)
非利士族 Fēilìshìzú, Philistine (Palestinian people, reputedly uncircumcised, c. 1,000 BC)
韩非 HánFēi, [韓非], Han Fei, also known as Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Hán Fēi zǐ] (c. 280-233 BC), Legalist p...
音名 yīnmíng, names of the notes of a musical scale (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi)
香草精 xiāngcǎojīng, vanilla/vanilla extract/methyl vanillin C8H8Ǒ
高仙芝 GāoXiānzhī, Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[...
魏伯阳 WèiBóyáng, [魏伯陽], Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist
魔性 móxìng, (neologism c. 2014) irresistibly quirky/compelling in its wackiness
鸟嘌呤 niǎopiàolìng, [鳥嘌呤], guanine nucleotide (G, pairs with cytosine C 胞嘧啶 in DNA and RNA)
鸠摩罗什 Jiūmóluóshí, [鳩摩羅什], Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts
黄帝 Huángdì, [黃帝], the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
黄帝八十一难经 HuángdìBāshíyīNànjīng, [黃帝八十一難經], The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st ce...
黄帝内经 HuángdìNèijīng, [黃帝內經], The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
齐家文化 Qíjiāwénhuà, [齊家文化], Qijia neolithic culture, centered around the Gansu Corridor 河西走廊[Hé xī Zǒu láng]...
龙树 Lóngshù, [龍樹], Nāgārjuna (c. 150-250 AD), Buddhist philosopher
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