Chinese characters

throat, larynx, gullet; guttural; throat; larynx

usual, common, ordinary, mediocre; ordinary; to use

tiger; a tiger's stripes; like a tiger; (literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate a…

similar, alike; to resemble; used in 彷徨[pang2 huang2] and 彷徉[pang2 yang2]

to confuse, to mislead; to doubt; to confuse; to be puzzled

to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress; to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or

to wash, to rinse; to wash; to rinse; any of three 10-day division of the month (during T…

sacrificial animal; domestic animal

10th heavenly stem; tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; tenth in order;…

to sacrifice, to worship; to sacrifice; to offer libation to; variant of 祀[si4]

a kind of thick stiff silk; thin, tough silk fabric

crimson, scarlet; purple; dark red; purple silk

to walk, to travel; epilogue, colophon; postscript; to trek across mountains

melancholy; dense growth; variant of 鬱|郁[yu4]; surname Yu; (bound form) strongly fragrant…

magic, enchantment, charm; a forest demon; demon; magic; to charm

tricky, sly, crafty, cunning; surname Diao; artful; wicked

artisan, craftsman, workman; craftsman

a board, sign, or tablet made from bamboo; horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung o…

to bark

to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn; to punish; to reprimand; to warn

close, intimate; to approach; familiar; intimate

bubbles, foam, froth, suds; foam; suds

to solder, to weld; to weld; to braze; to solder; variant of 焊[han4]

black jade; nine (bankers' anti-fraud numeral); nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

carpenter's square, ruler, rule; variant of 矩[ju3]; carpenter's square; rule; regulation;…

cotton, silk, velvet, wool; velvet; woolen

to soothe, to pacify, to appease; to pacify; Taiwan pr. [sui1]

legendary ruler; Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader

sarcastic; to chant, to mock, to ridicule; to satirize; to mock; to recite; Taiwan pr. [f…

to temper, to refine; to forge metal; to forge; to discipline; wrought

rainfall, snowfall; fall of snow

proud, haughty, overbearing; proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy

equal; even, uniform; even; well-distributed; uniform; to distribute evenly; to share

rebel; rebellion; rebellious; to betray; to rebel; to revolt

age; 7th heavenly stem; seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; seventh i…

to arouse, to incite, to instigate; variant of 㞞|𪨊[song2]; used in 慫恿|怂恿[song3 yong3]; (…

to pull, to lead; to pull back, to draw a bow; to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to rol…

orange, tangerine; (bound form) mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine; (loosely)…

decisive, firm, resolute; firm and resolute; staunch

sunk, submerged; to perish, to be lost; to sink (into ruin, oblivion); to be reduced to

stone roller; to crush, to roll; roller and millstone; to grind; to crush; to husk

vine, tendril, creeper; used in 蔓菁[man2 jing5]; (bound form) trailing or climbing stem; v…

to give birth, to bear children; birth, birthday; birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increa…

palladium; palladium (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [ba1]; old variant of 耙[pa2]

pincers, pliers, tongs; to compress; pincers; pliers; tongs; claw (of animal); to grasp w…

to smelt, to fuse metals, to cast; to smelt; to cast; seductive in appearance

toilet, washroom; to mingle; variant of 廁|厕[ce4]; (bound form) restroom; toilet; lavatory…

beer

island; islet

ornamental; cultivated, refined, well-bred; urbane; well-bred; cultivated

badge, crest, logo, insignia; old variant of 徽[hui1]; badge; emblem; insignia; crest; log…

to drag, to pull; to twist; to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation);…

to slap, to box one's ears; to slap; also pr. [guo2]

to abandon, to discard; to cast away; to fling aside; to throw; to cast; left-slanting do…

to plow; plow

boundary, border, frontier; border; boundary

hematoma, contusion; hematoma (internal blood clot); extravasated blood (spilt into surro…

to sell grain; to sell (grain)

