Chinese characters

to deliver, to submit, to hand over; to hand in; to hand over; to pay; to capture (weapon…

swelling; swollen; to swell

tongue; bell clapper; used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

to trample, to tread on, to walk over; see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]; to tread; to stamp; to step o…

to violate, to disobey, to defy; to separate from; (bound form) to violate; to go against…

calcium; calcium (chemistry)

mound, hill; surname; surname Qiu; mound; hillock; grave; classifier for fields; hillock;…

belt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect; to respect; to wear (bel…

talented, capable; handsome; old variant of 俊[jun4]; smart; eminent; talented; variant of…

elder brother

correspondence; a case, a box; envelope; case; letter; variant of 函[han2]

ink; writing; Mexico; surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4 xi1 ge1], Mexico; ink stick; China in…

mysterious, subtle; clever, exquisite, wonderful; clever; wonderful; variant of 妙[miao4]

old age, longevity; lifespan; surname Shou; long life; old age; age; life; birthday; fune…

ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.; one of the characters used to represent…

corridor, porch, veranda; corridor; veranda; porch

sad, grieving; melancholy, grief; to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; so…

to lift; to carry on one's shoulders; to raise aloft with both hands; (of two or more peo…

to select, to choose; to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate;…

to spread out, to open, to allot; a merchant's stand; to spread out; vendor's stand

to bind, to control, to restrain; bale; surname Shu; to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier f…

monkey, ape; like a monkey; monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

web, net; to entangle; small net; net-like object; to hold sth in place with a net; to wi…

dugout, punt, small boat; (bound form) boat; craft (esp. small or naval)

fame, reputation; to praise; to acclaim; reputation

to recognize, to distinguish, to discriminate; to distinguish; to recognize

uranium; uranium (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [you4]

hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a h…

silent; quiet, still; dark; to write from memory

obedient, well-behaved; clever; (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; shrewd; alert; perve…

to imitate, to copy; fake; as if; to imitate; to copy; variant of 仿[fang3]

to help; to protect; to bless; (bound form) to bless; to protect

elder; mature; male; man (Cantonese)

cold; to freeze, to congeal; jelly; to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly

long-winded, verbose; used in 囉唆|啰唆[luo1 suo5] and 囉嗦|啰嗦[luo1 suo5]; used in 囉唣|啰唣[luo2 z…

altar; arena; examination hall; platform; rostrum; (bound form) (sporting, literary etc)…

rampart; base (in baseball); to build with stones, bricks etc

to slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule; to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals…

bow; curved, arched; surname Gong; a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one'…

path, diameter; straight, direct; footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means; directly;…

habit, custom; habitual, usual; accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)

weapons; tools; instruments; appliance; tool; weapon; shackles; also pr. [jie4]

vast, extensive, deep; surname; surname Wang; expanse of water; ooze; (onom.) bark; class…

to water, to irrigate; to pour; to flood; to irrigate; to install (software); to record (…

fiery, violent; ardent, vehement; ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's…

shepherd; to tend cattle; surname Mu; to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); gover…

livestock, domestic animals; livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal; to raise (a…

ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname; surname Zu; ancestor; forefather; grandparents

vessel, craft; to sail, to navigate; boat; ship; craft; to navigate; to sail; to fly

jasmine; used in 茉莉[mo4 li4]; used in the transliteration of female names

to cover, to protect, to shield; to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to…

spade, shovel; trowel, scoop; to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to r…

to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify; variant of 驗|验[yan4]; to examine; to test; to…

ridge or crest of hill; ridge; mound

to pant, to gasp, to breathe heavily; to gasp; to pant; asthma

a cackling sound; bad, malevolent; (onom.) short but loud sound; cackling sound; old vari…

just, exactly, precisely; proper; exactly; just

to compose, to write; to compose; to compile; variant of 撰[zhuan4]

cluster of flowers; earlobe; an item on both sides; flower; fig. item on both sides; clas…

ford; surname; surname Hang; abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1]

astringent, harsh, rough, uneven; astringent; tart; acerbity; unsmooth; rough (surface);…

dregs, sediment; refuse, slag; slag (in mining or smelting); dregs

claws, nails, talons; foot of a bird or animal; paw; claws; talons; (coll.) foot of an an…

grandfather, old man; grandpa; old gentleman

gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone; bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]

to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct; to hinder; to obstruct; to block

narrow, tight; narrow-minded; narrow; badly off

glue, gum, resin, rubber; sticky; to glue; glue; gum; rubber

ant

clam; (bound form) clam; used in 蛤蚧[ge2 jie4]; used in 蛤蟆[ha2 ma5]

to trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment; to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce…

to wrap, to encircle; to confine, to bind; to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to pr…

to drift, to float, to flutter; variant of 飄|飘[piao1]; to float (in the air); to flutter;…

soul, spirit; old variant of 魂[hun2]; soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached f…

to sigh, to admire; to sigh; to exclaim; variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]

jar, pot, jug, vase; surname; pot; classifier for bottled liquid

to tremble, to shake, to rouse; to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the wo…

to assist; to lead; to quote, to cite; to help; to aid

to annoy, to disturb, to stir up; to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir

to kill; to die a violent death; to die; to shoot dead; to reject; to fall forward; (suff…

juice, liquor, fluid; sap; gravy, sauce; juice

filthy, dirty; polluted, impure; variant of 污[wu1]; dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smea…

inundating; exaggerated; free; unrestrained; to inundate

hunting; field sports

tube, pipe, cylinder; a thick piece of bamboo; tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindric…

flesh, skin; muscle, tissue; meat on bones; (bound form) flesh; muscle

track, rut, path; (bound form) rail; track; course; path

to compel, to force; pressing, urgent; variant of 迫[po4]; to persecute; to oppress; embar…

way, road, path, journey, course; way; route; road

fishhook; to fish, to lure; to fish with a hook and line; to angle

leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove; animal hide; leather; to expel (from office)

noble; minister; thou (poetic); high ranking official (old); term of endearment between s…

choking, as by smoke; something that irritates the nose or throat; to choke (because of s…

to sing, to hum, to chant; to sing

happy, giggling, laughing; an interjection; laugh; giggle; (interjection expressing admir…

earth; feminine; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female princi…

big, large; robust, strong; the name of a tribe; Zhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic…

frequently, often, again and again; time and again; repeatedly; frequently

courtyard; palace courtyard

various species of pine and fir; China fir; Cunninghamia lanceolata; also pr. [sha1]

root, stump; measure word for trees; tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier f…

stick, cudgel; scoundrel; stick; rod; truncheon; scoundrel; villain

to blacken; slime, black mud; (literary) alunite (formerly used as a black dye); (literar…

cancer, carcinoma; cancer; (esp.) carcinoma

stone tablet; gravestone; a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele; CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mia…

wormwood, marsh grass; a feudal state; surname Xue; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty…

to ask about, to inquire into; to consult; to ask about; to inquire about

stove; bright; a pick; place name

pigeon; to collect, to assemble; turtledove; (literary) to gather

five, company of five; troops; surname Wu; squad of five soldiers; to associate with; fiv…

pouch; pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solici…

to chop, to cut apart; to split; to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strik…

pile; layer; to fold up; to repeat, to duplicate; variant of 疊|叠[die2]; to pile up; (boun…

used in onomatopoetic expressions; (bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits; (final…

that, those, the other; that; those; (one) another

anxious, worried; to worry about

to pinch, to grasp; to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull

measure word for trees; classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc

Hunan province; the Xiangjiang river; abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China;…

disaster, catastrophe, calamity; disaster; calamity; variant of 災|灾[zai1]; old variant of…