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==Online Resources==
*[[Chinese Genealogical Word List#Key Words|Word List]] - Research Wiki article
*[https://edge.fscdn.org/assets/static/media/guide.6f876de71394a1409ce9.pdf Chinese Jiapu and Gravestone Character Guide] at FamilySearch
*[http://www.chinese-dictionary.org/ Online Chinese Dictionary]
*[https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english-chinese Online Chinese Dictionary]
*[http://aboutworldlanguages.com/mandarin  Mandarin language overview]
*[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/chinese.pdf Chinese Transliteration information]
*[https://www.chinesetools.eu/tools/zhuyin/ Chinese Romanization converter]
*[http://mylanguages.org/learn_chinese.php Chinese basics and grammar]


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
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More information on using the affirmative and negative (yes/no) in Mandarin can be found [https://www.omeidachinese.com/yes-no-chinese/ here] .
More information on using the affirmative and negative (yes/no) in Mandarin can be found [https://www.omeidachinese.com/yes-no-chinese/ here] .
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The word list below includes words that may be most commonly found in genealogical sources. A list of Chinese trades and occupations and the English equivalents can be found [http://carlgene.com/blog/2011/08/49-trades-crafts-and-occupations-in-english-and-chinese/ here].<br>
The word list below includes words that may be most commonly found in genealogical sources. A list of Chinese trades and occupations and the English equivalents can be found [http://carlgene.com/blog/2011/08/49-trades-crafts-and-occupations-in-english-and-chinese/ here].<br>


For further help, use a Chinese-English or English-Chinese dictionary. At the Family History Library, Chinese dictionaries are cataloged with call numbers 423.951 and 495.1321 – 495.17321. The following dictionaries available for reference in hardcopy format at the Family History Library may be particularly helpful:
For further help, use a Chinese-English or English-Chinese dictionary. At the FamilySearch Library, Chinese dictionaries are cataloged with call numbers 423.951 and 495.1321 – 495.17321. The following dictionaries available for reference in hardcopy format at the FamilySearch Library may be particularly helpful:
*Mathews, Robert Henry, Mathews’ Chinese-English Dictionary
*Mathews, Robert Henry, Mathews’ Chinese-English Dictionary
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1943 (ISBN: 0674123506; Call No. 495.1321)
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1943 (ISBN: 0674123506; Call No. 495.1321)
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Hong Kong: Joint Publishing Co. (Hong Kong Branch), 1975 (Call No. 423.951)
Hong Kong: Joint Publishing Co. (Hong Kong Branch), 1975 (Call No. 423.951)


Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject section of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=171&query=%2Bplace%3AChina&subjectsOpen=337789-50 China – Language and languages - Dictionaries]. Most bookstores also carry inexpensive Chinese-English and English-Chinese dictionaries.<br><br>
Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject section of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1927073&query=%2Bsubject%3AChina%20%2Bsubject%3Adirectories&subjectsOpen=369682-50 China – Language and languages - Dictionaries]. Most bookstores also carry inexpensive Chinese-English and English-Chinese dictionaries.<br><br>


==Numbers==
==Numbers==
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Within the sexagenary cycle, the Heavenly Stems repeat six times (10 x 6 = 60) and the Earthly Branches repeat five times (12 x 5 = 60). Using this pattern, the first year of every sexagenary cycle is 甲子 (jiǎ zǐ) and the 60th year is 癸亥 (guǐ hài). A complete table showing all sixty years of the sexagenary cycle can be found [http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/stemsandbranches.htm here]. <br>
Within the sexagenary cycle, the Heavenly Stems repeat six times (10 x 6 = 60) and the Earthly Branches repeat five times (12 x 5 = 60). Using this pattern, the first year of every sexagenary cycle is 甲子 (jiǎ zǐ) and the 60th year is 癸亥 (guǐ hài). A complete table showing all sixty years of the sexagenary cycle can be found [https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/gts/time/stemsandbranches.htm here]. <br>
   
   
Another step in converting the Chinese calendar to the Gregorian calendar is to identify the reign year (帝號; dì hào) or the reign title (年號; nián hào), which corresponds to which emperor was on the throne at the time. A complete listing of Chinese imperial reigns can be found [http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/chinahistory/dyn17-u.html#d-21 here]]. Identifying both the reign year and the sexagenary cycle designator (i.e. Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch combination) on a historical record will then allow accurate conversion to the Gregorian calendar.<br>
Another step in converting the Chinese calendar to the Gregorian calendar is to identify the reign year (帝號; dì hào) or the reign title (年號; nián hào), which corresponds to which emperor was on the throne at the time. A complete listing of Chinese imperial reigns can be found [http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/chinahistory/dyn17-u.html#d-21 here]]. Identifying both the reign year and the sexagenary cycle designator (i.e. Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch combination) on a historical record will then allow accurate conversion to the Gregorian calendar.<br>
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| align="left" | East  
| align="left" | East  
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===F===
===F===
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| align="left" | Farmer
| align="left" | Farmer
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===G===
===G===
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| align="left" | Gardener
| align="left" | Gardener
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===H===
===H===
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| align="left" | Herdsman
| align="left" | Herdsman
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===I===
===I===
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| align="left" | Immigrant  
| align="left" | Immigrant  
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===J===
===J===
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| align="left" | January
| align="left" | January
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===K===
===K===
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#7F FF D4" align="left" | '''Pinyin'''
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| align="left" | Kilometer
| align="left" | Kilometer
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===L===
===L===
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| align="left" | Laborer
| align="left" | Laborer
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===M===
===M===
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| align="left" | Manchuria
| align="left" | Manchuria
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===N===
===N===
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| align="left" | Name
| align="left" | Name
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===O===
===O===
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#7F FF D4" align="left" | '''Pinyin'''
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| align="left" | October
| align="left" | October
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===P===
===P===
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| align="left" | Painter
| align="left" | Painter
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===Q===
===Q===
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| align="left" | Qin Dynasty
| align="left" | Qin Dynasty
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===R===
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| align="left" | Receive surname
| align="left" | Receive surname
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| align="left" | Saturday
| align="left" | Saturday
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| align="left" | Taboo name (for deceased emperor or head of family)
| align="left" | Taboo name (for deceased emperor or head of family)
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===U===
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| align="left" | Unknown
| align="left" | Unknown
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===V===
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#7F FF D4" align="left" | '''Pinyin'''
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| align="left" | Village
| align="left" | Village
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===W===
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| align="left" | Warring States Period
| align="left" | Warring States Period
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===X===
===X===
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| align="left" | Xia Dynasty
| align="left" | Xia Dynasty
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===Y===
===Y===
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| align="left" | Yuan Dynasty
| align="left" | Yuan Dynasty
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===Z===
===Z===
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| align="left" | Zodiac (Chinese)
| align="left" | Zodiac (Chinese)
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==Online Resources==
*[http://www.chinese-dictionary.org/ Online Chinese Dictionary]
*[https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english-chinese Online Chinese Dictionary]
*[http://aboutworldlanguages.com/mandarin  Mandarin language overview]
*[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/chinese.pdf Chinese Transliteration information]
*[https://www.chinesetools.eu/tools/zhuyin/ Chinese Romanization converter]
*[http://mylanguages.org/learn_chinese.php Chinese basics and grammar]


==References==
==References==
[[Category:Word List]][[Category:Chinese Genealogy]][[Category:Hong Kong]][[Category:Taiwan]]
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