Caracteres chineses

kitchen, oven, stove; kitchen stove; kitchen; mess; canteen; variant of 灶[zao4]

to glance, to look, to stare; (literary) to cast a sidelong glance; (dialect) to see; to…

only, just, simply; one of a pair; an earth god; variant of 只[zhi3]; god of the earth

a loop of thread; shackles, fetters; to stumble, to trip; to trip; to stumble; to hinder

wether, castrated ram; deer skin; Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th ce…

cart, palanquin, sedan chair; (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canop…

to nibble at, to erode; an eclipse; to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode

poison, venom; to bewitch, to harm; arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitc…

to grant; to notify, to inform; to order; to enjoin; to grant (a title)

platinum; thin sheet metal; platinum (chemistry)

to rust, to corrode; variant of 鏽|锈[xiu4]; to rust

sickle; old variant of 鐮|镰[lian2]; variant of 鐮|镰[lian2]; (bound form) sickle

to serve, to attend upon; servant, attendant; samurai; to serve; to attend upon

to sniff, to smell, to scent; to smell; to sniff; to nose

fantasy, illusion, mirage; imaginary; fantasy

stupid, foolish; to be stupid; to cheat or deceive; me or I (modest)

to detain, to restrain, to seize; to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidl…

to resist; to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an…

to copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace; to depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to tou…

the rising sun; brilliant, radiant; dawn; rising sun

ladder, steps, stairs; (bound form) ladder; stairs

coffin

krypton; krypton (chemistry)

kingfisher; jade, emerald; bluish-green; green jade

fragile, frail; brittle, crisp; old variant of 脆[cui4]; brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy;…

to salt, to cure; to pickle, to marinate; used in 腌臢|腌臜[a1 za1]; Taiwan pr. [ang1]; varia…

rainbow

robe, gown, cloak; gown (lined)

to cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous; (bound form) sly; crafty; (literary) weird; bizar…

to crouch, to squat; to occupy; to be based upon; to squat

carbolic acid; phenol; (bound form) phenol

ketone

lock, key; key; also pr. [yao4]

fish scales; scales (of fish, snakes etc)

third; 3rd heavenly stem; third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; third in…

poor; short, lacking; tired; short of

to investigate; to survey, to explore; to compare; to collate; to survey

noon; 7th terrestrial branch; 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (…

sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve; Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emp…

to sculpt, to model in clay; plastic; to model (a figure) in clay; (bound form) plastic (…

aunt, mother's sister; mother's sister; aunt

shoes; to walk, to tread; shoe; to tread on

owl; evil; brave; valiant; trafficker

jetty, reef; reef; shoal rock

to dip (in ink, sauce, etc); to remarry; to dip in (ink, sauce etc)

butterfly; variant of 蝶[die2]; (bound form) butterfly

to look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive; to look at; to view; to read

to accuse, to argue; to dispute, to litigate; litigation

target, mark; target; mark

mourning; mourn; funeral; (old) corpse; to lose sth abstract but important (courage, auth…

first time, for the first time, suddenly; at first; suddenly; abruptly; to spread; (of ha…

feeble, tiny, young and weak; surname Ni; (literary) small child; (literary) limit; bound…

chisel; to bore, to pierce; (bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig; (lite…

to correct, to revise; to restore; surname Kuang; (literary) to rectify; (literary) to as…

used in transliterations; (phonetic)

cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel; towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (…

to know, to learn about, to comprehend; in all cases; know

axe, hatchet; to chop, to hew; hatchet

peaceful, tranquil, quiet; clear; late in the day; surname Yan; late; quiet

different, special, unusual; (literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to sur…

bright, prosperous; splendid, glorious; variant of 熙[xi1]; (used in names); (bound form)…

the pupil of the eye; pupil of the eye

to correct, to rectify, to straighten out; surname Jiao; to correct; to rectify; to redre…

