EMBELLISH    修飾飾

CAUSE-TO BECOME MORE BEAUTIFUL.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for embellishment of anything concrete or abstract is shì 飾. 2. Rùn 潤 refers to adding lustre and giving something a sumptuous appearance, and the word is always used in literal senses. 3. Xiū 修 refers to an effort of elevated figurative embellishment and cultivation typically of an abstract kind, as in 修身.
Modern Chinese Criteria
裝飾 裝點 裝璜 裝修 點綴 飾 修飾 is a current modern word for embellishing something so as to improve it. 潤色 focusses on the improvement of colours. 潤飾 focusses on the creation of lushness. 藻飾 (lit) refers to literary embellishments. 點染 (lit) refers to touching up a literary piece. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • MAKE-UP　EMBELLISH ONE'S FACE AND CLOTHES FOR A LIMITED PERIOD. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
See also
  • ORNAMENTARTEFFACT USED so as to PUT it on something FOR EMBELLISHING this thing.
  • PAINTSMEAR USING LIQUID so as to CAUSE something TO HAVE COLOUR.
Hypernym
  • BEAUTIFUL　EXCELLENT in APPEARANCE. (anc: 5/0, child: 4)
  • EXCELLENT　FEATURE BECAUSE of which SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS OR SHOULD BE PREFERRED to OTHERS (anc: 4/0, child: 11)
  • FEATURE　ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
Other Hypernyms
  • CAUSE TO　MOVE in SUCH a way that THEREFORE someone or something else CHANGES. (anc: 11/0, child: 18)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • CHANGE　EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 1194

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 6.71

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    EMBELLISH

    ornare refers to embellishment as an integrated part of making something properly and fully useful, and the word has positive connotations.

    comere refers to typically effeminate superficial beautification through attractive arrangement of what is embellished that shows excessive interest in mere appearances and superficial beauty.

    decorare refers to getting something into properly decorative shape.

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 252

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 93

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 188

    裝，妝

    1.WL points out correctly, that in the meaning "pretend" these characters are not interchangeable.

    • Words (32 items)

    飾  shì OC: qhljɯɡ MC: ɕɨk 45 Attributions

    The current general word for embellishment of anything concrete or abstract is shì 飾.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNembellished
    • vibe artificially embellishing, be decorative; be full of embellishments or rhetorical flourishes
    • vtoNembellish, decorate; polish up and cultivate properly; embellish; decorate (also with abstract objects);
    • vtoNmiddle voiceget dressed up artificially
    • vtoNnegativedress up, make appear beautiful; disguise; specifically: disguise through embellishment; sometimes:
    • vtoNpassivebe embellished; be dressed up
    • vtoNpsychembellish (oneself), make (oneself) look artificially beautiful
    文  wén OC: mɯn MC: mi̯un 15 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 質/SUBSTANCE The general term for substance as opposed to form or appearance is zhì 質, and this troubling term desperately need systematic investigation.

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)give something an artificially beautiful appearance
    • vtoNLY 14.12: to refine, to give something a pleasing and refined pattern
    • vtoNcausativecause (oneself) to be elegant
    • vtoNnegativeto embellish an N, which is inherently wicked, so as to make it appear better than it isLZ
    • vtoNputativeto consider as elegant; to regard as refined
    • vtoNtattootattoo
    文章  wén zhāng OC: mɯn kjaŋ MC: mi̯un tɕi̯ɐŋ 13 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialdecorous manifestations; decorations; elaborate embellishments
    藻  zǎo OC: tsaawʔ MC: tsɑu 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabfeatureliterary flourish; aesthetic superior achievementsCH
    • nabpassiveembellishment
    • vtoNembellish
    • vtoNfigurativeembellish non-physically
    莊嚴  zhuāng yán OC: skraŋ ŋɡam MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ ŋi̯ɐm 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: adornment
    • VPiBUDDH: ?? be adorned, be embellished
    • VPifigurativeBUDDH: ?? be embellished > be glorious, be brilliant
    • VPtoNBUDDH: ?? adorn, embellish
    潤  rùn OC: njuns MC: ȵʷin 5 Attributions

    Rùn 潤 refers to adding lustre and giving something a sumptuous appearance, and the word is always used in literal senses.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNpolished upCH
    • vtoNadorn, give lustre to
    脩  xiū OC: sqlɯw MC: sɨu 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)embellish the contextually determinate N
    • vtoN
    • vtoNreflexive.自decorate oneself
    整  zhěng OC: tjeŋʔ MC: tɕiɛŋ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNarrange in an orderly manner
    • vtoNpassivebe arranged in good order; be in order; be well-functioning
    裝  zhuāng OC: skraŋ MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNadorned, well-kept
    • vtoNperform make-up (for someone)
    • vtoNpassivebe embellished, be made-up
    • vtoNsubj=nonhumanembellish
    嚴飾  yán shì OC: ŋɡam qhljɯɡ MC: ŋi̯ɐm ɕɨk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPimpressive embellishments
    • VPibe well-adorned
    修飾  xiū shì OC: sqlɯw qhljɯɡ MC: sɨu ɕɨk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)embellish (themselves), tart themselves upCH
    • VPtoNpolish up, add ornaments to
    • VPtoNpsychembellish and adorn (oneself)
    修  xiū OC: sqlɯw MC: sɨu 2 Attributions

    Xiū 修 refers to an effort of elevated figurative embellishment and cultivation typically of an abstract kind, as in 修身.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativemake beautiful, beautify
    治  chí OC: rlɯ MC: ɖɨ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)get the contextually determinate thing N into proper shape
    • vtoNget into proper shape, set to work properly on
    藩飾  fān shì MC: pjon syik OC: pan qhljɯɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNto adornLZ
    斧藻  fǔ zǎo OC: paʔ tsaawʔ MC: pi̯o tsɑu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNhack/chisel out embellishing patterns in> embellish
    掉  diào OC: deewɡs MC: deu
    掉  nuò OC: rneewɡ MC: ɳɣɔk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNadjust properly, arrange in an orderly manner
    理  lǐ OC: ɡ-rɯʔ MC: lɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwork (jade etc); mulanshi: arrange (a woman's hairdo) properly
    純  zhǔn OC: tjunʔ MC: tɕʷin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNembellish, embroider
    潤色  rùn sè OC: njuns sqrɯɡ MC: ȵʷin ʂɨk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNgive the final polish and sheen to (a document etc)
    美  měi OC: mriʔ MC: mi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativebeautify
    美  měi MC: mijX OC: mriʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNembellishCH
    章黼  zhāng fǔ OC: kjaŋ paʔ MC: tɕi̯ɐŋ pi̯o 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPadNembellished with black and white patterning
    華飾  huá shì OC: ɢʷraal qhljɯɡ MC: ɦɣɛ ɕɨk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPembellishment
    • VPadNembellished; done-up
    飭  chì OC: khrlɯɡ MC: ʈhɨk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactuse make-up (for 飾)
    俅  qiú OC: ɡu MC: gɨu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vigem-adorned
    冶  yě OC: laʔ MC: jɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNadorn (YI)
    妝  zhuāng OC: skraŋ MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactput on makeup
    • vtoNadorn (SHUOWEN: 飾也)
    容  róng OC: k-loŋ MC: ji̯oŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viadorn (SHI) ????
    弄  nòng OC: ɡ-rooŋs MC: luŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNembellish
    珌  bì OC: piɡ MC: pit 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nornament at lower end of scabbard (Shi)
    粧  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNapply make-up to ( a female)
    組  zǔ OC: skaaʔ MC: tsuo̝ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoN(archaic and elevated:) beautify (as in 組修其身)