一 一 [yi1] one
1
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit one
1
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [ㄧㄠ] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit 丁 丁 [ding1] fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
fourth in order
letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
butyl
cubes (of food)

surname Ding fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ]
fourth in order
letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
butyl
cubes (of food)

surname Ding 七 七 [qi1] seven
7 seven
7 三 三 [san1] three
3

surname San three
3

surname San 下 下 [xia4] down
downwards
below
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
measure word to show the frequency of an action down
downwards
below
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
measure word to show the frequency of an action 丈 丈 [zhang4] ten feet ten feet 上 上 [shang4] on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
to climb
to get onto
to go up
to attend (class or university)

see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
to climb
to get onto
to go up
to attend (class or university)

see 上聲|上声[ㄕㄤˇ ㄕㄥ] 丑 丑 [chou3] clown
2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox

surname Chou clown
2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox

surname Chou 丐 丐 [gai4] to beg for alms
beggar to beg for alms
beggar 不 不 [bu4] (negative prefix)
not
no (negative prefix)
not
no 丙 丙 [bing3] third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
third in order
letter "C" or roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
propyl third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ]
third in order
letter "C" or roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
propyl 世 世 [shi4] life
age
generation
era
world
lifetime
epoch
descendant
noble

surname Shi life
age
generation
era
world
lifetime
epoch
descendant
noble

surname Shi 丕 丕 [pi1] grand grand 且 且 [qie3] and
moreover
yet
for the time being
to be about to
both (... and...) and
moreover
yet
for the time being
to be about to
both (... and...) 丘 丘 [qiu1] mound
hillock
grave
classifier for fields

surname Qiu mound
hillock
grave
classifier for fields

surname Qiu 丞 丞 [cheng2] deputy deputy 丟 丢 [diu1] to lose
to put aside
to throw to lose
to put aside
to throw 並 并 [bing4] and
furthermore
also
together with
(not) at all
simultaneously
to combine
to join
to merge and
furthermore
also
together with
(not) at all
simultaneously
to combine
to join
to merge 丫 丫 [ya1] fork
branch
bifurcation
girl fork
branch
bifurcation
girl 中 中 [zhong4] to hit (the mark)
to be hit by
to suffer
to win (a prize, a lottery)

within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
(dialect) OK
all right

China
Chinese
surname Zhong to hit (the mark)
to be hit by
to suffer
to win (a prize, a lottery)

within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
(dialect) OK
all right

China
Chinese
surname Zhong 串 串 [chuan4] to string together
to mix up
to conspire
to rove
to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)
to move across
bunch or cluster
string (computing)
classifier for rows or strings to string together
to mix up
to conspire
to rove
to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)
to move across
bunch or cluster
string (computing)
classifier for rows or strings 丸 丸 [wan2] ball
pellet
pill ball
pellet
pill 凡 凡 [fan2] ordinary
commonplace
mundane
temporal
of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
every
all
whatever
altogether
gist
outline
note of Chinese musical scale ordinary
commonplace
mundane
temporal
of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels)
every
all
whatever
altogether
gist
outline
note of Chinese musical scale 丹 丹 [dan1] red
pellet
powder
cinnabar red
pellet
powder
cinnabar 主 主 [zhu3] owner
master
host
individual or party concerned
God
Lord
main
to indicate or signify
trump card (in card games) owner
master
host
individual or party concerned
God
Lord
main
to indicate or signify
trump card (in card games) 乃 乃 [nai3] to be
thus
so
therefore
then
only
thereupon to be
thus
so
therefore
then
only
thereupon 久 久 [jiu3] (long) time
(long) duration of time (long) time
(long) duration of time 么 幺 [yao1] youngest
most junior
tiny
one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military)
one or ace on dice or dominoes
variant of 吆[yao1], to shout

surname Yao youngest
most junior
tiny
one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military)
one or ace on dice or dominoes
variant of 吆[ㄧㄠ], to shout

surname Yao 之 之 [zhi1] (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
him
her
it (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[ㄉㄜ˙])
him
her
it 尹 尹 [yin3] to administer
to oversee
to run
magistrate (old)

surname Yin to administer
to oversee
to run
magistrate (old)

surname Yin 乍 乍 [zha4] at first
suddenly
abruptly
to spread
(of hair) to stand on end
bristling at first
suddenly
abruptly
to spread
(of hair) to stand on end
bristling 乏 乏 [fa2] short of
tired short of
tired 乎 乎 [hu1] (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in
at
from
because
than
(classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment) (classical particle similar to 於|于[ㄩˊ]) in
at
from
because
than
(classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ㄇㄚ˙], 吧[ㄅㄚ˙], 呢[ㄋㄜ˙], expressing question, doubt or astonishment) 乒 乒 [ping1] (onom.) ping
bing (onom.) ping
bing 乓 乓 [pang1] (onom.) bang (onom.) bang 乖 乖 [guai1] (of a child) obedient, well-behaved
clever
shrewd
alert
perverse
contrary to reason
irregular
abnormal (of a child) obedient, well-behaved
clever
shrewd
alert
perverse
contrary to reason
irregular
abnormal 乘 乘 [sheng4] four horse military chariot (archaic)
four (archaic)
generic term for history books

to ride
to mount
to make use of
to avail oneself of
to take advantage of
to multiply (mathematics)
Buddhist sect or creed

surname Cheng four horse military chariot (archaic)
four (archaic)
generic term for history books

to ride
to mount
to make use of
to avail oneself of
to take advantage of
to multiply (mathematics)
Buddhist sect or creed

surname Cheng 乙 乙 [zhe2] turning stroke (in Chinese characters)
see also 折[zhe2]

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
second in order
letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1])
ethyl
bent
winding
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) turning stroke (in Chinese characters)
see also 折[ㄓㄜˊ]

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ]
second in order
letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[ㄧˇ ㄈㄤ], as opposed to 甲方[ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄈㄤ])
ethyl
bent
winding
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) 九 九 [jiu3] nine
9 nine
9 也 也 [ye3] also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation

surname Ye also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation

surname Ye 乞 乞 [qi3] to beg to beg 乩 乩 [ji1] to divine to divine 乳 乳 [ru3] breast
milk breast
milk 乾 干 [gan1] dry
clean
in vain
dried food
foster
adoptive
to ignore

surname Gan

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven
male principle
☰

surname Qian dry
clean
in vain
dried food
foster
adoptive
to ignore

surname Gan

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ], symbolizing heaven
male principle
☰

surname Qian 亂 乱 [luan4] in confusion or disorder
in a confused state of mind
disorder
upheaval
riot
illicit sexual relations
to throw into disorder
to mix up
indiscriminate
random
arbitrary in confusion or disorder
in a confused state of mind
disorder
upheaval
riot
illicit sexual relations
to throw into disorder
to mix up
indiscriminate
random
arbitrary 了 了 [liao3] to finish
to achieve
to understand

(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker) to finish
to achieve
to understand

(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker) 予 予 [yu3] to give

(archaic) I
me to give

(archaic) I
me 事 事 [shi4] matter
thing
item
work
affair
CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] matter
thing
item
work
affair
CL:件[ㄐㄧㄢˋ],樁|桩[ㄓㄨㄤ] 二 二 [er4] two
2
(Beijing dialect) stupid two
2
(Beijing dialect) stupid 于 于 [yu2] to go
to take
sentence-final interrogative particle
variant of 於|于[yu2]

surname Yu to go
to take
sentence-final interrogative particle
variant of 於|于[ㄩˊ]

surname Yu 云 云 [yun2] (classical) to say (classical) to say 井 井 [jing3] a well
CL:口[kou3]
neat
orderly

Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
surname Jing a well
CL:口[ㄎㄡˇ]
neat
orderly

Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
surname Jing 互 互 [hu4] mutual mutual 五 五 [wu3] five
5 five
5 亙 亘 [gen4] extending all the way across
running all the way through extending all the way across
running all the way through 些 些 [xie1] some
few
several
measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1) some
few
several
measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1) 亞 亚 [ya4] Asia
Asian
second
next to
inferior
sub-
Taiwan pr. [ya3] Asia
Asian
second
next to
inferior
sub-
Taiwan pr. [ㄧㄚˇ] 亟 亟 [qi4] repeatedly
frequently

urgent repeatedly
frequently

urgent 亡 亡 [wang2] to die
to lose
to be gone
to flee
deceased to die
to lose
to be gone
to flee
deceased 交 交 [jiao1] to hand over
to deliver
to pay (money)
to turn over
to make friends
to intersect (lines) to hand over
to deliver
to pay (money)
to turn over
to make friends
to intersect (lines) 亦 亦 [yi4] also also 亥 亥 [hai4] 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar 亨 亨 [heng1] prosperous
henry (unit of inductance) prosperous
henry (unit of inductance) 享 享 [xiang3] to enjoy
to benefit
to have the use of to enjoy
to benefit
to have the use of 京 京 [jing1] capital city of a country
big
algebraic term for a large number (old)
artificial mound (old)

abbr. for Beijing
surname Jing
Jing ethnic minority capital city of a country
big
algebraic term for a large number (old)
artificial mound (old)

abbr. for Beijing
surname Jing
Jing ethnic minority 亭 亭 [ting2] pavilion
booth
kiosk
erect pavilion
booth
kiosk
erect 亮 亮 [liang4] bright
clear
resonant
to shine
to show
to reveal bright
clear
resonant
to shine
to show
to reveal 人 人 [ren2] man
person
people
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] man
person
people
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ],位[ㄨㄟˋ] 仁 仁 [ren2] humane
kernel humane
kernel 什 什 [shi2] ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc)
assorted
miscellaneous

what ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc)
assorted
miscellaneous

what 仃 仃 [ding1] alone alone 仆 仆 [pu1] to fall forward
to fall prostrate to fall forward
to fall prostrate 仇 仇 [qiu2] spouse
companion

hatred
animosity
enmity
foe
enemy
to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)

surname Qiu spouse
companion

hatred
animosity
enmity
foe
enemy
to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)

surname Qiu 仍 仍 [reng2] still
yet
to remain still
yet
to remain 今 今 [jin1] today
modern
present
current
this
now today
modern
present
current
this
now 介 介 [jie4] to introduce
to lie between
between
shell
armor to introduce
to lie between
between
shell
armor 仄 仄 [ze4] to tilt
narrow
uneasy
oblique tones (in Chinese poetry) to tilt
narrow
uneasy
oblique tones (in Chinese poetry) 以 以 [yi3] to use
according to
so as to
by means of
in order to
by
with
because

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] to use
according to
so as to
by means of
in order to
by
with
because

abbr. for Israel 以色列[ㄧˇ ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ] 付 付 [fu4] to pay
to hand over to

surname Fu to pay
to hand over to

surname Fu 仔 仔 [zi3] meticulous
(of domestic animals or fowls) young

see 仔肩[zi1 jian1]

variant of 崽[zai3] meticulous
(of domestic animals or fowls) young

see 仔肩[ㄗ ㄐㄧㄢ]

variant of 崽[ㄗㄞˇ] 仕 仕 [shi4] to serve as an official
an official
the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4] to serve as an official
an official
the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[ㄐㄧㄤˋ] 他 他 [ta1] he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another 仗 仗 [zhang4] weaponry
to hold (a weapon)
to wield
to rely on
to depend on
war
battle weaponry
to hold (a weapon)
to wield
to rely on
to depend on
war
battle 代 代 [dai4] to substitute
to act on behalf of others
to replace
generation
dynasty
age
period
(historical) era
(geological) eon to substitute
to act on behalf of others
to replace
generation
dynasty
age
period
(historical) era
(geological) eon 令 令 [ling4] to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position (old)

classifier for a ream of paper

see 脊令[ji2 ling2]

see 令狐[Ling2 hu2] to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position (old)

classifier for a ream of paper

see 脊令[ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ]

see 令狐[ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ] 仙 仙 [xian1] immortal immortal 仞 仞 [ren4] (measure) (measure) 仿 仿 [fang3] to imitate
to copy to imitate
to copy 伉 伉 [kang4] spouse
big and tall
strong
robust
upright and outspoken spouse
big and tall
strong
robust
upright and outspoken 伙 伙 [huo3] meals (abbr. for 伙食[huo3 shi2])
variant of 夥|伙[huo3] meals (abbr. for 伙食[ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕˊ])
variant of 夥|伙[ㄏㄨㄛˇ] 伊 伊 [yi1] he
she

surname Yi
abbr. for 伊拉克[Yi1 la1 ke4], Iraq
abbr. for 伊朗[Yi1 lang3], Iran he
she

surname Yi
abbr. for 伊拉克[ㄧ ㄌㄚ ㄎㄜˋ], Iraq
abbr. for 伊朗[ㄧ ㄌㄤˇ], Iran 伕 伕 [fu1] variant of 夫[fu1] variant of 夫[ㄈㄨ] 伍 伍 [wu3] squad of five soldiers
to associate with
five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

surname Wu squad of five soldiers
to associate with
five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

surname Wu 伐 伐 [fa2] to cut down
to fell
to dispatch an expedition against
to attack
to boast
Taiwan pr. [fa1] to cut down
to fell
to dispatch an expedition against
to attack
to boast
Taiwan pr. [ㄈㄚ] 休 休 [xiu1] to rest
to stop doing sth for a period of time
to cease
(imperative) don't

surname Xiu to rest
to stop doing sth for a period of time
to cease
(imperative) don't

surname Xiu 伏 伏 [fu2] to lean over
to fall (go down)
to hide (in ambush)
to conceal oneself
to lie low
hottest days of summer
to submit
to concede defeat
to overcome
to subdue
volt

surname Fu to lean over
to fall (go down)
to hide (in ambush)
to conceal oneself
to lie low
hottest days of summer
to submit
to concede defeat
to overcome
to subdue
volt

surname Fu 仲 仲 [zhong4] second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers

surname Zhong second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers

surname Zhong 件 件 [jian4] item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc 任 任 [ren4] to assign
to appoint
to take up a post
office
responsibility
to let
to allow
to give free rein to
no matter (how, what etc)

surname Ren to assign
to appoint
to take up a post
office
responsibility
to let
to allow
to give free rein to
no matter (how, what etc)

surname Ren 仰 仰 [yang3] to face upward
to look up
to admire
to rely on

surname Yang to face upward
to look up
to admire
to rely on

surname Yang 仳 仳 [pi3] to part to part 份 份 [fen4] classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
variant of 分[fen4] classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
variant of 分[ㄈㄣˋ] 企 企 [qi3] to plan a project
to stand on tiptoe
Taiwan pr. [qi4]
abbr. for 企業|企业[qi3 ye4] to plan a project
to stand on tiptoe
Taiwan pr. [ㄑㄧˋ]
abbr. for 企業|企业[ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋ] 位 位 [wei4] position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 住 住 [zhu4] to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) 佇 伫 [zhu4] to stand for a long time
to wait
to look forward to
to accumulate to stand for a long time
to wait
to look forward to
to accumulate 佗 佗 [tuo2] carry on the back carry on the back 佞 佞 [ning4] to flatter
flattery to flatter
flattery 伴 伴 [ban4] partner
companion
comrade
associate
to accompany partner
companion
comrade
associate
to accompany 佛 佛 [Fo2] Buddha
Buddhism Buddha
Buddhism 何 何 [he2] what
how
why
which
carry

surname He what
how
why
which
carry

surname He 估 估 [gu4] old
second-hand (clothes)

estimate old
second-hand (clothes)

estimate 佐 佐 [zuo3] to assist
assistant
aide
to accompany to assist
assistant
aide
to accompany 佑 佑 [you4] to assist
to protect to assist
to protect 伽 伽 [jia1] traditionally used as phonetic for ga
also pr. [ga1] traditionally used as phonetic for ga
also pr. [ㄍㄚ] 伺 伺 [si4] to watch
to wait
to examine
to spy

to wait on to watch
to wait
to examine
to spy

to wait on 伸 伸 [shen1] to stretch
to extend to stretch
to extend 佃 佃 [tian2] to cultivate
to hunt

farmer to cultivate
to hunt

farmer 佔 占 [zhan4] variant of 占[zhan4] variant of 占[ㄓㄢˋ] 似 似 [si4] to seem
to appear
to resemble
similar
-like
pseudo-
(more) than to seem
to appear
to resemble
similar
-like
pseudo-
(more) than 但 但 [dan4] but
yet
however
only
merely
still but
yet
however
only
merely
still 佣 佣 [yong4] commission (for middleman)
brokerage fee commission (for middleman)
brokerage fee 作 作 [zuo4] to do
to grow
to write or compose
to pretend
to regard as
to feel
writings or works to do
to grow
to write or compose
to pretend
to regard as
to feel
writings or works 你 你 [ni3] you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[ㄋㄧㄣˊ]) 伯 伯 [bo2] father's elder brother
senior
paternal elder uncle
eldest of brothers
respectful form of address
Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]

one hundred (old)

variant of 霸[ba4] father's elder brother
senior
paternal elder uncle
eldest of brothers
respectful form of address
Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[ㄨˇ ㄉㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄟˋ]

one hundred (old)

variant of 霸[ㄅㄚˋ] 低 低 [di1] low
beneath
to lower (one's head)
to let droop
to hang down
to incline low
beneath
to lower (one's head)
to let droop
to hang down
to incline 伶 伶 [ling2] clever clever 余 余 [yu2] (archaic) I
me
variant of 餘|余[yu2], surplus

surname Yu (archaic) I
me
variant of 餘|余[ㄩˊ], surplus

surname Yu 佝 佝 [kou4] see 佝瞀[kou4 mao4]

see 佝僂|佝偻[gou1 lou2] see 佝瞀[ㄎㄡˋ ㄇㄠˋ]

see 佝僂|佝偻[ㄍㄡ ㄌㄡˊ] 佯 佯 [yang2] to feign
to pretend to feign
to pretend 依 依 [yi1] to depend on
to comply with or listen to sb
according to
in the light of to depend on
to comply with or listen to sb
according to
in the light of 侍 侍 [shi4] to serve
to attend upon to serve
to attend upon 佳 佳 [jia1] beautiful
fine
good beautiful
fine
good 使 使 [shi3] to make
to cause
to enable
to use
to employ
to send
to instruct sb to do sth
envoy
messenger to make
to cause
to enable
to use
to employ
to send
to instruct sb to do sth
envoy
messenger 佬 佬 [lao3] male
man (Cantonese) male
man (Cantonese) 供 供 [gong4] sacrificial offering
to confess

to provide
to supply sacrificial offering
to confess

to provide
to supply 例 例 [li4] example
precedent
rule
case
instance example
precedent
rule
case
instance 來 来 [lai2] to come
to arrive
to come round
ever since
next to come
to arrive
to come round
ever since
next 侃 侃 [kan3] upright and honest
cheerful
to chat idly
to boast
to talk smoothly upright and honest
cheerful
to chat idly
to boast
to talk smoothly 佰 佰 [bai3] hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral) hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral) 併 并 [bing4] to combine
to amalgamate to combine
to amalgamate 侈 侈 [chi3] extravagant
wasteful
exaggerating extravagant
wasteful
exaggerating 佩 佩 [pei4] to respect
to wear (belt etc) to respect
to wear (belt etc) 佻 佻 [tiao1] frivolous
unsteady
delay frivolous
unsteady
delay 侖 仑 [lun2] to arrange to arrange 佾 佾 [yi4] row of dancers at sacrifices row of dancers at sacrifices 侏 侏 [zhu1] dwarf dwarf 信 信 [xin4] letter
mail
CL:封[feng1]
to trust
to believe
to profess faith in
truthful
confidence
trust
at will
at random letter
mail
CL:封[ㄈㄥ]
to trust
to believe
to profess faith in
truthful
confidence
trust
at will
at random 侵 侵 [qin1] to invade
to encroach
to infringe
to approach to invade
to encroach
to infringe
to approach 侯 侯 [hou2] marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
nobleman or high official

surname Hou marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[ㄨˇ ㄉㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄟˋ]
nobleman or high official

surname Hou 便 便 [pian2] advantageous
cheap

ordinary
plain
convenient
as convenient
when the chance arises
handy
easy
informal
simple
so
thus
to relieve oneself
to urinate
to defecate
equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then
in that case
even if
soon afterwards advantageous
cheap

ordinary
plain
convenient
as convenient
when the chance arises
handy
easy
informal
simple
so
thus
to relieve oneself
to urinate
to defecate
equivalent to 就[ㄐㄧㄡˋ]: then
in that case
even if
soon afterwards 俠 侠 [xia2] knight-errant
brave and chivalrous
hero
heroic knight-errant
brave and chivalrous
hero
heroic 俑 俑 [yong3] wooden figures buried with the dead wooden figures buried with the dead 俏 俏 [qiao4] good-looking
charming
(of goods) in great demand
(coll.) to season (food) good-looking
charming
(of goods) in great demand
(coll.) to season (food) 保 保 [bao3] to defend
to protect
to keep
to guarantee
to ensure

Bulgaria
Bulgarian
abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4] to defend
to protect
to keep
to guarantee
to ensure

Bulgaria
Bulgarian
abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ] 促 促 [cu4] urgent
hurried
to urge
to promote
to urge haste
close
intimate urgent
hurried
to urge
to promote
to urge haste
close
intimate 侶 侣 [lü3] companion companion 俘 俘 [fu2] to take prisoner
prisoner of war to take prisoner
prisoner of war 俟 俟 [si4] (literary) to wait for

see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] (literary) to wait for

see 万俟[ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧˊ] 俊 俊 [zun4] (dialectal pronunciation of 俊[jun4])
cool
neat

smart
eminent
handsome
talented (dialectal pronunciation of 俊[ㄐㄩㄣˋ])
cool
neat

smart
eminent
handsome
talented 俗 俗 [su2] custom
convention
popular
common
coarse
vulgar
secular custom
convention
popular
common
coarse
vulgar
secular 侮 侮 [wu3] to insult
to ridicule
to disgrace to insult
to ridicule
to disgrace 俐 俐 [li4] clever clever 俄 俄 [e2] suddenly
very soon

Russia
Russian
abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[E2 luo2 si1]
Taiwan pr. [E4] suddenly
very soon

