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4,809 characters (browsable) · 20,266 words (published)

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纾shū

to relieve; to relax, to loosen; to extricate; abundant; ample; at ease; relaxed; to free…

7 strokes/纟
耻chǐ

shame, humiliation; ashamed; (bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace

10 strokes/耳
芳fāng

fragrant; beautiful, virtuous

7 strokes/艹
蒜suàn

garlic; CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4]

13 strokes/艹
锂lǐ

lithium; lithium (chemistry)

12 strokes/钅
锋fēng

spear-point; edge, point, tip; point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sp…

12 strokes/钅
驿yì

relay station; post horse

8 strokes/马
魁kuí

chief, leader; best; monstrous; chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart

13 strokes/鬼
儒rú

Confucian scholar; scholar; Confucian

16 strokes/亻
厢xiāng

side-room, wing; theatre box; box (in theater); side room; side

11 strokes/厂
婴yīng

baby, infant; to bother; infant; baby

11 strokes/女
棣dì

cherry; Kerria japonica

12 strokes/木
汽qì

gasoline; steam, vapor; steam; vapor

7 strokes/氵
熏xūn

to smoke, to cure meat; vapor, smoke, fog; to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils;…

14 strokes/灬
盏zhǎn

small cup or container; a small cup; classifier for lamps

10 strokes/皿
脊jí

spine, backbone; ridge; (bound form) spine; backbone; (bound form) ridge

10 strokes/⺼
衔xián

rank, title; to bite, to hold in the mouth; variant of 銜|衔[xian2]; bit (of a bridle); to…

11 strokes/彳
谅liàng

to excuse, to forgive; to guess, to presume; to show understanding; to excuse; to presume…

10 strokes/讠
貌mào

countenance, appearance; (bound form) appearance; looks; outward form

14 strokes/豸
酿niàng

to ferment, to brew; to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gr…

14 strokes/酉
龄líng

age; years; length of experience, membership etc

13 strokes/齿
凤fèng

male phoenix; symbol of joy; surname Feng; phoenix

4 strokes/几
卧wò

to crouch; to lie down; to lie

8 strokes/臣
咳hāi

to cough; sound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappoint…

9 strokes/口
嗷áo

clamor; the sound of wailing; loud clamor

13 strokes/口
堪kān

to endure; adequate, capable, worthy; (bound form) may; can; (bound form) to endure; to b…

12 strokes/土
廉lián

upright, honorable, honest; old variant of 廉[lian2]; surname Lian; incorruptible; honest;…

13 strokes/广
搏bó

combat; to fight; to strike; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat

13 strokes/扌
枫fēng

maple tree; maple (genus Acer)

8 strokes/木
泄xiè

drip, leak, vent; to disperse; to reduce; variant of 洩|泄[xie4]; (bound form) to leak out;…

8 strokes/氵
浆jiāng

pulp, starch, syrup; a thick fluid; thick liquid; to starch; variant of 糨[jiang4]

10 strokes/水
煞shā

demon, fiend; baleful, noxious; to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeez…

13 strokes/灬
翔xiáng

to soar, to hover, to glide; to soar; to glide; variant of 詳|详[xiang2]; (slang) shit

12 strokes/羽
胀zhàng

swelling, inflation; to swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated

8 strokes/⺼
胞bāo

womb, placenta, fetal membrane; placenta; womb; born of the same parents

9 strokes/⺼
蜡là

candle, wax; maggot; candle; wax

14 strokes/虫
驹jū

colt; fleet, swift; surname

8 strokes/马
凹āo

concave, hollow; depressed; pass, valley; concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (c…

5 strokes/凵
匈xiōng

breast, chest, thorax; to clamor; Hungary; Hungarian; abbr. for 匈牙利[Xiong1 ya2 li4]; old…

6 strokes/勹
咩miē

the bleating of sheep; final particle which transforms statements into questions that ind…

9 strokes/口
墩dūn

stone block; heap, mound; pier; block; gate pillar; classifier for clusters of plants; cl…

