Chinese Character Master Index

The details of pre-Babel history are recorded in Genesis 1-11. The same details are found in the etymology of certain Chinese words. The table below contains an index of the English and associated Chinese word in this project, along with the related Bible reference and a link to the web page on which you will find a more detailed description.

ENGLISH

CHINESE

PINYIN

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all / whole

?

qian

---

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alone

?

dan

Genesis 3:24

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ancestor

?

zu

Genesis 1:26-27

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ark

??

fangzhou

Genesis 6:14, 18

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Babel

??

ba bié

Genesis 11:3-4

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beginning

?

yuán

Genesis 2:1

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beginning

?

shi

Genesis 3:6

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beginning

?

chu

Genesis 3:21

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bind / restrain

?

shù

Genesis 2:16-17

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come

?

lái

Genesis 3:9-13

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complete

?

wán

Genesis 2:1

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confusion

?

luàn

Genesis 11:6-7

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corrupt

??

fu huà

Genesis 6:11-12

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create

?

zào

Genesis 2:7

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desire / covet

?

lán

Genesis 3:6

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destroy

?

ju

Genesis 6:7, 17

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devil

?

gui

Genesis 3:1

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die

?

zú

Genesis 3:19

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double-edged sword

?

jiàn

Genesis 3:24

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dove

?

ge

Genesis 8:8-12

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drown

?

yan

Genesis 6:17

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elder brother

?

xiong

Genesis 4:1-2

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execute / put to death

?

zhu

Genesis 2:17

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expel / drive out

?

gan

Genesis 3:23-24

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far / distant

?

yuan

Genesis 3:24

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fire

?

huo

---

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first

?

xian

Genesis 1:26-27

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flesh

?

ròu

Genesis 2:21-23

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flood

?

hóng

Genesis 6:17

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forbidden

?

jìn

Genesis 2:16-17

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garden

?

tián

Genesis 2:10-14

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garden

?

yuán

Genesis 2:7-8

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glory

?

róng

---

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God

??

ShàngDi

Genesis 1:1

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God

? / ??

Shén

Genesis 1:1

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grave

?

yíng

Genesis 3:19

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guard

?

bao

Genesis 3:24

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hand down / pass down

?

yàn

---

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happiness

?

fú

---

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happiness

?

xiáng

Genesis 4:4

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heaven

?

tian

Genesis 1:1

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hide

?

duo

Genesis 3:8

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inside

?

nèi

Genesis 2:21-23

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life / bring forth

?

sheng

Genesis 1:11, 20, 24

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migrate

? / ?

qian

Genesis 11:9

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naked

??

guang guang

Genesis 2:25

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naked

? / ? / ?

luo

Genesis 3:7

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necessary

?

yào

Genesis 2:18

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Noah

??

Nuòyà

Genesis 5:28-29; 6:8-9

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pain

?

chu

Genesis 3:16

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perfect

?

rén

---

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pray

?

zhù

---

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rainbow

?

ní

Genesis 9:14-15

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repent

?

chàn

Genesis 6:6

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repent

?

hui

Genesis 6:6

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righteousness

?

yì

Genesis 4:4

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sacrifice

?

jì

Genesis 8:20-21

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scatter

?

sàn

Genesis 11:4, 8-9

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ship / vessel

?

chuán

Genesis 6:18

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sit

?

zuò

---

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sorrow

?

ku

Genesis 3:17-18

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Spirit

?

Ling

Genesis 1:2

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sweat

??

chu hàn

Genesis 3:19

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tell / say / speak

?

shuo

---

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tempter

?

mó

Genesis 3:1

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thorns

?

jing

Genesis 3:17-18

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thorns

?

jí

Genesis 3:17-18

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torrents of rain

?

pèi

Genesis 7:4, 11-12

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tower

?

ta

Genesis 11:1, 3-4

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undertake

?

tà

Genesis 11:1, 3-4

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united

?

ge

Genesis 11:1, 3-4

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violent / cruel

?

xiong

Genesis 4:8

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wickedness

??

è dé

Genesis 6:5, 11

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By William Stewart

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