柳宗元
柳宗元 Liǔ Zōng yuán ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ lau5 zung1 jyun4
- Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文运动 (古文運動) and neoclassical 复古 (復古) movements
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More words with these characters
柳
- 柳树柳樹 liǔ shù ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ lau5 syu6 willow
- 垂柳 chuí liǔ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ seoi4 lau5 weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 春柳 Chūn liǔ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ceon1 lau5 Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]
- 柳丁 liǔ dīng ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥ lau5 ding1 orange (fruit) (Tw)
- 柳北 Liǔ běi ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄟˇ lau5 bak1 see 柳北區|柳北区[Liu3 bei3 Qu1]
- 柳南 Liǔ nán ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ lau5 naam4 see 柳南區|柳南区[Liu3 nan2 Qu1]
宗
- 大宗 dà zōng ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄥ daai6 zung1 large amount
- 宗教 zōng jiào ㄗㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄠˋ zung1 gaau3 religion
- 宗旨 zōng zhǐ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 objective
- 正宗 zhèng zōng ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄥ zing3 zung1 orthodox school
- 祖宗 zǔ zōng ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ zou2 zung1 ancestor
- 世宗 Shì zōng ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄥ sai3 zung1 Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
元
- 元旦 Yuán dàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ jyun4 daan3 New Year's Day
- 元气元氣 yuán qì ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ jyun4 hei3 vigor; strength; vitality
- 元素 yuán sù ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ jyun4 sou3 element (key component of sth)
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state
- 公元 gōng yuán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ gung1 jyun4 CE (Common Era)
Idioms with these characters
- 败柳残花敗柳殘花 bài liǔ cán huā ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ baai6 lau5 caan4 faa1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
- 残花败柳殘花敗柳 cán huā bài liǔ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ caan4 faa1 baai6 lau5 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
- 花街柳巷 huā jiē liǔ xiàng ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ faa1 gaai1 lau5 hong6 (idiom) red-light district
- 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˊ lau5 am3 faa1 ming4 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
- 柳绿花红柳綠花紅 liǔ lǜ huā hóng ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄨㄥˊ lau5 luk6 faa1 hung4 lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom)