Chinese characters

awning, covering; sail, tarp; boat; covering used for shelter from sun or rain; sail (of…

pure, unadulterated; essence; pure; unmixed

to excite, to urge; to raise; to shrug; lofty, towering; to excite; to raise up; high; lo…

throne; steps leading to the throne; the steps to the throne

tough, strong; pliable; variant of 韌|韧[ren4]; old variant of 韌|韧[ren4]; annealed; pliable…

king crab; horseshoe crab

to establish; a province; used in 兗州|兖州[Yan3 zhou1] (the name of a place in Shandong)

onomatopoetic, a hissing sound; (onom.) to hiss; to whistle; to whiz; to fizz

belch; interjection of approval; yeah (interjection of approval); to belch

exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful; extravagant

bright, glorious; Venus; bright; glorious; one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy

radius, forearm; a bent or twisted piece of wood; (literary) to disturb; (literary) to we…

raft; time, occasion; to hew; a raft made of bamboo or wood; to fell trees

a river in southeast Shandong; Yi River, Shandong

big, great, vast; extensive, pervading, widespread; surname Pu; extensive; pervading

a guitar-like instrument (2); see 琵琶, pipa lute

pestle; pound with a pestle

tellurium; tellurium (chemistry)

lucky, auspicious; a good omen; auspicious; lucky

bright, radiant; smiling; to polish; beautiful; bright; splendid; smilingly

mistaken; to be contrary; to deviate; erroneous; contradictory

to grow, to flourish; superlative; surname Zhi; extremely; very

substance, essence; bone marrow; (bound form) bone marrow; (fig.) innermost part; (botany…

mackerel; (literary) boiled stew of fish and meat

beautiful, lovely; son-in-law; pretty; winsome; to ask for sb's help; son-in-law (old)

wild duck; teal; swim; mallard; Anas platyrhyncha; old variant of 鳧|凫[fu2]

servant; to cause a disturbance; variant of 廝|厮[si1]; (bound form) together; each other;…

to roar, to howl; to scream; to whistle; (of people) to whistle; (of birds and animals) t…

yellow dirt mount; round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China)

5th heavenly stem; fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fifth in order;…

to consider, to estimate; consider; estimate

a river in northern China; name of a river; surname Lu

rhinoceros; sharp, tempered; sharp

to take a fleeting glance at; to shoot a glance; glance; to appear in a flash

trunk, chest, box; portfolio; chest; box; trunk; suitcase

bamboo basket; basket

non-glutinous long-grain rice; long-grained rice; same as 秈

inferior silk; tassel, knot, fringe; knot; tassels

to sew, to stitch; to thread a needle; to thread (a needle); (bound form) to sew; to stit…

a bitter vegetable; thistle; common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus); bitter (taste); cruel…

turnip; a flower of the leek family; leek flower; lush; luxuriant

to hand down, to give to, to bequeath; to present; to bequeath

to jump, to leap; to gush, to spurt; to leap up; (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out

tense, irritable; rash, hot-tempered; impatient; hot-tempered

tantalum; tantalum (chemistry)

clanging sound; a small gong; clang of metals; small gong; (dialect) (bound form) shiny;…

barrier, gate; vast, wide; to expand; surname Hong; big; gate

bun, topknot; hair rolled up in a bun, topknot

loach; loach (family Cobitidae); used in 鯕鰍|鲯鳅[qi2 qiu1] (mahi-mahi, a fish unrelated to…

page, servant boy; old variant of 壯|壮, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi; servant boy

to brood over eggs; to have confidence; to trust; to believe in

space, time, space-time; eternity; (geology) eon

to diverge, to branch; the name of a mountain; surname Qi; also used in place names; vari…

ashamed, regretful; the pangs of conscience; old variant of 愧[kui4]; ashamed

perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant; to bend; to violate; to go against; ruthless and tyra…

to pile up; to stack; a pile; a stack

dark, hidden, obscure; to conceal; dark

close, intimate; to approach; variant of 暱|昵[ni4]; familiar; intimate

a ship's mast; mast

ditch, sluice, gutter, drain; disrespectful; (literary) ditch

salt marsh, scrubland; saline land; salt marsh

ringworms; ringworm; Taiwan pr. [xian3]

