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Zhou-Yi
Vocabulary
~ 800 Characters
Jim Cleaver
君子 Jun-Zi Publications
Zhou Yi Vocabulary
Table of Contents
處 141+5 chù WL: place; part, point; dept, office see chǔ
chù RK: domestic animal 9.0, 24.0
59. 畜 102+5
xù RK: nurture, keep, raise 30.0, 33.3
4x
271. 介 9+2 jiè RK: bound up, great 16.2, 35.2, 58.4 3x
325. 羸 123+13 léi RK: damage, tie, thin 34.3-4, 44.1, 48.0 4x
438. 禽 114+8 qín RK: game (animal) 7.5, 8.5, 32.4, 48.1 4x
529. 遂 162+9 suì RK: push through, then 34.6, 37.2, 51.4 3x
13.3, 29.6, 47.1
530. 歲 77+9 suì RK: year
53.5, 55.6
5x
741. 折 64+4 zhé RK: cut off, break off 30.6, 50.4, 55.3 3x
762. 稚 172+5 zhì RK: pheasant (see also yí) 50.3, 56.5 2x
305. 折 64 +4 zhé RK: cut off, break off 30.6, 50.4, 55.3 3x
WL: raise; pull; promote
306. 拔 64 +5 bá RK: pull out
11.1, 12.1 2x
508. 禽 114 +8 qín RK: game (animal) 7.5, 8.5, 32.4, 48.1 4x
544. 羸 123 +13 léi RK: damage, tie, thin 34.3-4, 44.1, 48.0 4x
699. 遂 162 +9 suì RK: push through, then 34.6, 37.2, 51.4 3x
740. 稚 172 +5 zhì RK: pheasant (see also yi2) 50.3, 56.5 2x
762. 顛 181 +10 diān RK: top of head; invert 27.2-4, 50.1 3x
779. 鬼 196 +0 guǐ RK: Gui tribe, ghost 38.6, 63.3, 64.4 3x
There are a number of characters with alternate pronunciations: most have a separate entry.
The following share the same row:
145+6 nü/ru; 145+8 chang/shang; 157+5 bo/bi; 159+0 che/ju; 162+12 chi/zhi; 168+0 chang/zhang
789 different characters out of 4161 total = 19% (or roughly 1/5)
* 52 characters are alternates or substitutes for the some of the above = 841 in the list
28. 赤 155+0 chì RK: red (red; bare, naked; loyal, sincere) 47.5 1x
chí
7. 遲 162+12
zhì
RK: slow, late (tardy put off) 16.3, 54.4 2x
154. 稚 172+5 zhì RK: pheasant (see also yi2) 50.3, 56.5 2x
22. 鬼 194+0 guǐ RK: Gui tribe, ghost 38.6, 63.3, 64.4 3x
29. 介 9+2 jiè RK: bound up, great 16.2, 35.2, 58.4 3x
47. 遂 162+9 suì RK: push through, then 34.6, 37.2, 51.4 3x
65. 折 64+4 zhé RK: cut off, break off 30.6, 50.4, 55.3 3x
22. 羸 123+13 léi RK: damage, tie, thin 34.3-4, 44.1, 48.0 4x
13.1, 17.1
23. 門 169+0 mén RK: door, gate
36.4, 60.2
4x
28. 禽 114+8 qín RK: game (animal) 7.5, 8.5, 32.4, 48.1 4x
27.0, 50.2
29. 實 40+12 shí RK: contents, actual
54.6, 63.5
4x
chéng 3.2-4-6
1. 乘 4+9
shèng
RK: drive; ride; mount
13.4, 40.3
5x
4.0, 36.6, 38.3
2. 初 18+5 chū RK: at first
57.5, 63.0
5x
23.1-2-4
3. 牀 75+4 chuáng RK: platform
57.2-6
5x
Definitions Alternate
Radical #
Count 文 + Strokes
PīnYīn WL: = Wen Lin (2003) M: = Mathews (1931) characters &
RK: = Richard Kunst (1985) pronunciations
replacement for
1. 岸 46+5 àn RK: riverbank
gān 干 in 53.1
WL: shell, peel, skin 剝 S=剥
2. 剝 18+9 bāo RK: flay, strip (see bō H:23)
cháng RK: long
3. 長 168+0
zhǎng RK: eldest
use zhǎng in 7.5
WL: towards; dynasty, court; gov’t;
cháo emperor’s reign; have audience with the king;
4. 朝 74+8
zhāo make a pilgrimage use zhāo in 6.6
RK: morning
WL: sink; keep down; profound replacement for
5. 沉 85+4 chén RK: deep zhěn 枕 in 29.3
6. 處 141+5 chù WL: place; part, point; dept, office see chǔ
WL: (archeo.) round or oval vessel with a lid
7. 敦 66+8 duì for holding cereals
see dūn 敦
M:1895 feng is a surname
8. 馮 187+2 féng RK: pr. ping = ford, wade see píng
37. 脫 130+7 tuō RK: take off, come off see shuō 說
65. 朋 74+4 péng RK: friend, cowrie string 2.0 (2x) 10x
# of # of Total # of % of
Characters Occurrences Characters 4161
19 8x = 152 = 3.7%
10 9x = 90 = 2.2%
9 10x = 90 = 2.2%
5 11x = 55 = 1.3%
9 12x = 108 = 2.6%
16 13-25x = 299 = 7.1%
13 26-49x = 414 = 9.9%
8 50-99x = 526 = 12.6%
7 100-159x = 866 = 20.8%
96 8-159x 2600 = 62.4%
Strategic Withdrawal,
#1 乾 Qián Energy, Inspiration, Vigorous #33 遯 Dùn Retreat
大 Dà Big & Strong, Robust,
#2 坤 Kūn Matter, Production, Quietude #34
Bullish
壯 Zhuàng
#3 屯 Zhūn Sprouting, Birth, Begin #35 晉 Jìn Sunrise - Advance, Promote
明
#4 蒙 Méng Inexperience, Adolescence #36 Míng Yí Sunset/Eclipse - Demote
夷
家
#5 需 Xū Wait, Waiting, Awaiting #37 Jiā Rén Family Members (Agree)
人
#6 訟 Sòng Conflict, Arbitration #38 睽 Kuí Opposition (Oppose)
#18 蠱 Gǔ Spoiled (Things Gone Bad) #50 鼎 Dǐng The (Sacrificial) Caldron
#19 臨 Lín Draw Near, Approach #51 震 Zhèn Arouse, Initiate, Impulsive