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4,809 characters (browsable) · 20,266 words (published)
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craving, addiction; habit, hobby; indigestion; habit; hobby
register, notebook, account book; a book; a register; account-book
grass, weed, plant, herb; grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
weak, feeble; to decline, to falter; variant of 縗|缞[cui1]; (bound form) to decay; to decl…
merchant; to estimate, to guess, to presume; to estimate; used in 估衣[gu4 yi5]
burial mound, mausoleum; grand; mound; burial mound; senior (i.e. eldest child or senior…
industrious, diligent, attentive; diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular;…
a sound made to get a horse to move; (phonetic); command to a horse; clatter (of horses'…
beautiful, pretty; good; surname; beautiful
to turn, to twist, to wrench; to grasp, to seize; to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain;…
to bind, to tie, to truss up; a bundle; a bunch; to tie together; bundle; variant of 捆[ku…
to embrace, to hug; to drag, to pull; to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (o…
to apply, to paint, to spread; to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); su…
to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet; old variant of 齋|斋[zhai1]; to fast or abstain fro…
a beautiful gemstone; gem
cake, pastry; cake; variant of 糕[gao1]
a medicinal herb; to cauterize; fragrance; warm; to educate; variant of 熏[xun1]; to smoke…
anxious, concerned, worried; to think over; to consider; anxiety
virtuous, worthy; good, able; worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of t…
to peel, to skin; to exploit; to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck; to flay
to grimace, to grin; used in 咧咧[lie1 lie1]; used in 大大咧咧[da4 da4 lie1 lie1]; used in 罵罵咧咧…
to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress; to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; a…
to rip, to tear; to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a…
to pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water; to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish
to dredge, to sieve; to cleanse, to weed out; to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove…
jade; rare, precious; elegant; short name for Hainan 海南[Hai3 nan2]; jasper; fine jade; be…
bang! the sound of crashing rock; (onom.) bang; thump
shoulders; to shoulder, to bear; shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
relaxed, comfortable; to unfold, to stretch out; surname Shu; to stretch; to unfold; to r…
core, pith; the pith of a rush (Juncus effusus); (bound form) the pith of the rush plant…
stem, stalk; stalk; stem; CL:條|条[tiao2]
two (bankers' anti-fraud numeral); two (banker's anti-fraud numeral); to betray
tax; to give, to bestow; poetic essay; taxation; to bestow on; to endow with
butter; crispy, flaky; fluffy, light; flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky
vinegar; jealousy, envy; jealousy (in love rivalry)
sodium, natrium; to sharpen wood; sodium (chemistry)
to examine, to inspect; to read, to review; to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to…
to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose; to hinder; to block; to obstruct
pottery, ceramics; surname Tao; pottery; pleased
to save money, to store, to reserve; heir; surname Chu; Taiwan pr. [Chu2]; (bound form) t…
to shave; shave; to weed; variant of 剃[ti4]
bandits, robbers, gangsters; bandit; (literary) not
coffee; used in transliterations; used in 咖喱[ga1 li2]; (bound form) coffee; café (abbr. f…
penetrating, pervasive; to penetrate, to pass through; thorough; penetrating; to pervade;…
constant, persistent, regular; surname Heng; permanent; constant; fixed; usual; ordinary;…
ammonia
to pour, to spill; to scatter, to shed; to wipe away; to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to…
obscene, licentious, lewd, kinky; excess; excessive; wanton; lewd; lascivious; obscene; d…
river bank; a boundary path that divides fields; (bound form) side; edge; boundary
to dig into, to investigate; actually, after all; after all; to investigate; to study car…
to sum up; to arrange threads for weaving; heddle; Taiwan pr. [zong4]; (bound form) to sy…
lotus, water lily; paradise; lotus
ivy, creeper; variant of 藤[teng2]; rattan; cane; vine
to seek; to search; (literary) to seek; to find; old variant of 覓|觅[mi4]
to swear, to pledge; oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
goose; variant of 鵝|鹅[e2]; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
to hook, to join, to connect; to entice; surname Gou; to attract; to arouse; to tick; to…
