恤
anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate
嘘
to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush!
圩
(dialect) country fair; country market
垿
earthern goblet stand also known as 反坫[fan3 dian4] (old); old variant of 序
墟
ruins; (literary) village; variant of 圩[xu1]; country fair
姁
chatter like old woman; cheerful
媭
(dialect) elder sister (old)
嬬
mistress, concubine; weak
序
order; sequence; preface
恤
anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate
戌
11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog; ancient Chinese compass point: 300°
叙
abbr. for Syria 敘利亞|叙利亚[Xu4 li4 ya4]
昫
variant of 煦[xu4]; balmy; nicely warm; cozy
欨
to blow or breathe upon to smile
欻
suddenly; also pr. [hu1]
殈
damage egg so it does not hatch
湑
abundant; bright; strain spirits
煦
balmy; nicely warm; cozy; Taiwan pr. [xu3]
糈
official pay; sacrificial rice
絮
cotton wadding; fig. padding; long-winded
绪
beginnings; clues; mental state; thread
续
to continue; to replenish
芧
Scirpis maritimus; small chestnut
蓄
to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)
蓿
clover; lucerne; Taiwan pr. [su4]
虚
emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
许
to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps
訹
to beguile with false stories
诩
to brag; popular; lovely
谞
(literary) ability and wisdom; scheme; stratagem
鄦
surname Xu; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-221 BC)
醑
spiritus; strain spirits
需
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
须
must; to have to; to wait
须
beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel
魖
black; see 黑魖魖[hei1 xu1 xu1]
鱮
Hypophthalmichthys moritrix
吁吁
to pant; to gasp for breath
嘘嘘
to pee pee (kiddie or feminine slang)
嘘寒问暖
to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom); to pamper
嘘声
hissing sound; to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
序列号
serial number; product key (software)
序文
preface; foreword; preamble; recital (law); also written 敘文|叙文[xu4 wen2]
序号
ordinal number; serial number; sequence number
序言
preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude
徐世昌
Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921
徐俊
Xu Jun (1962-), Chinese Chinese chess grandmaster
徐光启
Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician in the Ming dynasty
徐克
Tsui Hark (1951-), Chinese movie director and producer
徐匡迪
Xu Kuangdi (1937-), PRC politician and former mayor of Shanghai
徐汇区
Xuhui district, central Shanghai
徐娘半老
middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age
徐家汇
Xujiahui, an area in 徐匯區|徐汇区[Xu2 hui4 qu1], Xuhui district, central Shanghai
徐州
Xuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
徐州地区
Xuzhou prefecture in Jiangsu
徐州市
Xuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
徐志摩
Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet
徐悲鸿
Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European trained painter and influential art teacher
徐星
Xu Xing (1969-), Chinese palaeontologist; Xu Xing (1956-), Chinese short story writer
徐步
to stroll; to walk slowly
徐水
Xushui county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
徐水县
Xushui county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
徐渭
Xu Wei, Chinese painter
徐熙媛
Xu Xiyuan or Hsu Hsiyuan or Barbie Hsu (1976-), Taiwan pop star and actress, F4 band member; also called 大S
徐祯卿
Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), Ming writer, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
徐福
Xu Fu (3rd century BC), Qin dynasty court necromancer
徐缓
slow; sluggish; lazily; to slow down
徐继畲
Xu Jiyu (1795-1873), Chinese geographer
徐闻
Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
徐闻县
Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
徐行
to walk slowly; to stroll
徐铉
Xu Xuan (-991), author of commentaries on Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字註|说文解字注[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4 Zhu4]
徐霞客
Xu Xiake (1587-1641), Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer, author of Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries 徐霞客遊記|徐霞客游记[Xu2 Xia2 ke4 You2 ji4]
徐霞客游记
Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries, a book of travel records by 徐霞客[Xu2 Xia2 ke4] on geology, geography, plants etc
恤匮
to relieve the distressed
恤嫠
to give relief to widows
戌狗
Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
叙利亚文
Syriac language (from c. 2nd century BC); the Syriac script
叙功行赏
to review records and decide on rewards (idiom)
叙拉古
Syracuse, Sicily; also written 錫拉庫薩|锡拉库萨[Xi1 la1 ku4 sa4]
叙文
variant of 序文[xu4 wen2]
叙永
Xuyong county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lu2 zhou1], Sichuan
叙永县
Xuyong county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lu2 zhou1], Sichuan
叙旧
to reminisce; to talk about former times
叙言
variant of 序言[xu4 yan2]
叙述
to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account
栩栩如生
vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic
溆浦
Xupu county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
溆浦县
Xupu county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
煦煦
kind; gracious; benevolent; warm and fine; balmy
畜牧业
animal husbandry; stock raising; livestock raising
畜产品
domesticated animal products
盱眙
Xuyi county in Huai'an 淮安[Huai2 an1], Jiangsu
盱眙县
Xuyi county in Huai'an 淮安[Huai2 an1], Jiangsu
絮叨
long-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point
絮片
floccule; a wisp of material precipitated from liquid
絮状物
floccule; a wisp of material precipitated from liquid
絮球
ball of fluff (containing seeds), e.g. a dandelion clock
絮絮
endless prattle; to chatter incessantly
絮絮叨叨
long-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point
絮聒
noisy prattle; to chatter loudly
续借
extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
续假
