Glossary and Vocabulary for Decorative Designs in Chinese Art 中国文物的纹饰, Porcelain 瓷器 Tang Dynasty 唐
      Corpus Vocabulary Analysis
      Contents
      
        - Frequencies of Lexical Words
 
        - Frequencies of all Words
 
        
        - Proper Nouns
 
      
      Frequencies of Lexical Words
      
        
          
            | Rank | 
            Frequency | 
            Chinese | 
            Pinyin | 
            English | 
            Example Usage | 
          
        
        
        
          
            | 1 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            Tang Dynasty | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 2 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            Tang | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 3 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            exagerated | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 4 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            vast; extensive | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 5 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            a garden area; courtyard path | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 6 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            China | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 7 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            rude | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 8 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            year | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 9 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            New Year festival | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 10 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            age | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 11 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            life span; life expectancy | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 12 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            an era; a period | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 13 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            a date | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 14 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            time; years | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 15 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            harvest | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 16 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            annual; every year | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 17 | 
            6 | 
            博物馆 | 
            bówùguǎn | 
            museum | 
            上海博物馆 | 
          
        
          
            | 18 | 
            5 | 
            上海 | 
            shànghǎi | 
            Shanghai | 
            上海博物馆 | 
          
        
          
            | 19 | 
            3 | 
            绞胎 | 
            jiǎotāi | 
            marbled | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 20 | 
            3 | 
            釉陶 | 
            yòutáo | 
            glazed pottery | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 21 | 
            3 | 
            彩色 | 
            cǎisè | 
            multi-colored | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 22 | 
            3 | 
            彩色 | 
            cǎisè | 
            a color | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 23 | 
            2 | 
            鸳鸯 | 
            yuānyāng | 
            mandarin ducks | 
            鸳鸯 | 
          
        
          
            | 24 | 
            2 | 
            鸳鸯 | 
            yuānyāng | 
            an affectionate couple | 
            鸳鸯 | 
          
        
          
            | 25 | 
            2 | 
            鸳鸯 | 
            yuānyāng | 
            a pair of objects | 
            鸳鸯 | 
          
        
          
            | 26 | 
            2 | 
            镇墓兽 | 
            zhèn mù shòu | 
            a tomb guardian beast | 
            彩色釉陶镇墓兽 | 
          
        
          
            | 27 | 
            2 | 
            三彩 | 
            sān cǎi | 
            sancai; three colors; multi-colored | 
            三彩 | 
          
        
          
            | 28 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            a plate; a shallow dish | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 29 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            to examine | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 30 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            crooked | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 31 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            a bronze plate | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 32 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            a tray; a board | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 33 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            trading price | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 34 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            home area | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 35 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            Pan | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 36 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            to coil around | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 37 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            to circle around | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 38 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            to cross askew | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 39 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            to plan; to calculate | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 40 | 
            2 | 
            陶 | 
            táo | 
            Tao | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 41 | 
            2 | 
            陶 | 
            táo | 
            pottery; ceramics | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 42 | 
            2 | 
            陶 | 
            táo | 
            to make pottery | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 43 | 
            2 | 
            陶 | 
            táo | 
            to train; to groom | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 44 | 
            2 | 
            陶 | 
            yáo | 
            Yao | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 45 | 
            1 | 
            苏武 | 
            sū wǔ | 
            Su Wu | 
            苏武 | 
          
        
          
            | 46 | 
            1 | 
            雁纹 | 
            yàn wén | 
            goose design | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 47 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            cloud | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 48 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            Yunnan | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 49 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            Yun | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 50 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            to say | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 51 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            to have | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 52 | 
            1 | 
            飞鸟 | 
            fēiniǎo | 
            bird | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 53 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            sun | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 54 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            Yang; male principle | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 55 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            positive | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 56 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            bright | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 57 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            light | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 58 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            facing the sun | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 59 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            male genitals | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 60 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            fake; superficial | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 61 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            the south side of a mountain or the north side of a river | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 62 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            in relief; protruding | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 63 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            overt; open | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 64 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            this world; the human world | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 65 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            Yang | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 66 | 
            1 | 
            云纹 | 
            yúnwén | 
            cloud design | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 67 | 
            1 | 
            枕 | 
            zhěn | 
            pillow | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 68 | 
            1 | 
            枕 | 
            zhěn | 
            a stake used to tether cattle | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 69 | 
            1 | 
            枕 | 
            zhěn | 
            a bone in a fish head | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 70 | 
            1 | 
            枕 | 
            zhèn | 
            to rest one's head on | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 71 | 
            1 | 
            枕 | 
            zhèn | 
            to lean on | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 72 | 
            1 | 
            碗 | 
            wǎn | 
            bowl | 
            绞胎陶碗 | 
          
