- the speed of light; (fig.) extremely quickly
- arrowhead; arrow symbol
- to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing)
- to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
- slender; lanky; tall and thin
- hull; body of a ship
- to cover all at one glance (idiom); a panoramic view
- double star
- (fixed) star
- all things; all that exists
- to lose one's splendor; to lose luster; to be eclipsed; to be overshadowed
- concentrated; crowded together; intensive; compressed
- fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces; sporadic; scattered
- 参 shēn: 参 shen1: ginseng; one of the 28 constellations参 cān: 参 can1: to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House参 cēn: 参 cen1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
- 宿 xìu: 宿 xiu4: constellation宿 xǐu: 宿 xiu3: night; classifier for nights宿 sù: 宿 su4: lodge for the night; old; former宿 Sù: 宿 Su4: surname Su
- seven; 7
- (adj.) twin
- to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain
- alliance; union; coalition
- navy
- to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch; also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dong1 pao3 xi1 dian1]
- (military) to patrol (airspace or waters); (technical) to cruise; to maintain steady speed
- to extend (everywhere)
- (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage
- to provide assistance; to aid
- to levy (a tax); to expropriate
- trade and commerce
- federal; federation; commonwealth; federal union; federal state; union
- mound; tomb; hill; mountain
- brain; mind; head; essence
- 鸟 diǎo: 鸟 diao3: penis鸟 niǎo: 鸟 niao3: bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn
- to surround; to circle; to revolve around
- to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to enable (a feature); (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate; to open (sth that has been sealed)
- motive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
- to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel; to refit; to modify; to convert
- to vibrate; to shake; vibration
- frequency