extended leave; prolonged absence
续增
addition; appendix; addendum
续弦
to remarry (of a widow); second wife; qin and se 琴瑟[qin2 se4], two string instruments as a symbol of marital harmony
续书
sequel; continuation of a book
续杯
to refill (a beverage cup)
续篇
sequel; continuation (of a story)
续签
to renew a contract; contract extension
续约
to renew or extend a contract
续编
sequel; continuation (of a serial publication)
续续
continuous; on and on; running
续航
endurance; long-term continuous travel or use
续西游记
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
续跌
to continue to fall (of share prices)
续集
sequel; next episode (of TV series etc)
胥吏
low-level government official (in former times)
蓄势待发
to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
蓄意
deliberate; premeditated; malice
蓄积
to accumulate; to store up
蓄谋
to premeditate; to plot
蓄须明志
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
虚不受补
a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic
虚位以待
to reserve a seat; to leave a position vacant
虚伪
false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
虚伪类真
false but apparently real
虚报
to misreport; fraudulent report
虚客族
people who like to window-shop for unaffordable luxuries
虚宫格
four-square box in which one practices writing a Chinese character
虚实
what is true and what is false; (to get to know) the real situation
虚己以听
to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)
虚席以待
to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)
虚度
to fritter away (one's time)
虚度光阴
to waste time on worthless activities
虚张声势
(false) bravado; to bluff
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后
Modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you drop behind (favorite slogan of Mao Zedong)
虚心好学
modest and studious (idiom)
虚情假意
false friendship; hypocritical show of affection
虚应了事
see 虛應故事|虚应故事[xu1 ying4 gu4 shi4]
虚应故事
to go through the motions
虚怀若谷
receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
虚损
(TCM) consumptive disease, chronic deficiency disorder due to impaired function of inner organs, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang; asthenia
虚拟
to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical; (computing) to emulate; virtual
虚拟专用网络
virtual private network (VPN)
虚拟现实置标语言
virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)
虚拟私人网络
virtual private network (VPN)
虚拟语气
subjunctive mood (grammar)
虚文
dead letter; rule no longer in force; empty formality
虚星
imaginary star (in astrology)
虚有其表
looks impressive but is worthless (idiom); not as good as it looks; a reputation with no substance
虚构
to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary
虚岁
one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived). In this system, a person's age is one year at birth, and increases by one year at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday.; as opposed to 足歲|足岁[zu2 sui4]; see also 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4]
虚火
excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM); the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself
虚无假设
null hypothesis (statistics)
虚无缥缈
unreal; illusory; imaginary; vague and with nothing in it
虚发
to miss the target (with a bullet or an arrow)
虚空藏菩萨
Akasagarbha Bodhisattva
虚缺号
Chinese blank character □ (punct. used to represent an unreadable character)
虚脱
to collapse (from dehydration or loss of blood); heat exhaustion
虚腕
empty wrist (method of painting)
虚与委蛇
to feign civility (idiom)
虚虚实实
hard to tell if it's real or sham
虚言
empty words; false words
虚诈
tricky and hypocritical
虚词
word having grammatical function but no meaning
虚夸
to boast; to brag; boastful; exaggerative; pompous; bombastic
虚誉
imaginary reputation; empty fame
虚头
to play tricks; to deceive
虚飘飘
light and airy; floating
虚惊
false alarm; panic rumor; CL:場|场[chang2]
许下愿心
to express a wish (to a deity)
许久
for a long time; for ages
许仲琳
Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investure of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星
许信良
Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician
许可协议
licensing agreement (for intellectual property)
许可证
license; authorization; permit
许地山
Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist
许婚
to become engaged; to affiance (a daughter)
许廑父
Xu Qinfu (1891-1953), journalist and writer
许慎
Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]
许旺细胞
Schwann cell (support axon of nerve cell); neurolemmocyte
许昌
Xuchang prefecture level city in north Henan, on the Beijing-Guangzhou railway line
许昌地区
Xuchang prefecture in Henan
许昌市
Xuchang prefecture level city in north Henan, on the Beijing-Guangzhou railway line
许昌县
Xuchang county in Xuchang city 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 shi4], Henan
许海峰
Xu Haifeng (1957-), PRC sharpshooter, 50m pistol gold medalist at Los Angeles 1984 Olympics
许亲
to accept a marriage proposal
许配
to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages)
许愿
to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward
酗酒
heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess
酗酒滋事
drunken fighting; to get drunk and quarrel
需求
requirement; to require; (economics) demand
需求层次理论
(Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology)
需要
to need; to want; to demand; to require; requirement; need
需要是发明之母
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
须弥
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition; Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
须弥山
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition; Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
须知
key information; instructions; it must be borne in mind
须子
feelers (zoology); tassel (botany)
须浮鸥
(bird species of China) whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
须鲸
baleen whale; Mysticeti