        
          
            | 73 | 
            1 | 
            印花 | 
            yìnhuā | 
            to print (textiles); to stamp; to seal; to mark; to engrave | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 74 | 
            1 | 
            印花 | 
            yìnhuā | 
            a tax stamp | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 75 | 
            1 | 
            扁壶 | 
            biǎnhú | 
            a flask | 
            三彩鸳鸯扁壶 | 
          
        
          
            | 76 | 
            1 | 
            越窑 | 
            yuè yáo | 
            Yue yao; Yue Kiln | 
            越窑 | 
          
        
          
            | 77 | 
            1 | 
            苏州 | 
            sūzhōu | 
            Suzhou | 
            苏州博物馆 | 
          
        
        
      
      Frequencies of all Words
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            | Rank | 
            Frequency | 
            Chinese | 
            Pinyin | 
            English | 
            Usage | 
          
        
        
        
          
            | 1 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            Tang Dynasty | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 2 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            Tang | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 3 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            exagerated | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 4 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            vast; extensive | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 5 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            in vain; for nothing | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 6 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            a garden area; courtyard path | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 7 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            China | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 8 | 
            7 | 
            唐 | 
            táng | 
            rude | 
            唐 | 
          
        
          
            | 9 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            year | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 10 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            New Year festival | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 11 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            age | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 12 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            life span; life expectancy | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 13 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            an era; a period | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 14 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            a date | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 15 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            time; years | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 16 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            harvest | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 17 | 
            6 | 
            年 | 
            nián | 
            annual; every year | 
            年 | 
          
        
          
            | 18 | 
            6 | 
            博物馆 | 
            bówùguǎn | 
            museum | 
            上海博物馆 | 
          
        
          
            | 19 | 
            5 | 
            上海 | 
            shànghǎi | 
            Shanghai | 
            上海博物馆 | 
          
        
          
            | 20 | 
            3 | 
            绞胎 | 
            jiǎotāi | 
            marbled | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 21 | 
            3 | 
            釉陶 | 
            yòutáo | 
            glazed pottery | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 22 | 
            3 | 
            彩色 | 
            cǎisè | 
            multi-colored | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 23 | 
            3 | 
            彩色 | 
            cǎisè | 
            a color | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 24 | 
            2 | 
            鸳鸯 | 
            yuānyāng | 
            mandarin ducks | 
            鸳鸯 | 
          
        
          
            | 25 | 
            2 | 
            鸳鸯 | 
            yuānyāng | 
            an affectionate couple | 
            鸳鸯 | 
          
        
          
            | 26 | 
            2 | 
            鸳鸯 | 
            yuānyāng | 
            a pair of objects | 
            鸳鸯 | 
          
        
          
            | 27 | 
            2 | 
            镇墓兽 | 
            zhèn mù shòu | 
            a tomb guardian beast | 
            彩色釉陶镇墓兽 | 
          
        
          
            | 28 | 
            2 | 
            三彩 | 
            sān cǎi | 
            sancai; three colors; multi-colored | 
            三彩 | 
          
