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

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嘶sī

the neighing of a hoarse, gravel-voiced, hoarse; hiss; neigh; Ss! (sound of air sucked be…

15 strokes/口
娴xián

elegant, refined, skillful; variant of 嫻|娴[xian2]; elegant; refined; to be skilled at

10 strokes/女
孰shú

who? which? what? which one?; who; which; what

11 strokes/子
廿niàn

twenty, twentieth; twenty

4 strokes/廾
彝yí

the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature; Yi ethnic group; (archaic) wine vessel; (archaic) sac…

18 strokes/彑
恪kè

respectful, reverent; surname Ke; respectful; scrupulous; variant of 恪[ke4]

9 strokes/忄
愉yú

pleasant, delightful; to please; pleased

12 strokes/忄
揣chuāi

to stow in one's clothes; to estimate, to guess, to figure; to put into (one's pockets, c…

12 strokes/扌
沮jǔ

to stop, to prevent; dejected, defeated; to destroy; to stop

8 strokes/氵
睹dǔ

to look at, to gaze at; to observe; to see; old variant of 睹[du3]

13 strokes/目
祈qí

to pray, to entreat, to beseech; to implore; to pray; to request

8 strokes/礻
苟gǒu

careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only; surname Gou; (literary) if indeed; (bound for…

8 strokes/艹
蕉jiāo

banana, plantain; banana; see 蕉萃[qiao2 cui4]

15 strokes/艹
踊yǒng

to leap; leap

14 strokes/足
钒fán

vanadium; vanadium (chemistry)

8 strokes/钅
阑lán

screen door, railing, fence; railing; balustrade; door-screen; exhausted; late

12 strokes/门
颍yǐng

a river in Anhui; surname Ying; river in Henan and Anhui

12 strokes/水
鲈lú

perch; sea bass; common perch; bass

13 strokes/鱼
匿nì

to hide; to go into hiding

10 strokes/匸
厉lì

whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet; surname Li; strict; severe

5 strokes/厂
咕gū

mumble, mutter, murmur; rumble; (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

8 strokes/口
嚎háo

to cry loudly, to scream, to yell; howl; bawl

17 strokes/口
垣yuán

low wall; wall

9 strokes/土
尉wèi

officer, military rank; surname Wei; military officer; used in 尉遲|尉迟[Yu4 chi2]; used in 尉…

11 strokes/寸
幡fān

pennant, banner, streamer, flag; banner

15 strokes/巾
捻niǎn

to twist or nip with the fingers; to twirl (in the fingers)

11 strokes/扌
渤bó

swelling; the Bohai sea; used in 渤海[Bo2 Hai3]

12 strokes/氵
烘hōng

to bake, to roast; to dry by the fire; to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast

10 strokes/火
牟móu

to profit, to usurp; moo; surname Mou; barley; to moo; to seek or obtain; old variant of…

6 strokes/牛
珮pèi

jade ornament; girdle ornaments

10 strokes/王
珲huī

bright, glorious, splendid; (fine jade)

10 strokes/王
盂yú

basin; cup; wide-mouthed jar or pot

8 strokes/皿
硌gè

hard, bulging; (coll.) (of sth hard or rough) to press against some part of one's body ca…

11 strokes/石
苷gān

licorice; glycoside

8 strokes/艹
茄jiā

eggplant; phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夾|夹[jia2] is…

8 strokes/艹
蔼ǎi

lush; friendly, affable; friendly

14 strokes/艹
藓xiǎn

lichen, moss; moss; lichen; moss on damp walls; used erroneously for 蘇|苏

17 strokes/艹
藻zǎo

splendid, magnificent; algae; aquatic grasses; elegant

19 strokes/艹
褒bāo

to cite; to honor, to praise; to recommend; to praise; to commend; to honor; (of clothes)…

15 strokes/衣
谛dì

careful, attentive; to examine; the truth; truth (Buddhism)

11 strokes/讠
顷qǐng

a moment; a unit of area equal to 100 mu; variant of 傾|倾[qing1]; unit of area equal to 10…

