| 雙 | 1226C15 91.82 | 部居  | 畫數 18 | ㄕㄨㄤ [shuang1] (*ㄕㄨㄤˋ [shuang4] ). [Pop.  ， ] | ||
| N. | (1) (*[shuang4]) A surname. (2) A pair (of chopsticks, hands, knees); a couple, male and female: 成雙成對 in pairs, female and male; 雙親 both parents, father and mother; 父母雙全 both parents living; 雙管齊下 writing with both hands simultaneously--do two things at the same time; 箭貫雙鵰 kill two birds with one stone; 雙杵 hull rice by two persons in alternation; 無雙 peerless, matchless. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Double, both: 雙面，雙邊 both sides, bilateral (treaty, etc.); 雙層 double layers; 雙十 [shuang1shi2]↓. (2) Even (days): 雙日. | |||||
| Adv. | In pairs: 雙宿雙飛 (lovers) always keep each other's company, compared to birds flying and nestling together; 雙棲 (lovers) live together; amphibious: 雙棲動物. | |||||
| Words | 1. 雙棒兒 *[shuang4bang4er0], n., (coll.) twin sons. 2. 雙親 [shuang1qin1], n., both parents: 雙親大人 used in letters to both parents. 3. 雙打 [shuang1da3], phr., (tennis) play doubles. 4. 雙方 [shuang1fang1], adv., both sides: 雙方同意 both parties agree. 5. 雙分兒 [shuang1feher0], n., double portion. 6. 雙峰駝 [shuang1feng1tuo2], n., two-humped camel. 7. 雙幅（兒） [shuang1fu2]([er0]), n., cloth of double width. 8. 雙鉤 [shuang1gou1], v.t., (callig.) trace contour of a stroke, leaving center hollow. 9. 雙掛號 [shuang1gua4hao4], v.t., register a letter with demand for receiver's receipt. 10. 雙關 [shuang1guan1], adj., a pun, word with double meaning: 雙關語，意義雙關 word with double meaning. 11. 雙軌 [shuang1gui3], n., double track; 雙軌鐵路 double-track railway. 12. 雙宮 [shuang1gong1], n., cocoon with double covering. 13. 雙簧 [shuang1huang2], n., as in 唱雙簧 an act of entertainment, with one person making mouth gestures and another hidden behind making the voice; (fig.) two persons agree to say the same thing. 14. 雙九 [shuang1jiu3], n., “double-nine”--families of bride and groom meet on 18th day after wedding. 15. 雙立人兒 [shuang1li4re2er0], n., the radical “  ” (91B); index No. 91B, when on left side of character.16. 雙禮 [shuang1li3], n., simultaneous bow by bride and groom to elders on wedding day. 17. 雙陸 [shuang1lu4], n., an anc. dice game (also wr. 雙六). 18. 雙名 [shuang1ming2], n., (MC) personal name with two characters. 19. 雙生 [shuang1sheng1]1, n., twins. 20. 雙聲 [shuang1sheng1]2, n., words with the same initial consonant, alliteration (like 彷彿 [fang3fu2]); such related words (like 寬，闊 both beginning with k, 亡，無 beginning with w). 21. 雙身子 [shuang1shen1zi0], adj., (woman) being pregnant. 22. 雙響兒 [shuang1xiang1er0], n., firecrackers with double explosions. 23. 雙姓 [shuang1xing4], n., a two-syllable surname. 24. 雙喜 [shuang1xi3], n., “double happiness”--wedding. 25. 雙雙 [shuang1shuang1], adv., in pairs. 26. 雙數（兒） [shuang1shu4]([er0]), n., (math.) even numbers. 27. 雙十（節） [shuang1shi2]([jie1]), n., a Chinese national holiday, on October 10, also called “Double Tenth.” 28. 雙石頭 [shuang1shi2tou0], n., a bar with two stones on the ends for lifting weight. 29. 雙套車 [shuang1tao4che1], n., carriage pulled by team of horses in front and behind (also called 二套車). 30. 雙眼皮兒 [shuang1yan3pierer0], n., double eyelid. | |||||