Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] / Heilongjiang river forming the border between northeast China and Russia / Amur river
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc)
翰林
Hàn lín
refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院
秦岭
Qín lǐng
Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley
幕府
mù fǔ
(orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer / administration of a military government / (medieval Japan) "bakufu", administration of the shogun
假借
jiǎ jiè
to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
成群结队
chéng qún jié duì
making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd
鸭绿江
Yā lù Jiāng
Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road
项英
Xiàng Yīng
Xiang Ying (1898-1941), communist general involved in forming the New Fourth Army 新四軍|新四军[Xin1 si4 jun1], killed in 1941 during the New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變|皖南事变[Wan3 nan2 Shi4 bian4]
喀斯特地貌
kā sī tè dì mào
karst landform (weathered limestone, often forming caves)
形声
xíng shēng
ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
褡裢
dā lian
cloth pouch open in the middle, forming two bags / jacket worn for Chinese wrestling
六书
liù shū
Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 / - namely, two primary methods: 象形 / (pictogram), 指事 / (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 / (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 / (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 / (loan), 轉注|转注 / (transfer)
图们江
Tú mén jiāng
Tumen river in Jilin province 吉林省, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
象形字
xiàng xíng zì
pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down / also known as self-explanatory character
会意字
huì yì zì
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
假借字
jiǎ jiè zì
loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
角蛋白
jiǎo dàn bái
keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)
指事字
zhǐ shì zì
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down / also known as self-explanatory character
怒江
Nù jiāng
Nujiang river of south Tibet and northwest Yunnan, the upper reaches of Salween river 薩爾溫江|萨尔温江, forming border of Myanmar and Thailand
丁字步
dīng zì bù
T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
函谷关
Hán gǔ Guān
Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)
卯榫
mǎo sǔn
mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
安南山脉
An1 nán shān mài
Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos
新朝
Xīn cháo
the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han
Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley
肽聚糖
tài jù táng
peptidoglycan (PG) or murein (polymer of sugars and amino acids forming cell wall)
Dumangang, Korean name of Tumen river 圖們江|图们江[Tu2 men2 jiang1] in Jilin province, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
转注
zhuǎn zhù
transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
转注字
zhuǎn zhù zì
transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
长山山脉
Cháng shān shān mài
Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos
阿姆河
A1 mǔ Hé
Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir to Aral sea, forming the boundary between Afghanistan and Tajikistan then flowing through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan / formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers
xìng