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Word Components Pinyin Meanings
牛寺 1. (literary) single; alone; by oneself
2. special; unique; distinguished
3. (literary) only; just
4. specially; intentionally
5. (colloquial) especially; outstandingly
     今天 天氣 。 - It's especially hot today.
6. Short for 特務, special agent; spy
7. (Mainland) Short for 特克斯, tex
角刀牛 jiě 1. to loosen; to unfasten; to untie
     解開 鞋帶 - to untie the shoelaces
     解放 - to release; to liberate
     (ant, zh, , )
2. to divide; to break up; to split; to separate
     解析 - to break up; to analyse
     分解 - to split; to reduce to components
     解剖 - to dissect
3. to excrete; to go to the toilet
     小解 - to empty one's bladder
4. to remove; to eliminate
     解除 - to remove; to undo; to cancel
5. to dissolve; to become scattered, less substantial, or less visible
     溶解 - to dissolve (in a liquid)
6. to resolve
     解決 - to solve/resolve (a problem)
     冤家..... - to resolve conflicts, not to create them
7. to solve; to find an answer
     未解之謎 - unanswered question
     解題 - to solve a problem
8. to explain
     解釋 - to explain; to provide the reasons, grounds, etc.
9. to understand; to interpret
     不解 - to not understand; to be perplexed
     解讀 - to read into; to interpret
10. (mathematics) solution
     近似 - approximate solution
11. interpretation; explanation; analysis; understanding
     不求甚解 - "to not run after over-interpretation".
12. 40th hexagram of the I Ching
jiè 13. to introduce a scholar to the imperial palace
     jiè - laureate of local examinations ("foremost among the presented scholars")
14. to send under escort
     押解jiè - to take away under escort
15. to pawn; to mortgage
16. to exchange (money)
xiè 17. skills; moves (of martial arts, dance, acrobatics, etc.)
     渾身解xiè - all one's skills
18. (dated, music) to conclude a piece; to complete
19. (zh-used in, 解廌), Alternative form of 獬豸
20. Alternative form of 廨 (government office)
21. Alternative form of 懈 (to relax)
22. (Xie) (place name in Hedong, i.e. (zh-m, *河東))
hài 23. (zh-used in, 解州)
亻牛 jiàn 1. (literary) to separate; to distinguish
2. item; component
     部件 - parts, components
     零件 - part, component
     備件 - spare part
     軟件 - software
3. document; letter
     文件 - document, file
     郵件 - mail
     信件 - letter
     證件 - certificate, document, ID
      東西xi - a thing
      - a thing
      襯衫 - a shirt
4. Variant of 侔
宀牛 láo 1. pen; enclosure
     ... 。 - Repairing a sheep pen only after a sheep is lost is not considered tardy.
2. prison; jail
     監牢 - prison
3. firm; fast; durable
     牢固 - firm; durable
4. dependable; reliable
5. animal used for sacrificing
     太牢 - animal used for sacrificing
6. with grievance and toil
     牢騷 - to be discontented
7. (Shanghainese Wu) (indicates continuous aspect)
      - tr=3bau lau&5veq faan, holding on, not letting go, SH
      。 - tr=3hhi&4qiq lau&3ngu, He’s staring at me., SH
     Lao
牛奶 牛奶 niúnǎi 1. n. cow's milk
2. n. (Taishanese) condensed milk
大冖牛 1. Simplified form of 牽
牛土 1. (obsolete) male of animals
     Synonyms: ,
     (ant, zh, )
2. (obsolete) male genitals
3. (obsolete) bolt of door
4. (obsolete) hill; hump
5. (zh-used, 牡蠣, oyster)
牛匕 pìn 1. (of an animal) female
     Synonyms:
     (ant, zh, )
2. (literary) female genitalia
3. gorge; valley
4. type of keyhole in ancient times
口牛 óu 1. Only used in 吽牙
hōng 2. (zh-used in, 唵嘛呢叭咪吽)
3. (zh-used in, 阿吽)
4. (Cantonese) dull; listless
5. Variant of 吼