Russia
Russian
abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[ㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄙ]
Taiwan pr. [ㄜˋ] 係 系 [xi4] to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary) to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary) 俚 俚 [li3] rustic
vulgar
unrefined
abbr. for 俚語|俚语[li3 yu3], slang

old name for the 黎[Li2] ethnic group rustic
vulgar
unrefined
abbr. for 俚語|俚语[ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˇ], slang

old name for the 黎[ㄌㄧˊ] ethnic group 俎 俎 [zu3] a stand for food at sacrifice a stand for food at sacrifice 俞 俞 [yu2] yes (used by Emperor or ruler)
OK
to accede
to assent

surname Yu yes (used by Emperor or ruler)
OK
to accede
to assent

surname Yu 倌 倌 [guan1] keeper of domestic animals
herdsman
(old) hired hand in certain trade keeper of domestic animals
herdsman
(old) hired hand in certain trade 倍 倍 [bei4] (two, three etc) -fold
times (multiplier)
double
to increase or multiply (two, three etc) -fold
times (multiplier)
double
to increase or multiply 倣 仿 [fang3] variant of 仿[fang3] variant of 仿[ㄈㄤˇ] 俯 俯 [fu3] to look down
to stoop to look down
to stoop 倦 倦 [juan4] tired tired 倥 倥 [kong3] urgent
pressed

ignorant
blank-minded urgent
pressed

ignorant
blank-minded 俸 俸 [feng4] salary salary 倩 倩 [qian4] pretty
winsome
to ask for sb's help
son-in-law (old) pretty
winsome
to ask for sb's help
son-in-law (old) 倖 幸 [xing4] trusted
intimate
(of the emperor) to visit
variant of 幸[xing4] trusted
intimate
(of the emperor) to visit
variant of 幸[ㄒㄧㄥˋ] 倆 俩 [lia3] two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个)
both
some two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个)
both
some 值 值 [zhi2] value
(to be) worth
to happen to
to be on duty value
(to be) worth
to happen to
to be on duty 借 借 [jie4] to lend
to borrow
by means of
to take (an opportunity) to lend
to borrow
by means of
to take (an opportunity) 倚 倚 [yi3] to lean on
to rely upon to lean on
to rely upon 倒 倒 [dao4] to place upside down
to invert
to pour
to throw out
to move backwards
however
actually
as a matter of fact
contrary to expectation

to fall
to collapse
to topple
to fail
to go bankrupt
to change (trains or buses)
to move around
to sell
to speculate (buying and selling, also 搗|捣)
profiteer to place upside down
to invert
to pour
to throw out
to move backwards
however
actually
as a matter of fact
contrary to expectation

to fall
to collapse
to topple
to fail
to go bankrupt
to change (trains or buses)
to move around
to sell
to speculate (buying and selling, also 搗|捣)
profiteer 們 们 [men5] plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals 俺 俺 [an3] I (northern dialects) I (northern dialects) 倀 伥 [chang1] ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others 倔 倔 [jue2] crabby
tough crabby
tough 倨 倨 [ju4] stubborn stubborn 俱 俱 [ju4] entirely
without exception entirely
without exception 倡 倡 [chang4] to initiate
to instigate
to introduce
to lead to initiate
to instigate
to introduce
to lead 個 个 [ge4] individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general 候 候 [hou4] to wait
to inquire after
to watch
season
climate
(old) period of five days to wait
to inquire after
to watch
season
climate
(old) period of five days 倘 倘 [tang3] if
supposing
in case

see 倘佯[chang2 yang2] if
supposing
in case

see 倘佯[ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ] 俳 俳 [pai2] not serious
variety show not serious
variety show 修 修 [xiu1] to decorate
to embellish
to repair
to build
to write
to cultivate
to study
to take (a class)

surname Xiu to decorate
to embellish
to repair
to build
to write
to cultivate
to study
to take (a class)

surname Xiu 倭 倭 [wo1] dwarf
Japanese (derog.) (old) dwarf
Japanese (derog.) (old) 倪 倪 [Ni2] surname Ni surname Ni 俾 俾 [bi3] to cause
to enable
phonetic bi to cause
to enable
phonetic bi 倫 伦 [lun2] human relationship
order
coherence human relationship
order
coherence 倉 仓 [cang1] barn
granary
storehouse
cabin
hold (in ship) barn
granary
storehouse
cabin
hold (in ship) 偺 咱 [zan2] variant of 咱[zan2] variant of 咱[ㄗㄢˊ] 偽 伪 [wei3] false
fake
forged
bogus
Taiwan pr. [wei4] false
fake
forged
bogus
Taiwan pr. [ㄨㄟˋ] 停 停 [ting2] to stop
to halt
to park (a car) to stop
to halt
to park (a car) 假 假 [jia4] vacation

fake
false
artificial
to borrow
if
suppose vacation

fake
false
artificial
to borrow
if
suppose 偃 偃 [yan3] to lie supine
to stop
to fall down

surname Yan to lie supine
to stop
to fall down

surname Yan 偌 偌 [ruo4] so
such
to such a degree so
such
to such a degree 做 做 [zuo4] to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance 偉 伟 [wei3] big
large
great big
large
great 健 健 [jian4] healthy
to invigorate
to strengthen
to be good at
to be strong in healthy
to invigorate
to strengthen
to be good at
to be strong in 偶 偶 [ou3] accidental
image
pair
mate accidental
image
pair
mate 偎 偎 [wei1] to cuddle to cuddle 偕 偕 [xie2] in company with in company with 偵 侦 [zhen1] to scout
to spy
to detect to scout
to spy
to detect 側 侧 [zhai1] lean on one side

the side
to incline towards
to lean
inclined
lateral
side lean on one side

the side
to incline towards
to lean
inclined
lateral
side 偷 偷 [tou1] to steal
to pilfer
to snatch
thief
stealthily to steal
to pilfer
to snatch
thief
stealthily 偏 偏 [pian1] to lean
to slant
oblique
prejudiced
to deviate from average
to stray from the intended line
stubbornly
contrary to expectations
left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical to lean
to slant
oblique
prejudiced
to deviate from average
to stray from the intended line
stubbornly
contrary to expectations
left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical 倏 倏 [shu1] sudden
abrupt
Taiwan pr. [shu4] sudden
abrupt
Taiwan pr. [ㄕㄨˋ] 傢 家 [jia1] see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] see 傢伙|家伙[ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄛ˙] 傍 傍 [bang4] near
approaching
to depend on
(slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb
Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4] near
approaching
to depend on
(slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb
Taiwan pr. [ㄆㄤˊ], [ㄅㄤ], [ㄅㄤˋ] 傅 傅 [fu4] tutor

surname Fu tutor

surname Fu 備 备 [bei4] to prepare
get ready
to provide or equip to prepare
get ready
to provide or equip 傑 杰 [jie2] hero
heroic
outstanding person
prominent
distinguished hero
heroic
outstanding person
prominent
distinguished 傀 傀 [kui3] puppet

grand
strange
exotic puppet

grand
strange
exotic 傖 伧 [cang1] low fellow
rustic
rude
rough low fellow
rustic
rude
rough 傘 伞 [san3] umbrella
parasol
CL:把[ba3] umbrella
parasol
CL:把[ㄅㄚˇ] 傭 佣 [yong1] to hire
to employ
servant
hired laborer
domestic help to hire
to employ
servant
hired laborer
domestic help 債 债 [zhai4] debt
CL:筆|笔[bi3] debt
CL:筆|笔[ㄅㄧˇ] 傲 傲 [ao4] proud
arrogant
to despise
unyielding
to defy proud
arrogant
to despise
unyielding
to defy 傳 传 [zhuan4] biography
historical narrative
commentaries
relay station

to pass on
to spread
to transmit
to infect
to transfer
to circulate
to conduct (electricity) biography
historical narrative
commentaries
relay station

to pass on
to spread
to transmit
to infect
to transfer
to circulate
to conduct (electricity) 僅 仅 [jin3] barely
only
merely barely
only
merely 傾 倾 [qing1] to overturn
to collapse
to lean
to tend
to incline
to pour out to overturn
to collapse
to lean
to tend
to incline
to pour out 催 催 [cui1] to urge
to press
to prompt
to rush sb
to hasten sth
to expedite to urge
to press
to prompt
to rush sb
to hasten sth
to expedite 傷 伤 [shang1] to injure
injury
wound to injure
injury
wound 傻 傻 [sha3] foolish foolish 傯 偬 [zong3] busy
hurried
despondent busy
hurried
despondent 僧 僧 [seng1] monk
Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order monk
Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order 僮 僮 [tong2] servant boy

old variant of 壯|壮, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi servant boy

old variant of 壯|壮, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi 僥 侥 [jiao3] by mere luck by mere luck 僖 僖 [xi1] cautious
merry
joyful

surname Xi cautious
merry
joyful

surname Xi 僭 僭 [jian4] to usurp to usurp 僚 僚 [liao2] bureaucrat
colleague

surname Liao bureaucrat
colleague

surname Liao 僕 仆 [pu2] servant servant 像 像 [xiang4] to resemble
to be like
to look as if
such as
appearance
image
portrait
image under a mapping (math.) to resemble
to be like
to look as if
such as
appearance
image
portrait
image under a mapping (math.) 僑 侨 [qiao2] emigrant
to reside abroad emigrant
to reside abroad 僱 雇 [gu4] variant of 雇[gu4] variant of 雇[ㄍㄨˋ] 億 亿 [yi4] 100 million 100 million 儀 仪 [yi2] apparatus
rites
appearance
present
ceremony apparatus
rites
appearance
present
ceremony 僻 僻 [pi4] biased
low
rustic
secluded biased
low
rustic
secluded 僵 僵 [jiang1] rigid
deadlock
stiff (corpse) rigid
deadlock
stiff (corpse) 價 价 [jie5] great
good
middleman
servant

price
value
valence (on an atom) great
good
middleman
servant

price
value
valence (on an atom) 儂 侬 [nong2] you (Wu dialect)
I, me (classical) you (Wu dialect)
I, me (classical) 儈 侩 [kuai4] broker broker 儉 俭 [jian3] frugal
thrifty
needy frugal
thrifty
needy 儒 儒 [ru2] scholar
Confucian scholar
Confucian 儘 尽 [jin3] to the greatest extent
(when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme
to be within the limits of
to give priority to to the greatest extent
(when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme
to be within the limits of
to give priority to 儔 俦 [chou2] comrades
friends
companions comrades
friends
companions 儐 傧 [bin1] best man
to entertain best man
to entertain 優 优 [you1] excellent
superior excellent
superior 償 偿 [chang2] to repay
to compensate for
to recompense
to fulfill (hopes etc) to repay
to compensate for
to recompense
to fulfill (hopes etc) 儡 儡 [lei3] to injure
puppet to injure
puppet 儲 储 [chu3] to store
to save
to have in reserve
heir
Taiwan pr. [chu2]

surname Chu
Taiwan pr. [Chu2] to store
to save
to have in reserve
heir
Taiwan pr. [ㄔㄨˊ]

surname Chu
Taiwan pr. [ㄔㄨˊ] 儷 俪 [li4] husband and wife husband and wife 儼 俨 [yan3] majestic
dignified majestic
dignified 兀 兀 [wu4] cut off the feet
rising to a height
towering
bald

surname Wu cut off the feet
rising to a height
towering
bald

surname Wu 元 元 [yuan2] unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
first

surname Yuan
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
first

surname Yuan
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) 允 允 [yun3] just
fair
to permit
to allow just
fair
to permit
to allow 充 充 [chong1] to fill
to satisfy
to fulfill
to act in place of
substitute
sufficient
full to fill
to satisfy
to fulfill
to act in place of
substitute
sufficient
full 兄 兄 [xiong1] elder brother elder brother 光 光 [guang1] light
ray
CL:道[dao4]
bright
only
merely
to use up light
ray
CL:道[ㄉㄠˋ]
bright
only
merely
to use up 兇 凶 [xiong1] terrible
fearful terrible
fearful 兆 兆 [zhao4] omen
to foretell
million
mega-
trillion
tera-
billion (old)

surname Zhao omen
to foretell
million
mega-
trillion
tera-
billion (old)

surname Zhao 先 先 [xian1] early
prior
former
in advance
first early
prior
former
in advance
first 兌 兑 [dui4] to cash
to exchange
to add (liquid)
to blend
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp
☱

surname Dui to cash
to exchange
to add (liquid)
to blend
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ], symbolizing swamp
☱

surname Dui 克 克 [ke4] to be able to
to subdue
to restrain
to overcome
gram
Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares to be able to
to subdue
to restrain
to overcome
gram
Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares 兕 兕 [si4] (meaning uncertain); rhinoceros (possibly female) or bull (meaning uncertain); rhinoceros (possibly female) or bull 免 免 [wen4] old variant of 絻[wen4]

to excuse sb
to exempt
to remove or dismiss from office
to avoid
to avert
to escape
to be prohibited old variant of 絻[ㄨㄣˋ]

to excuse sb
to exempt
to remove or dismiss from office
to avoid
to avert
to escape
to be prohibited 兔 兔 [tu4] rabbit rabbit 兒 儿 [r5] non-syllabic diminutive suffix
retroflex final

son non-syllabic diminutive suffix
retroflex final

son 兗 兖 [Yan3] see 兗州|兖州[Yan3 zhou1] see 兗州|兖州[ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄡ] 兜 兜 [dou1] pocket
bag
to wrap up or hold in a bag
to move in a circle
to canvas or solicit
to take responsibility for
to disclose in detail
combat armor (old) pocket
bag
to wrap up or hold in a bag
to move in a circle
to canvas or solicit
to take responsibility for
to disclose in detail
combat armor (old) 兢 兢 [jing1] to be fearful
apprehensive to be fearful
apprehensive 入 入 [ru4] to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1] to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入聲|入声[ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄥ] 內 内 [nei4] inside
inner
internal
within
interior inside
inner
internal
within
interior 全 全 [quan2] all
whole
entire
every
complete

surname Quan all
whole
entire
every
complete

surname Quan 兩 两 [liang3] two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[ㄐㄧㄣ] (old) 八 八 [ba1] eight
8 eight
8 六 六 [liu4] six
6 six
6 兮 兮 [xi1] (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊) (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊) 公 公 [gong1] public
collectively owned
common
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
make public
fair
just
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
honorable (gentlemen)
father-in-law
male (animal) public
collectively owned
common
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
make public
fair
just
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[ㄨˇ ㄉㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄟˋ]
honorable (gentlemen)
father-in-law
male (animal) 共 共 [gong4] common
general
to share
together
total
altogether
abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party common
general
to share
together
total
altogether
abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄢˇ ㄉㄤˇ], Communist party 兵 兵 [bing1] soldiers
a force
an army
weapons
arms
military
warlike
CL:個|个[ge4] soldiers
a force
an army
weapons
arms
military
warlike
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 具 具 [ju4] tool
device
utensil
equipment
instrument
talent
ability
to possess
to have
to provide
to furnish
to state
classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies tool
device
utensil
equipment
instrument
talent
ability
to possess
to have
to provide
to furnish
to state
classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies 其 其 [qi2] his
her
its
theirs
that
such
it (refers to sth preceding it) his
her
its
theirs
that
such
it (refers to sth preceding it) 典 典 [dian3] canon
law
standard work of scholarship
literary quotation or allusion
ceremony
to be in charge of
to mortgage or pawn canon
law
standard work of scholarship
literary quotation or allusion
ceremony
to be in charge of
to mortgage or pawn 兼 兼 [jian1] double
twice
simultaneous
holding two or more (official) posts at the same time double
twice
simultaneous
holding two or more (official) posts at the same time 冀 冀 [ji4] (literary) to hope for

short name for Hebei 河北 province
surname Ji (literary) to hope for

short name for Hebei 河北 province
surname Ji 冉 冉 [ran3] edge of a tortoiseshell
see 冉冉[ran3 ran3]

surname Ran edge of a tortoiseshell
see 冉冉[ㄖㄢˇ ㄖㄢˇ]

surname Ran 冊 册 [ce4] book
booklet
classifier for books book
booklet
classifier for books 再 再 [zai4] again
once more
re-
second
another
then (after sth, and not until then) again
once more
re-
second
another
then (after sth, and not until then) 冒 冒 [mao4] to emit
to give off
to send out (or up, forth)
brave
bold
to cover
to act under false pretences

surname Mao to emit
to give off
to send out (or up, forth)
brave
bold
to cover
to act under false pretences

surname Mao 冑 冑 [zhou4] variant of 胄[zhou4] variant of 胄[ㄓㄡˋ] 冕 冕 [mian3] crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations
imperial crown crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations
imperial crown 最 最 [zui4] most
the most
-est (superlative suffix) most
the most
-est (superlative suffix) 冗 冗 [rong3] extraneous
redundant
superfluous
busy schedule extraneous
redundant
superfluous
busy schedule 冠 冠 [guan4] to put on a hat
to be first
to dub

hat
crown
crest
cap

surname Guan to put on a hat
to be first
to dub

hat
crown
crest
cap

surname Guan 冤 冤 [yuan1] injustice
grievance
wrong injustice
grievance
wrong 冥 冥 [ming2] dark
deep
stupid
the underworld dark
deep
stupid
the underworld 冢 冢 [zhong3] mound
burial mound
senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank) mound
burial mound
senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank) 冬 冬 [dong1] winter winter 冰 冰 [bing1] ice
CL:塊|块[kuai4]
methamphetamine (slang) ice
CL:塊|块[ㄎㄨㄞˋ]
methamphetamine (slang) 冶 冶 [ye3] to smelt
to cast
fig. to mould (into seductive shape)
to dress up (usu. derogatory) to smelt
to cast
fig. to mould (into seductive shape)
to dress up (usu. derogatory) 冷 冷 [leng3] cold

surname Leng cold

surname Leng 冽 冽 [lie4] cold and raw cold and raw 凍 冻 [dong4] to freeze
to feel very cold
aspic or jelly to freeze
to feel very cold
aspic or jelly 凌 凌 [ling2] to approach
to rise high
thick ice
to insult or maltreat

surname Ling to approach
to rise high
thick ice
to insult or maltreat

surname Ling 准 准 [zhun3] to allow
to grant
in accordance with
in the light of to allow
to grant
in accordance with
in the light of 凋 凋 [diao1] withered withered 凜 凛 [lin3] cold
to shiver with cold
to tremble with fear
afraid
apprehensive
strict
stern
severe
austere
awe-inspiring
imposing
majestic cold
to shiver with cold
to tremble with fear
afraid
apprehensive
strict
stern
severe
austere
awe-inspiring
imposing
majestic 凝 凝 [ning2] to congeal
to concentrate attention
to stare to congeal
to concentrate attention
to stare 几 几 [ji1] small table small table 凰 凰 [huang2] phoenix phoenix 凱 凯 [kai3] triumphant
victorious
chi (Greek letter Χχ)

surname Kai triumphant
victorious
chi (Greek letter Χχ)

surname Kai 凳 凳 [deng4] bench
stool bench
stool 凶 凶 [xiong1] vicious
fierce
ominous
inauspicious
famine
variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] vicious
fierce
ominous
inauspicious
famine
variant of 兇|凶[ㄒㄩㄥ] 凹 凹 [wa1] variant of 窪|洼[wa1]
(used in names)

a depression
indentation
concave
hollow variant of 窪|洼[ㄨㄚ]
(used in names)

a depression
indentation
concave
hollow 出 出 [chu1] to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc 凸 凸 [tu1] convex
to stick out
Taiwan pr. [tu2] convex
to stick out
Taiwan pr. [ㄊㄨˊ] 函 函 [han2] envelope
case
letter envelope
case
letter 刀 刀 [dao1] knife
blade
single-edged sword
cutlass
CL:把[ba3]
classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
(slang) dollar (loanword)

surname Dao knife
blade
single-edged sword
cutlass
CL:把[ㄅㄚˇ]
classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
(slang) dollar (loanword)

surname Dao 刁 刁 [diao1] artful
wicked

surname Diao artful
wicked

surname Diao 刃 刃 [ren4] edge of blade edge of blade 分 分 [fen4] part
share
ingredient
component

to divide
to separate
to distribute
to allocate
to distinguish (good and bad)
part or subdivision
fraction
one tenth (of certain units)
unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
minute
a point (in sports or games)
0.01 yuan (unit of money) part
share
ingredient
component

to divide
to separate
to distribute
to allocate
to distinguish (good and bad)
part or subdivision
fraction
one tenth (of certain units)
unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
minute
a point (in sports or games)
0.01 yuan (unit of money) 切 切 [qie4] definitely
absolutely (not)
(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.
Tut!
to grind
close to
eager
to correspond to
see also 反切[fan3 qie4]

to cut
to slice
tangent (math) definitely
absolutely (not)
(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.
Tut!
to grind
close to
eager
to correspond to
see also 反切[ㄈㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ]

to cut
to slice
tangent (math) 刈 刈 [yi4] mow mow 刊 刊 [kan1] to print
to publish
publication
periodical
to peel with a knife
to carve
to amend to print
to publish
publication
periodical
to peel with a knife
to carve
to amend 列 列 [lie4] to arrange
to line up
row
file
series
column to arrange
to line up
row
file
series
column 刑 刑 [xing2] punishment
penalty
sentence
torture
corporal punishment

surname Xing punishment
penalty
sentence
torture
corporal punishment

surname Xing 划 划 [hua2] to row
to paddle
profitable
worth (the effort)
it pays (to do sth) to row
to paddle
profitable
worth (the effort)
it pays (to do sth) 刎 刎 [wen3] cut across (throat) cut across (throat) 別 别 [bie2] to leave
to depart
to separate
to distinguish
to classify
other
another
do not
must not
to pin
to stick (sth) in

surname Bie to leave
to depart
to separate
to distinguish
to classify
other
another
do not
must not
to pin
to stick (sth) in

surname Bie 判 判 [pan4] to judge
to sentence
to discriminate
to discern
obviously (different) to judge
to sentence
to discriminate
to discern
obviously (different) 利 利 [li4] sharp
favorable
advantage
benefit
profit
interest
to do good to
to benefit

surname Li sharp
favorable
advantage
benefit
profit
interest
to do good to
to benefit

surname Li 刪 删 [shan1] to delete to delete 刨 刨 [pao2] to dig
to excavate
(coll.) to exclude
not to count
to deduct
to subtract

carpenter's plane
to plane (woodwork)
to shave off
to peel (with a potato peeler etc) to dig
to excavate
(coll.) to exclude
not to count
to deduct
to subtract

carpenter's plane
to plane (woodwork)
to shave off
to peel (with a potato peeler etc) 刻 刻 [ke4] quarter (hour)
moment
to carve
to engrave
to cut
oppressive
classifier for short time intervals quarter (hour)
moment
to carve
to engrave
to cut
oppressive
classifier for short time intervals 券 券 [quan4] bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)
contract
deed (i.e. title deeds)
ticket
voucher
certificate bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)
contract
deed (i.e. title deeds)
ticket
voucher
certificate 刷 刷 [shua4] to select

to brush
to paint
to daub
to paste up
to skip class (of students)
to fire from a job to select

to brush
to paint
to daub
to paste up
to skip class (of students)
to fire from a job 刺 刺 [ci4] thorn
sting
thrust
to prick
to pierce
to stab
to assassinate
to murder

(onom.) whoosh thorn
sting
thrust
to prick
to pierce
to stab
to assassinate
to murder

(onom.) whoosh 到 到 [dao4] to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action) to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action) 刮 刮 [gua1] to scrape
to blow
to shave
to plunder
to extort to scrape
to blow
to shave
to plunder
to extort 制 制 [zhi4] system
to control
to regulate
variant of 製|制[zhi4] system
to control
to regulate
variant of 製|制[ㄓˋ] 剁 剁 [duo4] to chop (meat)
to cut to chop (meat)
to cut 剎 刹 [sha1] to brake

Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅, Sanskrit ksetra) to brake

Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅, Sanskrit ksetra) 剃 剃 [ti4] to shave to shave 削 削 [xue1] to pare
to reduce
to remove
Taiwan pr. [xue4]

to peel with a knife
to pare
to cut (a ball at tennis etc) to pare
to reduce
to remove
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄩㄝˋ]

to peel with a knife
to pare
to cut (a ball at tennis etc) 前 前 [qian2] front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly 剌 剌 [la4] perverse
unreasonable
absurd

to slash perverse
unreasonable
absurd

to slash 剋 克 [kei1] to scold
to beat

variant of 克[ke4]
to subdue
to overthrow
to restrain

Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God to scold
to beat

variant of 克[ㄎㄜˋ]
to subdue
to overthrow
to restrain

Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˊ] Farmer God 則 则 [ze2] conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause
standard
norm
rule
to imitate
to follow
then
principle
classifier for written items (such as an official statement) conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause
standard
norm
rule
to imitate
to follow
then
principle
classifier for written items (such as an official statement) 剖 剖 [pou1] to cut open
to analyze
Taiwan pr. [pou3] to cut open
to analyze
Taiwan pr. [ㄆㄡˇ] 剜 剜 [wan1] to scoop out
to gouge out to scoop out
to gouge out 剔 剔 [ti1] pick (as teeth) pick (as teeth) 剛 刚 [gang1] hard
firm
strong
just
barely
exactly hard
firm
strong
just
barely
exactly 剝 剥 [bo1] to peel
to skin
to flay
to shuck

to peel
to skin
to shell
to shuck to peel
to skin
to flay
to shuck

to peel
to skin
to shell
to shuck 剪 剪 [jian3] scissors
shears
clippers
CL:把[ba3]
to cut with scissors
to trim
to wipe out or exterminate

surname Jian scissors
shears
clippers
CL:把[ㄅㄚˇ]
to cut with scissors
to trim
to wipe out or exterminate

surname Jian 副 副 [fu4] secondary
auxiliary
deputy
assistant
vice-
abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb
classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions secondary
auxiliary
deputy
assistant
vice-
abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb
classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions 割 割 [ge1] to cut
to cut apart to cut
to cut apart 剴 剀 [kai3] carefully
moderately carefully
moderately 創 创 [chuang4] to begin
to initiate
to inaugurate
to start
to create

a wound
cut
injury
trauma to begin
to initiate
to inaugurate
to start
to create

a wound
cut
injury
trauma 剩 剩 [sheng4] to remain
to be left
to have as remainder to remain
to be left
to have as remainder 剿 剿 [jiao3] to destroy
to extirpate

to plagiarize to destroy
to extirpate

to plagiarize 剷 铲 [chan3] to level off
to root up to level off
to root up 剽 剽 [piao1] to rob
swift
nimble
Taiwan pr. [piao4] to rob
swift
nimble
Taiwan pr. [ㄆㄧㄠˋ] 劃 划 [hua4] to delimit
to transfer
to assign
to plan
to draw (a line)
stroke of a Chinese character

to cut
to slash
to scratch (cut into the surface of sth)
to strike (a match) to delimit
to transfer
to assign
to plan
to draw (a line)
stroke of a Chinese character

to cut
to slash
to scratch (cut into the surface of sth)
to strike (a match) 劇 剧 [ju4] drama
play
show
severe drama
play
show
severe 劈 劈 [pi3] to split in two
to divide

to hack
to chop
to split open
(of lightning) to strike to split in two
to divide

to hack
to chop
to split open
(of lightning) to strike 劉 刘 [Liu2] surname Liu surname Liu 劍 剑 [jian4] double-edged sword
CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]
classifier for blows of a sword double-edged sword
CL:口[ㄎㄡˇ],把[ㄅㄚˇ]
classifier for blows of a sword 劑 剂 [ji4] dose dose 力 力 [li4] power
force
strength
ability
strenuously

surname Li power
force
strength
ability
strenuously

surname Li 加 加 [jia1] to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)

abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4] to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)

abbr. for Canada 加拿大[ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄚˊ ㄉㄚˋ] 功 功 [gong1] meritorious deed or service
achievement
result
service
accomplishment
work (physics) meritorious deed or service
achievement
result
service
accomplishment
work (physics) 劣 劣 [lie4] inferior inferior 劫 劫 [jie2] to rob
to plunder
to seize by force
to coerce
calamity
abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1] to rob
to plunder
to seize by force
to coerce
calamity
abbr. for kalpa 劫波[ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄛ] 助 助 [zhu4] to help
to assist to help
to assist 努 努 [nu3] to exert
to strive to exert
to strive 劬 劬 [qu2] labor labor 劾 劾 [he2] to impeach to impeach 勇 勇 [yong3] brave brave 勉 勉 [mian3] to exhort
to make an effort to exhort
to make an effort 勃 勃 [bo2] flourishing
prosperous
suddenly
abruptly flourishing
prosperous
suddenly
abruptly 勁 劲 [jing4] stalwart
sturdy
strong
powerful

strength
energy
enthusiasm
spirit
mood
expression
interest
CL:把[ba3] stalwart
sturdy
strong
powerful

strength
energy
enthusiasm
spirit
mood
expression
interest
CL:把[ㄅㄚˇ] 勒 勒 [lei1] to strap tightly
to bind

to rein in
to compel
to force
to carve
to engrave
(literary) to command
to lead
lux (unit of illumination)
(literary) bridle to strap tightly
to bind

to rein in
to compel
to force
to carve
to engrave
(literary) to command
to lead
lux (unit of illumination)
(literary) bridle 務 务 [wu4] affair
business
matter affair
business
matter 勘 勘 [kan1] to investigate
to survey
to collate to investigate
to survey
to collate 動 动 [dong4] to use
to act
to move
to change
abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb to use
to act
to move
to change
abbr. for 動詞|动词[ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄘˊ], verb 勞 劳 [lao4] to console

to toil
labor
laborer
to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
meritorious deed to console

to toil
labor
laborer
to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
meritorious deed 勝 胜 [sheng4] victory
success
to beat
to defeat
to surpass
victorious
superior to
to get the better of
better than
surpassing
superb (of vista)
beautiful (scenery)
wonderful (view)
(Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear
equal to (a task) victory
success
to beat
to defeat
to surpass
victorious
superior to
to get the better of
better than
surpassing
superb (of vista)
beautiful (scenery)
wonderful (view)
(Taiwan pr. [ㄕㄥ]) able to bear
equal to (a task) 勛 勋 [xun1] medal
merit medal
merit 募 募 [mu4] canvass for contributions
to recruit
to collect
to raise canvass for contributions
to recruit
to collect
to raise 勦 剿 [jiao3] variant of 剿[jiao3]

variant of 剿[chao1] variant of 剿[ㄐㄧㄠˇ]

variant of 剿[ㄔㄠ] 勤 勤 [qin2] diligent
industrious
hardworking
frequent
regular
constant diligent
industrious
hardworking
frequent
regular
constant 勢 势 [shi4] power
influence
potential
momentum
tendency
trend
situation
conditions
outward appearance
sign
gesture
male genitals power
influence
potential
momentum
tendency
trend
situation
conditions
outward appearance
sign
gesture
male genitals 勵 励 [li4] to encourage
to urge

surname Li to encourage
to urge

surname Li 勸 劝 [quan4] to advise
to urge
to try to persuade
to exhort
to console
to soothe to advise
to urge
to try to persuade
to exhort
to console
to soothe 勻 匀 [yun2] even
well-distributed
uniform
to distribute evenly
to share even
well-distributed
uniform
to distribute evenly
to share 勾 勾 [gou4] affair
to reach for (with hand)

to attract
to arouse
to tick
to strike out
to delineate
to collude
variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook

surname Gou affair
to reach for (with hand)

to attract
to arouse
to tick
to strike out
to delineate
to collude
variant of 鉤|钩[ㄍㄡ], hook

surname Gou 勿 勿 [wu4] do not do not 包 包 [bao1] to cover
to wrap
to hold
to include
to take charge of
to contract (to or for)
package
wrapper
container
bag
to hold or embrace
bundle
packet
CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

surname Bao to cover
to wrap
to hold
to include
to take charge of
to contract (to or for)
package
wrapper
container
bag
to hold or embrace
bundle
packet
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ],隻|只[ㄓ]

surname Bao 匆 匆 [cong1] hurried
hasty hurried
hasty 匈 匈 [xiong1] old variant of 胸[xiong1]

Hungary
Hungarian
abbr. for 匈牙利[Xiong1 ya2 li4] old variant of 胸[ㄒㄩㄥ]

Hungary
Hungarian
abbr. for 匈牙利[ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ] 匍 匍 [pu2] crawl
lie prostrate crawl
lie prostrate 匐 匐 [fu2] to fall prostrate to fall prostrate 匏 匏 [pao2] bottle gourd
Lagenaria vulgaris bottle gourd
Lagenaria vulgaris 匕 匕 [bi3] dagger
ladle
ancient type of spoon dagger
ladle
ancient type of spoon 化 化 [hua4] to make into
to change into
-ization
to ... -ize
to transform
abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]

variant of 花[hua1] to make into
to change into
-ization
to ... -ize
to transform
abbr. for 化學|化学[ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ]

variant of 花[ㄏㄨㄚ] 北 北 [bei3] north
to be defeated (classical) north
to be defeated (classical) 匙 匙 [chi2] spoon spoon 匝 匝 [za1] circuit
to surround
to extend (everywhere) circuit
to surround
to extend (everywhere) 匡 匡 [kuang1] to rectify

surname Kuang to rectify

surname Kuang 匠 匠 [jiang4] craftsman craftsman 匣 匣 [xia2] box box 匪 匪 [fei3] bandit
(literary) not bandit
(literary) not 匯 汇 [hui4] to remit
to converge (of rivers)
to exchange to remit
to converge (of rivers)
to exchange 匱 匮 [kui4] to lack
lacking
empty
exhausted

variant of 櫃|柜[gui4]

surname Kui to lack
lacking
empty
exhausted

variant of 櫃|柜[ㄍㄨㄟˋ]

surname Kui 匹 匹 [pi3] classifier for horses, mules etc
Taiwan pr. [pi1]
ordinary person
classifier for cloth: bolt
horsepower

mate
one of a pair classifier for horses, mules etc
Taiwan pr. [ㄆㄧ]
ordinary person
classifier for cloth: bolt
horsepower

mate
one of a pair 匿 匿 [ni4] to hide to hide 區 区 [qu1] area
region
district
small
distinguish
CL:個|个[ge4]

surname Ou area
region
district
small
distinguish
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]

surname Ou 匾 匾 [bian3] a tablet
a board with an inscription
a sign hung above a door a tablet
a board with an inscription
a sign hung above a door 十 十 [shi2] ten
10 ten
10 千 千 [qian1] thousand thousand 午 午 [wu3] 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse 升 升 [sheng1] to ascend
to rise to the rank of
to promote
to hoist
liter
measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3] to ascend
to rise to the rank of
to promote
to hoist
liter
measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[ㄉㄡˇ] 卅 卅 [sa4] thirty thirty 仟 仟 [qian1] thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral) thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral) 半 半 [ban4] half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half 卉 卉 [hui4] plants plants 卒 卒 [zu2] soldier
servant
to finish
to die
finally
at last
pawn in Chinese chess

variant of 猝[cu4] soldier
servant
to finish
to die
finally
at last
pawn in Chinese chess

variant of 猝[ㄘㄨˋ] 協 协 [xie2] to cooperate
to harmonize
to help
to assist
to join to cooperate
to harmonize
to help
to assist
to join 卓 卓 [zhuo2] outstanding

surname Zhuo outstanding

surname Zhuo 卑 卑 [bei1] low
base
vulgar
inferior
humble low
base
vulgar
inferior
humble 南 南 [nan2] south

surname Nan south

surname Nan 博 博 [bo2] extensive
ample
rich
obtain
aim
to win
to get
plentiful
to gamble extensive
ample
rich
obtain
aim
to win
to get
plentiful
to gamble 卜 卜 [bu3] to divine
to forecast or estimate
(of a place to live etc) to choose

surname Bu to divine
to forecast or estimate
(of a place to live etc) to choose

surname Bu 卞 卞 [bian4] hurried

surname Bian hurried

surname Bian 卡 卡 [qia3] to block
to be stuck
to be wedged
customs station
a clip
a fastener
a checkpost
Taiwan pr. [ka3]

to stop
to block
card
CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]
calorie
cassette
(computing) (coll.) slow to block
to be stuck
to be wedged
customs station
a clip
a fastener
a checkpost
Taiwan pr. [ㄎㄚˇ]

to stop
to block
card
CL:張|张[ㄓㄤ],片[ㄆㄧㄢˋ]
calorie
cassette
(computing) (coll.) slow 占 占 [zhan4] to take possession of
to occupy
to take up

to observe
to divine to take possession of
to occupy
to take up

to observe
to divine 卦 卦 [gua4] divinatory trigram
one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经 divinatory trigram
one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经 卯 卯 [mao3] mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit 卮 卮 [zhi1] goblet goblet 印 印 [yin4] to print
to mark
to engrave
a seal
a print
a stamp
a mark
a trace
image

surname Yin
abbr. for 印度[Yin4 du4] to print
to mark
to engrave
a seal
a print
a stamp
a mark
a trace
image

surname Yin
abbr. for 印度[ㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄨˋ] 危 危 [wei1] danger
to endanger
Taiwan pr. [wei2]

surname Wei danger
to endanger
Taiwan pr. [ㄨㄟˊ]

surname Wei 即 即 [ji2] namely
that is
i.e.
prompt
at once
at present
even if
prompted (by the occasion)
to approach
to come into contact
to assume (office)
to draw near namely
that is
i.e.
prompt
at once
at present
even if
prompted (by the occasion)
to approach
to come into contact
to assume (office)
to draw near 卵 卵 [luan3] egg
ovum
spawn egg
ovum
spawn 卷 卷 [juan4] scroll
book
volume
chapter
examination paper
classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll

to roll up
roll
classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) scroll
book
volume
chapter
examination paper
classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll

to roll up
roll
classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) 卸 卸 [xie4] to unload
to unhitch
to remove or strip
to get rid of to unload
to unhitch
to remove or strip
to get rid of 卹 恤 [xu4] anxiety
sympathy
to sympathize
to give relief
to compensate anxiety
sympathy
to sympathize
to give relief
to compensate 卻 却 [que4] but
yet
however
while
to go back
to decline
to retreat
nevertheless
even though but
yet
however
while
to go back
to decline
to retreat
nevertheless
even though 卿 卿 [qing1] high ranking official (old)
term of endearment between spouses (old)
(from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old)
honorific (old) high ranking official (old)
term of endearment between spouses (old)
(from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old)
honorific (old) 厄 厄 [e4] distressed distressed 厚 厚 [hou4] thick
deep or profound
kind
generous
rich or strong in flavor
to favor
to stress thick
deep or profound
kind
generous
rich or strong in flavor
to favor
to stress 原 原 [yuan2] former
original
primary
raw
level
cause
source former
original
primary
raw
level
cause
source 厝 厝 [cuo4] to lay in place
to put
to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial to lay in place
to put
to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial 厥 厥 [jue2] to faint
to lose consciousness
his
her
its
their to faint
to lose consciousness
his
her
its
their 厭 厌 [yan4] to loathe to loathe 厲 厉 [li4] strict
severe

surname Li strict
severe

surname Li 去 去 [qu4] to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
to remove
to get rid of
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
to remove
to get rid of
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed 參 参 [shen1] ginseng
one of the 28 constellations

to take part in
to participate
to join
to attend
to counsel
unequal
varied
irregular
uneven
not uniform
abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House

three (banker's anti-fraud numeral) ginseng
one of the 28 constellations

to take part in
to participate
to join
to attend
to counsel
unequal
varied
irregular
uneven
not uniform
abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House

three (banker's anti-fraud numeral) 又 又 [you4] (once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway (once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway 叉 叉 [cha3] to diverge
to open (as legs)

to cross
be stuck

fork
pitchfork
prong
pick
cross
intersect
"X" to diverge
to open (as legs)

to cross
be stuck

fork
pitchfork
prong
pick
cross
intersect
"X" 友 友 [you3] friend friend 及 及 [ji2] and
to reach
up to
in time for and
to reach
up to
in time for 反 反 [fan3] contrary
in reverse
inside out or upside down
to reverse
to return
to oppose
opposite
against
anti-
to rebel
to use analogy
instead
abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system contrary
in reverse
inside out or upside down
to reverse
to return
to oppose
opposite
against
anti-
to rebel
to use analogy
instead
abbr. for 反切[ㄈㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ] phonetic system 取 取 [qu3] to take
to get
to choose
to fetch to take
to get
to choose
to fetch 叔 叔 [shu1] uncle
father's younger brother
husband's younger brother
Taiwan pr. [shu2] uncle
father's younger brother
husband's younger brother
Taiwan pr. [ㄕㄨˊ] 受 受 [shou4] to receive
to accept
to suffer
subjected to
to bear
to stand
pleasant
(passive marker) to receive
to accept
to suffer
subjected to
to bear
to stand
pleasant
(passive marker) 叛 叛 [pan4] to betray
to rebel
to revolt to betray
to rebel
to revolt 叟 叟 [sou3] old gentleman
old man old gentleman
old man 曼 曼 [man4] handsome
large
long handsome
large
long 叢 丛 [cong2] cluster
collection
collection of books
thicket cluster
collection
collection of books
thicket 口 口 [kou3] mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls 可 可 [ke4] see 可汗[ke4 han2]

can
may
able to
to approve
to permit
to suit
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
very see 可汗[ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄢˊ]

can
may
able to
to approve
to permit
to suit
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
very 古 古 [gu3] ancient
old
paleo-

surname Gu ancient
old
paleo-

surname Gu 右 右 [you4] right (-hand)
the Right (politics)
west (old) right (-hand)
the Right (politics)
west (old) 召 召 [zhao4] to call together
to summon
to convene
temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

surname Shao
name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province to call together
to summon
to convene
temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

surname Shao
name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province 叮 叮 [ding1] sting (of mosquito, bee etc)
to say repeatedly
to urge insistently
to ask repeatedly
to stick to a point
(onom.) tinkling or jingling sound sting (of mosquito, bee etc)
to say repeatedly
to urge insistently
to ask repeatedly
to stick to a point
(onom.) tinkling or jingling sound 叩 叩 [kou4] to knock
to kowtow to knock
to kowtow 叨 叨 [tao1] to receive the benefit of

garrulous to receive the benefit of

garrulous 叼 叼 [diao1] to hold in the mouth to hold in the mouth 司 司 [si1] to take charge of
to manage
department (under a ministry)

surname Si to take charge of
to manage
department (under a ministry)

surname Si 叵 叵 [po3] not
thereupon not
thereupon 叫 叫 [jiao4] to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood) to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood) 另 另 [ling4] other
another
separate
separately other
another
separate
separately 只 只 [zhi3] only
merely
just
but only
merely
just
but 史 史 [shi3] history
annals
title of an official historian in ancient China

surname Shi history
annals
title of an official historian in ancient China

surname Shi 叱 叱 [chi4] to scold
shout at
to hoot at to scold
shout at
to hoot at 台 台 [tai2] (classical) you (in letters)
variant of 臺|台[tai2]

Taiwan (abbr.)
surname Tai (classical) you (in letters)
variant of 臺|台[ㄊㄞˊ]

Taiwan (abbr.)
surname Tai 句 句 [ju4] sentence
clause
phrase
classifier for phrases or lines of verse

variant of 勾[gou1] sentence
clause
phrase
classifier for phrases or lines of verse

variant of 勾[ㄍㄡ] 叭 叭 [ba1] denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc) denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc) 吉 吉 [ji2] lucky
giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

surname Ji
abbr. for Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] lucky
giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

surname Ji
abbr. for Jilin Province 吉林省[ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄥˇ] 吏 吏 [li4] minor government official or functionary (old) minor government official or functionary (old) 同 同 [tong2] like
same
similar
together
alike
with like
same
similar
together
alike
with 吊 吊 [diao4] to suspend
to hang up
to hang a person to suspend
to hang up
to hang a person 吐 吐 [tu4] to vomit
to throw up

to spit
to put
to say to vomit
to throw up

to spit
to put
to say 吁 吁 [yu4] implore

sh
hush implore

sh
hush 吋 吋 [cun4] inch (English) inch (English) 各 各 [ge4] each
every each
every 向 向 [xiang4] towards
to face
to turn towards
direction
to support
to side with
shortly before
formerly
always
all along

surname Xiang towards
to face
to turn towards
direction
to support
to side with
shortly before
formerly
always
all along

surname Xiang 名 名 [ming2] name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people 合 合 [he2] to close
to join
to fit
to be equal to
whole
together
round (in battle)
conjunction (astronomy)
1st note of pentatonic scale
old variant of 盒[he2]

100 ml
one-tenth of a peck
measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 to close
to join
to fit
to be equal to
whole
together
round (in battle)
conjunction (astronomy)
1st note of pentatonic scale
old variant of 盒[ㄏㄜˊ]

100 ml
one-tenth of a peck
measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 吃 吃 [ji2] stammer

to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer stammer

to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer 后 后 [hou4] empress
queen

surname Hou empress
queen

surname Hou 吆 吆 [yao1] to shout
to bawl
to yell (to urge on an animal)
to hawk (one's wares) to shout
to bawl
to yell (to urge on an animal)
to hawk (one's wares) 吒 吒 [zha4] variant of 咤[zha4]

used for the sound "zha" in certain names variant of 咤[ㄓㄚˋ]

used for the sound "zha" in certain names 吝 吝 [lin4] stingy stingy 吭 吭 [keng1] to utter

throat to utter

throat 吞 吞 [tun1] to swallow
to take to swallow
to take 吾 吾 [wu2] I
my (old)

surname Wu I
my (old)

surname Wu 否 否 [pi3] clogged
evil

to negate
to deny
not clogged
evil

to negate
to deny
not 呎 呎 [chi3] foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
old form of modern 英尺[ying1 chi3] foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
old form of modern 英尺[ㄧㄥ ㄔˇ] 吧 吧 [ba5] (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume.

bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
to puff (on a pipe etc)
(onom.) bang
abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1] (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume.

bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
to puff (on a pipe etc)
(onom.) bang
abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[ㄊㄧㄝ ㄅㄚ] 呆 呆 [dai1] foolish
stupid
expressionless
blank
to stay foolish
stupid
expressionless
blank
to stay 呃 呃 [e4] (exclamation)
to hiccup (exclamation)
to hiccup 吳 吴 [Wu2] surname Wu
area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
name of states in Southern China at different historical periods surname Wu
area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
name of states in Southern China at different historical periods 呈 呈 [cheng2] to present to a superior
memorial
petition
to present (a certain appearance)
to assume (a shape)
to be (a certain color) to present to a superior
memorial
petition
to present (a certain appearance)
to assume (a shape)
to be (a certain color) 呂 吕 [lü3] pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system

surname Lü pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system

surname Lü 君 君 [jun1] monarch
lord
gentleman
ruler monarch
lord
gentleman
ruler 吩 吩 [fen1] leave instructions
to order leave instructions
to order 告 告 [gao4] to tell
to inform
to say to tell
to inform
to say 吹 吹 [chui1] to blow
to play a wind instrument
to blast
to puff
to boast
to brag
to end in failure
to fall through to blow
to play a wind instrument
to blast
to puff
to boast
to brag
to end in failure
to fall through 吻 吻 [wen3] kiss
to kiss
mouth kiss
to kiss
mouth 吸 吸 [xi1] to breathe
to suck in
to absorb
to inhale to breathe
to suck in
to absorb
to inhale 吮 吮 [shun3] to suck to suck 吵 吵 [chao3] to quarrel
to make a noise
noisy
to disturb by making a noise to quarrel
to make a noise
noisy
to disturb by making a noise 吶 呐 [na5] sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne5 a5] or variant of 哪[na5])

battle cry sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ㄋㄜ˙ ㄚ˙] or variant of 哪[ㄋㄚ˙])

battle cry 吠 吠 [fei4] to bark to bark 吼 吼 [hou3] roar or howl of an animal
bellow of rage roar or howl of an animal
bellow of rage 呀 呀 [ya5] (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) 吱 吱 [zi1] (onom.) to squeak (of mice)
to chirp or peep (of small birds)

(onom.) creaking or groaning (onom.) to squeak (of mice)
to chirp or peep (of small birds)

(onom.) creaking or groaning 含 含 [han2] to keep
to contain
to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing) to keep
to contain
to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing) 吟 吟 [yin2] to chant
to recite
to moan
to groan
cry (of certain animals and insects)
song (ancient poem) to chant
to recite
to moan
to groan
cry (of certain animals and insects)
song (ancient poem) 味 味 [wei4] taste
smell
classifier for drugs (in TCM) taste
smell
classifier for drugs (in TCM) 呵 呵 [he1] expel breath
my goodness

variant of 啊[a1] expel breath
my goodness

variant of 啊[ㄚ] 咖 咖 [ka1] coffee
class
grade coffee
class
grade 呸 呸 [pei1] pah!
bah!
pooh!
to spit (in contempt) pah!
bah!
pooh!
to spit (in contempt) 咕 咕 [gu1] (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc 咀 咀 [ju3] to chew
to masticate to chew
to masticate 呻 呻 [shen1] groan groan 呷 呷 [xia1] suck, swallow, drink suck, swallow, drink 咄 咄 [duo1] noise of rage
to cry out in anger
Taiwan pr. [duo4] noise of rage
to cry out in anger
Taiwan pr. [ㄉㄨㄛˋ] 咒 咒 [zhou4] incantation
magic spell
curse
malediction
to revile
to put a curse on sb incantation
magic spell
curse
malediction
to revile
to put a curse on sb 咆 咆 [pao2] to roar to roar 呼 呼 [hu1] to call
to cry
to shout
to breath out
to exhale to call
to cry
to shout
to breath out
to exhale 咐 咐 [fu4] to order to order 呱 呱 [gu1] crying sound of child crying sound of child 呶 呶 [nu3] to pout

clamor
(onom.) "look!" to pout

clamor
(onom.) "look!" 和 和 [huo4] to mix together
to blend

soft
warm

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
to join in the singing
to chime in with others

and
together with
with
sum
union
peace
harmony
Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means "and"

surname He
Japanese (food, clothes etc) to mix together
to blend

soft
warm

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
to join in the singing
to chime in with others

and
together with
with
sum
union
peace
harmony
Taiwan pr. [ㄏㄢˋ] when it means "and"

surname He
Japanese (food, clothes etc) 咚 咚 [dong1] boom (of a drum) boom (of a drum) 呢 呢 [ni2] woolen material

particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
(at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
particle indicating strong affirmation woolen material

particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
(at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
particle indicating strong affirmation 周 周 [zhou1] to make a circuit
to circle
circle
circumference
lap
cycle
complete
all
all over
thorough
to help financially

surname Zhou
Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) to make a circuit
to circle
circle
circumference
lap
cycle
complete
all
all over
thorough
to help financially

surname Zhou
Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) 咋 咋 [zha4] loud noise
shout
suddenly

gnaw

dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5] loud noise
shout
suddenly

gnaw

dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[ㄗㄣˇ ㄇㄜ˙] 命 命 [ming4] life
fate
order or command
to assign a name, title etc life
fate
order or command
to assign a name, title etc 咎 咎 [jiu4] fault
to blame
to punish
calamity
misfortune fault
to blame
to punish
calamity
misfortune 咬 咬 [yao3] to bite
to nip to bite
to nip 哀 哀 [ai1] sorrow
grief
pity
to grieve for
to pity
to lament
to condole

Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2] sorrow
grief
pity
to grieve for
to pity
to lament
to condole

Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˊ] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[ㄌㄧˊ] 咨 咨 [zi1] to consult to consult 哎 哎 [ai1] hey!
(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) hey!
(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) 哉 哉 [zai1] (exclamatory or interrogative particle) (exclamatory or interrogative particle) 咸 咸 [xian2] all
everyone
each
widespread
harmonious

surname Xian all
everyone
each
widespread
harmonious

surname Xian 咦 咦 [yi2] expression of surprise expression of surprise 咳 咳 [ke2] cough

sound of sighing cough

sound of sighing 哇 哇 [wa5] replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"

Wow!
sound of child's crying
sound of vomiting replaces 啊[ㄚ˙] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"

Wow!
sound of child's crying
sound of vomiting 哂 哂 [shen3] (literary) to smile
to sneer (literary) to smile
to sneer 咽 咽 [ye4] to choke (in crying)

variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]

narrow pass
throat
pharynx to choke (in crying)

variant of 嚥|咽[ㄧㄢˋ]

narrow pass
throat
pharynx 咪 咪 [mi1] sound for calling a cat sound for calling a cat 品 品 [pin3] article
commodity
product
goods
kind
grade
rank
character
disposition
nature
temperament
variety
to taste sth
to sample
to criticize
to comment
to judge
to size up article
commodity
product
goods
kind
grade
rank
character
disposition
nature
temperament
variety
to taste sth
to sample
to criticize
to comment
to judge
to size up 哄 哄 [hong3] to deceive
to coax
to amuse (a child)

roar of laughter (onom.)
hubbub
to roar (as a crowd) to deceive
to coax
to amuse (a child)

roar of laughter (onom.)
hubbub
to roar (as a crowd) 哈 哈 [ha3] a Pekinese
a pug
(dialect) to scold

laughter
yawn

abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3], Kazakhstan
abbr. for 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Harbin a Pekinese
a pug
(dialect) to scold

laughter
yawn

abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[ㄏㄚ ㄙㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙ ㄊㄢˇ], Kazakhstan
abbr. for 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[ㄏㄚ ㄦˇ ㄅㄧㄣ], Harbin 咯 咯 [luo4] to cough up
also pr. [ka3]

(final particle similar to 了, indicating that sth is obvious)

(phonetic) to cough up
also pr. [ㄎㄚˇ]

(final particle similar to 了, indicating that sth is obvious)

(phonetic) 咫 咫 [zhi3] 8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty 8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty 咱 咱 [zan2] I or me
we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)

see 咱[zan2] I or me
we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)

see 咱[ㄗㄢˊ] 咻 咻 [xiu1] call out
jeer call out
jeer 哨 哨 [shao4] a whistle
sentry a whistle
sentry 唐 唐 [tang2] to exaggerate
empty
in vain
old variant of 螗[tang2]

Tang dynasty (618-907)
surname Tang to exaggerate
empty
in vain
old variant of 螗[ㄊㄤˊ]

Tang dynasty (618-907)
surname Tang 唁 唁 [yan4] to extend condolences to extend condolences 唷 唷 [yo5] final particle expressing exhortation, admiration etc

(interjection expressing surprise) Oh!
My! final particle expressing exhortation, admiration etc

(interjection expressing surprise) Oh!
My! 哼 哼 [heng1] to groan
to snort
to hum
to croon
humph! to groan
to snort
to hum
to croon
humph! 哥 哥 [ge1] elder brother elder brother 哲 哲 [zhe2] philosophy
wise philosophy
wise 唆 唆 [suo1] to suck
to incite to suck
to incite 哺 哺 [bu3] to feed to feed 唔 唔 [wu2] oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not 哩 哩 [li5] (modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])

mile (unit of length equal to 1,609.344 m)
old form of modern 英里[Ying1 li3] (modal final particle similar to 呢[ㄋㄜ˙] or 啦[ㄌㄚ˙])

mile (unit of length equal to 1,609.344 m)
old form of modern 英里[ㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˇ] 哭 哭 [ku1] to cry
to weep to cry
to weep 員 员 [yuan2] person
employee
member person
employee
member 唉 唉 [ai4] alas
oh dear

interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
to sigh alas
oh dear

interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
to sigh 哮 哮 [xiao4] pant
roar
bark (of animals) pant
roar
bark (of animals) 哪 哪 [nei3] which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)

(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n)

how
which which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)

(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n)

how
which 哦 哦 [o5] sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy
may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of

oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)

oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)

to chant sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy
may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of

oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)

oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)

to chant 唧 唧 [ji1] (onom.) to pump (water) (onom.) to pump (water) 商 商 [shang1] commerce
merchant
dealer
to consult
quotient
2nd note in pentatonic scale

the Shang dynasty, 16th to 11th century BC commerce
merchant
dealer
to consult
quotient
2nd note in pentatonic scale

the Shang dynasty, 16th to 11th century BC 啪 啪 [pa1] (onom.) bang
pop
pow (onom.) bang
pop
pow 啦 啦 [la5] sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
particle placed after each item in a list of examples

(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc
(phonetic)
(dialect) to chat sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
particle placed after each item in a list of examples

(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc
(phonetic)
(dialect) to chat 啄 啄 [zhuo2] to peck to peck 啞 哑 [ya3] dumb
mute
hoarse
husky
unexploded (of artillery shell etc)

(onom.) sound of cawing
sound of infant learning to talk
variant of 呀[ya1] dumb
mute
hoarse
husky
unexploded (of artillery shell etc)

(onom.) sound of cawing
sound of infant learning to talk
variant of 呀[ㄧㄚ] 啡 啡 [fei1] (phonetic component) (phonetic component) 啃 啃 [ken3] to gnaw
to nibble
to bite to gnaw
to nibble
to bite 啊 啊 [a5] modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent

interjection or grunt of agreement
uhm
Ah, OK
expression of recognition
Oh, it's you!

interjection of surprise or doubt
Eh?
My!
what's up?

interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
Eh?
what?
to show realization
to stress

interjection of surprise
Ah!
Oh! modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent

interjection or grunt of agreement
uhm
Ah, OK
expression of recognition
Oh, it's you!

interjection of surprise or doubt
Eh?
My!
what's up?

interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
Eh?
what?
to show realization
to stress

interjection of surprise
Ah!
Oh! 唱 唱 [chang4] to sing
to call loudly
to chant to sing
to call loudly
to chant 啖 啖 [dan4] to eat
to taste
to entice (using bait) to eat
to taste
to entice (using bait) 問 问 [wen4] to ask to ask 啕 啕 [tao2] wail wail 唯 唯 [wei3] yes

-ism
only
alone yes

-ism
only
alone 啤 啤 [pi2] beer beer 唸 念 [nian4] variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud variant of 念[ㄋㄧㄢˋ], to read aloud 售 售 [shou4] to sell
to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc) to sell
to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc) 啜 啜 [chuo4] (literary) to drink
to sip
to sob (literary) to drink
to sip
to sob 唬 唬 [hu3] a tiger's roar
to scare a tiger's roar
to scare 啣 衔 [xian2] variant of 銜|衔[xian2] variant of 銜|衔[ㄒㄧㄢˊ] 唳 唳 [li4] cry of a crane or wild goose cry of a crane or wild goose 啻 啻 [chi4] only (classical, usually follows negative or question words)
(not) just only (classical, usually follows negative or question words)
(not) just 喀 喀 [ka1] (onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting (onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting 喧 喧 [xuan1] clamor
noise clamor
noise 啼 啼 [ti2] to cry
to weep aloud
to crow
to hoot to cry
to weep aloud
to crow
to hoot 喊 喊 [han3] to yell
to shout
to call out for (a person) to yell
to shout
to call out for (a person) 喝 喝 [he4] to shout loudly

to drink
My goodness! to shout loudly

to drink
My goodness! 喘 喘 [chuan3] to gasp
to pant
asthma to gasp
to pant
asthma 喂 喂 [wei4] hey
to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)

hello (when answering the phone) hey
to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)

hello (when answering the phone) 喜 喜 [xi3] to be fond of
to like
to enjoy
to be happy
to feel pleased
happiness
delight
glad to be fond of
to like
to enjoy
to be happy
to feel pleased
happiness
delight
glad 喪 丧 [sang4] to lose
to flee
to be defeated
to die

to make funeral arrangements
to be in mourning
corpse (old) to lose
to flee
to be defeated
to die

to make funeral arrangements
to be in mourning
corpse (old) 喔 喔 [wo5] (particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder

I see
oh (particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder

I see
oh 喇 喇 [la3] (phonetic)

(onom.) sound of wind, rain etc (phonetic)

(onom.) sound of wind, rain etc 喋 喋 [die2] flowing flood
to chatter flowing flood
to chatter 喃 喃 [nan2] mumble in repetition mumble in repetition 喳 喳 [zha1] (onom.) chirp, twitter, etc

see 喳喳[cha1 cha5] (onom.) chirp, twitter, etc

see 喳喳[ㄔㄚ ㄔㄚ˙] 單 单 [dan1] bill
list
form
single
only
sole
odd number
CL:個|个[ge4]

surname Shan bill
list
form
single
only
sole
odd number
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]

surname Shan 喟 喟 [kui4] to sigh to sigh 唾 唾 [tuo4] saliva
to spit saliva
to spit 喲 哟 [yo5] (sentence-final particle expressing exhortation)
(syllable filler in a song)

Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise) (sentence-final particle expressing exhortation)
(syllable filler in a song)

Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise) 喚 唤 [huan4] to call to call 喻 喻 [yu4] to describe sth as
an analogy
a simile
a metaphor
an allegory

surname Yu to describe sth as
an analogy
a simile
a metaphor
an allegory

surname Yu 喬 乔 [qiao2] tall

surname Qiao tall

surname Qiao 喱 喱 [li2] grain weight grain weight 啾 啾 [jiu1] wailing of child
chirp wailing of child
chirp 喉 喉 [hou2] throat
larynx throat
larynx 嗟 嗟 [jie1] sigh
also pr. [jue1] sigh
also pr. [ㄐㄩㄝ] 嗨 嗨 [hai1] oh alas
hey!
hi! (loanword)
high (on drugs, or as 'in high spirits') (loanword) oh alas
hey!
hi! (loanword)
high (on drugs, or as 'in high spirits') (loanword) 嗓 嗓 [sang3] throat
voice throat
voice 嗦 嗦 [suo1] suck suck 嗎 吗 [ma5] (question particle for "yes-no" questions)

see 嗎啡|吗啡, morphine (question particle for "yes-no" questions)

see 嗎啡|吗啡, morphine 嗜 嗜 [shi4] addicted to
fond of
stem corresponding to -phil or -phile addicted to
fond of
stem corresponding to -phil or -phile 嗇 啬 [se4] stingy stingy 嗑 嗑 [ke4] to crack (seeds) between one's teeth to crack (seeds) between one's teeth 嗣 嗣 [si4] succession (to a title)
to inherit
continuing (a tradition)
posterity succession (to a title)
to inherit
continuing (a tradition)
posterity 嗤 嗤 [chi1] laugh at
jeer
scoff at
sneer at laugh at
jeer
scoff at
sneer at 嗯 嗯 [en5] interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement

(nonverbal grunt as interjection)
OK, yeah
what?

(a groaning sound) interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement

(nonverbal grunt as interjection)
OK, yeah
what?

(a groaning sound) 嗚 呜 [wu1] (onom.) for humming or whimpering (onom.) for humming or whimpering 嗡 嗡 [weng1] (onom.) buzz
hum
drone (onom.) buzz
hum
drone 嗅 嗅 [xiu4] to smell
to sniff
to nose to smell
to sniff
to nose 嗆 呛 [qiang4] to irritate the nose
to choke (of smoke, smell etc)
pungent
(coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb
to scold
to speak out against sb

to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way) to irritate the nose
to choke (of smoke, smell etc)
pungent
(coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb
to scold
to speak out against sb

to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way) 嗥 嗥 [hao2] howl
bawl
to bark
roar howl
bawl
to bark
roar 嗾 嗾 [sou3] to urge on
incite to urge on
incite 嘀 嘀 [di2] backbite backbite 嘛 嘛 [ma5] modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
particle indicating a pause for emphasis modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
particle indicating a pause for emphasis 嘗 尝 [chang2] to taste
to try
already
ever
once to taste
to try
already
ever
once 嗽 嗽 [sou4] cough cough 嘔 呕 [ou3] vomit vomit 嘆 叹 [tan4] to sigh
to gasp
to exclaim to sigh
to gasp
to exclaim 嘉 嘉 [jia1] excellent
auspicious

surname Jia excellent
auspicious

surname Jia 嘍 喽 [lou5] (final particle equivalent to 了)

subordinates in gang of bandits (final particle equivalent to 了)

subordinates in gang of bandits 嘎 嘎 [ga2] cackling sound cackling sound 嗷 嗷 [ao2] loud clamor
the sound of wailing loud clamor
the sound of wailing 嘖 啧 [ze2] (interj. of admiration or of disgust)
to click one's tongue
to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak (interj. of admiration or of disgust)
to click one's tongue
to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak 嘟 嘟 [du1] toot
honk
to pout toot
honk
to pout 嘈 嘈 [cao2] bustling
tumultuous
noisy bustling
tumultuous
noisy 嘮 唠 [lao4] to gossip
to chat (dialect)

to chatter to gossip
to chat (dialect)

to chatter 嘻 嘻 [xi1] laugh
giggle
(interjection expressing admiration, surprise etc) laugh
giggle
(interjection expressing admiration, surprise etc) 嘹 嘹 [liao2] clear sound
cry (of cranes etc) clear sound
cry (of cranes etc) 嘲 嘲 [zhao1] see 嘲哳, (onom.) twitter
twittering sound

to ridicule
to mock see 嘲哳, (onom.) twitter
twittering sound

to ridicule
to mock 嘿 嘿 [hei1] hey hey 嘩 哗 [hua2] cat-calling sound
clamor
noise

crashing sound cat-calling sound
clamor
noise

crashing sound 噓 嘘 [xu1] to exhale slowly
to hiss
hush! to exhale slowly
to hiss
hush! 噎 噎 [ye1] to choke (on)
to choke up
to suffocate to choke (on)
to choke up
to suffocate 噗 噗 [pu1] sound of escaping laughter
water sound of escaping laughter
water 噴 喷 [pen4] (of a smell) strong
peak season (of a crop)
(classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)

to puff
to spout
to spray
to spurt (of a smell) strong
peak season (of a crop)
(classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)

to puff
to spout
to spray
to spurt 嘶 嘶 [si1] hiss
neigh
Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over) hiss
neigh
Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over) 嘯 啸 [xiao4] to hiss
to whistle to hiss
to whistle 嘰 叽 [ji1] grumble grumble 噙 噙 [qin2] to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes) to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes) 噫 噫 [yi1] yeah (interjection of approval)
to belch yeah (interjection of approval)
to belch 噹 当 [dang1] (onom.) dong
ding dong (bell) (onom.) dong
ding dong (bell) 噩 噩 [e4] startling startling 噤 噤 [jin4] unable to speak
silent unable to speak
silent 噸 吨 [dun1] ton (loanword)
Taiwan pr. [dun4] ton (loanword)
Taiwan pr. [ㄉㄨㄣˋ] 嘴 嘴 [zui3] mouth
beak
nozzle
spout (of teapot etc)
CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4] mouth
beak
nozzle
spout (of teapot etc)
CL:張|张[ㄓㄤ],個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 噪 噪 [zao4] the chirping of birds or insects
noise
clamor
buzzing
disturbance the chirping of birds or insects
noise
clamor
buzzing
disturbance 器 器 [qi4] device
tool
utensil
CL:臺|台[tai2] device
tool
utensil
CL:臺|台[ㄊㄞˊ] 噥 哝 [nong2] garrulous garrulous 噱 噱 [jue2] loud laughter loud laughter 噯 嗳 [ai4] (interj. of regret)

(interj. of disapproval) (interj. of regret)

(interj. of disapproval) 噬 噬 [shi4] to devour
to bite to devour
to bite 噢 噢 [o1] Oh! Oh! 嚎 嚎 [hao2] howl
bawl howl
bawl 嚀 咛 [ning2] enjoin enjoin 嚐 尝 [chang2] to taste to taste 嚅 嚅 [ru2] chattering chattering 嚇 吓 [xia4] to frighten
to scare

to scare
to intimidate
to threaten
(interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
(interjection showing astonishment) to frighten
to scare

to scare
to intimidate
to threaten
(interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
(interjection showing astonishment) 嚏 嚏 [ti4] sneeze sneeze 嚕 噜 [lu1] grumble
chatter grumble
chatter 嚮 向 [xiang4] to tend toward
to guide
variant of 向[xiang4] to tend toward
to guide
variant of 向[ㄒㄧㄤˋ] 嚥 咽 [yan4] to swallow to swallow 嚨 咙 [long2] throat throat 嚷 嚷 [rang3] to blurt out
to shout to blurt out
to shout 嚶 嘤 [ying1] calling of birds calling of birds 嚴 严 [yan2] tight (closely sealed)
stern
strict
rigorous
severe
father

surname Yan tight (closely sealed)
stern
strict
rigorous
severe
father

surname Yan 嚼 嚼 [jiao2] to chew
also pr. [jue2] to chew
also pr. [ㄐㄩㄝˊ] 囁 嗫 [nie4] move the mouth as in speaking move the mouth as in speaking 囀 啭 [zhuan4] to sing (of birds or insects)
to warble
to chirp
to twitter to sing (of birds or insects)
to warble
to chirp
to twitter 囂 嚣 [xiao1] clamor clamor 囈 呓 [yi4] to talk in one's sleep to talk in one's sleep 囊 囊 [nang2] sack
purse
pocket (for money) sack
purse
pocket (for money) 囉 啰 [luo5] (final exclamatory particle)

see 囉嗦|啰嗦[luo1 suo5] (final exclamatory particle)

see 囉嗦|啰嗦[ㄌㄨㄛ ㄙㄨㄛ˙] 囌 苏 [su1] see 囉囌|啰苏[luo1 su1] see 囉囌|啰苏[ㄌㄨㄛ ㄙㄨ] 囑 嘱 [zhu3] to enjoin
to implore
to urge to enjoin
to implore
to urge 四 四 [si4] four
4 four
4 囚 囚 [qiu2] prisoner prisoner 因 因 [yin1] cause
reason
because cause
reason
because 回 回 [hui2] to circle
to go back
to turn around
to answer
to return
to revolve
Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
time
classifier for acts of a play
section or chapter (of a classic book) to circle
to go back
to turn around
to answer
to return
to revolve
Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
time
classifier for acts of a play
section or chapter (of a classic book) 囪 囱 [cong1] chimney

variant of 窗[chuang1] chimney

variant of 窗[ㄔㄨㄤ] 困 困 [kun4] to trap
to surround
hard-pressed
stranded
destitute to trap
to surround
hard-pressed
stranded
destitute 囤 囤 [tun2] to store
hoard

bin for grain to store
hoard

bin for grain 固 固 [gu4] hard
strong
solid
sure
assuredly
undoubtedly
of course
indeed
admittedly hard
strong
solid
sure
assuredly
undoubtedly
of course
indeed
admittedly 圃 圃 [pu3] garden
orchard garden
orchard 圈 圈 [quan1] circle
ring
loop
classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc
CL:個|个[ge4]
to surround
to circle

pen (pig)
a fold

to confine
to lock up
to pen in circle
ring
loop
classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
to surround
to circle

pen (pig)
a fold

to confine
to lock up
to pen in 國 国 [guo2] country
nation
state
national
CL:個|个[ge4]

surname Guo country
nation
state
national
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]

surname Guo 圍 围 [wei2] to encircle
to surround
all around
to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

surname Wei to encircle
to surround
all around
to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

surname Wei 園 园 [yuan2] land used for growing plants
site used for public recreation

surname Yuan land used for growing plants
site used for public recreation

surname Yuan 圓 圆 [yuan2] circle
round
circular
spherical
(of the moon) full
unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
tactful
to justify circle
round
circular
spherical
(of the moon) full
unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
tactful
to justify 團 团 [tuan2] round
lump
ball
to roll into a ball
to gather
regiment
group
society round
lump
ball
to roll into a ball
to gather
regiment
group
society 圖 图 [tu2] diagram
picture
drawing
chart
map
CL:張|张[zhang1]
to plan
to scheme
to attempt
to pursue
to seek diagram
picture
drawing
chart
map
CL:張|张[ㄓㄤ]
to plan
to scheme
to attempt
to pursue
to seek 土 土 [tu3] earth
dust
clay
local
indigenous
crude opium
unsophisticated
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Tu (ethnic group)
surname Tu earth
dust
clay
local
indigenous
crude opium
unsophisticated
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ㄅㄚ ㄧㄣ]

Tu (ethnic group)
surname Tu 圳 圳 [zhen4] furrow in field
small drainage furrow in field
small drainage 地 地 [di4] earth
ground
field
place
land
CL:片[pian4]

-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct earth
ground
field
place
land
CL:片[ㄆㄧㄢˋ]