sinuses; corrupt; surname; surname Dou; (literary) hole; aperture; (anatomy) cavity; sinus

dry rations; mushy, overcooked; embarrassing; surname Qiu; dry rations (for a journey); (…

tangled, scattered; numerous, confused; numerous; confused; disorderly

deep red; a river in Shanxi province; capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autu…

to connect, to join; to patch up, to stitch together; variant of 輟|辍[chuo4]; to sew; to s…

cobalt; clothes-iron; (chemistry) cobalt (Taiwan pr. [gu1]); used in 鈷鉧|钴𬭁[gu3 mu3]

anchor

gimlet, drill, awl; to drill, to bore; cone; awl; to bore

to spy, to reconnoiter; detective; to scout; to spy; to detect; old variant of 偵|侦[zhen1]

to encourage; to strive; surname Li; to urge

used in transliterations; (onom.) click; snap; crack; (used as phonetic "ka")

numerous, various; multitude; (bound form) ordinary; numerous; (bound form) pertaining to…

jujube tree; thorns, brambles; thorns

hammer, mallet; to beat, to strike; mallet; pestle; beetle (for wedging or ramming)

to bathe, to shower, to wash; bath; to bathe

bright, shining, luminous; brilliant

balance, scale; steelyard; to weigh (variant of 稱|称[cheng1]); steelyard balance; Roman ba…

order; ordered; (literary) salary according to rank; (literary) an official's rank; (lite…

to bind, to strap, to draw firm; variant of 繃|绷[beng1]; variant of 繃|绷[beng3]; to draw ti…

soup, broth; thick soup

to whisper; surname; surname Nie

belly; abdomen, bowels; tripe

dark blue; deep green; old, hoary; surname Cang; ash-gray

flower bud; variant of 蕊[rui3]; stamen; pistil

lotus root; root of lotus

eunuch; to castrate; a castrate; neuter

rice tassel; sharp; clever; head of grain; husk; tip; point; gifted; outstanding

logical reasons, logical order; to arrange; variant of 崙|仑[lun2]; used in 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]

salt; to stew in soy sauce and spices; alkaline soil; brine; halogen (chemistry); crass;…

to sing, to hum; to recite; a type of poetry; to chant; to recite; verse; song (often use…

vagina; to press up to; to force; cunt (vulgar)

quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark; remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to impr…

to admire, to desire, to long for; to admire

to reject, to disregard, to go all out; to strive for; to struggle; to disregard; to reje…

to cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal; to shut; to cover up; to conceal; to cl…

to snap, to break; to protrude; to pout; to stick out; to pout (also written 噘); to embar…

ornamental, refined; variant of 彬[bin1]

beginning; the first day of the lunar month; first day of lunar month; north

oar, scull; to row, to scull; variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]; old variant of 櫓|橹[lu3]; scull (single…

blended, mixed; muddy, turbid; muddy; turbid; brainless; foolish; (bound form) simple; na…

carbon, charcoal, coal; wood charcoal; coal

paralysis, palsy, numbness; paralyzed

eyebrows; upper margin of book; eyebrow; upper margin

to pay respects; solemn, reverent; surname Su; respectful; solemn; to eliminate; to clean…

ribs; chest; (bound form) rib; Taiwan pr. [le4]

mustard, broccoli; see 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]; mustard

to admonish, to remonstrate; surname Jian; to remonstrate; to admonish

to proclaim; to instruct; edict; order (from above)

ester

case, coffer, small box; box

to be impatient; hasty, excitable; surname Bian; hurried

horn, bugle; llama; final particle; (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc; (phonetic)

the sound of a sigh; possessive particle (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 的[de5]; (archa…

bank, entrenchment, low wall; dock; (bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier; (…

evening, night, dusk; slanted; (bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night; Ta…

to strive, to exert effort; to arouse; to exert oneself (bound form)

end of spine; buttocks, sacrum; (literary) buttocks; rump; coccyx; sacrum