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4,809 characters (browsable) · 20,266 words (published)
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waist, lower back; middle; pocket; the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an an…
lotus; hibiscus; used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat; clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145; to dress;…
prompt, quick, speedy; fast; rapid; quick; velocity
nail, spike; nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯[ding1]; to…
cooking-pot, saucepan; pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret; surname Yin; overcast (weat…
stairs, steps; degree, rank; variant of 階|阶[jie1]; rank or step; stairs
alpha male, hero; manly; male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or st…
to shave; to scrape; to blow; to plunder; to extort; to blow (of the wind)
we, us; variant of 咱[zan2]; I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken…
to fill, to pad, to stuff; to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in
wife; (bound form) wife; to marry off (a daughter)
to execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze, to detain; to execute (a plan); to grasp
to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach; (bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form)…
to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead; to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
bright, clear, distinct; clear; bright
hero; heroic, outstanding; (bound form) hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; dist…
military; martial, warlike; surname Wu; martial
clan, family; maiden name; (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the W…
violent, savage, cruel, bold; ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang…
agate, cornelian; used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙[ma3 nao3]
discipline, age; period, era; record, annal; surname Ji; also pr. [Ji4]; order; disciplin…
Hydropyrum latifalium; surname; surname Jiang; Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]
to give; to bestow a favor; to appoint; (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (lit…
strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense; ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool;…
needle, pin, tack; acupuncture; needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]; varia…
rice-cake, pastry, biscuit; round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1]
chivalrous person; knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic
to cut, to divide, to partition; to cede; to cut; to cut apart
to labor, to toil; to do manual work; surname Lao; (bound form) to toil; labor; (bound fo…
to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang; to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person; a strin…
to argue, to dispute; to annoy, to disturb; used in 吵吵[chao1 chao5]; Taiwan pr. [chao3];…
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence; (literary) wise; wisdom
to finish, to conclude, to end; completed; surname Bi; the whole of; to finish; to comple…
long; perpetual, eternal; forever; always; perpetual
to drift, to float; broad, vast; careless, reckless; variant of 泛[fan4]; (bound form) gen…
shallow, superficial; sound of moving water; shallow; light (color)
cave, den, hole; cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
surname; surname Deng
cabinet, chamber, pavilion; pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; wom…
bone; skeleton; frame, framework; used in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4]; used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5]; used in…
cottage, hut; black; surname; surname Lu; abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡|卢森堡[Lu2 sen1 bao3]; (o…
slowly, quietly, calmly; dignified, composed; surname Xu; slowly; gently
to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm; to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; ala…
Shanghai; the Shanghai river; short name for Shanghai
to assemble, to collect, to meet; to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive); (c…
root cause; the stem of a fruit; the peduncle of a flower; stem (of fruit); variant of 蒂[…
neighbor; neighborhood; adjacent; close to; variant of 鄰|邻[lin2]
sauce, paste, jam; thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam
brocade, tapestry; embroidered; brocade; embroidered work; bright
mirror, glass; lens, glasses; mirror; lens
human relationships; society; human relationship; order; coherence
flat, level, smooth; candid, open; flat; open-hearted; level; smooth
younger sister
soft, delicate; young, tender; young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of co…
to break wind, to fart; the buttocks; fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative)…
to clutch, to grasp, to seize; to clutch; to grab; to capture
bay, cove, dock, inlet; Macao (abbr. for 澳門|澳门[Ao4 men2]); Australia (abbr. for 澳大利亞|澳大利亚…
shield; Dutch guilder; shield (CL:面[mian4]); (currency) Vietnamese dong; currency unit of…
honest, sincere, true; actually, really; (bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) real…
to gather, to collect; to edit, to compile; to gather up; to collect; to edit; to compile
turtle, tortoise; cuckold; tortoise; turtle; (coll.) cuckold; variant of 皸|皲[jun1]; used…
small thing, child; young animal; variant of 崽[zai3]; (dialect) (bound form) young man; u…
to cure, to heal, to treat; doctor; medicine; medical; to cure; to treat
the sound of someone crying or sobbing; (onom.) for humming or whimpering
to hold in the mouth; bite; oh (expression of agreement or surprise); (Cantonese) not
opening, hole, orifice; great; surname Kong; hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwell…
stool, feces, dung; feces; excrement; a stool; (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye et…
chariot; to drive, to ride; to manage; (bound form) imperial; royal; (literary) to drive…
to abandon, to throw away; to fling, to toss; to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to ab…
bowl, small dish; variant of 碗[wan3]; bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
box, case; chest, trunk; box; trunk; chest
ear; to hear, to hear of; handle; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chines…
to welcome, to receive, to greet; to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face o…
gentleman, young man; husband; surname Lang; (arch.) minister; official; noun prefix deno…
bond, certificate, deed; ticket; contract; bond (esp. document split in two, with each pa…
to offer, to respect, to server; to receive; to offer (tribute); to present respectfully…
strange, weird, supernatural; bewitching, enchanting, seductive; goblin; witch; devil; be…
to get married; marriage, wedding; (bound form) marriage; wedding; (bound form) to marry
bosom, breast; to carry in one's bosom; surname Huai; bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to…
anger, passion, rage; Nu ethnic group; anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous
to hammer, to pound, to strike; to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb of…
mix, blend; various, miscellaneous; variant of 雜|杂[za2]; mixed; miscellaneous; various; t…
to slip, to slide; slippery, polished; surname Hua; to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth;…
dog; (literary) dog; Kangxi radical 94
jade, gem, precious stone; jade
to compete, to contend, to vie; to compete; to contend; to struggle
field, open country; wilderness; old variant of 野[ye3]; field; plain; open space; limit;…
quickly, suddenly; surname; surname Huo; (literary) suddenly
to decorate, to adorn; ornament; decoration; to decorate; to adorn; to hide; to conceal (…
cash, check; to exchange; surname Dui; to cash; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eig…
to rush about; to run, to flee; to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope; variant of 奔…
to hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect; to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity;…
scarf, turban, veil, wrap; to wrap; kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf; pascal (SI unit)
statute, principle, regulation; surname Lü; law
to carry, to lift, to raise; to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry; varian…
to grasp, to hold, to take by the hand; to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound…
pound; to weigh; scale (instrument for weighing); (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about…
autumn, fall; year; surname Qiu; autumn; fall; harvest time; old variant of 秋[qiu1]; used…
sudden, abrupt, unexpected; to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to b…
to sketch, to paint, to draw; to draw; to paint; to depict; to portray
gallbladder; gall, guts, courage; gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g…
red, scarlet; blushing; bare, naked; red; scarlet; bare; naked
copper, bronze; copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
companion, comrade, partner; to accompany; partner; companion; comrade; associate
to piece together, to assemble; to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance;…
elder sister; miss, young lady; older sister
residence, dwelling, home; grave; residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around a…
fan; panel; to flap; to fan; to slap sb on the face; sliding, hinged or detachable flat p…
model, pattern, standard; to copy, to imitate; to imitate; model; norm; pattern; mold; di…
to smear, to scribble, to daub; surname; to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot…
Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument; guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical…
membrane, film; to kneel and worship; membrane; film
to call, to say, to tell; name, title; meaning; surname Wei; to speak; to say; to name; t…
one's responsibility, duty; duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame
tanned leather; surname; surname Wei; soft leather
debt, loan, liability; debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
plain; level ground; a plain; ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (u…
area, district, field, land, region; boundary; domain (in taxonomy); field; region; area;…
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