to gnaw, to chew, to bite; to gnaw; to nibble; to bite
to vomit; used in transliterations; (onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting
bag, purse, sack; to pocket, to stow; used in 囊膪[nang1 chuai4] and 囊揣[nang1 chuai4]; used…
to collapse, to fall into ruin; to collapse; to droop; to settle down
one (bankers' anti-fraud numeral); one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
secure, sound; satisfactory, appropriate; suitable; adequate; ready; settled
great, spacious, vast, wide; great; magnificent; macro (computing); macro-
village, hamlet; camp; station; to station (soldiers); to store up; village; used in 屯邅[z…
jealous, envious; to fear; to shun; to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or a…
elder brother; descendants; variant of 崑|昆[kun1]; used in place names, notably Kunlun Mou…
dawn; clear, explicit, known; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit
to change; Chongqing; short name for Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]; old name of Jialing R…
to wash, to bathe; bath
sprouts; Miao nationality; surname Miao; Miao ethnic group; young plant; seedling; (bound…
prone, lying down, leaning over; to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's…
chromium; chromium (chemistry)
to fall forward; prostrate, prone; servant; to fall prostrate
deeds, feats; merit; rank; variant of 勳|勋[xun1]; (bound form) meritorious accomplishment
jade tablet; jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by t…
Buddhist monastery or nunnery; hut; small temple; nunnery; variant of 庵[an1]
to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung; to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; u…
result, effect; effective; variant of 傚|效[xiao4]; to imitate (variant of 效[xiao4]); varia…
pillow; (bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])
orange; orange tree; orange (color)
nitrogen; nitrogen (chemistry)
clean, pure; to purify, to cleanse; clean
gradually; to imbue; gradual
ape; variant of 猿[yuan2]
to open one's eyes; to stare; to open (one's eyes)
to collide, to hit, to knock, to tap; to tap; to knock (against sth hard); (esp.) to knoc…
phosphorus; variant of 磷[lin2]; (chemistry) phosphorus
happiness, good fortune; auspicious; propitious
steam, vapor; to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo…
prospering, going smoothly; prosperous; henry (unit of inductance)
temple; used to transliterations; used in the transliteration of Greek letters; tradition…
pure; virtuous; to insult; to maltreat; surname Ling; to approach; to rise high; thick ic…
to curse; to damn; incantation; variant of 咒[zhou4]; magic spell; curse; malediction; to…
crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery; wicked; crafty; traitor; variant…
to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise; to fall into ruins; death of king…
picture, scroll; one of a pair; frame; classifier for paintings etc; Taiwan pr. [zheng4]
but, however, nevertheless; only; -ism
dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark; to faint, to lose consciousness; muddle-headed; twilight…
violent, brutal, tyrannical; surname Bao; sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to i…
cherry, cherry blossom; cherry
perpendicular, vertical; to erect; variant of 豎|竖[shu4]; vertical; vertical stroke (in Ch…
rich, plentiful, abundant; abundant
bare, nude; to strip, to undress; variant of 裸[luo3]; naked
sheath, scabbard, bow case; bow case or scabbard; to hide; military strategy
Buddhist priest, monk; (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])
egg, ovum, roe; ovary, testes; to spawn; egg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles; (old) penis…
to blow, to exhale, to hiss, to sigh; to praise; to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush!
concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
to lift, to raise; tight-fisted; to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointe…
to block, to hinder, to obstruct; to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
firewood, faggots, fuel; surname; surname Chai; firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a pers…
good, pure, virtuous; charming; (bound form) (of women) gentle; kind; lovely; admirable;…
to see, to look at, to gaze at; (dialect) to look at; old variant of 瞅[chou3]
to stare at; to open (one's eyes) wide; to glare at
to steal; thief; secret, stealthy; secretly; (humble) I
tsamba, flat rice cake; a round flat cake (dialect)
sesame; a magical mushroom; Zoysia pungens
to follow, to comply with; to honor; to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with
fabulous bird of enormous size; Peng, large fabulous bird; roc
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