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4,809 characters (browsable) · 20,266 words (published)
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the neighing of a hoarse, gravel-voiced, hoarse; hiss; neigh; Ss! (sound of air sucked be…
elegant, refined, skillful; variant of 嫻|娴[xian2]; elegant; refined; to be skilled at
who? which? what? which one?; who; which; what
twenty, twentieth; twenty
the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature; Yi ethnic group; (archaic) wine vessel; (archaic) sac…
respectful, reverent; surname Ke; respectful; scrupulous; variant of 恪[ke4]
pleasant, delightful; to please; pleased
to stow in one's clothes; to estimate, to guess, to figure; to put into (one's pockets, c…
to stop, to prevent; dejected, defeated; to destroy; to stop
to look at, to gaze at; to observe; to see; old variant of 睹[du3]
to pray, to entreat, to beseech; to implore; to pray; to request
careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only; surname Gou; (literary) if indeed; (bound for…
banana, plantain; banana; see 蕉萃[qiao2 cui4]
to leap; leap
vanadium; vanadium (chemistry)
screen door, railing, fence; railing; balustrade; door-screen; exhausted; late
a river in Anhui; surname Ying; river in Henan and Anhui
perch; sea bass; common perch; bass
to hide; to go into hiding
whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet; surname Li; strict; severe
mumble, mutter, murmur; rumble; (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc
to cry loudly, to scream, to yell; howl; bawl
low wall; wall
officer, military rank; surname Wei; military officer; used in 尉遲|尉迟[Yu4 chi2]; used in 尉…
pennant, banner, streamer, flag; banner
to twist or nip with the fingers; to twirl (in the fingers)
swelling; the Bohai sea; used in 渤海[Bo2 Hai3]
to bake, to roast; to dry by the fire; to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast
to profit, to usurp; moo; surname Mou; barley; to moo; to seek or obtain; old variant of…
jade ornament; girdle ornaments
bright, glorious, splendid; (fine jade)
basin; cup; wide-mouthed jar or pot
hard, bulging; (coll.) (of sth hard or rough) to press against some part of one's body ca…
licorice; glycoside
eggplant; phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夾|夹[jia2] is…
lush; friendly, affable; friendly
lichen, moss; moss; lichen; moss on damp walls; used erroneously for 蘇|苏
splendid, magnificent; algae; aquatic grasses; elegant
to cite; to honor, to praise; to recommend; to praise; to commend; to honor; (of clothes)…
careful, attentive; to examine; the truth; truth (Buddhism)
a moment; a unit of area equal to 100 mu; variant of 傾|倾[qing1]; unit of area equal to 10…
to cut; to sever flesh from bone; cut off the flesh as punishment
dike, embankment; dike; (dialect) country fair; country market
wife, wife's child; (bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted…
corridor, hallway; luxuriant; variant of 蕪|芜[wu2]; small rooms facing or to the side of t…
to press for juice; a juicer; a vegetable; variant of 榨[zha4]; to press; to extract (juic…
lake, pond, swamp; pond; pool
hydrocarbon
cellar, storeroom; cellar; to store in a cellar
to exhaust; to put forth great effort
screen, sieve; to filter, to sift; (bound form) a sieve; to sieve; to sift; to filter; to…
difficult, hard; hardship; difficult; hard
the bleating of sheep; surname; surname Mi; to bleat (of a sheep)
reed; (bound form) reed
to decide, to judge; decision, verdict; to decide judicially
prophecy; hint, omen; (literary) prophecy; omen
ray, spoke; spoke of a wheel
molybdenum; molybdenum (chemistry)
a Buddhist high priest; defensive platform over gate; barbican; (used in transliteration…
surplus, remainder, excess; surname Yu; variant of 餘|余[yu2], remainder
mythical unicorn; used in 麒麟[qi2 lin2]
tooth decay; decayed teeth; dental caries
weak; lame; surname Wu; (literary) rising to a height; towering; (literary) bald; bare; (…
certificate, ticket; title deed; variant of 券[quan4]; old variant of 倦[juan4]
to swallow, to suck, to drink; used in 呷呷[ga1 ga1]; to sip; to drink; Taiwan pr. [xia2]
crossbow; an arrow falling, a downward stroke
useless, in vain; crooked, bent; to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain
fence, grid, palisade; fence; also pr. [shan1]
chestnut-leaved oak; oak; Quercus serrata
desert; aloof, cool, indifferent; unconcerned
eddy, whirlpool; whirlpool; eddy; also pr. [xuan4]
to edit, to compile; to tie a knot; (literary) to compile; to edit (variant of 纂[zuan3]);…
gland
to strip, to undress; to fade, to fall off; to take off (clothes); to shed (feathers); (o…
a village of twenty-five families; gate of a village; village
rainbow; colorful, variegated; Japanese cicada; old variant of 霓[ni2]; secondary rainbow
stubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate; mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; nau…
jaw; palate
thing; matter, substance; (Cantonese) thing; matter; stuff
absurd, foolish, ignorant; rash, reckless, wild; absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash
comet
new, bold; steep, high; variant of 嶄|崭[chan2]; variant of 巉[chan2]; variant of 嶄|崭[zhan3]…
to kill, to massacre; to oppress; to peel with a knife; old variant of 戮[lu4]; (bound for…
to drive away, to expel, to oust; to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after; to try to…
cork, peg, stopper; bottle stopper; plug; (gun) bolt; (grenade) pin
vivid, illuminating, brilliant; glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent
to roast, to broil; to cauterize; to broil; to roast
a jade pendant; semicircular jade ornament
to begin, to start; to originate; at first; devise; originate
tiny, small; the water's edge; surname Rui; small
a poisonous hairy caterpillar; oyster
the crotch or seat of a pair of pants; crotch; seat of a pair of trousers
to crush, to grind; mill, roller; surname Ya; to crush; to knock sb down with a vehicle;…
to flee, to escape; to hide, to conceal oneself; to evade; to flee; to escape; variant of…
radium; radium (chemistry)
saddle; variant of 鞍[an1]; (bound form) saddle
to raise animals; to nourish, to feed; old variant of 飼|饲[si4]; to raise; to rear; to feed
camel; surname Luo; white horse with a black mane (archaic)
surname; surname She
to shout, to roar, to cry; to brawl; to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth; to m…
residence, lodge, dwelling; (bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; d…
mountain mist, mountain haze; (bound form) mountain mist
to enjoy; kind; joyful, content; joyful
to split, to break open; eight (bankers' anti-fraud numeral); eight (banker's anti-fraud…
to ramble, to play about; leisurely; surname; surname Ao; variant of 遨[ao2]
dawn, daybreak; the dawn of an era; (bound form) daybreak; dawn; Taiwan pr. [shu4]
olive; (bound form) olive
maple tree; maple; also pr. [zu2]; Taiwan pr. [cu4]
railing, fence, enclosed place; surname Fan; (literary) fence
brook, stream; pure; to select; surname Juan; brook
"there is no need"; contracted form of 不用[bu4 yong4]; (dialect) very
eye socket; the corner of the eye; (bound form) eye socket; Taiwan pr. [kuang1]
a dumpling made of glutinous rice; rice dumplings wrapped in leaves; variant of 粽[zong4]
to indulge; to delay; to indulge in; variant of 耽[dan1]
spleen, pancreas; temper, disposition; spleen
a kind of herb; Angelica anomala
mattress, cushion; wormwood, Skimmia japon; mattress
attend, be present; arrive at; river in Hebei; variant of 蒞|莅[li4], to attend; to attend…
to overflow; to spread out; to develop; to amplify; superfluous
thorium; thorium (chemistry)
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