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4,809 characters (browsable) · 20,266 words (published)
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shanty, hut, shack; Laos; hut; shack; small window; variant of 僚[liao2]
to bear, to carry; burden, responsibility; to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take r…
tears; to cry, to weep; (bound form) tears; teardrops
child, boy; servant boy; virgin; surname Tong; child
sediment, dregs; to waste, to spoil; dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined
to knit, to weave; to organize, to unite; to weave; to knit
lotus, water lily; burden, responsibility; Holland; Holland; the Netherlands (abbr. for 荷…
error, fault, mistake; to delay; mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to neglect; mistakenly
wrong, evil, demonic; perverse, depraved, heterodox; old variant of 邪[xie2]; demonic; ini…
to explain, to interpret; to release; to explain; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 m…
fence, guard; to defend; idle time; enclosure; (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle; unoccupied;…
to abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forget; to abandon; to relinquish; to di…
ability, talent; skill, technique; skill
ridge-beam; the main support of a house; classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (o…
mulberry tree; surname; surname Sang; (bound form) mulberry tree; old variant of 桑[sang1]
to break, to smash; broken, busted; (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to…
organs, viscera; dirty, filthy; viscera; (anatomy) organ; dirty; filthy; to get (sth) dir…
buttocks; buttocks; hips; rump; old variant of 臀[tun2]
cheap, low, mean, worthless; inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my
reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant; to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior…
to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide; to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to kee…
to prepare, to arrange; in advance; to advance; beforehand; to prepare
a species of wild swan; vast; eastern bean goose; great; large
string; relatives; to conspire; to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gan…
to rest; to stop; to retire; surname Xiu; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to ceas…
to urge, to rush, to hurry; hasty; near, close; (bound form) of short duration; hasty; ra…
strong, robust, healthy; strength; healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at;…
cool, cold; disheartened; the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼…
to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment; quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engr…
final particle; (phonetic); (final particle similar to 了[le5], indicating that sth is obv…
wall; to stop, to prevent, to block; to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole);…
to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise; abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1]…
to scour, to rub, to grind; friction; used in 摩挲[ma1 sa5]; to rub
the royal "we", for imperial use; (used by an emperor or king) I; me; we (royal "we"); (l…
timber; material, stuff; talent; material; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffi…
to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete; to destroy…
mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste; mud; clay; paste; pulp; restrained
marsh, swamp; brilliance, grace; pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence…
to throw away, to fling, to discard; to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to th…
small box or case; casket; small box; case
short, low; dwarf; (of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); low…
bamboo; flute; (bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118
viscous, sticky, mucous, glutinous; variant of 黏[nian2]; to glue; to paste; to adhere; to…
house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up; to give up; to abandon; to…
a kind of sedge grass that used to be woven into raincoats; katydid (family Tettigoniidae…
to guard, to watch; alarm, alert; to alert; to warn; police
riddle, puzzle, conundrum; see 謎兒|谜儿[mei4 r5], riddle; riddle
accounts, bills; credit, debt; account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3]
to congratulate; to send a present; surname He
pepper; hot, spicy; cruel; old variant of 辣[la4]; hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper,…
pound sterling; pound (sterling) (loanword)
to look back; to look at; to look after; surname Gu; to look after; to take into consider…
culprit; murder; bad, sad; terrible; fearful; vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; fam…
to scold; to yawn; the sound of someone laughing (when repeated); variant of 啊[a1]; (boun…
to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout; to call; to cry; to shout; to breath o…
neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill; surname Fang; lane (usually as par…
to seek; to search for, to look for; ancient; to search; to look for
what; how; old variant of 愷|恺[kai3]; old variant of 凱|凯[kai3]; how? (emphatic question)
to congratulate, to celebrate; to celebrate
to pierce, to prick, to stab; stamp, seal; to jab; to poke; to stab; (coll.) to sprain; t…
copy, plagiarism; to confiscate, to seize; to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and s…
to direct; to squander; to wave; to wipe away; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to sc…
sea, ocean; western, foreign; ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
to drip; a drop of water; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of…
to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense; to refine; to smelt; to heat or forge (in f…
the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China); surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first…
to resemble, to look like; to be like; surname Xiao; Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]; similar; resembl…
stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
to haggle, to discuss; to demand, to ask for; to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for…
to hurry, to hasten; to approach, to be attracted to; to hasten; to hurry; to walk fast;…
to argue, to dispute; to discuss, to debate; to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss
to swallow, to drink; a kind of drink; old variant of 飲|饮[yin3]; to drink; to give (anima…
granary, barn; cabin, berth; barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)
law, canon; scripture, classic; documentation; canon; law; standard work of scholarship;…
cap, crown, headgear; surname Guan; to put on a hat; to be first; to dub; hat; crown; cre…
to absorb, to annex; to engulf; to swallow; to take
excellent; joyful; auspicious; surname Jia; to praise; to commend
guest, visitor; surname; submit; visitor; guest; object (in grammar)
name of an ancient country; surname; surname Peng
to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote; to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by su…
to knead, to mold, to pinch; to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (us…
bucket, pail, tub; can, cask, keg; bucket; barrel; keg; classifier for bucketfuls, barrel…
pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure; (literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; ja…
to squat, to crouch; (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or land…
old; to pass by, to take a stride; to step; to stride; (bound form) old; elderly; (loanwo…
border, boundary, juncture; border; edge; boundary; interval; between; inter-; to meet; t…
satisfied; to eat one's fill; to eat till full
the kingdom of Wei; surname; surname Wei; name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from…
to delete; to cut; to censor
brave, courageous, fierce; brave
to raise one's voice; to yell, to shout; to stammer; battle cry; sentence-final particle…
cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another; pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; t…
cliff; rocks; mountain; rock; variant of 巖|岩[yan2]; variant of 岩[yan2]
lazy, languid, listless; variant of 懶|懒[lan3]; lazy
to hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of; classifier for what can be held…
to respect, to honor; respectfully; (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
to moisten, to soak, to wet; to touch; to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit…
wings, fins; shelter; surname Yi; alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4], the capital of the Ji…
thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris; Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris);…
pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out; variant of 蕩|荡[dang4]; to wash; to…
bag, sack; pocket, pouch; pouch; bag; sack; pocket
to borrow; to lend; to pardon; to lend on interest; a loan; leniency; to make excuses; to…
to restore, to return, to revert to; to return (to)
to rush in, to charge in, to burst in; to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to…
second; 2nd heavenly stem; second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; second…
umbrella, parasol, parachute; umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3]; damask silk; variant of 傘|伞[s…
to upset, to pour out, to overflow; to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to inclin…
rabbit, hare; variant of 兔[tu4]; rabbit
wife, spouse; imperial concubine
beauty; imperial concubine; surname Ji; family name of the royal family of the Zhou Dynas…
baby; doll; pretty girl
servant, laborer; service; to serve; forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military serv…
to scratch, to dig up; to crouch, to crawl; to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to c…
to dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water; to fish up
to pick, to pluck, to select, to take; to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; t…
scenery, view; conditions, circumstances; surname Jing; (bound form) scenery; circumstanc…
it; polled cattle; it (pronoun for an animal)
to wrap, to entangle; to involve; to bother, to annoy; to wind around; to wrap round; to…
to play, to frolic, to amuse; surname Shua; to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to…
must not, do not; without, never; do not
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