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4,809 characters (browsable) · 20,266 words (published)
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bold, brave; to dare, to venture; to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
ox, cow, bull; surname Niu; ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|…
to hop, to skip; to jump, to leap; to vault; to dance; to jump; to hop; to skip over; to…
public building; shop, house, establishment; variant of 館|馆[guan3]; building; shop; term…
what?; dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4]
real, true; honest, sincere; real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
bureau, office; circumstance, game, situation; narrow; office; situation; classifier for…
shop, store; inn, hotel; inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1]); (bound form) shop; store
to forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook; to forget; to overlook; to neglect
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate; variant of 照[zhao4]; to shine; to illuminate; accord…
ball, globe, sphere; round; ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2]); ball; spher…
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange; to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to…
right conduct, propriety; justice; surname Yi; (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4]…
son, child; child; son; non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final
seat; stand, base; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a re…
multi-story building; floor; surname Lou; house with more than 1 story; storied building;…
to command, to lead; rate, ratio, proportion; (bound form) ratio; rate; proportion; to le…
chapter, section; article, essay; sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used…
to look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard; variant of 視|视[shi4]; variant of 示[shi4];…
elephant; ivory; figure, image; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
to earn, to profit, to make money; to earn; to make a profit; to cheat; to swindle
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common; to go through; to know well…
seven; 7
sound, noise; voice, tone, music; sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for s…
meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irres…
wheel; to turn, to revolve; to recur; wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rot…
fish; surname Yu; fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]); used in the names of various aquatic anim…
house, home; room, chamber; surname Shi; room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan…
prefect; prefecture, government; seat of government; government repository (archive); off…
to do; to mock, to tease; to play with; lane; alley; variant of 弄[long4]; to manage; to h…
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention; (bound form) idea; thought; mea…
urgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder; (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head…
thing, substance, matter; creature; (bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as d…
to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; old variant of 留[liu2]; to…
to know, to perceive, to comprehend; to know; to be aware
sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime; guilt; fault; blame; sin; variant of 罪[zui4], crime
share, portion; thighs, haunches, rump; thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (financ…
expenses, fees; to cost, to spend; wasteful; surname Fei; to cost; to spend; fee; expenses
cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread; variant of 布[bu4]; to announ…
emotion, feeling, sentiment; (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound f…
to change, to replace, to substitute for; to substitute for; to take the place of; to rep…
forest, grove; surname; surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi; (bound form) woods; forest…
petal, flower, leaf; brave, heroic; English; United Kingdom; British; England; abbr. for…
to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold; to scold; to abuse; to curse; CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[du…
business, profession; to study, to work; surname Ye; line of business; industry; occupati…
cheerful, happy, laughing; music; surname Le; happy; cheerful; to laugh; surname Yue; use…
hall, central room; (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government departme…
flat, level, even; peaceful; surname Ping; flat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; e…
desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing; honest and prudent; variant of 願|愿[yuan4]…
song, lyrics; to sing, to chant; song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing; varian…
to guess, to conjecture, to suppose; to feel; to guess
ship, boat, vessel; variant of 船[chuan2]; boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[z…
border, edge, margin, side; side; edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:個|个[ge4]; simultaneo…
ghost; demon; sly, mischievous; disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a…
to lose; to discard; to put aside; to throw
nine; 9
to affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sense; to feel; to move; to touch; to affec…
pig, hog, wild boar; hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]
blood; blood (CL:滴[di1]); colloquial pr. [xie3] or [xue3]
wine, spirits, liquor, alcohol; wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverag…
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction; fate; order or command; to assign a nam…
building, house, room; surname Fang; house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended fa…
to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy; broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to brea…
bank note; ticket; vote; a slip of paper; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held f…
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex; color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; (col…
to conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store; Tibetan ethnic group; Tibet Autonomous Region (s…
to carry, to haul, to transport; to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (liter…
Korea, especially South Korea; surname; Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring…
tool, implement; to draw up, to write; tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; tale…
foundation, base; (bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound…
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger; gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get…
to fill; full, packed; satisfied; Manchu ethnic group; full; filled; packed; fully; compl…
to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile; to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to…
light, gentle; simple, easy; light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous;…
chief, head, leader; head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, song…
ten, tenth; complete; perfect; ten; 10
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel; device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2]
circle, ring, loop; to encircle; to confine; to lock up; to pen in; livestock enclosure;…
to return, to go back; to return to, to revert; surname Gui; to return; to go back to; to…
unusual, strange, peculiar; odd; strange; uncanny; (bound form) monster; supernatural bei…
to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to enfold; to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug;…
night, evening; late; evening; night
funds, payment; item, article; section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifie…
river, stream; the Yellow river; river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow R…
grass, herbs; straw, thatch; variant of 草[cao3]; grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a do…
relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree; parent; one's own (flesh and blood); rel…
eight; all around, all sides
a metric ton; ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dun4]
to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning; abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea; imperial o…
stick, club; strong, smart; to hit; stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful
cat; cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem; used in 貓腰|…
to try, to experiment; exam, test; to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
subject, lesson, course; classwork; subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[ta…
body, torso; person; pregnancy; body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and condu…
fair, equitable; public; duke; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas,…
to support; to respect; to put on, to wear; surname; surname Dai; to put on or wear (glas…
to raise, to support; to entrust, to rely on; to hold up in one's hand; to support with o…
legs, thighs; leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]; hip bone; old variant of 腿[tui3]
to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations; used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lu1 su1]; var…
drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant; leaf of the iris; variant of 藥|…
to control, to have jurisdiction; the linchpin of a wheel; linchpin (pin securing a wheel…
forehead; headline, title; theme; surname Ti; topic; problem for discussion; exam questio…
the sound of laughter; abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3], Kazakhstan; abbr. for…
holy, sacred; sage, saint; (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild…
to shoot, to eject, to emit; old variant of 射[she4]; to shoot; to launch; to allude to; r…
door; family; a household
desire, want, longing, intent; desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed; to wish for; to de…
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class; to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread;…
although, even though; although; even though
poetry; poem, verse, ode; abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs; poem; C…
iron; strong, solid, firm; surname Tie; iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violen…
to accompany, to be with, to keep company; to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; o…
bird; variant of 屌[diao3]; penis; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese charact…
era, generation; to substitute for, to replace; to be a substitute for; to act on behalf…
to suspend, to halt, to delay; suitable; to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
gains, advantage, profit, merit; surname Li; sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit…
flowery; illustrious; Chinese; abbr. for China; magnificent; splendid; Mount Hua 華山|华山[Hu…
old, classic, ancient; surname Gu; ancient; old; paleo-
to desire, to wish for; Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and…
race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan; race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extensi…
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