warp and woof; lines of latitude; latitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft

intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal; to twist (strands into a thread); to…

to arrange, to display; belly; skin; to state; to pass on information; to display

rushes, reeds, grass; surname; surname Mao; reeds; rushes

toad (1); toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking); (mythology) the three-legge…

rumor; folksong, ballad; popular ballad; variant of 謠|谣[yao2]

sable, mink, marten; sable or marten (genus Martes)

tungsten, wolfram; tungsten (chemistry)

raise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admire; surname Yang; to face upward; to loo…

companion; associate with

a legendary ancient emperor-sage; surname Yao; Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the F…

hatred, resentment; to dislike, to hate; (Internet slang) to attack verbally; to publicly…

to fasten, to bind; to tie up

to beat, to lash, to strike with a cane; to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump;…

to lift, to raise, to pry off a lid; to lift; to pry open; to lever open

to break, to destroy; ruined, tattered; my (polite); poor; ruined; shabby; worn out; defe…

crabapple tree; wild plum; cherry-apple

pepper, spice; pepper

pomegranate

a flooding river; a military defeat; to break down, to disperse; used in 潰膿|溃脓[hui4 nong2…

boat, ship; boat

helm, rudder; helm; rudder

cocoon; callus, blister; (bound form) cocoon; (bound form) callus (variant of 趼[jian3]);…

taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning; to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of…

braid, pigtail, plait; queue; a braid or queue; to plait

crack, fissure, split; grudge; crack; crevice; gap or interval; loophole; discord; rift

pigeon, dove; Columba species (various); pigeon; dove

to whistle; to chirp; a whistle; sentry

to intimidate; to scare; a tiger's roar; (coll.) to fool; to bluff

central; to beg; to run out; center; end; to plead

whore, prostitute; prostitute

curtain, cloth screen, signboard; shop sign; (literary) window curtain

cover, shield; to protect, to shelter; to harbor; to protect; cover; shelter; hide or har…

pity, regret; to rue; to begrudge; to cherish; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]

to check, to obstruct, to push down; obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lowe…

to cry, to sob, to weep; to sob

dirty, filthy, muddy, turbid; turbid; murky; impure

an ancient state in Shandong province; vassal state of Zhou in Shandong; surname Teng

to heat, to boil; saucepan; deep cooking pot; to cook slowly in such a pot

beautiful jade; star; (jade); variant of 璇[xuan2]

bright, luminous; clear; hoary; variant of 皓[hao4]; (bound form) bright; luminous; white…

excellent, rare; beautiful, fine; excellent; precious; rare; fine; (used in given names)

tangled; to investigate, to unravel; old variant of 糾|纠[jiu1]; to gather together; to inv…

chest cavity; hollow space; (bound form) hollow space

to reach, to arrive; utmost, superior; to arrive; to reach (esp. perfection); utmost; (us…

shade, shelter; to protect; variant of 蔭|荫[yin4], shade; shade; (bound form) shade (of a…

way, path; straight, direct; to approach; used in personal names and place names

bell; surname; surname Duo; large ancient bell

cesium; cesium (chemistry)

falcon, eagle; an aquiline nose; falcon; Taiwan pr. [zhun3]

wild goose; variant of 雁[yan4]

harmony, union; harmonious; surname Yong; harmony; old variant of 雍[yong1]

whirlwind (1); (literary) very strong wind; gale; (bound form) wild; violent; unrestraine…

bait; cake; dumplings; to bait, to entice; pastry; food; to swallow; to lure; lure

to give, to present; reverential; surname Gong

divination, fortune-telling; divinatory diagram; one of the eight divinatory trigrams of…

to vomit; to annoy, to enrage; vomit

to peck

circle; to surround, to encircle; encircle; round

high mound; hilly countryside; wasteland; ruins; (literary) village; variant of 圩[xu1]; c…

beautiful, handsome; seductive; beautiful

father's sister; husband's mother; paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old…