8 strokes/页
剐guǎ

to cut; to sever flesh from bone; cut off the flesh as punishment

9 strokes/刂
圩wéi

dike, embankment; dike; (dialect) country fair; country market

6 strokes/土
嫡dí

wife, wife's child; (bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted…

14 strokes/女
庑wǔ

corridor, hallway; luxuriant; variant of 蕪|芜[wu2]; small rooms facing or to the side of t…

7 strokes/广
榨zhà

to press for juice; a juicer; a vegetable; variant of 榨[zha4]; to press; to extract (juic…

14 strokes/木
沼zhǎo

lake, pond, swamp; pond; pool

8 strokes/氵
烃tīng

hydrocarbon

9 strokes/火
窖jiào

cellar, storeroom; cellar; to store in a cellar

12 strokes/穴
竭jié

to exhaust; to put forth great effort

14 strokes/立
筛shāi

screen, sieve; to filter, to sift; (bound form) a sieve; to sieve; to sift; to filter; to…

12 strokes/⺮
艰jiān

difficult, hard; hardship; difficult; hard

8 strokes/又
芈mǐ

the bleating of sheep; surname; surname Mi; to bleat (of a sheep)

7 strokes/羋
苇wěi

reed; (bound form) reed

7 strokes/艹
谳yàn

to decide, to judge; decision, verdict; to decide judicially

15 strokes/讠
谶chèn

prophecy; hint, omen; (literary) prophecy; omen

19 strokes/讠
辐fú

ray, spoke; spoke of a wheel

13 strokes/车
钼mù

molybdenum; molybdenum (chemistry)

10 strokes/钅
阇dū

a Buddhist high priest; defensive platform over gate; barbican; (used in transliteration…

11 strokes/门
馀yú

surplus, remainder, excess; surname Yu; variant of 餘|余[yu2], remainder

10 strokes/饣
麒qí

mythical unicorn; used in 麒麟[qi2 lin2]

19 strokes/鹿
龋qǔ

tooth decay; decayed teeth; dental caries

17 strokes/齿
兀wù

weak; lame; surname Wu; (literary) rising to a height; towering; (literary) bald; bare; (…

3 strokes/兀
劵juàn

certificate, ticket; title deed; variant of 券[quan4]; old variant of 倦[juan4]

8 strokes/力
呷gā

to swallow, to suck, to drink; used in 呷呷[ga1 ga1]; to sip; to drink; Taiwan pr. [xia2]

8 strokes/口
弩nǔ

crossbow; an arrow falling, a downward stroke

8 strokes/弓
枉wǎng

useless, in vain; crooked, bent; to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain

8 strokes/木
栅zhà

fence, grid, palisade; fence; also pr. [shan1]

9 strokes/木
栎lì

chestnut-leaved oak; oak; Quercus serrata

9 strokes/木
漠mò

desert; aloof, cool, indifferent; unconcerned

13 strokes/氵
漩xuán

eddy, whirlpool; whirlpool; eddy; also pr. [xuan4]

14 strokes/氵
纂zuǎn

to edit, to compile; to tie a knot; (literary) to compile; to edit (variant of 纂[zuan3]);…

20 strokes/糸
腺xiàn

gland

13 strokes/⺼
褪tuì

to strip, to undress; to fade, to fall off; to take off (clothes); to shed (feathers); (o…

14 strokes/衤
闾lǘ

a village of twenty-five families; gate of a village; village

9 strokes/门
霓ní

rainbow; colorful, variegated; Japanese cicada; old variant of 霓[ni2]; secondary rainbow

16 strokes/雨
顽wán

stubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate; mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; nau…

10 strokes/页
颚è

jaw; palate

15 strokes/页
嘢yě

thing; matter, substance; (Cantonese) thing; matter; stuff

14 strokes/口
妄wàng

absurd, foolish, ignorant; rash, reckless, wild; absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash

6 strokes/女
孛bèi

comet

7 strokes/子
崭zhǎn

new, bold; steep, high; variant of 嶄|崭[chan2]; variant of 巉[chan2]; variant of 嶄|崭[zhan3]…