        
          
            | 29 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            a plate; a shallow dish | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 30 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            to examine | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 31 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            used for dishes of food or coils | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 32 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            crooked | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 33 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            a bronze plate | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 34 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            a tray; a board | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 35 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            trading price | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 36 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            home area | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 37 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            Pan | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 38 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            to coil around | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 39 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            to circle around | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 40 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            to cross askew | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 41 | 
            2 | 
            盘 | 
            pán | 
            to plan; to calculate | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 42 | 
            2 | 
            陶 | 
            táo | 
            Tao | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 43 | 
            2 | 
            陶 | 
            táo | 
            pottery; ceramics | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 44 | 
            2 | 
            陶 | 
            táo | 
            to make pottery | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 45 | 
            2 | 
            陶 | 
            táo | 
            to train; to groom | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 46 | 
            2 | 
            陶 | 
            yáo | 
            Yao | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 47 | 
            1 | 
            苏武 | 
            sū wǔ | 
            Su Wu | 
            苏武 | 
          
        
          
            | 48 | 
            1 | 
            雁纹 | 
            yàn wén | 
            goose design | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 49 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            cloud | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 50 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            Yunnan | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 51 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            Yun | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 52 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            to say | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 53 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            to have | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 54 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            a particle with no meaning | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 55 | 
            1 | 
            云 | 
            yún | 
            in this way | 
            彩色釉陶云雁纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 56 | 
            1 | 
            飞鸟 | 
            fēiniǎo | 
            bird | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 57 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            sun | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 58 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            Yang; male principle | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 59 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            positive | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 60 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            bright | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 61 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            light | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 62 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            facing the sun | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 63 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            male genitals | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 64 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            fake; superficial | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 65 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            the south side of a mountain or the north side of a river | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 66 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            in relief; protruding | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 67 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            overt; open | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 68 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            this world; the human world | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 69 | 
            1 | 
            阳 | 
            yáng | 
            Yang | 
            阳 | 
          
        
          
            | 70 | 
            1 | 
            云纹 | 
            yúnwén | 
            cloud design | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 71 | 
            1 | 
            枕 | 
            zhěn | 
            pillow | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 72 | 
            1 | 
            枕 | 
            zhěn | 
            a stake used to tether cattle | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 73 | 
            1 | 
            枕 | 
            zhěn | 
            a bone in a fish head | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 74 | 
            1 | 
            枕 | 
            zhèn | 
            to rest one's head on | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 75 | 
            1 | 
            枕 | 
            zhèn | 
            to lean on | 
            绞胎陶枕 | 
          
        
          
            | 76 | 
            1 | 
            碗 | 
            wǎn | 
            bowl | 
            绞胎陶碗 | 
          
        
          
            | 77 | 
            1 | 
            碗 | 
            wǎn | 
            bowl | 
            绞胎陶碗 | 
          
        
          
            | 78 | 
            1 | 
            印花 | 
            yìnhuā | 
            to print (textiles); to stamp; to seal; to mark; to engrave | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 79 | 
            1 | 
            印花 | 
            yìnhuā | 
            a tax stamp | 
            彩色釉陶印花飞鸟云纹盘 | 
          
        
          
            | 80 | 
            1 | 
            扁壶 | 
            biǎnhú | 
            a flask | 
            三彩鸳鸯扁壶 | 
          
        
          
            | 81 | 
            1 | 
            越窑 | 
            yuè yáo | 
            Yue yao; Yue Kiln | 
            越窑 | 
          
        
          
            | 82 | 
            1 | 
            苏州 | 
            sūzhōu | 
            Suzhou | 
            苏州博物馆 | 
          
        
        
      
      
      
      People, places
      and other proper nouns
 
      
        
          | Simplified | 
          Traditional | 
          Pinyin | 
          English | 
        
        
          
            | 上海 | 
             | 
            115 | 
            
               Shanghai 
             | 
          
        
          
            | 苏武 | 
            蘇武 | 
            115 | 
            
               Su Wu 
             | 
          
        
          
            | 苏州 | 
            蘇州 | 
            115 | 
            
               Suzhou 
             | 
          
        
          
            | 越窑 | 
            越窯 | 
            121 | 
            
               Yue yao; Yue Kiln 
             | 
          
        
      
      
      
      Glossary
      
        Buddhist terminology, except the proper nouns listed above. Number of
        terms: 0.
      
        
          | Simplified | 
          Traditional | 
          Pinyin | 
          English |