Chinese characters

capital city; surname Jing; short name for Beijing 北京[Bei3 jing1]; Gin or Jing, ethnic mi…

history; calendar; old variant of 曆|历[li4]; old variant of 歷|历[li4]; to experience; to un…

to make noise, to make sound; sound; echo; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; lou…

a quarter-year, a season; surname; surname Ji; season; the last month of a season; fourth…

to climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creep; to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up

wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

field, farm, arable land; cultivated; surname Tian; field; farm; CL:片[pian4]

one hundred; numerous, many; surname Bai; hundred; numerous; all kinds of

skin, hide, fur, feathers; surname Pi; skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur;…

stone, rock, mineral; surname Shi; abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the…

pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke; writing brush; writing im…

to sign, to endorse; a note, a slip of paper; to sign one's name; to write brief comments…

to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit; to continue; to follow after; to go on…

to protect, to defend, to guard against; to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prev…

soldier; troops, an army; warlike; soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; C…

you (female); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China,…

to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail; to supervise; jail; prison…

happiness, good fortune, blessings; surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 S…

candy, sugar, sweets; sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]; old variant of 糖[tang…

to lick, to taste; to lick; to lap

to consent, to permit; to promise, to betroth; surname Xu; to allow; to permit; to promis…

nature's color; blue, green, black; young; short name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3]; green;…

male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem; surname Ding; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly…

silk, fine thread; wire; strings; silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne s…

soil, earth; items made of earth; surname Tu; Tu ethnic group; earth; dust; clay; local;…

to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect; variant of 備|备[bei4]; (bound form) to…

bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy; crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball; to pluck (…

to seek, to search, to investigate; to search; variant of 蒐|搜[sou1]; (bound form) to coll…

to absorb, to take in; to photograph; to act on behalf of; (bound form) to take in; to ab…

side; beside, close, nearby; one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese c…

cave, grotto, hole, ravine; cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out n…

bay, cove, gulf, inlet; bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)

to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast; to burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to b…

considerably; very, extremely; a great extent; variant of 什[shen2]; excessive; undue; to…

approximate, rough; outline, summary; plan, plot; brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to om…

eyelet, hole, opening; eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look;…

elegant, graceful, refined; flowing, luxuriant; (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful;…

victory; to excel, to truimph; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; super…

to dance; to brandish; to wield

to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)

chain, wire; chains, shackles; (bound form) chain (variant of 鏈|链[lian4]) (In Taiwan, 鍊 i…

book, volume, register, list; book; booklet; classifier for books

any, every, all; common, ordinary; ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the mater…

to row or paddle a boat; to scratch; to plan; profitable; to row; to paddle; worth (the e…

to strangle; to tighten; (literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to…

print; mark; seal, stamp; surname Yin; abbr. for 印度[Yin4 du4], India; to print; to mark;…

lucky, propitious, good; short name for Jilin 吉林[Ji2 lin2]; surname Ji; lucky; giga- (mea…

to bite, to gnaw; to bite; to nip; variant of 咬[yao3]

name, family name, surname; clan, people; family name; surname; to be surnamed ...

fruit, nut; result; fruit; resolute; indeed; if really

Chinese people; Chinese language; Han ethnic group; Chinese (language); the Han dynasty (…

to rise, to mount, to board, to climb; to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publi…

certain, sure; definite, exact; real, true; variant of 確|确[que4]; variant of 埆[que4]; aut…

to drill, to exercise; to practice, to train; to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect…

to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore; to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to f…

to evade, to escape; to hide, to take shelter; to hide; to dodge; to avoid

superior; elegant; excellent

orchid; elegant, graceful; surname Lan; abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu; orchi…

to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager; to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.…

building, house, shelter; room; (bound form) house; (bound form) room

bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating; used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]; evil; fi…

to recover, to heal; more and more; the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better…

to accuse, to charge; to control; to sue; to accuse; to charge; to invert a container to…

enemy, foe, rival; to match; to resist; (bound form) enemy; (bound form) to be a match fo…

poison, venom; drug, narcotic; poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; na…

to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam; surname You; to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2]; to wa…

to explode; to fry in oil; to scald; to deep fry; (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable); Taiwan…

overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled; soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to deco…

state, condition; shape, appearance, form; certificate; (bound form) form; appearance; sh…

simple, succinct, terse; a letter; simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; b…

mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris; used in transliterations; surname Ai; Chinese mugwort (Artem…

Buddhist diety; used in transliterations; surname Sa; used in 菩薩|菩萨[pu2 sa4]; used in tra…

angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped; surname Jue; role (theater); to compete; ancient three…

food; to eat; animal feed; eclipse; to feed (a person or animal)

agriculture, farming; farmer; surname Nong; (bound form) agriculture; variant of 農|农[nong…

leftovers, residue, remains; to remain; to be left; to have as remainder; variant of 剩[sh…

hall, large room; government office; cousins; (main) hall; large room for a specific purp…

to exist; to survive, to maintain; to keep, to store; to deposit; to store; to keep; to s…

to bind, to wrap; to pierce; to stop; to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug…

to summon; to recruit; to levy; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a…

to draft, to plan; to intend; doubtful; suspicious; variant of 擬|拟[ni3]; to emulate; to i…

well-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with; ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar…

recklessly, foolishly; wildly; surname Hu; non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckle…

tiger; brave, fierce; surname; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

to bet, to gamble, to wager; to bet; to gamble

to draw near, to approach; to descend; to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) abou…

interjection used to call attention; hello (when answering the phone); hey; to feed (an a…

onomatopoetic, the sound of crowing or crying; (interjection) oh; I see (used to indicate…

scholar, gentleman; soldier; surname Shi; member of the senior ministerial class (old); s…

summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty; the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC; Xia of the Sixteen K…

urine; to urinate; CL:泡[pao1]; (coll.) urine

to summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion; trip; expedition; to go on long camp…

muddy, confused; to mix, to blend; to mingle; muddy; turbid (variant of 渾|浑[hun2]); brain…

steady, stable; solid, firm; settled; steady; stable

bitter; hardship, suffering; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakin…

snake; variant of 蛇[she2]; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]; used in 委蛇[wei1 yi2]

to translate, to interpret; to encode, to decode; to translate; to interpret

to vomit, to spew out, to cough up; to say; to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, b…

garden, park; orchard; surname Yuan; land used for growing plants; site used for public r…

fine dust; dirt; Angstrom; abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2] or Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亞|埃塞俄比亚[Ai1 sai4 e…

to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect; to miss; to fail

to mail, to send, to transit; to deposit, to entrust; to rely on; to entrust; to place in…

neat, orderly, whole; to repair, to mend; (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a…

shelve, frame; files, records; grade, level; (Tw) gear (variant of 擋|挡[dang3]); (bound fo…

armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem; first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 ti…

ache, pain; to love dearly; (it) hurts; sore

to smash, to pound, to crush, to break; to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle

soft, pliable, flexible; weak; soft; flexible; variant of 軟|软[ruan3]

to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck; to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to ch…

sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syl…

to decrease, to subtract, to diminish; to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to…

good, virtuous, charitable, kind; good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth…

to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch; surname Zhan; to spread out; to open up; to ex…

different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising; different; other; hetero-; unusual; str…

shadow; image, reflection; photograph; picture; image; film; movie; reflection; trace

to throw, to hurl, to cast away; to throw; to throw away

to dry in the sun; to expose to the sun; variant of 曬|晒[shai4]; (of the sun) to shine on;…

and; to reach, to attain; limits, confines; (literary) and; as well as; (literary) up to;…

mother; female elders; female; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) fema…

large river; the Yangtze; surname; surname Jiang; (bound form) Yangtze River; (bound form…