Chinese characters

location, site; the foundation of a house; (bound form) site; location; variant of 址[zhi3…

embankment; dam; (used in place names) plain; flatland; (dialect) sandbar; shoal; dike; e…

arena; market; plain; port; used in place names

to obey, to follow, to comply with; (bound form) to follow; to act in accordance with

dazed, stupefied; to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpe…

rapids; sandbar, shoal; beach; shoal; CL:片[pian4]; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle

deep pool, lake; deep, profound; surname Tan; deep pool; pond; pit (dialect); depression

stew; to cook stew; to stew

cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk; (bound form) grain plant; cereal crop

basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum; enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire et…

wings; fins; variant of 翅[chi4]; (bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)

stomach, belly, abdomen; inside; abdomen; stomach; belly

fuel, firewood; salary; (literary) firewood; fuel; (bound form) salary

prisoner; to capture, to imprison, to sieze; prisoner of war; to capture; to take prisone…

cruel, harsh, oppressive; (bound form) brutal; oppressive; harsh; (literary) disaster; ca…

to measure, to weigh; to consider, to judge; to weigh; weight; measure

to pursue; to expel; step by step; (bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away; one b…

titanium; titanium (chemistry)

small bell; (small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

zinc; zinc (chemistry)

inset, inlay; to set, to mount; to fill; to inlay; to embed; ridge; border

frost; frozen, crystallized, candied; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosti…

to laud, to acclaim; ode, hymn; ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)

great, imposing; extraordinary; big; large; great

social customs; vulgar, unrefined; custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; s…

carriage curtain; sun screen; tent; measure word for buildings; banner; pennant (in ancie…

elegant; accomplished

sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry; sad; sadness; sorrow; grief

to rise; proud, bold, upright; to lift; to raise; to raise one's head; high; high spirits…

to split wood; to divide, to break apart; to separate; to divide; to analyze

cypress, cedar; surname Bai; Taiwan pr. [Bo2]; cedar; cypress; Taiwan pr. [bo2]; variant…

creek, stream; beach, coast; stream; creek

flame, blaze; hot; flame; inflammation; -itis

to begin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li; (classical) barely; just; just now

to take aim at; to look at; to take aim; (fig.) to aim one's looks at; to glance at

spear, lance; spear; lance; pike; CL:支[zhi1]

to run away; to expel; to revise, to edit; to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to am…

gauze, muslin, yarn; cotton yarn; muslin

feather, plume; wings; feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale

to send, to dispatch; to exile, to send off; (bound form) to dispatch; to send; (bound fo…

grievance, injustice, wrong; injustice; grievance; wrong; old variant of 冤[yuan1]

to inquire, to consult, to discuss; to plan; variant of 諮|咨[zi1]; used in 咨文[zi1 wen2]; u…

prostitute

go-between, matchmaker; medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei…

building, house, room, structure; space, the universe; room; universe

to blame, to complain, to hate; enmity, resentment; to blame; (bound form) resentment; ha…

to fear, to dread; to fear

peach; marriage; surname

stem, branch; to hinder, to block; branch; stem; stalk; CL:根[gen1]; to block; to hinder;…

Yunnan province; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]

beach, coast, river bank; (bound form) water's edge; bank; shore; (bound form) to border…

an inferior kind of jade; jade-like stone

meditation, contemplation; dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism); to abdicate

to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste; to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander…

embryo, fetus; car tire; fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clot…

arm

frog; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; old variant of 蛙[wa1]

to melt, to fuse; to blend, to harmonize; to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; to be in…

to proclaim, to decree; imperial decree; (literary) to admonish; (bound form) imperial ed…

to lie; lies

greedy, gluttonous; lewd, lecherous; gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving

publication, periodical; to publish, to print; to print; to publish; publication; periodi…

thriving, prosperous; sudden, quick; flourishing; prosperous; suddenly; abruptly

deed, bond, contract; to engrave; to carve; carved words; to agree; a contract; a deed

abundant; ordered, in sequence; graceful

to govern, to oversee; director; surname Yin; (literary) to administer; to govern; (bound…

wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman; surname Wu; also pr. [Wu2]; witch; wizard; shaman; also…

complete, extensive, full; to fill; full; completely; more; brimming or overflowing

fast, quick; clever, smart; (bound form) quick; nimble; agile; (bound form) quick-witted;…

fine hair; measure of length; one-thousandth; hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one th…

to drift, to float; mobile, temporary, unstable; reckless; to float; superficial; floatin…

kiln, oven; pit, coal mine; kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel; variant…

orange-red silk; red, brown; orange-red colored

wasteland, desert; uncultivated; desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; to…

bud, germ, sprout; to bud; (bound form) to sprout; to bud; (coll.) cute; adorable (orthog…

bee, wasp, hornet; variant of 蜂[feng1]; bee; wasp; old variant of 蜂[feng1]

complete, detailed, thorough; detailed; comprehensive

interest; interesting; what attracts one's attention; to interest

law, rule; to open up, to develop; (literary) king; monarch; (literary) (of a sovereign)…

mountain pass; the Shanxi province; short name for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1]

exclamatory particle; (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

dangerous, precarious; high; surname Wei; danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. [wei2]

to drop, to fall down, to sink; heavy; weight; to fall; to drop; to weigh down

to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near; to hang (down); droop; dangl…

to cultivate, to farm; to shore up; to bank up with earth; to cultivate (lit. or fig.); t…

father's younger brother's wife; wife of father's younger brother

cave, cavern; (used in transliteration); cave; cavern; also pr. [ke1]

to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)

to climb, to hang on, to pull up; to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to clai…

apricot; almond; (bound form) almond

chestnut tree; chestnuts; surname; (literary) cold; chilly; (bound form) to tremble with…

to annihilate, to kill off, to wipe out; to annihilate; abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机[jian1 ji1 ji1],…

beach, shore, river bank; surname; surname Pu; river bank; shore; river drainage ditch (o…

keen, clever, astute; variant of 睿[rui4]; astute; perspicacious; farsighted

bamboo flute; whistle; flute

a plantain or banana palm; an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚…

carrot, radish, turnip; radish

shirt, robe, jacket, gown; garment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves

to trample, to tread on, to walk over; to fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk

rich, pure, as good as wine; alcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich; pure; good wi…

magnesium; magnesium (chemistry)

nickel; nickel (chemistry)

steep bank, rough terrain; (phonetic); declivity; steep bank

carp

bush, shrub; thicket; collection; cluster; collection of books

to slash, to cut in two; to contradict; variant of 拉[la2] (Note: 剌 was the character used…

one thousandth; variant of 釐|厘[li2]; Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Empero…

pond, tank; dike, embankment; dyke; embankment; pool or pond; hot-water bathing pool

handsome, elegant, attractive; surname; surname Yao; handsome; good-looking

cinders, ashes, dust, dirt; dust; dirt; earth

bright, intelligent; intelligence; intelligent

to cut off, to obstruct, to stop; segment; intersection; to cut off (a length); to stop;…

to yield; to scratch, to disturb; to scratch; to thwart

rash; addiction, craving, habit; addiction; craving

magnetic; porcelain; magnetism

fine silk; elegant, beautiful; beautiful; open-work silk

to split, to rend; crevice, crack; to split; to crack; to break open; to rend

talkative, verbose; surname; surname Zhan; (literary) verbose; (literary) to arrive, to r…

brightness, luster; (bound form) radiance; brilliance; to shine

distant, remote; (bound form) distant; remote; far away