兩河文明

Mesopotamian civilization

two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia

river / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]

language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

civilized / civilization / culture / CL:個|个[ge4]

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods