Chinese characters

star, planet; a point of light; star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount

to administer, to govern, to regulate; to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harn…

criminal; to violate, to commit a crime; to violate; to offend; to assault; crime; to mak…

to stand; to establish, to set up; surname Li; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to d…

load, burden; to carry, to bear; to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on…

meal, food; cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:頓|顿[dun4]; (loanword) fan; devotee

chicken; fowl; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute; variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]

to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill; to injure; injury; wound

to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to; to depend on; to comply with or listen to…

to scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten;…

to sing, to chant, to call; ditty, song; to sing; to call loudly; to chant

mouth, lips; mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

Europe, ohm; surname; Europe (abbr. for 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1 zhou1]); European Union (abbr. for 歐盟|欧…

eye; to look, to see; division, topic; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mes…

essence, nature; material, substance; character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge;…

to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture; to make; to build; to manufacture; to…

beard; must; necessary; to have to; to wait; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel

standard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allow; to allow; to grant; in accordance wi…

tower, spire, tall building; pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūp…

envelope, letter; to confer, to grant; feudal; surname Feng; to confer; to grant; to best…

surely, certainly; must; will; must; necessarily; certainly; (literary) if

straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank; surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the le…

camp, barracks, army; to run, to manage; camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate;…

to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme; surname Ji; to calculate; to co…

concentrated, specialized; to monopolize; for a particular person, occasion, purpose; foc…

sudden, abrupt; used in transliterations; Russia; Russian; abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[E2 luo2 si1]…

to lean on; to rely on; variant of 憑|凭[ping2]; to lean on; to lean against; to rely on; t…

to hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish; to keep in the mouth

broad, spacious, vast, wide; surname Kuan; wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient

root, basis, foundation; root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarette…

port, harbor, bay; Hong Kong; Hong Kong (abbr. for 香港[Xiang1 gang3]); surname Gang; harbo…

science, reason, logic; to manage; texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic ord…

chapter, section, writing; seal; surname Zhang; chapter; section; clause; movement (of sy…

duty, profession; office, post; office; duty

to observe, to spectate; appearance, view; surname Guan; Taoist monastery; palace gate wa…

to compete, to contend; contest, race; to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better…

load; to carry, to convey, to transport; to record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in…

to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc)…

to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support; to raise (animals); to bring up (children); t…

wall; variant of 牆|墙[qiang2]; wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (us…

treasure, jewel; rare, precious; variant of 寶|宝[bao3]; jewel; gem; treasure; precious

small, tiny, trifling; micro-; surname Wei; ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongq…

to attach, to build, to join; to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a po…

cup, glass; measure word for liquids; cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers…

tree; to plant; to set up, to establish; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up

to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate; to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to van…

measure word for vehicles; classifier for vehicles

to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate; surname Xiu; to embellish; to build; to w…

to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast; to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puf…

case, cover, envelope, wrapper; to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interl…

Buddhist nun; used in transliterations; (often used in phonetic spellings)

anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent; urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worri…

fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage; surname Huo; fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flamin…

boundary, limit; domain; society, the world; (bound form) boundary; border; (bound form)…

group, organization, society; a god of the soil; (bound form) society; organization; agen…

to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck; to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune;…

a line; to arrange, to classify; to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) c…

sword, dagger, saber; double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sw…

press; oppress; crush; pressure; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); used in…

to petition, to submit; to appear, to show; to present to a superior; memorial; petition;…

mysterious, obscure, profound; used in transliterations; (bound form) Austria (abbr. for…

to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank); surname Zhi; to suppor…

waves, ripples, breakers; undulations; (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]); s…

to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take; surname Na; to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to…

expensive, costly; valuable, precious; short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]; expensiv…

court, yard, courtyard; school; courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]

zero; fragment, fraction; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (…

surplus, remainder; surname; surname Yu; (literary) I; me; variant of 餘|余[yu2]; extra; su…

precedent, example, case; regulation; example; precedent; rule; case; instance

to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for; Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1…

cold, cool; lonely; surname Leng; cold

to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise; to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; lit…

armory, treasury, warehouse; warehouse; storehouse; (file) library

slowly, leisurely; sluggish; slow

frame, rack, stand; to prop up; to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes…

tense, tight, taut; firm, secure; tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard…

green; chlorine; used in names; (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on…

to lay out, to place, to set aside; to install; to place; to put; to buy

ally, associate; to connect, to join; (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to com…

to straddle, to ride; to span, to stretch across; to step across; to stride over; to stra…

generation, era, age; world; surname Shi; life; age; generation; era; lifetime; epoch; de…

to vomit; an infant's cry; Wow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting; replaces 啊…

elder brother

still, yet; even; fairly, rather; surname Shang; still; yet; to value; to esteem

play, show, theater; variant of 戲|戏[xi4]; trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chan…

to bow, to salute; to worship, to pay respects; to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound…

to bathe, to rinse, to wash; to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (car…

to perform, to act, to put on a play; to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound…

hollow, empty, deserted, bare; empty; air; sky; in vain; to empty; vacant; unoccupied; sp…

end, extreme; head; beginning; (bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; fac…

to preserve, to maintain, to hold together; abbr. for Uyghur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3]; surna…

to send; to present, to deliver; to cause; consequence; (bound form) fine; delicate; exqu…

tea; tea leaves; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]

vegetables; order, dish; food; vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang…

to attend, to go to, to be present; to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a…

clock; bell; surname Zhong; handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's af…

he she; this, that; used in transliterations; surname Yi; (old) third person singular pro…

knife; old coin; measure; surname Dao; knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba…

to kill, to destroy; surname; surname Liu; (classical) a type of battle-ax; to kill; to s…

to take part in, to intervene; ginseng; variant of 參|参[can1]; to take part in; to partici…

sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph; stanza; variant of 勾[gou1]; sentence; clause; phrase…

broad, vast, wide; building, house; "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kan…

to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract; to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth;…

form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look; form; shape

board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff; board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis b…

bridge; beam, crosspiece; CL:座[zuo4]

number, numeral, symbol; yard; (archaic) agate; (bound form) standard weight used with a…

knot, tie; to connect, to join; (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jie…

to test, to investigate, to examine; to beat; to hit; variant of 考[kao3]; to inspect; to…

blue; indigo plant; surname; surname Lan

to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie; surname Xie; acrobatic display (esp. on hor…

to abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee; to escape; to run away; to flee

county, region, administrative division; canton; county; region

two, a pair, a couple; two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个); both; some; used in 伎倆|伎俩[ji…

to arrange, to display; pendulum, swing; to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pe…

to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy; surname Yi; I Ching; Book of Changes (abb…

skill, art; method, technique; trick; (bound form) Atractylodes (genus of perennial herbs…

taxes; duties

to descend, to fall; to drop, to lower; to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; to su…

multitude, crowd; masses, public; abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Represent…