Chinese characters

cadmium; cadmium (chemistry)

still, stiff, motionless; rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse); variant of 僵[jiang1]

to connect; to inherit; descendants, heirs; succession (to a title); continuing (a tradit…

honest, candid, sincere; kind-hearted; to esteem; variant of 敦[dun1]; kindhearted; place…

bald; bald (lacking hair or feathers); barren; bare; denuded; blunt (lacking a point); (o…

deep, serious; genuine, sincere, true; (bound form) sincere; genuine; (bound form) (of an…

benzene, benzol; benzene; benzol (chemistry)

to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins; to pierce through; to pass through; to b…

ransom; to buy; to redeem; to ransom

to flee, to escape, to break loose; (bound form) to flee; to escape; (bound form) (of a b…

a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound; to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to vo…

elder sister; old variant of 姊[zi3]; older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3]

alley, lane; lane; alley

to kidnap, to abduct; to turn; crutch; to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to…

screw, wrench; to pinch, to twist, to wring; to pinch; wring; mistake; to twist; stubborn

to salute, to bow; arched; arch; to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to d…

to take out; to pull out; to clean out; to fish out (from pocket); to scoop; variant of 掏…

to revolve, to orbit, to return; to revolve; a loop; a circle; to whirl; immediately; var…

tree, plant; to grow; to plant

to flood, to overflow; excessive; overflowing; indiscriminate

why? where? how?; strange; thereupon, then; where; how

barbarians; a tribe from northern China; surname; surname Di; generic name for northern e…

spiral shell, conch; spiral; spiral shell; snail; conch

to trample, to tread on; to kick; to crush; to trample; to tread on

to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away; variant of 驅|驱[qu1]; old variant of 驅|驱[qu1]…

to pare, to scrape, to trim; to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)…

to be defeated, to collapse, to fail; to collapse (lit. or fig.)

to stop, to rest, to lodge; constellation; old variant of 宿[su4]; surname Su; lodge for t…

the Daishan mountain in Shandong; Mt Tai in Shandong; same as 泰山

to move, to shift; to migrate; (literary) to change one's residence

excessive (in a bad way); to err, to make a mistake; to err; to change; (dialect) too; ve…

to arrest, to capture, to seize; to capture

bright, luminous; clear, manifest; bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly

pure, white; carnelian; jade-like stone; clean and white; tinkling of pendants; used in 瑯…

tumor, lump, goiter; tumor; old variant of 瘤[liu2]

alkaline, alkali, lye, salt; variant of 鹼|碱[jian3]; (chemistry) base; alkali; soda

complex, difficult; many, diverse; old variant of 繁[fan2]; complicated; many; in great nu…

to connect; to introduce; surname Shao; to continue; to carry on

thin silk, damask silk; damask; thin silk

to tempt, to persuade, to entice; guide; (literary) to induce; to entice

to shuffle; to procrastinate, to freeload, to dilly-dally; to rub against; to walk slowly…

to insult, to humiliate, to abuse; disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or hu…

to catch, to seize; to arrive, to reach; (coll.) to catch; to seize; to capture; (literar…

to respect, to admire; royal; surname Qin; to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emp…

dot; "dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3), aka 點|点[dian3]

to hold in the mouth; to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog wit…

to burst; (onom.) pop; plop; pfff; putt-putt of a motor

ancient barbarian tribes; non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe…

old woman; grandmother; (bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mothe…

banquet, feast; to entertain; (bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banque…

nest, living quarters in tree; surname Chao; nest

to apprehend, to realize, to become aware; to comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware

dusk, evening, sunset; ending; evening; sunset

pole, bar; lever, crowbar; flagpole; footbridge; variant of 槓|杠[gang4]; (old) coffin-bear…

soft, supple; gentle; flexible; soft; supple; yielding; rho (Greek letter Ρρ)

used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts; variant of 稜|棱[leng2]; used in 楞迦[Leng2 jia1]; variant…

lovebird, swallow; Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning; north H…