11 strokes/山
戮lù

to kill, to massacre; to oppress; to peel with a knife; old variant of 戮[lu4]; (bound for…

15 strokes/戈
撵niǎn

to drive away, to expel, to oust; to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after; to try to…

15 strokes/扌
栓shuān

cork, peg, stopper; bottle stopper; plug; (gun) bolt; (grenade) pin

10 strokes/木
灿càn

vivid, illuminating, brilliant; glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent

7 strokes/火
炙zhì

to roast, to broil; to cauterize; to broil; to roast

8 strokes/火
璜huáng

a jade pendant; semicircular jade ornament

15 strokes/王
肇zhào

to begin, to start; to originate; at first; devise; originate

14 strokes/聿
芮ruì

tiny, small; the water's edge; surname Rui; small

7 strokes/艹
蚝háo

a poisonous hairy caterpillar; oyster

10 strokes/虫
裆dāng

the crotch or seat of a pair of pants; crotch; seat of a pair of trousers

11 strokes/衤
轧yà

to crush, to grind; mill, roller; surname Ya; to crush; to knock sb down with a vehicle;…

5 strokes/车
遁dùn

to flee, to escape; to hide, to conceal oneself; to evade; to flee; to escape; variant of…

12 strokes/辶
镭léi

radium; radium (chemistry)

18 strokes/钅
鞍ān

saddle; variant of 鞍[an1]; (bound form) saddle

15 strokes/革
饲sì

to raise animals; to nourish, to feed; old variant of 飼|饲[si4]; to raise; to rear; to feed

8 strokes/饣
骆luò

camel; surname Luo; white horse with a black mane (archaic)

9 strokes/马
厍shè

surname; surname She

6 strokes/厂
嚷rǎng

to shout, to roar, to cry; to brawl; to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth; to m…

20 strokes/口
寓yù

residence, lodge, dwelling; (bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; d…

12 strokes/宀
岚lán

mountain mist, mountain haze; (bound form) mountain mist

7 strokes/山
恺kǎi

to enjoy; kind; joyful, content; joyful

9 strokes/忄
捌bā

to split, to break open; eight (bankers' anti-fraud numeral); eight (banker's anti-fraud…

10 strokes/扌
敖áo

to ramble, to play about; leisurely; surname; surname Ao; variant of 遨[ao2]

10 strokes/攵
曙shǔ

dawn, daybreak; the dawn of an era; (bound form) daybreak; dawn; Taiwan pr. [shu4]

17 strokes/日
榄lǎn

olive; (bound form) olive

13 strokes/木
槭qī

maple tree; maple; also pr. [zu2]; Taiwan pr. [cu4]

15 strokes/木
樊fán

railing, fence, enclosed place; surname Fan; (literary) fence

15 strokes/木
涓juān

brook, stream; pure; to select; surname Juan; brook

10 strokes/氵
甭béng

"there is no need"; contracted form of 不用[bu4 yong4]; (dialect) very

9 strokes/用
眶kuàng

eye socket; the corner of the eye; (bound form) eye socket; Taiwan pr. [kuang1]

11 strokes/目
粽zòng

a dumpling made of glutinous rice; rice dumplings wrapped in leaves; variant of 粽[zong4]

14 strokes/米
耽dān

to indulge; to delay; to indulge in; variant of 耽[dan1]

10 strokes/耳
脾pí

spleen, pancreas; temper, disposition; spleen

12 strokes/⺼
苻fú

a kind of herb; Angelica anomala

8 strokes/艹
茵yīn

mattress, cushion; wormwood, Skimmia japon; mattress

9 strokes/艹
莅lì

attend, be present; arrive at; river in Hebei; variant of 蒞|莅[li4], to attend; to attend…

10 strokes/艹
衍yǎn

to overflow; to spread out; to develop; to amplify; superfluous

9 strokes/行
钍tǔ

thorium; thorium (chemistry)

8 strokes/钅

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