Chinese characters

gentle, humane, kind, merciful; compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane

to torture, to interrogate; to beat, to flog; to beat; to flog; to examine under torture;…

cloudy, overcast; dark clouds

to block, to obstruct; sluggish, stagnant; (bound form) sluggish; stagnant

ocean, sea; ocean

to grade, to examine, to discern; surname; surname Zhen; to distinguish; to evaluate

scar, mark; vestige, trace; scar; traces

hole, cave; cellar; underground; cave; hole

shame, disgrace; shy, ashamed; shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]; delica…

heir, successor; progeny, posterity; descendant; heir; offspring; posterity; to inherit

to store, to save, to hoard, to gather; to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain…

anxious, concerned, worried; surname Yu; (literary) to expect; to anticipate; (literary)…

coarse wool; dull, brown; brown; gray or dark color; coarse hemp cloth; Taiwan pr. [he2]

to scold, to reprimand, to abuse; to censure; to reprimand

used in transliterations; (phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)

skeleton, body; leg bone; bones of the body

official; to serve in the government; to serve as an official; an official; the two chess…

middle brother; go between, mediator; surname; surname Zhong; second month of a season; m…

to resemble; similar, alike; pretty; good-looking; charming; (of goods) in great demand;…

throat; pharynx; throat; pharynx; narrow pass; variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]; to swallow; to choke…

metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like; surname Yu; to describe sth as; an analogy; a…

onomatopoetic, a bird call; to seek friends; calling of birds

lump, heap; mound; heap; lump; classifier for small mounds (e.g. animal scat deposits); (…

ditch; trench; channel, moat; moat; (military) trench

concubine of the last Shang emperor; female personal name (archaic)

cautious, prudent; careful; cautious; old variant of 慎[shen4]

distant, far; adverbial prefix

to air-dry; to sun-dry; to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder

dried out, withered, decayed; (of plants) withered; (of wells, rivers etc) dried up; (bou…

card, letter, invitation, note; abbr. for 柬埔寨[Jian3 pu3 zhai4], Cambodia; card; note; let…

pavilion, kiosk; pavilion

many, great; abundant, flourishing; surname Yin; dynasty name at the end the Shang dynast…

helium; helium (chemistry)

to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach; to float; to drift; to bleach; used in 漂亮…

wrinkles, creases, folds; to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease

manganese; manganese (chemistry)

spear, harpoon, dart; to escort; dart-like throwing weapon; goods sent under the protecti…

to separate; shield, barricade; to block; to hinder; to obstruct

subservient; servant; variant of 隸|隶[li4]; (bound form) a person in servitude; low-rankin…

to stick to; glutinous, sticky; glue; sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to…

to blacken one's eyebrows; black; (literary) dark pigment traditionally used to paint the…

to unload; to lay down; to resign; to unload; to remove; to detach; to get rid of

trumpet; denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)

prisoner, convict; to confine; prisoner

bastard child; the consequence of a sin; evil; variant of 孽[nie4]; son born of a concubin…

country, domain, world; large domain; extensive region

one; tiny, small; surname Yao; youngest; most junior; tiny; one (unambiguous spoken form…

to choose, to select; to gather, to pick up; to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up

tangerine, loose-skinned orange; large tangerine

a river in western Hunan; Yuan river in Guizhou and Hunan

the tinkling of jewelry; (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑); tinkling…

straight, upright; erect, lofty; lofty; upright

to report to, to petition; to make a report (to a superior); to give; to endow; to receiv…

rice plant; rice growing in the field; paddy; rice (Oryza sativa)

thorns, brambles; surname; an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]; surname J…

moth; (bound form) moth

pavilion; carriage; balcony; surname Xuan; pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted…

a state in Hebei province; surname; surname Xing; place name

cauldron, kettle, pot; kettle; cauldron

onomatopoetic, the sound of a brook bubbling; (onom.) to bubble; grammatical particle equ…

a man's stride; a constellation; crotch; 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astro…

gorge, ravine, strait; isthmus; gorge

an imperial order or decree; variant of 敕[chi4]; imperial orders

crystal; bright, clear, radiant

overflowing; ripples, waves; swelling water

sharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright; (literary) acute (of hearing);…

sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve

fur coat; surname; surname Qiu; fur

palace; watchtower; surname Que; Imperial city watchtower (old); fault; deficiency; used…

cheeks, jaw; chin; rear; to nourish; (literary) chin; jaw; (literary) to foster; to nurtu…

to carry on one's back; variant of 馱|驮[tuo2]; load carried by a pack animal

I; you; surname; you (Wu dialect); I, me (classical)

to coagulate, to congeal; to freeze; to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare

yesterday; formerly, in the past

Anhui province; short name for Anhui 安徽[An1 hui1]

arsenic; arsenic (chemistry)

to tie, to bind; to bind; to tie; Taiwan pr. [fu2]

wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm

mosquito, gnat; mosquito; old variant of 蚊[wen2]

merchant, peddler; to deal in, to trade; to deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in; to ret…

plutonium; plutonium (chemistry)

to shiver, to tremble; trembling; to tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate; Taiwan pr.…

camel; humpback; to carry on one's back; hump or hunchbacked; variant of 駝|驼[tuo2]

dark, gloomy, night; deep; old variant of 冥[ming2]; dark; stupid; the underworld

humble, low, inferior; to despise; low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble

9th heavenly stem; ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; ninth in order;…

one-legged monster; walrus; one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology; Chinese mythi…

silly, foolish; coquettish; silly; simple-minded; foolish; naive; sturdy; tough; heavy (o…

Catalpa ovata; (bound form) Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata), a tree that serves as a symb…

generally, probably, approximately; (bound form) general; approximate; without exception;…

firewood; lumberjack; to gather wood; gather wood

azure, cold, vast (all as of the sea); (bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-…

ragout; to braise, to cook; to braise; to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water

scar, cicatrix; birthmark; scar; scab

spot, mole, birthmark; birthmark; mole

seed, pit, pip; seed (of a plant)

to sparkle, to shine, to dazzle; glory; brilliant; glorious

to threaten, to coerce; ribs, flank; flank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threa…

bud, flower; rush, reed; to bloom; bud; flower calyx; luxuriant; profuse

lotus, hibiscus; Chengdu, Sichuan; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]; paste made by m…

commerce, trade; commerce; trade

to walk, to stroll; used in 逗遛[dou4 liu2]; to stroll; to walk (an animal)

a place in Shanxi province; surname; ancient place name; surname Hao

sharp, pointed; keen, acute; acute

the Sui dynasty; surname; the Sui dynasty (581–617 AD); surname Sui

onomatopoetic, a thumping sound; (onom.) boom (of a drum); knock (on the door)

gladness, joy, pleasure; harmony; pleased

a river in Henan province; name of a river

to grow, to nourish; to multiply, to thrive; to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause;…

amber; used in 琥珀[hu3 po4]

china, crockery, porcelain; chinaware; porcelain; china

strand, thread; detailed, precise; strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wi…

to toast, to entertain; to reward, to compensate; old variant of 酬[chou2]; variant of 酬[c…

prosperity; used in names of people and shops; (used in names of people and shops, symbol…

gong; CL:面[mian4]

procedure; sudden, abrupt; to gallop; sudden; unexpected; abrupt; suddenly; Taiwan pr. [z…

huge sea turtle; mythological sea turtle; variant of 鰲|鳌[ao2]

to rely on, to depend on; to lean on; to rely upon

to shiver with cold or fear; cold; to shiver with cold; to tremble with fear; afraid; app…

spoon, ladle; unit of volume; spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centili…