15 strokes/土
崇chóng

high, dignified; to esteem, to honor; surname Chong; high; sublime; lofty; to esteem; to…

11 strokes/山
廖liào

deserted, empty, few; surname; surname Liao

14 strokes/广
掳lǔ

to capture, to seize; (bound form) to capture (sb)

11 strokes/扌
晨chén

dawn, early morning; morning; dawn; daybreak

11 strokes/日
浸jìn

to dip, to immerse, to soak; to percolate, to steep; to immerse; to soak; to steep; gradu…

10 strokes/氵
牡mǔ

male animal; key, door bolt; (of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills

7 strokes/牛
眠mián

sleep, shut-eye, hibernatation; to sleep; to hibernate

10 strokes/目
矶jī

jetty, reef; breakwater, eddy; breakwater; jetty

7 strokes/石
耕gēng

to plow, to cultivate; variant of 耕[geng1]; to plow; to till

10 strokes/耒
聋lóng

deaf

11 strokes/耳
舖pù

store, shop; bunk, bed; variant of 鋪|铺[pu4]; store

15 strokes/舌
芒máng

blade; ray; silvergrass, Miscanthus sinensis; awn (of cereals); arista (of grain); tip (o…

6 strokes/艹
颊jiá

cheeks, jaw; cheeks

12 strokes/页
鳍qí

fin

18 strokes/鱼
丞chéng

to aid, to assist, to rescue; deputy

6 strokes/一
剁duò

to chop by pounding, to hash, to mince; to chop up (meat etc); to chop off (sb's hand etc)

8 strokes/刂
嗜shì

addicted to, fond of, with a weakness for; (bound form) to have a strong liking for; to b…

13 strokes/口
屠tú

to butcher, to slaughter; massacre; surname Tu; to slaughter (animals for food); to massa…

11 strokes/尸
括kuò

to embrace, to enclose, to include; (bound form) to tie up; to tighten up; (bound form) t…

9 strokes/扌
斥chì

to scold, to upbraid; to accuse, to blame; to reproach; to blame; to reprove; to repriman…

5 strokes/斤
梳shū

brush, comb; to comb; (bound form) a comb

11 strokes/木
棕zōng

hemp palm; palm tree; palm; palm fiber; coir (coconut fiber); brown; variant of 棕[zong1]

12 strokes/木
渴kě

thirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for; thirsty

12 strokes/氵
琛chēn

treasure, valuables; precious stone; gem

12 strokes/王
瓣bàn

petal; segment; valve; clove (of garlic); piece; section; fragment; lamella; classifier f…

19 strokes/瓜
睦mù

amiable, friendly, peaceful; amicable; harmonious

13 strokes/目
迅xùn

quick, hasty; sudden, rapid; rapid; fast

6 strokes/辶
邱qiū

mound, hill; grave; surname; surname Qiu; variant of 丘[qiu1]

7 strokes/阝
咀jǔ

to suck; to chew; to masticate; popular variant of 嘴[zui3]

8 strokes/口
斐fěi

graceful, elegant, beautiful; phonetic fei or fi; (literary) rich with literary elegance;…

12 strokes/文
淮huái

a river in Anhui province; name of a river

11 strokes/氵
璧bì

a jade annulus; jade annulus

18 strokes/玉
矢shǐ

arrow, dart; to vow, to swear; arrow; dart; straight; to vow; to swear; old variant of 屎[…

5 strokes/矢
绪xù

mental state; thread, clue; beginnings; clues; thread

11 strokes/纟
铭míng

to engrave, to inscribe; to engrave; inscribed motto

11 strokes/钅
鞭biān

whip; to lash, to flog; whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron…

18 strokes/革
鳖biē

turtle; softshell turtle; variant of 鱉|鳖[bie1]

19 strokes/鱼
姿zī

grace, good looks; bearing, poise, posture; beauty; disposition; looks; appearance

9 strokes/女
嫂sǎo

sister-in-law, elder brother's wife; (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

