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  *七* | 七* | *七
seven / 7
HSK 1
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  *念* | 念* | *念
to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿)
HSK 3
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  *拐* | 拐* | *拐
to turn (a corner etc) / to kidnap / to swindle / to misappropriate / seven (used as a substitute for ) / variant of 枴|拐
HSK 6
in disorder / at sixes and sevens (idiom)
HSK 7-9
South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers
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  *趙* | 趙* | *趙
surname Zhao / one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476-220 BC) / the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
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  *魏* | 魏* | *魏
surname Wei / name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221-265 / Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history
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  *韓* | 韓* | *韓
Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han
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  *曜* | 曜* | *曜
bright / glorious / one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy
cervical vertebra / the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals
double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia
lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom) / fig. to seethe with anger
Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起
Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
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  *銖* | 銖* | *銖
twenty-fourth part of a tael (2 or 3 grams)
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  *柒* | 柒* | *柒
seven (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
“Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴
unilateral / one-sided / home remedy / folk prescription(same as 丹方) / single-drug prescription (same as 奇方, one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方) / metaphorically. a good solution
the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
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  *廿* | 廿* | *廿
twenty
Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires / contrasted with 三魂 three immortal souls
“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙
the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year
(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏, and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century / fig. a long and complicated story
Seven Powerful States of the Warring States, namely: 齊|齐, , , 韓|韩, 趙|赵, and
seven emotional states / seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy , anger , anxiety 憂|忧, thought , grief , fear , fright 驚|惊 / seven relations
a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
improper fraction (with numerator ≥ denominator, e.g. seven fifths) / see also: proper fraction 真分數|真分数 and mixed number 帶分數|带分数
History of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, twenty second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty , 135 scrolls
the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915
the twenty-eight constellations
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) / (in Daoism) God of the north sky
Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 (the seven mansions of the east sky)
(Chinese medicine) the seven kinds of prescriptions 大方, 小方, 緩方|缓方, 急方, 奇方, 偶方 and 重方 or 複方|复方
twenty; 20
(idiom) fragmented; scattered; in disarray; at sixes and sevens
History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls
twenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070
twenty-third year C11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2006 or 2066
“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子
twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
twenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
twenty-fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068
seven-year itch
four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿 of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙, White Tiger 白虎, Vermilion Bird 朱雀, Black Tortoise 玄武
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  *卄* | 卄* | *卄
twenty, twentieth
twenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067
twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
alternative name for 六韜|六韬, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China
three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man
twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
at sixes and sevens / perturbed state of mind / in a mess
Aeschylus (c. 524 BC -c. 455 BC), Greek tragedian, author of The Persians, Seven against Thebes etc
seven colors; a variety of colors / multicolored; rainbow-colored
guqin or seven-stringed zither
the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom) / the facts of the matter / the actual situation
History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉 in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吳子|吴子, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
Wang Can (177-217), poet, generally regarded as the most brilliant of "the seven masters of Jian'an" 建安
Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and feng shui)
"Three Strategies of Huang Shigong", one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China
Gipuzkoa or Guipúzcoa, one of the seven Basque provinces in north Spain
Seven Samurai (movie)
Emperor Aidi of Tang, reign name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Li Zhu 李祝 (892-908), reigned 904-907
History of the Liao Dynasty, twenty first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty , 116 scrolls
Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬, "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法, "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法, "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子, "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子, "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略 and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对
Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms
(archaic) the seven duties of a sovereign
heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms
seven floor pagoda
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬 and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略, two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙
Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国 and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖 and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公 (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms
the twenty-eight constellations / also written 二十八宿
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions) / same as 二十四史
Lizhu, personal name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Aidi 哀帝 (892-908), reigned 904-907
Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云 charges seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao's armies


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