greasy, oily, smooth; bored, tired; greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of

scallions, leeks, green onions; scallion; green onion

posthumous name or title; (bound form) posthumous name or title; (literary) to confer a p…

relaxed; hesitant; short name for Henan 河南[He2 nan2]; happy; carefree; at one's ease; var…

to jump, to bounce on; bright; to jump; to bounce; to hop

barium; barium (chemistry)

potassium; potassium (chemistry)

sluice, floodgate, canal lock; old variant of 閘|闸[zha2]; sluice; lock (on waterway); slui…

to protrude, to bulge out; convex; to stick out; protruding; convex; male (connector etc)…

to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect); to sting or bite (of mosquito, b…

to spit at; pah!; bah!; pooh!; to spit (in contempt)

final exclamatory particle; (exclamatory or interrogative particle)

a mutual term of address for sons-in-law or brothers-in-law; (literary) term of address b…

the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch; 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar…

disorderly, messy; huge, big; surname Pang; (bound form) huge; (bound form) numerous and…

suddenly, abruptly; to neglect; surname Hu; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly

to shift, to move; to shift; to move

to pillage, to ransack; to take over by force; to rob; to plunder; to brush over; to skim…

to spray, to sprinkle, to water; to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water…

deep, profound, abstruse; black; mysterious

agate, cornelian; used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙[ma3 nao3]

to wink; to blink

sand, pebbles, gravel; gritty; sand; gravel; granule; variant of 沙[sha1]

silicon; silicon (chemistry)

great, eminent; large, big; (bound form) large; big; (bound form) master's degree (abbr.…

sulfur; sulfur (chemistry)

muscles; tendons; muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or…

achievements, merit; to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment; Taiwan pr. [ji1]

earthen jug, crock, cistern; jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry; CL:口[kou3]

aroma, fragrance, perfume; perfume; fragrance

day-lily, Hemerocallis fulva; orange day-lily (Hemerocallis flava); old variant of 萱[xuan…

to skip, to jump, to frolic; to jump; to leap

shackles, manacles; shackles; fetters; manacle

tyrant; to usurp, to rule by might; variant of 霸[ba4]; hegemon; lord; feudal chief; to ru…

forked; bifurcation; fork; branch; girl

cover-cloth; exponent, power; (math.) power; exponent; to cover with a cloth; cloth cover…

to dig, to excavate; to dig

to grasp; to monopolize; to seize; to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to e…

to project; to reflect; to shine; (bound form) to become visible (esp. on a surface or in…

branches, limbs; to branch off; branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

delighted, happy, joyous; happy

you; thou

sickness, illness, disease; to envy, to hate; (bound form) disease; ailment; (bound form)…

to profit, to benefit; advantage; surname Yi; benefit; profit; beneficial; to increase; t…

gauze; fine white silk; (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric

to spin, to weave, to reel; to spin (cotton or hemp etc); fine woven silk fabric

fish gills; gills of fish

prisoner of war; take as prisoner; to take prisoner

final particle; (interjection expressing surprise) Oh!; My!; final particle expressing ex…

cliff, precipice; precipitous; precipice; cliff; Taiwan pr. [yai2]

dawn; morning; day; (literary) dawn; daybreak; dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditi…

to cultivate, to plant, to tend; to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop…

shack, shed; tent, awning; shed; canopy; shack

to cheat, to double-cross, to deceive; to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat

chlorine; chlorine (chemistry)

to glitter, to shine; to show off, to flaunt; to dazzle; (bound form) to boast; to show o…

to employ, to engage; betrothed; to employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth; (coll.)…

intestines; emotions; sausage; old variant of 腸|肠[chang2]

moss, lichen; used in 舌苔[she2 tai1]; moss; lichen; liverwort

thick, lush, dense; talented; luxuriant; (chemistry) cyclopentadiene

honey, nectar; sweet; honey

sedan-chair, palanquin, litter; sedan chair; palanquin; litter

early morning; fortune, good luck; 5th terrestrial branch; 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m.,…