12 strokes/女
弘hóng

to enlarge, to expand; liberal, great; great; liberal

5 strokes/弓
杖zhàng

cane, walking stick; a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)

7 strokes/木
椅yǐ

chair, seat; chair

12 strokes/木
淹yān

to drown, to immerse, to steep; to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of…

11 strokes/氵
爵jué

noble; a feudal rank or title; ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; no…

17 strokes/爫
祠cí

ancestral temple; to sacrifice; shrine; to offer a sacrifice

9 strokes/礻
穗suì

ear of grain; fringe, tassel; Guangzhou; abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1]; tassel;…

17 strokes/禾
胺àn

amine; (chemistry) amine; colloquial pr. [an1]; Taiwan pr. [an1]

10 strokes/⺼
贞zhēn

virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal; chaste

6 strokes/⺊
钝dùn

blunt, obtuse; dull, flat; dim-witted; blunt; stupid

9 strokes/钅
阮ruǎn

ancient musical instrument; surname; surname Ruan; small state during the Shang Dynasty (…

6 strokes/阝
馅xiàn

filling, stuffing; secret; filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)

11 strokes/饣
驳bó

variegated, motley; to refuse, to dispute; variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contr…

7 strokes/马
乞qǐ

to beg; to request

3 strokes/乙
侨qiáo

emigrant; to sojourn; to reside abroad

8 strokes/亻
呎chǐ

foot; foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m); old form of modern 英尺[ying1 chi3]

7 strokes/口
噶gá

used in transliterations; phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds); T…

15 strokes/口
屈qū

to bend, to flex; bent, crooked, crouched; surname Qu; bent; to feel wronged

8 strokes/尸
扰rǎo

to poke, to disturb, to annoy, to agitate; to disturb

7 strokes/扌
殴ōu

to hit, to beat, to fight with fists; surname Ou; to beat up; to hit sb

8 strokes/殳
澄chéng

clear, limpid, pure; variant of 澄[cheng2]; surname Cheng; clear; limpid; to clarify; to p…

15 strokes/氵
濒bīn

to approach; near, on the verge of; to border on; near

16 strokes/氵
痰tán

mucus, phlegm, spit; phlegm; spittle

13 strokes/疒
瞭liǎo

bright; clear-sighted; to understand; (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand cle…

17 strokes/目
膏gāo

grease, fat; ointment, paste; ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3]; to moisten; to grease; to appl…

14 strokes/⺼
蛛zhū

spider; (bound form) spider

12 strokes/虫
铸zhù

to melt, to cast; to mint, to coin; to cast or found metals

12 strokes/钅
阎yán

village gate; surname; surname Yan (sometimes written 閆|闫[Yan2] in recent years); (litera…

11 strokes/门
雌cí

female; feminine; gentle, soft; Taiwan pr. [ci1]

14 strokes/隹
驰chí

speed, haste; to run, to gallop; to run fast; to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spr…

6 strokes/马
黔qián

black; the Guizhou province; short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]; (literary) black;…

16 strokes/黑
鼎dǐng

large, three-legged bronze cauldron; ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and…

12 strokes/鼎
俞yú

to consent, to approve; surname; surname Yu; yes (used by Emperor or ruler); OK; to acced…

9 strokes/人
嗒dā

absent-minded; (onom.) used in words that describe machine gunfire, the ticking of a cloc…

12 strokes/口
噜lū

verbose, talkative; mumbling; grumble; chatter

15 strokes/口
慰wèi

to calm, to comfort, to reassure; to comfort; to console; to reassure

15 strokes/心
掣chè

to pull, to drag; to hinder, to pull back; to pull; to draw; to pull back; to withdraw; t…

12 strokes/手
掺càn

to mix, to blend, to adulterate; to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate; to grasp

11 strokes/扌
栈zhàn

warehouse; tavern, inn; a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle; wood or bamboo trestl…

9 strokes/木
桦huà

a type of birch tree; (bound form) (botany) birch (genus Betula)

10 strokes/木

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