-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 在 在 [zai4] (located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress) (located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress) 圭 圭 [gui1] jade tablet jade tablet 圬 圬 [wu1] to plaster
whitewash to plaster
whitewash 圯 圯 [yi2] bridge, bank bridge, bank 坊 坊 [fang2] workshop
mill

lane (usually as part of a street name)
memorial archway

surname Fang workshop
mill

lane (usually as part of a street name)
memorial archway

surname Fang 坑 坑 [keng1] hole
pit
tunnel
to defraud hole
pit
tunnel
to defraud 址 址 [zhi3] location
site location
site 坍 坍 [tan1] to collapse to collapse 均 均 [jun1] equal
even
all
uniform equal
even
all
uniform 坎 坎 [kan3] pit
threshold
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water
☵ pit
threshold
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ], symbolizing water
☵ 圾 圾 [ji1] see 垃圾[la1 ji1]
Taiwan pr. [se4] see 垃圾[ㄌㄚ ㄐㄧ]
Taiwan pr. [ㄙㄜˋ] 坐 坐 [zuo4] to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
to bear fruit
variant of 座[zuo4]

surname Zuo to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
to bear fruit
variant of 座[ㄗㄨㄛˋ]

surname Zuo 坏 坏 垃 垃 [la1] see 垃圾[la1 ji1]
Taiwan pr. [le4] see 垃圾[ㄌㄚ ㄐㄧ]
Taiwan pr. [ㄌㄜˋ] 坷 坷 [ke3] uneven (path)
unfortunate (in life) uneven (path)
unfortunate (in life) 坪 坪 [ping2] a plain
ping, unit of area equal to 3.3 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan) a plain
ping, unit of area equal to 3.3 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan) 坩 坩 [gan1] crucible crucible 坡 坡 [po1] slope
CL:個|个[ge4]
sloping
slanted slope
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
sloping
slanted 坦 坦 [tan3] flat
open-hearted
level
smooth flat
open-hearted
level
smooth 坤 坤 [kun1] one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth
female principle
☷ one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ], symbolizing earth
female principle
☷ 坼 坼 [che4] to crack
to split
to break
to chap to crack
to split
to break
to chap 垂 垂 [chui2] to hang (down)
droop
dangle
bend down
hand down
bequeath
nearly
almost
to approach to hang (down)
droop
dangle
bend down
hand down
bequeath
nearly
almost
to approach 型 型 [xing2] model
type (e.g. blood type) model
type (e.g. blood type) 垠 垠 [yin2] limit
border
river bank limit
border
river bank 垣 垣 [yuan2] wall wall 垢 垢 [gou4] dirt
disgrace dirt
disgrace 城 城 [cheng2] city walls
city
town
CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4] city walls
city
town
CL:座[ㄗㄨㄛˋ],道[ㄉㄠˋ],個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 垮 垮 [kua3] to collapse
to break or wear down
to defeat to collapse
to break or wear down
to defeat 埂 埂 [geng3] strip of high ground
low earth dyke separating fields strip of high ground
low earth dyke separating fields 埔 埔 [pu3] port
flat land next to a river or ocean

port
wharf
pier port
flat land next to a river or ocean

port
wharf
pier 埋 埋 [man2] to blame

to bury to blame

to bury 埃 埃 [ai1] dust
dirt
Angstrom or Ångström, unit of length equal to 10^-10 meters
phonetic ai or e
abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2] dust
dirt
Angstrom or Ångström, unit of length equal to 10^-10 meters
phonetic ai or e
abbr. for Egypt 埃及[ㄞ ㄐㄧˊ] 域 域 [yu4] field
region
area
domain (taxonomy) field
region
area
domain (taxonomy) 堅 坚 [jian1] strong
solid
firm
unyielding
resolute strong
solid
firm
unyielding
resolute 堊 垩 [e4] to whitewash
to plaster to whitewash
to plaster 堆 堆 [dui1] to pile up
to heap up
a mass
pile
heap
stack
large amount to pile up
to heap up
a mass
pile
heap
stack
large amount 埠 埠 [bu4] wharf
port
pier wharf
port
pier 埤 埤 [pi2] low wall low wall 基 基 [ji1] base
foundation
basic
radical (chemistry) base
foundation
basic
radical (chemistry) 堂 堂 [tang2] (main) hall
large room for a specific purpose
relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
of the same clan
classifier for sets (or suites) of furniture, classes etc
CL:間|间[jian1] (main) hall
large room for a specific purpose
relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
of the same clan
classifier for sets (or suites) of furniture, classes etc
CL:間|间[ㄐㄧㄢ] 堵 堵 [du3] to stop up
(to feel) stifled or suffocated
wall
classifier for walls to stop up
(to feel) stifled or suffocated
wall
classifier for walls 執 执 [zhi2] to execute (a plan)
to grasp to execute (a plan)
to grasp 培 培 [pei2] to cultivate
to earth up to cultivate
to earth up 堯 尧 [Yao2] surname Yao
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4] surname Yao
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[ㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄨˋ] 堪 堪 [kan1] to endure
may
can to endure
may
can 場 场 [chang3] large place used for a specific purpose
stage
scene (of a play)
classifier for sporting or recreational activities
classifier for number of exams

threshing floor
classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout large place used for a specific purpose
stage
scene (of a play)
classifier for sporting or recreational activities
classifier for number of exams

threshing floor
classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout 堤 堤 [di1] dike
Taiwan pr. [ti2] dike
Taiwan pr. [ㄊㄧˊ] 堰 堰 [yan4] weir weir 報 报 [bao4] to announce
to inform
report
newspaper
recompense
revenge
CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] to announce
to inform
report
newspaper
recompense
revenge
CL:份[ㄈㄣˋ],張|张[ㄓㄤ] 堡 堡 [pu4] variant of 鋪|铺[pu4]
used in place names

an earthwork
castle
position of defense
stronghold
used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad" variant of 鋪|铺[ㄆㄨˋ]
used in place names

an earthwork
castle
position of defense
stronghold
used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad" 塞 塞 [se4] to stop up
to stuff
to cope with

strategic pass
tactical border position

to stop up
to squeeze in
to stuff
cork
stopper

Serbia
Serbian
abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4] to stop up
to stuff
to cope with

strategic pass
tactical border position

to stop up
to squeeze in
to stuff
cork
stopper

Serbia
Serbian
abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[ㄙㄞ ㄦˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄚˋ] 塑 塑 [su4] to model (a figure) in clay to model (a figure) in clay 塘 塘 [tang2] dyke
embankment
pool or pond
hot-water bathing pool dyke
embankment
pool or pond
hot-water bathing pool 塗 涂 [tu2] to apply (paint etc)
to smear
to daub
to blot out
to scribble
to scrawl
(literary) mud
street to apply (paint etc)
to smear
to daub
to blot out
to scribble
to scrawl
(literary) mud
street 塚 冢 [zhong3] variant of 冢[zhong3]
burial mound variant of 冢[ㄓㄨㄥˇ]
burial mound 塔 塔 [ta3] pagoda
tower
minaret
stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo)
CL:座[zuo4] pagoda
tower
minaret
stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo)
CL:座[ㄗㄨㄛˋ] 填 填 [tian2] to fill or stuff
(of a form etc) to fill in to fill or stuff
(of a form etc) to fill in 塌 塌 [ta1] to collapse
to droop
to settle down to collapse
to droop
to settle down 塭 塭 塊 块 [kuai4] lump (of earth)
chunk
piece
classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc
colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc), usually as 塊錢|块钱 lump (of earth)
chunk
piece
classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc
colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc), usually as 塊錢|块钱 塢 坞 [wu4] dock
low wall dock
low wall 塵 尘 [chen2] dust
dirt
earth dust
dirt
earth 塾 塾 [shu2] private school private school 境 境 [jing4] border
place
condition
boundary
circumstances
territory border
place
condition
boundary
circumstances
territory 墓 墓 [mu4] grave
tomb
mausoleum grave
tomb
mausoleum 墊 垫 [dian4] pad
cushion
mat
to pad out
to fill a gap
to pay for sb
to advance (money) pad
cushion
mat
to pad out
to fill a gap
to pay for sb
to advance (money) 塹 堑 [qian4] moat around a city moat around a city 墅 墅 [shu4] villa villa 墀 墀 [chi2] courtyard courtyard 墟 墟 [xu1] ruins
(literary) village
variant of 圩[xu1]
country fair ruins
(literary) village
variant of 圩[ㄒㄩ]
country fair 增 增 [zeng1] to increase
to expand
to add to increase
to expand
to add 墳 坟 [fen2] grave
tomb
CL:座[zuo4]
embankment
mound
ancient book grave
tomb
CL:座[ㄗㄨㄛˋ]
embankment
mound
ancient book 墜 坠 [zhui4] to fall
to drop
to weigh down to fall
to drop
to weigh down 墮 堕 [duo4] to fall
to degenerate to fall
to degenerate 壁 壁 [bi4] wall
rampart wall
rampart 墾 垦 [ken3] to reclaim (land)
to cultivate to reclaim (land)
to cultivate 壇 坛 [tan2] altar altar 壅 壅 [yong1] to obstruct
to stop up
to heap soil around the roots of a plant to obstruct
to stop up
to heap soil around the roots of a plant 壕 壕 [hao2] air-raid shelter
trench air-raid shelter
trench 壓 压 [ya4] in the first place
to crush

to press
to push down
to keep under (control)
pressure in the first place
to crush

to press
to push down
to keep under (control)
pressure 壑 壑 [he4] gully
ravine
Taiwan pr. [huo4] gully
ravine
Taiwan pr. [ㄏㄨㄛˋ] 壙 圹 [kuang4] tomb tomb 壘 垒 [lei3] rampart
base (in baseball)
to build with stones, bricks etc rampart
base (in baseball)
to build with stones, bricks etc 壞 坏 [huai4] bad
spoiled
broken
to break down
(suffix) to the utmost bad
spoiled
broken
to break down
(suffix) to the utmost 壟 垄 [long3] ridge between fields
row of crops
grave mound ridge between fields
row of crops
grave mound 壢 坜 [li4] hole, pit hole, pit 壤 壤 [rang3] soil
earth soil
earth 壩 坝 [ba4] dam
dike
embankment
CL:條|条[tiao2] dam
dike
embankment
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ] 士 士 [shi4] member of the senior ministerial class (old)
scholar (old)
bachelor
honorific
first class military rank
specialist worker

surname Shi member of the senior ministerial class (old)
scholar (old)
bachelor
honorific
first class military rank
specialist worker

surname Shi 壬 壬 [ren2] ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
ninth in order
letter "I" or roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
nona ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ]
ninth in order
letter "I" or roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
nona 壯 壮 [zhuang4] to strengthen
strong
robust

Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
Zhuang: Bouxcuengh to strengthen
strong
robust

Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
Zhuang: Bouxcuengh 壹 壹 [yi1] one (banker's anti-fraud numeral) one (banker's anti-fraud numeral) 壺 壶 [hu2] pot
classifier for bottled liquid pot
classifier for bottled liquid 壽 寿 [shou4] long life
old age
age
life
birthday
funerary

surname Shou long life
old age
age
life
birthday
funerary

surname Shou 夏 夏 [xia4] summer

the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
surname Xia summer

the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
surname Xia 夔 夔 [Kui2] one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology
Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing
Chinese rain god
surname Kui one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology
Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing
Chinese rain god
surname Kui 夕 夕 [xi1] dusk
evening
Taiwan pr. [xi4] dusk
evening
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧˋ] 外 外 [wai4] outside
in addition
foreign
external outside
in addition
foreign
external 夙 夙 [su4] morning
early
long-held
long-cherished morning
early
long-held
long-cherished 多 多 [duo1] many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means "how" many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [ㄉㄨㄛˊ] when it means "how" 夜 夜 [ye4] night night 夠 够 [gou4] to reach
to be enough to reach
to be enough 夥 夥 [huo3] many
numerous many
numerous 夢 梦 [meng4] dream
CL:場|场[chang2],個|个[ge4] dream
CL:場|场[ㄔㄤˊ],個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 夤 夤 [yin2] late at night late at night 大 大 [dai4] see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

big
huge
large
major
great
wide
deep
older (than)
oldest
eldest
greatly
very much
(dialect) father
father's elder or younger brother see 大夫[ㄉㄞˋ ㄈㄨ˙]

big
huge
large
major
great
wide
deep
older (than)
oldest
eldest
greatly
very much
(dialect) father
father's elder or younger brother 天 天 [tian1] day
sky
heaven day
sky
heaven 夫 夫 [fu2] (classical) this, that
he, she, they
(exclamatory final particle)
(initial particle, introduces an opinion)

husband
man
manual worker
conscripted laborer (old) (classical) this, that
he, she, they
(exclamatory final particle)
(initial particle, introduces an opinion)

husband
man
manual worker
conscripted laborer (old) 太 太 [tai4] highest
greatest
too (much)
very
extremely highest
greatest
too (much)
very
extremely 夭 夭 [yao1] tender
gentle
to die prematurely tender
gentle
to die prematurely 央 央 [yang1] center
end
to beg
to plead center
end
to beg
to plead 失 失 [shi1] to lose
to miss
to fail to lose
to miss
to fail 夷 夷 [yi2] non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
barbarians
to wipe out
to exterminate
to tear down
to raze non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
barbarians
to wipe out
to exterminate
to tear down
to raze 夸 夸 [kua1] see 夸克[kua1 ke4] see 夸克[ㄎㄨㄚ ㄎㄜˋ] 夾 夹 [jia4] Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]

double-layered
lined (garment)

to press from either side
to place in between
to sandwich
to carry sth under armpit
wedged between
between
to intersperse
to mix
to mingle
clip
folder
Taiwan pr. [jia2] Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄥ] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ]

double-layered
lined (garment)

to press from either side
to place in between
to sandwich
to carry sth under armpit
wedged between
between
to intersperse
to mix
to mingle
clip
folder
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄧㄚˊ] 奉 奉 [feng4] to offer (tribute)
to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc)
to esteem
to revere
to believe in (a religion)
to wait upon
to accept orders (from superior) to offer (tribute)
to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc)
to esteem
to revere
to believe in (a religion)
to wait upon
to accept orders (from superior) 奇 奇 [qi2] strange
odd
weird
wonderful
surprisingly
unusually

odd (number) strange
odd
weird
wonderful
surprisingly
unusually

odd (number) 奈 奈 [nai4] how can one help how can one help 奄 奄 [yan3] suddenly
abruptly
hastily
to cover
to surround

variant of 閹|阉[yan1]
to castrate
variant of 淹[yan1]
to delay

surname Yan suddenly
abruptly
hastily
to cover
to surround

variant of 閹|阉[ㄧㄢ]
to castrate
variant of 淹[ㄧㄢ]
to delay

surname Yan 奔 奔 [ben4] to go to
to head for
towards

to hurry
to rush
to run quickly
to elope to go to
to head for
towards

to hurry
to rush
to run quickly
to elope 奕 奕 [yi4] abundant
graceful abundant
graceful 契 契 [qi4] to carve
carved words
to agree
a contract
a deed to carve
carved words
to agree
a contract
a deed 奏 奏 [zou4] to play music
to achieve
to present a memorial to the emperor (old) to play music
to achieve
to present a memorial to the emperor (old) 奎 奎 [kui2] crotch
15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy crotch
15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy 奐 奂 [huan4] excellent

surname Huan excellent

surname Huan 套 套 [tao4] cover
sheath
to encase
a case
to overlap
to interleave
bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
harness
classifier for sets, collections
tau (Greek letter Ττ) cover
sheath
to encase
a case
to overlap
to interleave
bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
harness
classifier for sets, collections
tau (Greek letter Ττ) 奘 奘 [zhuang3] fat
stout

great fat
stout

great 奚 奚 [xi1] (literary) what?
where?
why?

surname Xi (literary) what?
where?
why?

surname Xi 奢 奢 [she1] extravagant extravagant 奠 奠 [dian4] to fix
to settle
a libation to the dead to fix
to settle
a libation to the dead 奧 奥 [ao4] obscure
mysterious

Austria
Austrian
abbr. for 奧地利|奥地利[Ao4 di4 li4]
Olympic
Olympics
abbr. for 奧林匹克|奥林匹克[Ao4 lin2 pi3 ke4] obscure
mysterious

Austria
Austrian
abbr. for 奧地利|奥地利[ㄠˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ]
Olympic
Olympics
abbr. for 奧林匹克|奥林匹克[ㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄆㄧˇ ㄎㄜˋ] 奪 夺 [duo2] to seize
to take away forcibly
to wrest control of
to compete or strive for
to force one's way through
to leave out
to lose to seize
to take away forcibly
to wrest control of
to compete or strive for
to force one's way through
to leave out
to lose 奩 奁 [lian2] bridal trousseau bridal trousseau 奮 奋 [fen4] exert oneself exert oneself 女 女 [ru3] archaic variant of 汝[ru3]

female
woman
daughter archaic variant of 汝[ㄖㄨˇ]

female
woman
daughter 奴 奴 [nu2] slave slave 奶 奶 [nai3] breast
milk
to breastfeed breast
milk
to breastfeed 妄 妄 [wang4] absurd
fantastic
presumptuous
rash absurd
fantastic
presumptuous
rash 奸 奸 [jian1] wicked
crafty
traitor
variant of 姦|奸[jian1] wicked
crafty
traitor
variant of 姦|奸[ㄐㄧㄢ] 妃 妃 [fei1] imperial concubine imperial concubine 好 好 [hao4] to be fond of
to have a tendency to
to be prone to

good
well
proper
good to
easy to
very
so
(suffix indicating completion or readiness)
(of an unmarried couple) to be close
to be keen on each other to be fond of
to have a tendency to
to be prone to

good
well
proper
good to
easy to
very
so
(suffix indicating completion or readiness)
(of an unmarried couple) to be close
to be keen on each other 她 她 [ta1] she she 如 如 [ru2] as
as if
such as as
as if
such as 妁 妁 [shuo4] matchmaker
see 媒妁[mei2 shuo4]

surname Suo matchmaker
see 媒妁[ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄛˋ]

surname Suo 妝 妆 [zhuang1] (of a woman) to adorn oneself
makeup
adornment
trousseau
stage makeup and costume (of a woman) to adorn oneself
makeup
adornment
trousseau
stage makeup and costume 妒 妒 [du4] to envy (success, talent)
jealous to envy (success, talent)
jealous 妨 妨 [fang2] to hinder
(in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm
(what) harm to hinder
(in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm
(what) harm 妞 妞 [niu1] girl girl 妣 妣 [bi3] deceased mother deceased mother 妙 妙 [miao4] clever
wonderful clever
wonderful 妖 妖 [yao1] goblin
witch
devil
bewitching
enchanting
monster
phantom
demon goblin
witch
devil
bewitching
enchanting
monster
phantom
demon 妍 妍 [yan2] beautiful beautiful 妤 妤 [yu2] handsome
fair handsome
fair 妓 妓 [ji4] prostitute prostitute 妊 妊 [ren4] pregnant
pregnancy pregnant
pregnancy 妥 妥 [tuo3] suitable
adequate
ready
settled suitable
adequate
ready
settled 妾 妾 [qie4] concubine
I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women) concubine
I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women) 妻 妻 [qi4] to marry off (a daughter)

wife to marry off (a daughter)

wife 委 委 [wei3] to entrust
to cast aside
to shift (blame etc)
to accumulate
roundabout
winding
dejected
listless
committee member
council
end
actually
certainly

same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved

surname Wei to entrust
to cast aside
to shift (blame etc)
to accumulate
roundabout
winding
dejected
listless
committee member
council
end
actually
certainly

same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved

surname Wei 妹 妹 [mei4] younger sister younger sister 妮 妮 [ni1] girl
phonetic "ni" (in female names)
Taiwan pr. [ni2] girl
phonetic "ni" (in female names)
Taiwan pr. [ㄋㄧˊ] 姑 姑 [gu1] paternal aunt
husband's sister
husband's mother (old)
nun
for the time being (literary) paternal aunt
husband's sister
husband's mother (old)
nun
for the time being (literary) 姆 姆 [mu3] female tutor (old)
woman who looks after small children female tutor (old)
woman who looks after small children 姐 姐 [jie3] older sister older sister 姍 姗 [shan1] to deprecate
lithe (of a woman's walk)
leisurely
slow to deprecate
lithe (of a woman's walk)
leisurely
slow 始 始 [shi3] to begin
to start
then
only then to begin
to start
then
only then 姓 姓 [xing4] family name
surname
CL:個|个[ge4]
to be surnamed family name
surname
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
to be surnamed 姊 姊 [zi3] older sister
Taiwan pr. [jie3] older sister
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄧㄝˇ] 妯 妯 [zhou2] see 妯娌[zhou2 li5] see 妯娌[ㄓㄡˊ ㄌㄧ˙] 妳 妳 [ni3] you (female)
variant of 你[ni3]

variant of 嬭|奶[nai3] you (female)
variant of 你[ㄋㄧˇ]

variant of 嬭|奶[ㄋㄞˇ] 姒 姒 [si4] wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old)
elder sister (old)

surname Si wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old)
elder sister (old)

surname Si 姜 姜 [Jiang1] surname Jiang surname Jiang 姘 姘 [pin1] to be a mistress or lover to be a mistress or lover 姿 姿 [zi1] beauty
disposition
looks
appearance beauty
disposition
looks
appearance 姣 姣 [jiao1] cunning
pretty

surname Jiao cunning
pretty

surname Jiao 姨 姨 [yi2] mother's sister
aunt mother's sister
aunt 娃 娃 [wa2] baby
doll baby
doll 姥 姥 [mu3] governess
old woman

grandma (maternal) governess
old woman

grandma (maternal) 姪 侄 [zhi2] nephew by the male line nephew by the male line 姚 姚 [yao2] handsome
good-looking

surname Yao handsome
good-looking

surname Yao 姦 奸 [jian1] to fornicate
to defile
adultery
rape to fornicate
to defile
adultery
rape 威 威 [wei1] power
might
prestige power
might
prestige 姻 姻 [yin1] marriage connections marriage connections 娑 娑 [suo1] (phonetic)
see 婆娑[po2 suo1] (phonetic)
see 婆娑[ㄆㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ] 娘 娘 [niang2] mother
young lady mother
young lady 娜 娜 [nuo2] elegant
graceful

(phonetic na)
used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[An1 na4] or Diana 黛安娜[Dai4 an1 na4] elegant
graceful

(phonetic na)
used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[ㄢ ㄋㄚˋ] or Diana 黛安娜[ㄉㄞˋ ㄢ ㄋㄚˋ] 娟 娟 [juan1] beautiful
graceful beautiful
graceful 娛 娱 [yu2] to amuse to amuse 娓 娓 [wei3] active
comply with active
comply with 姬 姬 [ji1] woman
concubine
female entertainer (archaic)

surname Ji
family name of the Zhou Dynasty 周代[Zhou1 dai4] (1046-256 BC) woman
concubine
female entertainer (archaic)

surname Ji
family name of the Zhou Dynasty 周代[ㄓㄡ ㄉㄞˋ] (1046-256 BC) 娠 娠 [shen1] pregnant pregnant 娣 娣 [di4] wife of a younger brother wife of a younger brother 娩 娩 [wan3] complaisant
agreeable

to give birth to a child complaisant
agreeable

to give birth to a child 娥 娥 [e2] good
beautiful good
beautiful 娌 娌 [li3] see 妯娌[zhou2 li5] see 妯娌[ㄓㄡˊ ㄌㄧ˙] 娶 娶 [qu3] to take a wife
to marry (a woman) to take a wife
to marry (a woman) 婁 娄 [Lou2] surname Lou
one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy surname Lou
one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy 婉 婉 [wan3] graceful
tactful graceful
tactful 婦 妇 [fu4] woman woman 婪 婪 [lan2] avaricious avaricious 婀 婀 [e1] graceful
willowy
unstable graceful
willowy
unstable 娼 娼 [chang1] prostitute prostitute 婢 婢 [bi4] slave girl
maid servant slave girl
maid servant 婚 婚 [hun1] to marry
marriage
wedding
to take a wife to marry
marriage
wedding
to take a wife 婆 婆 [po2] grandmother
matron
mother-in-law grandmother
matron
mother-in-law 婊 婊 [biao3] prostitute prostitute 婷 婷 [ting2] graceful graceful 媚 媚 [mei4] flatter
charm flatter
charm 婿 婿 [xu4] son-in-law
husband son-in-law
husband 媒 媒 [mei2] medium
intermediary
matchmaker
go-between
abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media medium
intermediary
matchmaker
go-between
abbr. for 媒體|媒体[ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄧˇ], media, esp. news media 媛 媛 [yuan4] a beauty

beautiful (woman) a beauty

beautiful (woman) 嫁 嫁 [jia4] (of a woman) to marry
to marry off a daughter
to shift (blame etc) (of a woman) to marry
to marry off a daughter
to shift (blame etc) 嫉 嫉 [ji2] jealousy
to be jealous of jealousy
to be jealous of 嫌 嫌 [xian2] to dislike
suspicion
resentment
enmity
abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect to dislike
suspicion
resentment
enmity
abbr. for 嫌犯[ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄢˋ], criminal suspect 媾 媾 [gou4] to marry
to copulate to marry
to copulate 媽 妈 [ma1] ma
mom
mother ma
mom
mother 媼 媪 [ao3] old woman old woman 媳 媳 [xi2] daughter-in-law daughter-in-law 嫂 嫂 [sao3] older brother's wife
sister-in-law older brother's wife
sister-in-law 媲 媲 [pi4] to match
to pair to match
to pair 嫡 嫡 [di2] first wife
son of first wife first wife
son of first wife 嫦 嫦 [chang2] a legendary beauty who flew to the moon
the lady in the moon a legendary beauty who flew to the moon
the lady in the moon 嫩 嫩 [nen4] tender
soft
delicate
light (color)
inexperienced
unskilled tender
soft
delicate
light (color)
inexperienced
unskilled 嫗 妪 [yu4] old woman
to brood over
to protect old woman
to brood over
to protect 嫖 嫖 [piao2] to visit a prostitute to visit a prostitute 嫘 嫘 [Lei2] surname Lei surname Lei 嫣 嫣 [yan1] captivating captivating 嬉 嬉 [xi1] amusement amusement 嫻 娴 [xian2] elegant
refined
to be skilled at elegant
refined
to be skilled at 嬋 婵 [chan2] beautiful
graceful beautiful
graceful 嫵 妩 [wu3] flatter
to please flatter
to please 嬌 娇 [jiao1] lovable
pampered
tender
delicate
frail lovable
pampered
tender
delicate
frail 嬝 袅 [niao3] delicate
graceful delicate
graceful 嬴 嬴 [ying2] old variant of 贏|赢[ying2], to win, to profit
old variant of 盈[ying2], full

surname Ying old variant of 贏|赢[ㄧㄥˊ], to win, to profit
old variant of 盈[ㄧㄥˊ], full

surname Ying 嬰 婴 [ying1] infant
baby infant
baby 嬪 嫔 [pin2] imperial concubine imperial concubine 嬤 嬷 [ma1] ma
mamma ma
mamma 嬸 婶 [shen3] wife of father's younger brother wife of father's younger brother 孀 孀 [shuang1] widow widow 子 子 [zi5] (noun suffix)

son
child
seed
egg
small thing
1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] (noun suffix)

son
child
seed
egg
small thing
1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[ㄨˇ ㄉㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄟˋ] 孑 孑 [jie2] alone
mosquito larvae
small alone
mosquito larvae
small 孓 孓 [jue2] larvae of mosquito larvae of mosquito 孔 孔 [kong3] hole
CL:個|个[ge4]
classifier for cave dwellings

surname Kong hole
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
classifier for cave dwellings

surname Kong 孕 孕 [yun4] pregnant pregnant 字 字 [zi4] letter
symbol
character
word
CL:個|个[ge4]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China letter
symbol
character
word
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China 存 存 [cun2] to exist
to deposit
to store
to keep
to survive to exist
to deposit
to store
to keep
to survive 孝 孝 [xiao4] filial piety or obedience
mourning apparel filial piety or obedience
mourning apparel 孜 孜 [zi1] hard-working
industrious hard-working
industrious 孚 孚 [fu2] to trust
to believe in to trust
to believe in 孟 孟 [meng4] first month of a season
eldest amongst brothers

surname Meng first month of a season
eldest amongst brothers

surname Meng 孤 孤 [gu1] lone
lonely lone
lonely 季 季 [ji4] season
the last month of a season
fourth or youngest amongst brothers
classifier for seasonal crop yields

surname Ji season
the last month of a season
fourth or youngest amongst brothers
classifier for seasonal crop yields

surname Ji 孩 孩 [hai2] child child 孫 孙 [sun1] grandson
descendant

surname Sun grandson
descendant

surname Sun 孰 孰 [shu2] who
which
what who
which
what 孳 孳 [zi1] industrious
produce
bear industrious
produce
bear 孱 孱 [chan2] weak
feeble
lowly

see 孱頭|孱头[can4 tou5] weak
feeble
lowly

see 孱頭|孱头[ㄘㄢˋ ㄊㄡ˙] 孵 孵 [fu1] breeding
to incubate
to hatch breeding
to incubate
to hatch 學 学 [xue2] to learn
to study
science
-ology to learn
to study
science
-ology 孺 孺 [ru2] child

surname Ru child

surname Ru 孽 孽 [nie4] son born of a concubine
disaster
sin
evil son born of a concubine
disaster
sin
evil 孿 孪 [luan2] twins twins 它 它 [ta1] it it 宇 宇 [yu3] room
universe room
universe 守 守 [shou3] to guard
to defend
to keep watch
to abide by the law
to observe (rules or ritual)
nearby
adjoining to guard
to defend
to keep watch
to abide by the law
to observe (rules or ritual)
nearby
adjoining 宅 宅 [zhai2] residence
(coll.) to stay in at home
to hang around at home residence
(coll.) to stay in at home
to hang around at home 安 安 [an1] content
calm
still
quiet
safe
secure
in good health
to find a place for
to install
to fix
to fit
to bring (a charge against sb)
to pacify
security
safety
peace
ampere

surname An content
calm
still
quiet
safe
secure
in good health
to find a place for
to install
to fix
to fit
to bring (a charge against sb)
to pacify
security
safety
peace
ampere

surname An 完 完 [wan2] to finish
to be over
whole
complete
entire to finish
to be over
whole
complete
entire 宋 宋 [Song4] surname Song
the Song dynasty (960-1279)
also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479) surname Song
the Song dynasty (960-1279)
also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479) 宏 宏 [hong2] great
magnificent
macro (computing)
macro- great
magnificent
macro (computing)
macro- 宗 宗 [zong1] school
sect
purpose
model
ancestor
clan
to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

surname Zong school
sect
purpose
model
ancestor
clan
to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

surname Zong 定 定 [ding4] to set
to fix
to determine
to decide
to order to set
to fix
to determine
to decide
to order 官 官 [guan1] official
government
organ of body
CL:個|个[ge4]

surname Guan official
government
organ of body
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]

surname Guan 宜 宜 [yi2] proper
should
suitable
appropriate

surname Yi proper
should
suitable
appropriate

surname Yi 宙 宙 [zhou4] universe universe 宛 宛 [wan3] winding
as if

surname Wan winding
as if

surname Wan 宣 宣 [xuan1] to declare (publicly)
to announce

surname Xuan to declare (publicly)
to announce

surname Xuan 宦 宦 [huan4] imperial official
court eunuch

surname Huan imperial official
court eunuch

surname Huan 室 室 [shi4] room
work unit
grave
scabbard
family or clan
one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

surname Shi room
work unit
grave
scabbard
family or clan
one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

surname Shi 客 客 [ke4] customer
visitor
guest customer
visitor
guest 宥 宥 [you4] to forgive
to help
profound to forgive
to help
profound 宰 宰 [zai3] to slaughter livestock
to govern or rule
to cheat customers
Imperial official in dynastic China to slaughter livestock
to govern or rule
to cheat customers
Imperial official in dynastic China 害 害 [hai4] to do harm to
to cause trouble to
harm
evil
calamity to do harm to
to cause trouble to
harm
evil
calamity 家 家 [jia1] home
family
(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
classifier for families or businesses
refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
CL:個|个[ge4]

surname Jia home
family
(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
classifier for families or businesses
refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]

surname Jia 宴 宴 [yan4] feast
repose feast
repose 宮 宫 [gong1] palace
temple
castration (as corporal punishment)
first note in pentatonic scale

surname Gong palace
temple
castration (as corporal punishment)
first note in pentatonic scale

surname Gong 宵 宵 [xiao1] night night 容 容 [rong2] to hold
to contain
to allow
to tolerate
appearance
look
countenance

surname Rong to hold
to contain
to allow
to tolerate
appearance
look
countenance

surname Rong 宸 宸 [chen2] imperial apartments imperial apartments 寇 寇 [kou4] to invade
to plunder
bandit
foe
enemy to invade
to plunder
bandit
foe
enemy 寅 寅 [yin2] 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger 寄 寄 [ji4] to live (in a house)
to lodge
to mail
to send
to entrust
to depend to live (in a house)
to lodge
to mail
to send
to entrust
to depend 寂 寂 [ji4] silent
solitary
Taiwan pr. [ji2] silent
solitary
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄧˊ] 宿 宿 [xiu4] constellation

night
classifier for nights

lodge for the night
old
former

surname Su constellation

night
classifier for nights

lodge for the night
old
former

surname Su 密 密 [mi4] secret
confidential
close
thick
dense

surname Mi
name of an ancient state secret
confidential
close
thick
dense

surname Mi
name of an ancient state 寒 寒 [han2] cold
poor
to tremble cold
poor
to tremble 富 富 [fu4] rich
abundant
wealthy

surname Fu rich
abundant
wealthy

surname Fu 寓 寓 [yu4] to reside
to imply
to contain
residence to reside
to imply
to contain
residence 寐 寐 [mei4] to sleep soundly to sleep soundly 寞 寞 [mo4] lonesome lonesome 寧 宁 [ning4] would rather
to prefer
how (emphatic)
Taiwan pr. [ning2]

peaceful
to pacify
to visit (one's parents etc)

abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1]
surname Ning would rather
to prefer
how (emphatic)
Taiwan pr. [ㄋㄧㄥˊ]

peaceful
to pacify
to visit (one's parents etc)

abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄓˋ ㄑㄩ]
abbr. for Nanjing 南京[ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ]
surname Ning 寡 寡 [gua3] few
scant
widowed few
scant
widowed 寥 寥 [liao2] empty
lonesome
very few empty
lonesome
very few 實 实 [shi2] real
true
honest
really
solid
fruit
seed
definitely real
true
honest
really
solid
fruit
seed
definitely 寨 寨 [zhai4] stronghold
stockade
camp
(stockaded) village stronghold
stockade
camp
(stockaded) village 寢 寝 [qin3] to lie down to lie down 寤 寤 [wu4] to awake from sleep to awake from sleep 察 察 [cha2] to examine
to inquire
to observe
to inspect
to look into
obvious
clearly evident to examine
to inquire
to observe
to inspect
to look into
obvious
clearly evident 寮 寮 [liao2] hut
shack
small window
variant of 僚[liao2]

Laos hut
shack
small window
variant of 僚[ㄌㄧㄠˊ]

Laos 寬 宽 [kuan1] lenient
wide
broad

surname Kuan lenient
wide
broad

surname Kuan 審 审 [shen3] to examine
to investigate
carefully
to try (in court) to examine
to investigate
carefully
to try (in court) 寫 写 [xie3] to write to write 寵 宠 [chong3] to love
to pamper
to spoil
to favor to love
to pamper
to spoil
to favor 寶 宝 [bao3] jewel
gem
treasure
precious jewel
gem
treasure
precious 寸 寸 [cun4] a unit of length
inch
thumb a unit of length
inch
thumb 寺 寺 [si4] Buddhist temple
mosque
government office (old) Buddhist temple
mosque
government office (old) 封 封 [feng1] to confer
to grant
to bestow a title
to seal
classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

surname Feng to confer
to grant
to bestow a title
to seal
classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

surname Feng 射 射 [she4] to shoot
to launch
to allude to
radio- (chemistry) to shoot
to launch
to allude to
radio- (chemistry) 尉 尉 [wei4] military officer

surname Wei military officer

surname Wei 專 专 [zhuan1] for a particular person, occasion, purpose
focused on one thing
special
expert
particular (to sth)
concentrated
specialized for a particular person, occasion, purpose
focused on one thing
special
expert
particular (to sth)
concentrated
specialized 將 将 [qiang1] to desire
to invite
to request

general
commander-in-chief (military)
king (chess piece)
to command
to lead

will
shall
to use
to take
to checkmate
just a short while ago to desire
to invite
to request

general
commander-in-chief (military)
king (chess piece)
to command
to lead

will
shall
to use
to take
to checkmate
just a short while ago 尊 尊 [zun1] senior
of a senior generation
to honor
to respect
honorific
classifier for cannons and statues
ancient wine vessel senior
of a senior generation
to honor
to respect
honorific
classifier for cannons and statues
ancient wine vessel 尋 寻 [xun2] to search
to look for
to seek to search
to look for
to seek 對 对 [dui4] right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple 導 导 [dao3] to transmit
to lead
to guide
to conduct
to direct to transmit
to lead
to guide
to conduct
to direct 小 小 [xiao3] small
tiny
few
young small
tiny
few
young 少 少 [shao4] young

few
less
to lack
to be missing
to stop (doing sth)
seldom young

few
less
to lack
to be missing
to stop (doing sth)
seldom 尖 尖 [jian1] point (of needle)
sharp
shrewd
pointed point (of needle)
sharp
shrewd
pointed 尚 尚 [shang4] still
yet
to value
to esteem

surname Shang still
yet
to value
to esteem

surname Shang 尤 尤 [you2] outstanding
particularly, especially
a fault
to express discontentment against

surname You outstanding
particularly, especially
a fault
to express discontentment against

surname You 尬 尬 [ga4] in an embarrassing situation in an embarrassing situation 就 就 [jiu4] at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning 尷 尴 [gan1] embarrassed
ill at ease embarrassed
ill at ease 尸 尸 [shi1] person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)
to put a corpse on display (after execution)
variant of 屍|尸[shi1]
corpse person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)
to put a corpse on display (after execution)
variant of 屍|尸[ㄕ]
corpse 尺 尺 [chi3] a Chinese foot
one-third of a meter
a ruler
a tape-measure
one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine
CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]

one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3] a Chinese foot
one-third of a meter
a ruler
a tape-measure
one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine
CL:支[ㄓ],把[ㄅㄚˇ]

one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄜˇ ㄆㄨˇ] 尼 尼 [ni2] Buddhist nun
(often used in phonetic spellings) Buddhist nun
(often used in phonetic spellings) 局 局 [ju2] office
situation
classifier for games: match, set, round etc office
situation
classifier for games: match, set, round etc 屁 屁 [pi4] fart
flatulence
nonsense
(usu. in the negative) what
(not) a damn thing fart
flatulence
nonsense
(usu. in the negative) what
(not) a damn thing 尿 尿 [sui1] see 尿[niao4]

to urinate
urine
CL:泡[pao1] see 尿[ㄋㄧㄠˋ]

to urinate
urine
CL:泡[ㄆㄠ] 尾 尾 [yi3] horse's tail
pointed posterior section of a locust etc

tail
remainder
remnant
extremity
sixth of the 28 constellations
classifier for fish horse's tail
pointed posterior section of a locust etc

tail
remainder
remnant
extremity
sixth of the 28 constellations
classifier for fish 屈 屈 [qu1] bent
to feel wronged

surname Qu bent
to feel wronged

surname Qu 居 居 [ju1] to reside
to be (in a certain position)
to store up
to be at a standstill
residence
house
restaurant
classifier for bedrooms

(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

surname Ju to reside
to be (in a certain position)
to store up
to be at a standstill
residence
house
restaurant
classifier for bedrooms

(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

surname Ju 屆 届 [jie4] to arrive at (place or time)
period
to become due
classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) to arrive at (place or time)
period
to become due
classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) 屎 屎 [shi3] stool
feces
ear wax
nasal mucus stool
feces
ear wax
nasal mucus 屏 屏 [ping2] (standing) screen

to get rid of
to put aside
to reject
to keep control
to hold (one's breath)

see 屏營|屏营[bing1 ying2] (standing) screen

to get rid of
to put aside
to reject
to keep control
to hold (one's breath)

see 屏營|屏营[ㄅㄧㄥ ㄧㄥˊ] 屍 尸 [shi1] corpse corpse 屋 屋 [wu1] house
room
CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] house
room
CL:間|间[ㄐㄧㄢ],個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 屑 屑 [xie4] bits
fragments
crumbs
filings
trifling
trivial
to condescend to bits
fragments
crumbs
filings
trifling
trivial
to condescend to 展 展 [zhan3] to spread out
to open up
to exhibit
to put into effect
to postpone
to prolong
exhibition

surname Zhan to spread out
to open up
to exhibit
to put into effect
to postpone
to prolong
exhibition

surname Zhan 屐 屐 [ji1] clogs clogs 屠 屠 [tu2] to slaughter (animals for food)
to massacre

surname Tu to slaughter (animals for food)
to massacre

surname Tu 屜 屉 [ti4] drawer
tier
tray drawer
tier
tray 屢 屡 [lü3] time and again
repeatedly
frequently time and again
repeatedly
frequently 層 层 [ceng2] layer
stratum
laminated
floor (of a building)
storey
classifier for layers
repeated
sheaf (math.) layer
stratum
laminated
floor (of a building)
storey
classifier for layers
repeated
sheaf (math.) 履 履 [lü3] shoe
to tread on shoe
to tread on 屬 属 [zhu3] to join together
to fix one's attention on
to concentrate on

category
genus (taxonomy)
family members
dependents
to belong to
subordinate to
affiliated with
be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)
to be
to prove to be
to constitute to join together
to fix one's attention on
to concentrate on

category
genus (taxonomy)
family members
dependents
to belong to
subordinate to
affiliated with
be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)
to be
to prove to be
to constitute 屯 屯 [zhun1] difficult
stingy

to station (soldiers)
to store up
village difficult
stingy

to station (soldiers)
to store up
village 山 山 [shan1] mountain
hill
anything that resembles a mountain
CL:座[zuo4]
bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons
gable

surname Shan mountain
hill
anything that resembles a mountain
CL:座[ㄗㄨㄛˋ]
bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons
gable

surname Shan 屹 屹 [yi4] high and steep high and steep 岐 岐 [qi2] divergent
side road
steep divergent
side road
steep 岑 岑 [cen2] small hill

surname Cen small hill

surname Cen 岔 岔 [cha4] fork in road
bifurcation
branch in road, river, mountain range etc
to branch off
to turn off
to diverge
to stray (from the path)
to change the subject
to interrupt
to stagger (times) fork in road
bifurcation
branch in road, river, mountain range etc
to branch off
to turn off
to diverge
to stray (from the path)
to change the subject
to interrupt
to stagger (times) 岌 岌 [ji2] lofty peak
perilous lofty peak
perilous 岷 岷 [min2] name of a river in Sichuan name of a river in Sichuan 岡 冈 [gang1] ridge
mound ridge
mound 岸 岸 [an4] bank
shore
beach
coast
CL:個|个[ge4] bank
shore
beach
coast
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 岩 岩 [yan2] cliff
rock cliff
rock 岫 岫 [xiu4] cave
mountain peak cave
mountain peak 岱 岱 [Dai4] Mt Tai in Shandong
same as 泰山 Mt Tai in Shandong
same as 泰山 岳 岳 [yue4] wife's parents and paternal uncles

surname Yue wife's parents and paternal uncles

surname Yue 峙 峙 [zhi4] peak
to store peak
to store 峭 峭 [qiao4] high and steep
precipitous
severe or stern high and steep
precipitous
severe or stern 峽 峡 [xia2] gorge gorge 峻 峻 [jun4] (of mountains) high
harsh or severe (of mountains) high
harsh or severe 峪 峪 [yu4] valley valley 峨 峨 [e2] lofty
name of a mountain lofty
name of a mountain 峰 峰 [feng1] (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit
mountain-like in appearance
highest level
classifier for camels (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit
mountain-like in appearance
highest level
classifier for camels 島 岛 [dao3] island
CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] island
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ],座[ㄗㄨㄛˋ] 崁 崁 [kan4] see 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2] see 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[ㄔˋ ㄎㄢˇ ㄌㄡˊ] 崇 崇 [chong2] high
sublime
lofty
to esteem
to worship

surname Chong high
sublime
lofty
to esteem
to worship

surname Chong 崆 崆 [kong1] name of a mountain name of a mountain 崎 崎 [qi2] mountainous mountainous 崛 崛 [jue2] towering as a peak towering as a peak 崖 崖 [ya2] precipice
cliff
Taiwan pr. [yai2] precipice
cliff
Taiwan pr. [ㄧㄚiˊ] 崢 峥 [zheng1] excel
lofty excel
lofty 崑 昆 [kun1] used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]
(also used for transliteration) used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[ㄎㄨㄣ ㄌㄨㄣˊ]
(also used for transliteration) 崩 崩 [beng1] to collapse
to fall into ruins
death of king or emperor
demise to collapse
to fall into ruins
death of king or emperor
demise 崔 崔 [cui1] high mountain
precipitous

surname Cui high mountain
precipitous

surname Cui 崙 仑 [lun2] Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang 嵌 嵌 [qian4] to inlay
to embed

see 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2] to inlay
to embed

see 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[ㄔˋ ㄎㄢˇ ㄌㄡˊ] 嵐 岚 [lan2] mist
name of a mountain mist
name of a mountain 嵩 嵩 [song1] lofty
Mt Song in Henan lofty
Mt Song in Henan 嶄 崭 [zhan3] high
very

precipitous high
very

precipitous 嶇 岖 [qu1] rugged rugged 嶝 嶝 [deng4] path leading up a mountain path leading up a mountain 嶼 屿 [yu3] islet islet 嶺 岭 [ling3] mountain range
mountain ridge mountain range
mountain ridge 嶽 岳 [yue4] high mountain
highest peak of a mountain ridge

surname Yue high mountain
highest peak of a mountain ridge

surname Yue 巍 巍 [wei1] lofty
towering
Taiwan pr. [wei2] lofty
towering
Taiwan pr. [ㄨㄟˊ] 巔 巅 [dian1] summit summit 巒 峦 [luan2] mountain ranges mountain ranges 巖 岩 [yan2] variant of 岩[yan2] variant of 岩[ㄧㄢˊ] 川 川 [chuan1] river
creek
plain
an area of level country

abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China river
creek
plain
an area of level country

abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[ㄙˋ ㄔㄨㄢ] in southwest China 州 州 [zhou1] prefecture
state (e.g. of US)
province (old)
administrative division (old) prefecture
state (e.g. of US)
province (old)
administrative division (old) 巢 巢 [chao2] nest

surname Chao nest

surname Chao 工 工 [gong1] work
worker
skill
profession
trade
craft
labor work
worker
skill
profession
trade
craft
labor 巨 巨 [ju4] very large
huge
tremendous
gigantic very large
huge
tremendous
gigantic 巧 巧 [qiao3] opportunely
coincidentally
as it happens
skillful
timely opportunely
coincidentally
as it happens
skillful
timely 左 左 [zuo3] left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐[zuo3]

surname Zuo left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐[ㄗㄨㄛˇ]

surname Zuo 巫 巫 [wu1] witch
wizard
shaman
also pr. [wu2]

surname Wu
also pr. [Wu2] witch
wizard
shaman
also pr. [ㄨˊ]

surname Wu
also pr. [ㄨˊ] 差 差 [chai1] to send
to commission
messenger
mission

to differ from
to fall short of
lacking
wrong
inferior

difference
discrepancy
to differ
error
to err
to make a mistake to send
to commission
messenger
mission

to differ from
to fall short of
lacking
wrong
inferior

difference
discrepancy
to differ
error
to err
to make a mistake 己 己 [ji3] self
oneself
sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
sixth in order
letter "F" or roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
hexa self
oneself
sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ]
sixth in order
letter "F" or roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
hexa 已 已 [yi3] already
to stop
then
afterwards already
to stop
then
afterwards 巳 巳 [si4] 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake 巴 巴 [ba1] to long for
to wish
to cling to
to stick to
sth that sticks
close to
next to
spread open
informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]
bar (unit of pressure)
nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail

Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)
abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing
surname Ba
abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian
abbr. for Pakistan to long for
to wish
to cling to
to stick to
sth that sticks
close to
next to
spread open
informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ㄅㄚ ㄕˋ]
bar (unit of pressure)
nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[ㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ˙], tail

Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)
abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing
surname Ba
abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian
abbr. for Pakistan 巷 巷 [xiang4] lane
alley lane
alley 巽 巽 [xun4] to obey
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind
☴ to obey
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ], symbolizing wood and wind
☴ 巾 巾 [jin1] towel
general purpose cloth
women's headcovering (old)
Kangxi radical 50 towel
general purpose cloth
women's headcovering (old)
Kangxi radical 50 市 市 [shi4] market
city
CL:個|个[ge4] market
city
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 布 布 [bu4] cloth
to declare
to announce
to spread
to make known cloth
to declare
to announce
to spread
to make known 帆 帆 [fan1] sail
Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas sail
Taiwan pr. [ㄈㄢˊ], except 帆布[ㄈㄢ ㄅㄨˋ] canvas 希 希 [xi1] to hope
to admire
variant of 稀[xi1] to hope
to admire
variant of 稀[ㄒㄧ] 帘 帘 [lian2] flag used as a shop sign
variant of 簾|帘[lian2] flag used as a shop sign
variant of 簾|帘[ㄌㄧㄢˊ] 帚 帚 [zhou3] broom broom 帖 帖 [tie4] rubbing from incised inscription

invitation card
notice

fitting snugly
appropriate
suitable
to paste (same as 貼|贴[tie1])
to obey (same as 貼|贴[tie1]) rubbing from incised inscription

invitation card
notice

fitting snugly
appropriate
suitable
to paste (same as 貼|贴[ㄊㄧㄝ])
to obey (same as 貼|贴[ㄊㄧㄝ]) 帕 帕 [pa4] to wrap
kerchief
handkerchief
headscarf
pascal (SI unit) to wrap
kerchief
handkerchief
headscarf
pascal (SI unit) 帛 帛 [bo2] silk silk 帑 帑 [tang3] state treasury
public funds state treasury
public funds 帝 帝 [di4] emperor emperor 帥 帅 [shuai4] handsome
graceful
smart
commander in chief

surname Shuai handsome
graceful
smart
commander in chief

surname Shuai 席 席 [xi2] woven mat
seat
banquet
place in a democratic assembly
classifier for banquets, conversations etc

surname Xi woven mat
seat
banquet
place in a democratic assembly
classifier for banquets, conversations etc

surname Xi 師 师 [shi1] teacher
master
expert
model
army division
(old) troops
to dispatch troops

surname Shi teacher
master
expert
model
army division
(old) troops
to dispatch troops

surname Shi 常 常 [chang2] always
ever
often
frequently
common
general
constant

surname Chang always
ever
often
frequently
common
general
constant

surname Chang 帶 带 [dai4] band
belt
girdle
ribbon
tire
area
zone
region
CL:條|条[tiao2]
to wear
to carry
to take along
to bear (i.e. to have)
to lead
to bring
to look after
to raise band
belt
girdle
ribbon
tire
area
zone
region
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ]
to wear
to carry
to take along
to bear (i.e. to have)
to lead
to bring
to look after
to raise 帳 帐 [zhang4] covering veil
canopy
screen
tent
variant of 賬|账[zhang4] covering veil
canopy
screen
tent
variant of 賬|账[ㄓㄤˋ] 帷 帷 [wei2] curtain
screen curtain
screen 幅 幅 [fu2] width
roll
classifier for textiles or pictures width
roll
classifier for textiles or pictures 帽 帽 [mao4] hat
cap hat
cap 幀 帧 [zhen1] frame
classifier for paintings etc
Taiwan pr. [zheng4] frame
classifier for paintings etc
Taiwan pr. [ㄓㄥˋ] 幌 幌 [huang3] advertising sign
pretense
facade
pretext advertising sign
pretense
facade
pretext 幛 幛 [zhang4] hanging scroll hanging scroll 幣 币 [bi4] money
coins
currency
silk money
coins
currency
silk 幕 幕 [mu4] curtain or screen
canopy or tent
headquarters of a general
act (of a play) curtain or screen
canopy or tent
headquarters of a general
act (of a play) 幗 帼 [guo2] cap worn by women
feminine cap worn by women
feminine 幔 幔 [man4] curtain curtain 幢 幢 [zhuang4] classifier for buildings
carriage curtain (old)

banner classifier for buildings
carriage curtain (old)

banner 幟 帜 [zhi4] flag flag 幫 帮 [bang1] to help
to assist
to support
for sb (i.e. as a help)
hired (as worker)
side (of pail, boat etc)
outer layer
group
gang
clique
party
secret society to help
to assist
to support
for sb (i.e. as a help)
hired (as worker)
side (of pail, boat etc)
outer layer
group
gang
clique
party
secret society 干 干 [gan1] to concern
to interfere
shield
stem to concern
to interfere
shield
stem 平 平 [ping2] flat
level
equal
to tie (make the same score)
to draw (score)
calm
peaceful
see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]

surname Ping flat
level
equal
to tie (make the same score)
to draw (score)
calm
peaceful
see also 平聲|平声[ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ]

surname Ping 并 并 年 年 [nian2] year
CL:個|个[ge4]

surname Nian year
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]

surname Nian 幸 幸 [xing4] fortunate
lucky

surname Xing fortunate
lucky

surname Xing 幹 干 [gan4] tree trunk
main part of sth
to manage
to work
to do
capable
cadre
to kill (slang)
to fuck (vulgar) tree trunk
main part of sth
to manage
to work
to do
capable
cadre
to kill (slang)
to fuck (vulgar) 幻 幻 [huan4] fantasy fantasy 幼 幼 [you4] young young 幽 幽 [you1] remote
hidden away
secluded
serene
peaceful
to imprison
in superstition indicates the underworld
ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces remote
hidden away
secluded
serene
peaceful
to imprison
in superstition indicates the underworld
ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces 幾 几 [ji3] how much
how many
several
a few

almost how much
how many
several
a few

almost 序 序 [xu4] order
sequence
preface order
sequence
preface 庇 庇 [bi4] to protect
cover
shelter
hide or harbor to protect
cover
shelter
hide or harbor 床 床 [chuang2] bed
couch
classifier for beds
CL:張|张[zhang1] bed
couch
classifier for beds
CL:張|张[ㄓㄤ] 庚 庚 [geng1] age
seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
seventh in order
letter "G" or roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
hepta age
seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ]
seventh in order
letter "G" or roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
hepta 店 店 [dian4] inn
shop
store
CL:家[jia1] inn
shop
store
CL:家[ㄐㄧㄚ] 府 府 [fu3] seat of government
government repository (archive)
official residence
mansion
presidential palace
(honorific) Your home
prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) seat of government
government repository (archive)
official residence
mansion
presidential palace
(honorific) Your home
prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) 底 底 [di3] background
bottom
base
end (of the month, year etc)
remnants

(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) background
bottom
base
end (of the month, year etc)
remnants

(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) 庖 庖 [pao2] kitchen kitchen 庠 庠 [xiang2] asylum for the aged
school asylum for the aged
school 度 度 [duo2] to estimate
Taiwan pr. [duo4]

to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences to estimate
Taiwan pr. [ㄉㄨㄛˋ]

to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences 庫 库 [ku4] warehouse
storehouse
(file) library warehouse
storehouse
(file) library 庭 庭 [ting2] main hall
front courtyard
law court main hall
front courtyard
law court 座 座 [zuo4] seat
base
stand
CL:個|个[ge4]
classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects seat
base
stand
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects 康 康 [kang1] healthy
peaceful
abundant

surname Kang healthy
peaceful
abundant

surname Kang 庸 庸 [yong1] ordinary
to use ordinary
to use 庶 庶 [shu4] numerous
common people (or populace)
born of a concubine numerous
common people (or populace)
born of a concubine 庵 庵 [an1] hut
small temple
nunnery hut
small temple
nunnery 庾 庾 [Yu3] surname Yu
name of a mountain surname Yu
name of a mountain 廊 廊 [lang2] corridor
veranda
porch corridor
veranda
porch 廁 厕 [si4] see 茅廁|茅厕[mao2 si5]

rest-room
toilet
lavatory see 茅廁|茅厕[ㄇㄠˊ ㄙ˙]

rest-room
toilet
lavatory 廂 厢 [xiang1] box (in theater)
side room
side box (in theater)
side room
side 廉 廉 [lian2] incorruptible
honest
inexpensive
to investigate (old)
side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)

surname Lian incorruptible
honest
inexpensive
to investigate (old)
side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)

surname Lian 廈 厦 [sha4] tall building
mansion
rear annex
lean-to
also pr. [xia4]

abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2], Fujian tall building
mansion
rear annex
lean-to
also pr. [ㄒㄧㄚˋ]

abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄣˊ], Fujian 廓 廓 [kuo4] big
empty
open big
empty
open 廖 廖 [Liao4] surname Liao surname Liao 廢 废 [fei4] to abolish
to abandon
to abrogate
to discard
to depose
to oust
crippled
abandoned
waste to abolish
to abandon
to abrogate
to discard
to depose
to oust
crippled
abandoned
waste 廚 厨 [chu2] kitchen kitchen 廟 庙 [miao4] temple
ancestral shrine
CL:座[zuo4]
temple fair temple
ancestral shrine
CL:座[ㄗㄨㄛˋ]
temple fair 廝 厮 [si1] mutually
with one another
manservant
boy servant
guy (derog.) mutually
with one another
manservant
boy servant
guy (derog.) 廣 广 [guang3] wide
numerous
to spread

surname Guang wide
numerous
to spread

surname Guang 廠 厂 [chang3] factory
yard
depot
workhouse
works
(industrial) plant factory
yard
depot
workhouse
works
(industrial) plant 龐 庞 [pang2] huge
enormous
tremendous

surname Pang huge
enormous
tremendous

surname Pang 廬 庐 [lu2] hut hut 廳 厅 [ting1] (reception) hall
living room
office
provincial government department (reception) hall
living room
office
provincial government department 廷 廷 [ting2] palace courtyard palace courtyard 延 延 [yan2] to prolong
to extend
to delay

surname Yan to prolong
to extend
to delay

surname Yan 建 建 [jian4] to establish
to found
to set up
to build
to construct to establish
to found
to set up
to build
to construct 廿 廿 [nian4] twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions
also written using banker's character 念 twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions
also written using banker's character 念 弁 弁 [bian4] cap cap 弄 弄 [nong4] to do
to manage
to handle
to play with
to fool with
to mess with
to fix
to toy with

lane
alley to do
to manage
to handle
to play with
to fool with
to mess with
to fix
to toy with

lane
alley 弈 弈 [yi4] ancient name for go (Chinese board game) ancient name for go (Chinese board game) 弊 弊 [bi4] detriment
fraud
harm
defeat detriment
fraud
harm
defeat 式 式 [shi4] type
form
pattern
style type
form
pattern
style 弒 弑 [shi4] to murder a superior
to murder one's parent to murder a superior
to murder one's parent 弓 弓 [gong1] a bow (weapon)
CL:張|张[zhang1]

surname Gong a bow (weapon)
CL:張|张[ㄓㄤ]

surname Gong 弔 吊 [diao4] a string of 100 cash (arch.)
to lament
to condole with
variant of 吊[diao4] a string of 100 cash (arch.)
to lament
to condole with
variant of 吊[ㄉㄧㄠˋ] 引 引 [yin3] to draw (e.g. a bow)
to pull
to stretch sth
to extend
to lengthen
to involve or implicate in
to attract
to lead
to guide
to leave
to provide evidence or justification for
old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters to draw (e.g. a bow)
to pull
to stretch sth
to extend
to lengthen
to involve or implicate in
to attract
to lead
to guide
to leave
to provide evidence or justification for
old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[ㄓㄤˋ], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters 弘 弘 [hong2] great
liberal great
liberal 弗 弗 [fu2] not not 弛 弛 [chi2] to unstring a bow
to slacken
to relax
to loosen to unstring a bow
to slacken
to relax
to loosen 弟 弟 [ti4] variant of 悌[ti4]

younger brother
junior male
I (modest word in letter) variant of 悌[ㄊㄧˋ]

younger brother
junior male
I (modest word in letter) 弦 弦 [xian2] bow string
string of musical instrument
watchspring
chord (segment of curve)
hypotenuse
CL:根[gen1] bow string
string of musical instrument
watchspring
chord (segment of curve)
hypotenuse
CL:根[ㄍㄣ] 弧 弧 [hu2] arc arc 弩 弩 [nu3] cross-bow cross-bow 弭 弭 [mi3] to stop
repress to stop
repress 弱 弱 [ruo4] weak
feeble
young
inferior
(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than weak
feeble
young
inferior
(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than 張 张 [zhang1] to open up
to spread
sheet of paper
classifier for flat objects, sheet
classifier for votes

surname Zhang to open up
to spread
sheet of paper
classifier for flat objects, sheet
classifier for votes

surname Zhang 強 强 [qiang3] to force
to compel
to strive
to make an effort

strong
powerful
better
slightly more than
vigorous
violent
best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]

stubborn
unyielding

surname Qiang to force
to compel
to strive
to make an effort

strong
powerful
better
slightly more than
vigorous
violent
best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[ㄅㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊ]

stubborn
unyielding

surname Qiang 弼 弼 [bi4] to assist to assist 彆 别 [bie4] to make sb change their ways, opinions etc to make sb change their ways, opinions etc 彈 弹 [tan2] to pluck (a string)
to play (a string instrument)
to spring or leap
to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)
(of cotton) to fluff or tease
to flick
to flip
to accuse
to impeach
elastic (of materials)

crossball
bullet
shot
shell
ball to pluck (a string)
to play (a string instrument)
to spring or leap
to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)
(of cotton) to fluff or tease
to flick
to flip
to accuse
to impeach
elastic (of materials)

crossball
bullet
shot
shell
ball 彌 弥 [mi2] full
to fill
completely
more full
to fill
completely
more 彎 弯 [wan1] bend
bent
CL:道[dao4] bend
bent
CL:道[ㄉㄠˋ] 彗 彗 [hui4] broom broom 彙 汇 [hui4] class
collection class
collection 彝 彝 彤 彤 [tong2] red

surname Tong red

surname Tong 形 形 [xing2] to appear
to look
form
shape to appear
to look
form
shape 彥 彦 [yan4] accomplished
elegant accomplished
elegant 彬 彬 [bin1] ornamental
refined ornamental
refined 彩 彩 [cai3] (bright) color
variety
applause
applaud
lottery prize (bright) color
variety
applause
applaud
lottery prize 彫 雕 [diao1] variant of 雕[diao1], to engrave variant of 雕[ㄉㄧㄠ], to engrave 彭 彭 [Peng2] surname Peng surname Peng 彰 彰 [zhang1] clear
conspicuous
manifest clear
conspicuous
manifest 影 影 [ying3] picture
image
film
movie
photograph
reflection
shadow
trace picture
image
film
movie
photograph
reflection
shadow
trace 彷 彷 [pang2] irresolute

seemingly irresolute

seemingly 役 役 [yi4] forced labor
corvée
obligatory task
military service
to use as servant
to enserf
servant (old)
war
campaign
battle forced labor
corvée
obligatory task
military service
to use as servant
to enserf
servant (old)
war
campaign
battle 往 往 [wang3] to go (in a direction)
to
towards
(of a train) bound for
past
previous to go (in a direction)
to
towards
(of a train) bound for
past
previous 征 征 [zheng1] journey
trip
expedition
to go on long campaign
to attack journey
trip
expedition
to go on long campaign
to attack 彿 佛 [fu2] seemingly seemingly 彼 彼 [bi3] that
those
(one) another that
those
(one) another 很 很 [hen3] (adverb of degree)
quite
very
awfully (adverb of degree)
quite
very
awfully 待 待 [dai4] to wait
to treat
to deal with
to need
going to (do sth)
about to
intending to

to stay to wait
to treat
to deal with
to need
going to (do sth)
about to
intending to

to stay 徊 徊 [huai2] see 徘徊[pai2 huai2], to dither
to hesitate
to pace back and forth
irresolute see 徘徊[ㄆㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ], to dither
to hesitate
to pace back and forth
irresolute 律 律 [lü4] law

surname Lü law

surname Lü 徇 徇 [xun4] to give in to
to be swayed by (personal considerations etc)
Taiwan pr. [xun2]
to follow
to expose publicly
variant of 侚[xun4]
variant of 殉[xun4] to give in to
to be swayed by (personal considerations etc)
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄩㄣˊ]
to follow
to expose publicly
variant of 侚[ㄒㄩㄣˋ]
variant of 殉[ㄒㄩㄣˋ] 後 后 [hou4] back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later 徒 徒 [tu2] disciple
apprentice
believer
on foot
bare or empty
to no avail
only
prison sentence

surname Tu disciple
apprentice
believer
on foot
bare or empty
to no avail
only
prison sentence

surname Tu 徑 径 [jing4] footpath
track
diameter
straight
directly footpath
track
diameter
straight
directly 徐 徐 [xu2] slowly
gently

surname Xu slowly
gently

surname Xu 得 得 [dei3] to have to
must
ought to
to need to

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

to obtain
to get
to gain
to catch (a disease)
proper
suitable
proud
contented
to allow
to permit
ready
finished to have to
must
ought to
to need to

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

to obtain
to get
to gain
to catch (a disease)
proper
suitable
proud
contented
to allow
to permit
ready
finished 徙 徙 [xi3] (literary) to change one's residence (literary) to change one's residence 從 从 [zong4] second cousin

from
via
passing through
through (a gap)
past
ever (followed by negative, meaning never)
(formerly pr. [zong4] and related to 縱|纵) to follow
to comply with
to obey
to join
to engage in
adopting some mode of action or attitude
follower
retainer
accessory
accomplice
related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

lax
yielding
unhurried

surname Cong second cousin

from
via
passing through
through (a gap)
past
ever (followed by negative, meaning never)
(formerly pr. [ㄗㄨㄥˋ] and related to 縱|纵) to follow
to comply with
to obey
to join
to engage in
adopting some mode of action or attitude
follower
retainer
accessory
accomplice
related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

lax
yielding
unhurried

surname Cong 徘 徘 [pai2] irresolute irresolute 御 御 [yu4] to resist
imperial
(classical) to drive (a chariot)
to manage
to govern to resist
imperial
(classical) to drive (a chariot)
to manage
to govern 復 复 [fu4] to go and return
to return
to resume
to return to a normal or original state
to repeat
again
to recover
to restore
to turn over
to reply
to answer
to reply to a letter
to retaliate
to carry out to go and return
to return
to resume
to return to a normal or original state
to repeat
again
to recover
to restore
to turn over
to reply
to answer
to reply to a letter
to retaliate
to carry out 循 循 [xun2] to follow
to adhere to
to abide by to follow
to adhere to
to abide by 徨 徨 [huang2] irresolute irresolute 徬 徬 [pang2] irresolute irresolute 微 微 [wei1] tiny
miniature
profound
abtruse
to decline
one millionth part of
micro-
Taiwan pr. [wei2]

surname Wei
ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
Taiwan pr. [Wei2] tiny
miniature
profound
abtruse
to decline
one millionth part of
micro-
Taiwan pr. [ㄨㄟˊ]

surname Wei
ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
Taiwan pr. [ㄨㄟˊ] 徹 彻 [che4] thorough
penetrating
to pervade
to pass through thorough
penetrating
to pervade
to pass through 德 德 [de2] virtue
goodness
morality
ethics
kindness
favor
character
kind

Germany
German
abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2] virtue
goodness
morality
ethics
kindness
favor
character
kind

Germany
German
abbr. for 德國|德国[ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] 徵 徵 [zhi3] 4th note in pentatonic scale 五音[wu3 yin1], roughly sol
see also 徵|征[zheng1]

to invite
to recruit
to levy (taxes)
to draft (troops)
phenomenon
symptom
characteristic sign (used as proof)
evidence 4th note in pentatonic scale 五音[ㄨˇ ㄧㄣ], roughly sol
see also 徵|征[ㄓㄥ]

to invite
to recruit
to levy (taxes)
to draft (troops)
phenomenon
symptom
characteristic sign (used as proof)
evidence 徽 徽 [hui1] badge
emblem
insignia
crest
logo
coat of arms badge
emblem
insignia
crest
logo
coat of arms 心 心 [xin1] heart
mind
intention
center
core
CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] heart
mind
intention
center
core
CL:顆|颗[ㄎㄜ],個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 必 必 [bi4] certainly
must
will
necessarily certainly
must
will
necessarily 忙 忙 [mang2] busy
hurriedly
to hurry
to rush busy
hurriedly
to hurry
to rush 忖 忖 [cun3] to ponder
to speculate
to consider
to guess to ponder
to speculate
to consider
to guess 忘 忘 [wang4] to forget
to overlook
to neglect to forget
to overlook
to neglect 忌 忌 [ji4] to be jealous of
fear
dread
scruple
to avoid or abstain from
to quit
to give up sth to be jealous of
fear
dread
scruple
to avoid or abstain from
to quit
to give up sth 志 志 [zhi4] aspiration
ambition
the will aspiration
ambition
the will 忍 忍 [ren3] to bear
to endure
to tolerate
to restrain oneself to bear
to endure
to tolerate
to restrain oneself 忱 忱 [chen2] sincerity
honesty sincerity
honesty 快 快 [kuai4] rapid
quick
speed
rate
soon
almost
to make haste
clever
sharp (of knives or wits)
forthright
plain-spoken
gratified
pleased
pleasant rapid
quick
speed
rate
soon
almost
to make haste
clever
sharp (of knives or wits)
forthright
plain-spoken
gratified
pleased
pleasant 忝 忝 [tian3] to shame to shame 忠 忠 [zhong1] loyal
devoted
honest loyal
devoted
honest 忽 忽 [hu1] to neglect
to overlook
to ignore
suddenly

surname Hu to neglect
to overlook
to ignore
suddenly

surname Hu 念 念 [nian4] to read
to study (a degree course)
to read aloud
to miss (sb)
idea
remembrance
twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20) to read
to study (a degree course)
to read aloud
to miss (sb)
idea
remembrance
twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20) 忿 忿 [fen4] anger
indignation
hatred anger
indignation
hatred 怏 怏 [yang4] discontented discontented 怔 怔 [zheng4] stumped for words
to stare blankly

to stare blankly
startled stumped for words
to stare blankly

to stare blankly
startled 怯 怯 [qie4] timid
cowardly
rustic timid
cowardly
rustic 怵 怵 [chu4] fearful
timid
to fear fearful
timid
to fear 怖 怖 [bu4] terror
terrified
afraid
frightened terror
terrified
afraid
frightened 怪 怪 [guai4] bewildering
odd
strange
uncanny
devil
monster
to wonder at
to blame
quite
rather bewildering
odd
strange
uncanny
devil
monster
to wonder at
to blame
quite
rather 怕 怕 [pa4] to be afraid
to fear
to dread
to be unable to endure
perhaps

surname Pa to be afraid
to fear
to dread
to be unable to endure
perhaps

surname Pa 怡 怡 [yi2] harmony
pleased harmony
pleased 性 性 [xing4] nature
character
property
quality
attribute
sexuality
sex
gender
suffix forming adjective from verb
suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
essence
CL:個|个[ge4] nature
character
property
quality
attribute
sexuality
sex
gender
suffix forming adjective from verb
suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
essence
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 怒 怒 [nu4] anger
fury
flourishing
vigorous anger
fury
flourishing
vigorous 思 思 [si1] to think
to consider to think
to consider 怠 怠 [dai4] idle
lazy
negligent
careless idle
lazy
negligent
careless 急 急 [ji2] urgent
pressing
rapid
hurried
worried
to make (sb) anxious urgent
pressing
rapid
hurried
worried
to make (sb) anxious 怎 怎 [zen3] how how 怨 怨 [yuan4] to blame
to complain to blame
to complain 恍 恍 [huang3] disappointed
flurried
indistinct disappointed
flurried
indistinct 恰 恰 [qia4] exactly
just exactly
just 恨 恨 [hen4] to hate
to regret to hate
to regret 恢 恢 [hui1] to restore
to recover
great to restore
to recover
great 恆 恒 [heng2] permanent
constant
fixed
usual
ordinary
rule (old)
one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes

surname Heng permanent
constant
fixed
usual
ordinary
rule (old)
one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes

surname Heng 恃 恃 [shi4] to rely on
mother (formal) to rely on
mother (formal) 恬 恬 [tian2] quiet
calm
tranquil
peaceful quiet
calm
tranquil
peaceful 恫 恫 [dong4] frighten frighten 恪 恪 [ke4] respectful
scrupulous

surname Ke respectful
scrupulous

surname Ke 恤 恤 [xu4] anxiety
sympathy
to sympathize
to give relief
to compensate anxiety
sympathy
to sympathize
to give relief
to compensate 恙 恙 [yang4] sickness sickness 恣 恣 [zi4] to abandon restraint
to do as one pleases
comfortable (dialect) to abandon restraint
to do as one pleases
comfortable (dialect) 恥 耻 [chi3] shame
disgrace shame
disgrace 恐 恐 [kong3] afraid
frightened
to fear afraid
frightened
to fear 恕 恕 [shu4] to forgive to forgive 恭 恭 [gong1] respectful respectful 恩 恩 [en1] favor
grace
kindness favor
grace
kindness 息 息 [xi1] breath
news
interest (on an investment or loan)
to cease
to stop
to rest
Taiwan pr. [xi2] breath
news
interest (on an investment or loan)
to cease
to stop
to rest
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧˊ] 悄 悄 [qiao3] quiet
sad

