Chinese characters

tribute; a gift given to a superior; gifts to superiors

to bestow, to confer; surname; to bestow; to confer

to buy and sell on credit; to buy or sell on credit; distant; long (time); to forgive

clang; jingle, tinkle; tinkling of small bells

threshold; women's quarters; inner appartments; woman; wife (honorific)

to saddle up, to ride; to saddle a horse

earthen pot, iron cauldron; surname Ge; earthen pot; iron cauldron; ancient ceramic three…

spawn; roe; fry; fry (newly hatched fish); legendary giant fish that could transform into…

curtain, screen, tent; curtain; screen

curtain, screen, tent; curtain

grieving; worried; distressed; alarmed; shocked; grieved

to rouse, to awaken; to become conscious; awaken

to tremble, to shake, to quake, to flutter; used in 抖擻|抖擞[dou3 sou3]; (dialect) to stoke…

hardwood; posts, supports; (old) privet (genus Ligustrum); (bound form) (old) wooden supp…

pillar, post, door frame; a pillar; pillar; door post; door or window frame; classifier f…

river, stream, waterway; to flow; tearful; to branch (of river)

to seep out, to secrete; used in 泌陽|泌阳[Bi4 yang2] (the name of a place in Henan); (bound…

to simmer, to cook over a slow fire; (Cantonese) to simmer; to cook over a slow fire

ceremonial libation cup; libation cup

swelling, goiter; goiter; knob on tree

blessings, happiness, prosperity; celestial blessing

raft; variant of 筏[fa2]; raft (of logs)

to stitch, to sew; insufficient; crimson silk; deficiency; to stitch

fine, detailed; closely woven; fine and dense

a kind of lettuce; used in 萵苣|莴苣[wo1 ju4]; used in 苣蕒菜|苣荬菜[qu3 mai5 cai4]; Taiwan pr. [ju…

to strip, to tear off, to undress; to strip; to deprive of; to discharge; to dismiss; to…

wolf; cruel, mean, wicked; dog-like animal; ravenous beast; dhole (Cuon Alpinus); jackal

unfiltered wine; sediment, dregs; wine or liquor with sediment

large turtle, sea turtle; sea turtle

other, he; surname; a load; carry on the back

general term for plants; myriads; plants

swish, rustle; (onom.) swishing; rustling

to spit; to spit on; saliva

to think of, to remember, to miss; to think of; to remember; to miss

indecisive, irresolute; to yearn for; used in 憧憬[chong1 jing3]; used in 憧憧[chong1 chong1]

stupid, simple, simple-minded; stupid (Wu dialect); simple; honest

felt; a silk banner on a bent pole; silken banner

deuterium; deuterium 2H; heavy hydrogen, isotope of hydrogen having 1 neutron in its nucl…

bank, coast, shore; (literary) shore; coast; bank

piles, hemorrhoids; piles; hemorrhoid

dish, vessel; shallow container; (bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container; radical no…

darnels, weeds; small, insignificant; barnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli); Panicum c…

hamper, wicker basket; square bamboo container for food or clothing

the stars at the end of the Big Dipper; stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail…

taro, hemp; herb; Zhou Dynasty vassal state in modern day Shandong Province; alternative…

wild rice; Zizania latifolia; Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the w…

the castor-oil plant; Ricinus commumis

calm, quiet, still; cautious; (literary) quiet; peaceful; tranquil

booty, loot; stolen goods; to bribe; stolen goods; loot; spoils; variant of 贓|赃[zang1]

praseodymium; praseodymium (chemistry)

door; used in 閌閬|闶阆[kang1 lang2]; Taiwan pr. [kang4]

fashionable, in vogue; mane, flowing hair; bang (hair); fashionable; mane

fish; any ray (fish) variety of Myliobatiformes order

wren; eastern wren

black; dark; sullen, dreary; (bound form) dark; dull (color); dim; gloomy

narrow, small-minded; dirty (2); used in 齷齪|龌龊[wo4 chuo4]

