Entry
  1. the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office

    trad. 總理衙門

Also written 總理衙門【zǒng lǐ yá men】

Characters in this word

4
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(bound form) general; overall, to sum up, in every case; always; invariably, anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later, surely, (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc

Pinyin
zǒng
Traditional
Strokes
9
Frequency
1107 of 2500
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texture, grain (of wood), inner essence, intrinsic order, reason, logic, truth, science, natural science (esp. physics), to manage, to pay attention to, to run (affairs), to handle, to put in order, to tidy up

Pinyin
Strokes
11
Frequency
6715 of 2500