writing brush, pencil; thereupon; (arch. introductory particle); then; and then

nettle; used in 蕁麻|荨麻[qian2 ma2]; also pr. [xun2]

to curl one's body; to wriggle like a worm; to curl up (like a scroll); to huddle; Melani…

heron, egret; Ardea species (various); heron

manual laborer; variant of 夫[fu1]

to drink, to sip; to sob, to weep; (literary) to drink; to sip; to sob

to be angry at, to rebuke, to scold; to be angry at; to be displeased and annoyed

the cackling of a fowl; to gag, to vomit; hiccup; belch

to scold, to shout at; to scold; whoosh!; sound of bells etc

awkward, embarrassed; to limp, to stagger; (bound form) embarrassing; awkward

day, dawn, early morning; dawn

to destroy, to eliminate; to perish; variant of 泯[min3]; (bound form) to vanish; to die o…

border, horizon; river bank, shore; border; horizon; shore

to block up; to sink; to stain; (literary) to sink into oblivion; (literary) to silt up;…

hamlet; area near a city; village; animal track

the high land along a river; bank; marsh; high riverbank; variant of 皋[gao1]

startled; surname; surname Qu; Taiwan pr. [ju4]

to revere, to respect; to be in awe of; respectful; horrified; to raise (one's shoulders)…

silk cord; sash, ribbon, cord; see 絛綸|绦纶[di2 lun2]; braid; cord; sash; variant of 絛|绦[tao…

a silk ribbon used as a seal; cord on a seal

to hang; to strangle; (literary) to die by hanging or strangulation

plant, herb; surname; surname Xun; (archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts;…

a kind of legendary tree; used in 莆田[Pu2 tian2] (the name of a place in Fujian)

domestic animal; to feed, to raise; to rear; to raise (animals)

a measure of weight used for gold; ancient unit of weight equal to 20 or 24 liang 兩|两[lia…

the Tartars; Tartar; a tribe in China

to lift, to raise; to fly, to soar; (literary) to hold high

herring; Pacific herring

to bow down, to face down, to look down; variant of 俯[fu3]; to look down; to stoop

old man; elder; old gentleman

a cry of anger; (old)(interjection expressing disapproval, commiseration etc) tut!; Taiwa…

surname; surname Gui; name of a river; variant of 媯|妫[Gui1]

to enjoy; to play, to amuse oneself; (literary) to amuse oneself; to play; to have fun

imperial palace; imperial apartments

high, lofty, steep, towering; used in 崢嶸|峥嵘[zheng1 rong2]

to aid, to help; to correct; to assist

11th terrestrial branch; used in 屈戌兒|屈戌儿[qu1 qu5 r5]; 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th…

willow, medlar tree; a small feudal state; Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state; surname Qi; C…

the stocks, a cangue scaffold; cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and pun…

the normal style of Chinese handwriting; Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis); mod…

bed, cot, couch; couch

girdle ornaments; ornamental gems for belt

sulfone

guzheng, zither, string instrument; see 古箏|古筝[gu3 zheng1]

crepe, imitation silk; wrinkles, creases; crepe; wrinkle

sorrow, grief; to incur, to meet with; happen to; sorrow; suffer from

grassy; thick, dense, close; to gather, to assemble; collect; collection; dense; thick; a…

leech; fluke; hirudinea

public office; official residence; surname Ya; office; yamen 衙門|衙门

distant, far; separated; different; variant of 迥[jiong3]; distant; old variant of 迥[jiong…

to gush, to burst; to crack, to split; to burst forth; to spurt; to crack; split

metal plate; sheet metal; sheet of metal

hinge; scissors, shears; to cut; scissors; to cut (with scissors)

technetium; technetium (chemistry)

giant fish; Gun, mythical father of the emperor Yu; variant of 鯀|鲧[Gun3]; Gun, mythical f…

respectful reply of assent to superiors; (indicating agreement) yes; all right; (drawing…

small (used in place names); little (dialect)

red, vermillion; surname Tong; red