government official; surname Huan; imperial official; court eunuch

to carry; to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)

to roll or knead dough; to roll (dough etc)

root, base; foundation; root

a type of oak tree; Mongolian oak (Quercus dentata); see also 槲樹|槲树[hu2 shu4]

to water, to irrigate, to flood; to wash; to irrigate

half of a tree trunk; "piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90),…

odd, unusual; fraction, remainder; lopsided; unbalanced; abnormal; irregular; odd fractio…

ulcer, sore, carbuncle, abcess; carbuncle

to take an interest in; to care for; (bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children; (…

musical instrument; a kind of xylophone; chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made…

bamboo mat; fine woven grass mat

earthworm (2); used in 蚯蚓[qiu1 yin3]

to admonish, to warn; to criticize; to admonish; to warn sb of their errors; to criticize…

pig, boar; hog; swine

to sit cross-legged; tarsus, instep; instep; tarsus

to frown, to knit the brows; distressed; to knit (one's brows); wrinkled (of brows); to h…

dam, embankment; reservoir; pool; pond; bank of a pond; mountain slope; Taiwan pr. [pi2];…

clouds, mist; sky; firmament; heaven

extra horse; imperial son-in-law; prince consort

piebald horse; surname Zhui; (literary) piebald horse

a man's whiskers; a horse's mane; a fish's fin; bristles; mane

throat; voice

high, lofty; eminent, majestic; lofty; towering; Taiwan pr. [wei2]

pleasant, joyful, delightful; happy

eucalyptus; Eucalyptus globulus; Taiwan pr. [an4]

shore, river bank; bank of a river

turbulent, surging; the sound of waves crashing; used in 澎湃[peng2 pai4]

wide, vast, extensive; ocean; vastness

ape, orangutan; ape

field; farm

ulcer, carbuncle, abscess; gangrene

a coarse mat of rushes or bamboo; surname Da; rough bamboo mat

dim, indistinct; distant; minute; used in 縹緲|缥缈[piao1 miao3]

mugwort, Artemisia; zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmeric

to despise, to disdain; to disregard, to slight; to despise; small; variant of 渺[miao3]

to flatter, to cajole; toady, yes-man; to flatter; to cajole

false, bogus; counterfeit; a sham; variant of 贗|赝[yan4]; false

rustic, vulgar; to despise, to scorn; rustic; low; base; mean; to despise; to scorn

spear; to injure; (old) spear; lance; (literary) to cripple; to harm; to injure

ledge, step, terrace; slope; step; terrace

cheekbone; path, road, intersection; crossroads; high

a thoroughbred horse; refined, virtuous; thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous

coccyx, sacrum; (bound form) sacrum

joy, gladness, delight; surname; surname Xi; cautious; merry; joyful

to crawl; to lie prostrate; used in 匍匐[pu2 fu2]

clay; unburnt earthenware; adobe; mud brick; unfired brick, tile or pottery; blank; semif…

the Omei mountain in Sichuan; used in 峨嵋[E2 mei2]

high, towering; rugged, irregular; lofty (as of mountain)

Chinese chess; ancient name for go (Chinese board game)

respectful, brotherly; to do one's duty as a younger brother

the cross-beams of a roof; cangue (stocks to punish criminals); pole plate; purlin (cross…

saliva; variant of 涎[xian2]

dysentery

ripe grain; to harvest; to know well; (literary) ripe grain; ripe; harvest; year; (litera…

crack, fissure, split; crack; grudge

to agree; to open and close the mouth; to open and close (the mouth etc); friendly; compl…

minced meat, minced fish; chopped meat or fish

to reach, to spread to; deep, extensive; surname Qin; surname Tan; deep

to swindle, to cheat; to lie; to mislead; to swindle

fox, wildcat; variant of 狸[li2]

thunderclap, crashing thunder; used in 霹靂|霹雳[pi1 li4] and 霹雷[pi1 lei2]

sparrow hawk; Circus species (various); Accipiter nisus

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