see 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1] quiet
sad

see 悄悄[ㄑㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄠ] 悟 悟 [wu4] to comprehend
to apprehend
to become aware to comprehend
to apprehend
to become aware 悚 悚 [song3] frightened frightened 悍 悍 [han4] heroic
intrepid
valiant
dauntless
fierce
ferocious
violent heroic
intrepid
valiant
dauntless
fierce
ferocious
violent 悔 悔 [hui3] to regret to regret 悌 悌 [ti4] to do one's duty as a younger brother to do one's duty as a younger brother 悅 悦 [yue4] pleased pleased 悖 悖 [bei4] to go against
to be contrary to
perverse
rebellious to go against
to be contrary to
perverse
rebellious 恿 恿 [yong3] to urge
to incite to urge
to incite 患 患 [huan4] to suffer (from illness)
to contract (a disease)
misfortune
trouble
danger
worry to suffer (from illness)
to contract (a disease)
misfortune
trouble
danger
worry 悉 悉 [xi1] in all cases
know in all cases
know 悠 悠 [you1] long or drawn out
remote in time or space
leisurely
to swing
pensive
worried long or drawn out
remote in time or space
leisurely
to swing
pensive
worried 您 您 [nin2] you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ㄋㄧˇ]) 惋 惋 [wan3] to sigh in regret or pity
Taiwan pr. [wan4] to sigh in regret or pity
Taiwan pr. [ㄨㄢˋ] 悴 悴 [cui4] haggard
sad
downcast
distressed haggard
sad
downcast
distressed 惦 惦 [dian4] to think of
to remember
to miss to think of
to remember
to miss 悽 凄 [qi1] variant of 淒|凄[qi1]
sad
mournful variant of 淒|凄[ㄑㄧ]
sad
mournful 情 情 [qing2] feeling
emotion
passion
situation feeling
emotion
passion
situation 悻 悻 [xing4] angry angry 悵 怅 [chang4] regretful
upset
despair
depressed regretful
upset
despair
depressed 惜 惜 [xi1] to cherish
to begrudge
to pity
Taiwan pr. [xi2] to cherish
to begrudge
to pity
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧˊ] 悼 悼 [dao4] to mourn
to lament to mourn
to lament 惘 惘 [wang3] disappointed
perplexed disappointed
perplexed 惕 惕 [ti4] fearful
respectful fearful
respectful 惆 惆 [chou2] forlorn
vexed
disappointed forlorn
vexed
disappointed 惟 惟 [wei2] -ism
only -ism
only 悸 悸 [ji4] to palpitate to palpitate 惚 惚 [hu1] indistinct indistinct 惑 惑 [huo4] to confuse
to be puzzled to confuse
to be puzzled 惡 恶 [wu4] to hate
to loathe
ashamed
to fear
to slander

evil
fierce
vicious
ugly
coarse
to harm

see 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] to hate
to loathe
ashamed
to fear
to slander

evil
fierce
vicious
ugly
coarse
to harm

see 惡心|恶心[ㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣ] 悲 悲 [bei1] sad
sadness
sorrow
grief sad
sadness
sorrow
grief 悶 闷 [men4] bored
depressed
melancholy
sealed
airtight
tightly closed

stuffy
shut indoors
to smother
to cover tightly bored
depressed
melancholy
sealed
airtight
tightly closed

stuffy
shut indoors
to smother
to cover tightly 惠 惠 [hui4] favor
benefit
to give sb property or advantage
honorific

surname Hui favor
benefit
to give sb property or advantage
honorific

surname Hui 愜 惬 [qie4] cheerful
satisfied cheerful
satisfied 愣 愣 [leng4] to look distracted
to stare blankly
distracted
blank
(coll.) unexpectedly
rash
rashly to look distracted
to stare blankly
distracted
blank
(coll.) unexpectedly
rash
rashly 惺 惺 [xing1] tranquil
understand tranquil
understand 愕 愕 [e4] startled startled 惰 惰 [duo4] lazy lazy 惻 恻 [ce4] sorrowful sorrowful 惴 惴 [zhui4] anxious
worried anxious
worried 慨 慨 [kai3] indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion) indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion) 惱 恼 [nao3] to get angry to get angry 愎 愎 [bi4] perverse
obstinate
willful perverse
obstinate
willful 惶 惶 [huang2] frightened frightened 愉 愉 [yu2] pleased pleased 愀 愀 [qiao3] change countenance
worry change countenance
worry 愚 愚 [yu2] to be stupid
to cheat or deceive
me or I (modest) to be stupid
to cheat or deceive
me or I (modest) 意 意 [yi4] idea
meaning
thought
to think
wish
desire
intention
to expect
to anticipate

Italy
Italian
abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4] idea
meaning
thought
to think
wish
desire
intention
to expect
to anticipate

Italy
Italian
abbr. for 意大利[ㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ] 慈 慈 [ci2] compassionate
gentle
merciful
kind
humane compassionate
gentle
merciful
kind
humane 感 感 [gan3] to feel
to move
to touch
to affect
feeling
emotion
(suffix) sense of ~ to feel
to move
to touch
to affect
feeling
emotion
(suffix) sense of ~ 想 想 [xiang3] to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth) to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth) 愛 爱 [ai4] to love
affection
to be fond of
to like to love
affection
to be fond of
to like 惹 惹 [re3] to provoke
to irritate
to vex
to stir up
to anger
to attract (troubles)
to cause (problems) to provoke
to irritate
to vex
to stir up
to anger
to attract (troubles)
to cause (problems) 愁 愁 [chou2] to worry about to worry about 愈 愈 [yu4] the more...(the more...)
to recover
to heal
better the more...(the more...)
to recover
to heal
better 慎 慎 [shen4] careful
cautious careful
cautious 慌 慌 [huang1] to get panicky
to lose one's head
(coll.) (after 得) unbearably
terribly to get panicky
to lose one's head
(coll.) (after 得) unbearably
terribly 慄 栗 [li4] afraid
trembling afraid
trembling 慍 愠 [yun4] indignant
feel hurt indignant
feel hurt 愾 忾 [kai4] anger anger 愴 怆 [chuang4] mournful
sad
grieved
sorry mournful
sad
grieved
sorry 愧 愧 [kui4] ashamed ashamed 慇 慇 [yin1] solicitous solicitous 愿 愿 態 态 [tai4] attitude attitude 慷 慷 [kang1] generous
magnanimous generous
magnanimous 慢 慢 [man4] slow slow 慣 惯 [guan4] accustomed to
used to
indulge
to spoil (a child) accustomed to
used to
indulge
to spoil (a child) 慟 恸 [tong4] grief grief 慚 惭 [can2] ashamed ashamed 慘 惨 [can3] miserable
wretched
cruel
inhuman
disastrous
tragic
dim
gloomy miserable
wretched
cruel
inhuman
disastrous
tragic
dim
gloomy 慶 庆 [qing4] to celebrate to celebrate 慧 慧 [hui4] intelligent intelligent 慮 虑 [lü4] to think over
to consider
anxiety to think over
to consider
anxiety 慝 慝 [te4] evil thought evil thought 慕 慕 [mu4] to admire to admire 憂 忧 [you1] to worry
to concern oneself with
worried
anxiety
sorrow
a parent's funeral
inconvenienced by being orphaned to worry
to concern oneself with
worried
anxiety
sorrow
a parent's funeral
inconvenienced by being orphaned 慼 戚 [qi1] variant of 戚[qi1]
grief
sorrow variant of 戚[ㄑㄧ]
grief
sorrow 慰 慰 [wei4] to comfort
to console
to reassure to comfort
to console
to reassure 慫 怂 [song3] terrified terrified 慾 欲 [yu4] desire
appetite
passion
lust
greed desire
appetite
passion
lust
greed 憧 憧 [chong1] irresolute
unsettled irresolute
unsettled 憐 怜 [lian2] to pity to pity 憫 悯 [min3] to sympathize
to pity
to feel compassion for to sympathize
to pity
to feel compassion for 憎 憎 [zeng1] to detest to detest 憬 憬 [jing3] awaken awaken 憚 惮 [dan4] dread
fear
dislike dread
fear
dislike 憤 愤 [fen4] indignant
anger
resentment indignant
anger
resentment 憔 憔 [qiao2] haggard haggard 憲 宪 [xian4] statute
constitution statute
constitution 憑 凭 [ping2] to lean against
to rely on
on the basis of
no matter (how, what etc)
proof to lean against
to rely on
on the basis of
no matter (how, what etc)
proof 憩 憩 [qi4] to rest to rest 憊 惫 [bei4] exhausted exhausted 懍 懔 [lin3] fear fear 憶 忆 [yi4] to recollect
to remember
memory to recollect
to remember
memory 憾 憾 [han4] regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction) regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction) 懂 懂 [dong3] to understand
to comprehend to understand
to comprehend 懊 懊 [ao4] to regret to regret 懈 懈 [xie4] lax
negligent lax
negligent 應 应 [ying4] to answer
to respond
to comply with
to deal or cope with

to agree (to do sth)
should
ought to
must
(legal) shall

surname Ying to answer
to respond
to comply with
to deal or cope with

to agree (to do sth)
should
ought to
must
(legal) shall

surname Ying 懇 恳 [ken3] earnest earnest 懦 懦 [nuo4] imbecile
timid imbecile
timid 懣 懑 [men4] melancholy melancholy 懲 惩 [cheng2] to punish
to reprimand
to warn to punish
to reprimand
to warn 懷 怀 [huai2] bosom
heart
mind
to think of
to harbor in one's mind
to conceive (a child)

surname Huai bosom
heart
mind
to think of
to harbor in one's mind
to conceive (a child)

surname Huai 懶 懒 [lan3] lazy lazy 懵 懵 [meng3] stupid stupid 懸 悬 [xuan2] to hang or suspend
to worry
public announcement
unresolved
baseless
without foundation to hang or suspend
to worry
public announcement
unresolved
baseless
without foundation 懺 忏 [chan4] feel remorse
regret
repent feel remorse
regret
repent 懼 惧 [ju4] to fear to fear 懾 慑 [she4] afraid
be feared
to fear
to frighten
to intimidate afraid
be feared
to fear
to frighten
to intimidate 懿 懿 [yi4] restrain
virtuous restrain
virtuous 戀 恋 [lian4] to feel attached to
to long for
to love to feel attached to
to long for
to love 戈 戈 [ge1] spear

surname Ge spear

surname Ge 戊 戊 [wu4] fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
fifth in order
letter "E" or roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
penta fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ]
fifth in order
letter "E" or roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
penta 戎 戎 [rong2] generic term for weapons (old)
army (matters)
military affairs

surname Rong generic term for weapons (old)
army (matters)
military affairs

surname Rong 戌 戌 [xu1] 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog 戍 戍 [shu4] garrison garrison 成 成 [cheng2] to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth

surname Cheng to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth

surname Cheng 戒 戒 [jie4] to guard against
to exhort
to admonish or warn
to give up or stop doing sth
Buddhist monastic discipline
ring (for a finger) to guard against
to exhort
to admonish or warn
to give up or stop doing sth
Buddhist monastic discipline
ring (for a finger) 我 我 [wo3] I
me
my I
me
my 或 或 [huo4] maybe
perhaps
might
possibly
or maybe
perhaps
might
possibly
or 戕 戕 [qiang1] to kill
to injure
Taiwan pr. [qiang2] to kill
to injure
Taiwan pr. [ㄑㄧㄤˊ] 戚 戚 [qi1] relative
parent
grief
sorrow
battle-axe

surname Qi relative
parent
grief
sorrow
battle-axe

surname Qi 戛 戛 [jia2] lance
to tap
to scrape
to chirp
custom lance
to tap
to scrape
to chirp
custom 戟 戟 [ji3] halberd
long handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade
combined spear and battle-ax halberd
long handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade
combined spear and battle-ax 戡 戡 [kan1] kill
suppress kill
suppress 戢 戢 [ji2] to restrain oneself
to collect
to hoard
to store up
to cease

surname Ji to restrain oneself
to collect
to hoard
to store up
to cease

surname Ji 截 截 [jie2] to cut off (a length)
to stop
to intercept
section
chunk
length to cut off (a length)
to stop
to intercept
section
chunk
length 戮 戮 [lu4] to kill to kill 戰 战 [zhan4] to fight
fight
war
battle to fight
fight
war
battle 戲 戏 [xi4] trick
drama
play
show
CL:出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] trick
drama
play
show
CL:出[ㄔㄨ],場|场[ㄔㄤˇ],臺|台[ㄊㄞˊ] 戴 戴 [dai4] to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
to respect
to bear
to support

surname Dai to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
to respect
to bear
to support

surname Dai 戳 戳 [chuo1] to jab
to poke
to stab
to sprain
to blunt
to fuck (vulgar)
to stand sth upright to jab
to poke
to stab
to sprain
to blunt
to fuck (vulgar)
to stand sth upright 戶 户 [hu4] a household
door
family a household
door
family 房 房 [fang2] house
room
CL:間|间[jian1]
branch of an extended family
classifier for family members (or concubines)

surname Fang house
room
CL:間|间[ㄐㄧㄢ]
branch of an extended family
classifier for family members (or concubines)

surname Fang 戾 戾 [li4] to bend
to violate
to go against
ruthless and tyrannical to bend
to violate
to go against
ruthless and tyrannical 所 所 [suo3] actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive
CL:個|个[ge4] actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 扁 扁 [pian1] small boat

flat
(coll.) to beat (sb) up
old variant of 匾[bian3]

surname Pian small boat

flat
(coll.) to beat (sb) up
old variant of 匾[ㄅㄧㄢˇ]

surname Pian 扇 扇 [shan4] fan
sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth
classifier for doors, windows etc

to fan
to slap sb on the face fan
sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth
classifier for doors, windows etc

to fan
to slap sb on the face 扈 扈 [hu4] retinue

surname Hu retinue

surname Hu 扉 扉 [fei1] door with only one leaf door with only one leaf 手 手 [shou3] hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill
CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill
CL:雙|双[ㄕㄨㄤ],隻|只[ㄓ] 才 才 [cai2] ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now 扎 扎 [zha2] penetrating (as of cold)
struggle

to prick
to run or stick (a needle etc) into
jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer) penetrating (as of cold)
struggle

to prick
to run or stick (a needle etc) into
jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer) 打 打 [da3] to beat
to strike
to hit
to break
to type
to mix up
to build
to fight
to fetch
to make
to tie up
to issue
to shoot
to calculate
to play (a game)
since
from

dozen (loanword) to beat
to strike
to hit
to break
to type
to mix up
to build
to fight
to fetch
to make
to tie up
to issue
to shoot
to calculate
to play (a game)
since
from

dozen (loanword) 扔 扔 [reng1] to throw
to throw away to throw
to throw away 扒 扒 [pa2] to rake up
to steal
to braise
to crawl

to hold on to
to cling to
to dig up
to rake
to push aside
to climb
to pull out
to strip off to rake up
to steal
to braise
to crawl

to hold on to
to cling to
to dig up
to rake
to push aside
to climb
to pull out
to strip off 扣 扣 [kou4] to fasten
to button
button
buckle
knot
to arrest
to confiscate
to deduct (money)
discount
to knock
to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
to cover (with a bowl etc)
fig. to tag a label on sb to fasten
to button
button
buckle
knot
to arrest
to confiscate
to deduct (money)
discount
to knock
to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
to cover (with a bowl etc)
fig. to tag a label on sb 扛 扛 [kang2] to carry on one's shoulder

to raise aloft with both hands to carry on one's shoulder

to raise aloft with both hands 托 托 [tuo1] prop
support (for weight)
rest (e.g. arm rest)
thanks to
to hold in one's hand
to support in one's palm
to give
to base
to commit
to set
Torr (unit of pressure) prop
support (for weight)
rest (e.g. arm rest)
thanks to
to hold in one's hand
to support in one's palm
to give
to base
to commit
to set
Torr (unit of pressure) 抄 抄 [chao1] to make a copy
to plagiarize
to search and seize
to raid
to grab
to go off with
to take a shortcut
to make a turning move
to fold one's arms to make a copy
to plagiarize
to search and seize
to raid
to grab
to go off with
to take a shortcut
to make a turning move
to fold one's arms 抗 抗 [kang4] to resist
to fight
to defy
anti- to resist
to fight
to defy
anti- 抖 抖 [dou3] to tremble
to shake out
to reveal
to make it in the world to tremble
to shake out
to reveal
to make it in the world 技 技 [ji4] skill skill 扶 扶 [fu2] to support with the hand
to help sb up
to support oneself by holding onto something
to help to support with the hand
to help sb up
to support oneself by holding onto something
to help 抉 抉 [jue2] to pick out
to single out to pick out
to single out 扭 扭 [niu3] to turn
to twist
to wring
to sprain
to swing one's hips to turn
to twist
to wring
to sprain
to swing one's hips 把 把 [ba4] handle

to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful handle

to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful 扼 扼 [e4] to grip forcefully
to clutch at
to guard
to control
to hold to grip forcefully
to clutch at
to guard
to control
to hold 找 找 [zhao3] to try to find
to look for
to call on sb
to find
to seek
to return
to give change to try to find
to look for
to call on sb
to find
to seek
to return
to give change 批 批 [pi1] to ascertain
to act on
to criticize
to pass on
classifier for batches, lots, military flights
tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) to ascertain
to act on
to criticize
to pass on
classifier for batches, lots, military flights
tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) 扳 扳 [pan1] variant of 攀[pan1]

to pull
to draw out
to turn variant of 攀[ㄆㄢ]

to pull
to draw out
to turn 抒 抒 [shu1] to express
to give expression to
variant of 紓|纾[shu1]
to relieve to express
to give expression to
variant of 紓|纾[ㄕㄨ]
to relieve 扯 扯 [che3] to pull
to tear
(of cloth, thread etc) to buy
to chat
to gossip to pull
to tear
(of cloth, thread etc) to buy
to chat
to gossip 折 折 [zhe2] to break
to fracture
to snap
to suffer loss
to bend
to twist
to turn
to change direction
convinced
to convert into (currency)
discount
rebate
tenth (in price)
classifier for theatrical scenes
to fold
accounts book

to turn sth over
to turn upside down
to tip sth out (of a container)

to break (e.g. stick or bone)
a loss to break
to fracture
to snap
to suffer loss
to bend
to twist
to turn
to change direction
convinced
to convert into (currency)
discount
rebate
tenth (in price)
classifier for theatrical scenes
to fold
accounts book

to turn sth over
to turn upside down
to tip sth out (of a container)

to break (e.g. stick or bone)
a loss 扮 扮 [ban4] to disguise oneself as
to dress up
to play (a role)
to put on (an expression) to disguise oneself as
to dress up
to play (a role)
to put on (an expression) 投 投 [tou2] to cast
to send
to throw oneself (into the river etc)
to seek refuge
to place oneself into the hands of to cast
to send
to throw oneself (into the river etc)
to seek refuge
to place oneself into the hands of 抓 抓 [zhua1] to grab
to catch
to arrest
to snatch
to scratch to grab
to catch
to arrest
to snatch
to scratch 抑 抑 [yi4] to restrain
to restrict
to keep down
or to restrain
to restrict
to keep down
or 承 承 [cheng2] to bear
to carry
to hold
to continue
to undertake
to take charge
owing to
due to
to receive

surname Cheng
Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God to bear
to carry
to hold
to continue
to undertake
to take charge
owing to
due to
to receive

surname Cheng
Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˊ] Farmer God 拉 拉 [la1] to pull
to play (a bowed instrument)
to drag
to draw
to chat to pull
to play (a bowed instrument)
to drag
to draw
to chat 拌 拌 [ban4] to mix
to mix in
to toss (a salad) to mix
to mix in
to toss (a salad) 拄 拄 [zhu3] to lean on
to prop on to lean on
to prop on 抿 抿 [min3] purse up (lips)
to smooth purse up (lips)
to smooth 拂 拂 [fu2] to brush away

old variant of 弼[bi4] to brush away

old variant of 弼[ㄅㄧˋ] 抹 抹 [mo4] to plaster
to go around
to skirt

to smear
to wipe
to erase
classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

to wipe to plaster
to go around
to skirt

to smear
to wipe
to erase
classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

to wipe 拒 拒 [ju4] to resist
to repel
to refuse to resist
to repel
to refuse 招 招 [zhao1] to recruit
to provoke
to beckon
to incur
to infect
contagious
a move (chess)
a maneuver
device
trick
to confess to recruit
to provoke
to beckon
to incur
to infect
contagious
a move (chess)
a maneuver
device
trick
to confess 披 披 [pi1] to drape over one's shoulders
to open
to unroll
to split open
to spread out to drape over one's shoulders
to open
to unroll
to split open
to spread out 拓 拓 [tuo4] to expand
to push sth with the hand
to develop
to open up

to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)

surname Tuo to expand
to push sth with the hand
to develop
to open up

to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)

surname Tuo 拔 拔 [ba2] to pull up
to pull out
to draw out by suction
to select
to pick
to stand out (above level)
to surpass
to seize to pull up
to pull out
to draw out by suction
to select
to pick
to stand out (above level)
to surpass
to seize 拋 抛 [pao1] to throw
to toss
to fling
to cast
to abandon to throw
to toss
to fling
to cast
to abandon 拈 拈 [nian1] to nip
to grasp with the fingers
to fiddle with
Taiwan pr. [nian2] to nip
to grasp with the fingers
to fiddle with
Taiwan pr. [ㄋㄧㄢˊ] 抨 抨 [peng1] attack
impeach attack
impeach 抽 抽 [chou1] to draw out
to pull out from in between
to remove part of the whole
(of certain plants) to sprout or bud
to whip or thrash to draw out
to pull out from in between
to remove part of the whole
(of certain plants) to sprout or bud
to whip or thrash 押 押 [ya1] to mortgage
to pawn
to detain in custody
to escort and protect
(literary) to sign to mortgage
to pawn
to detain in custody
to escort and protect
(literary) to sign 拐 拐 [guai3] to turn
to kidnap
to swindle
to misappropriate
a cane
seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]) to turn
to kidnap
to swindle
to misappropriate
a cane
seven (used as a substitute for 七[ㄑㄧ]) 拙 拙 [zhuo1] awkward
clumsy
dull
inelegant
(polite) my
Taiwan pr. [zhuo2] awkward
clumsy
dull
inelegant
(polite) my
Taiwan pr. [ㄓㄨㄛˊ] 拇 拇 [mu3] thumb
big toe thumb
big toe 拍 拍 [pai1] to pat
to clap
to slap
to swat
to take (a photo)
to shoot (a film)
racket (sports)
beat (music) to pat
to clap
to slap
to swat
to take (a photo)
to shoot (a film)
racket (sports)
beat (music) 抵 抵 [di3] to press against
to support
to prop up
to resist
to equal
to balance
to make up for
to mortgage
to arrive at to press against
to support
to prop up
to resist
to equal
to balance
to make up for
to mortgage
to arrive at 拚 拚 [pin1] variant of 拼[pin1]

to disregard
to reject variant of 拼[ㄆㄧㄣ]

to disregard
to reject 抱 抱 [bao4] to hold
to carry (in one's arms)
to hug
to embrace
to surround
to cherish to hold
to carry (in one's arms)
to hug
to embrace
to surround
to cherish 拘 拘 [ju1] to capture
to restrain
to constrain
to adhere rigidly to
inflexible to capture
to restrain
to constrain
to adhere rigidly to
inflexible 拖 拖 [tuo1] to drag
to tow
to trail
to hang down
to mop (the floor)
to delay
to drag on to drag
to tow
to trail
to hang down
to mop (the floor)
to delay
to drag on 拗 拗 [niu4] stubborn
obstinate

to bend in two so as to break
to defy
to disobey
also pr. [ao3] stubborn
obstinate

to bend in two so as to break
to defy
to disobey
also pr. [ㄠˇ] 拆 拆 [chai1] to tear open
to tear down
to tear apart
to open to tear open
to tear down
to tear apart
to open 抬 抬 [tai2] to lift
to raise
(of two or more persons) to carry to lift
to raise
(of two or more persons) to carry 拎 拎 [lin1] to lift
to carry in one's hand
Taiwan pr. [ling1] to lift
to carry in one's hand
Taiwan pr. [ㄌㄧㄥ] 拜 拜 [bai4] to pay respect
worship
visit
salute to pay respect
worship
visit
salute 挖 挖 [wa1] to dig
to excavate
to scoop out to dig
to excavate
to scoop out 按 按 [an4] to press
to push
to leave aside or shelve
to control
to restrain
to keep one's hand on
to check or refer to
according to
in the light of
(of an editor or author) to make a comment to press
to push
to leave aside or shelve
to control
to restrain
to keep one's hand on
to check or refer to
according to
in the light of
(of an editor or author) to make a comment 拼 拼 [pin1] to piece together
to join together
to stake all
adventurous
at the risk of one's life
to spell to piece together
to join together
to stake all
adventurous
at the risk of one's life
to spell 拭 拭 [shi4] to wipe to wipe 持 持 [chi2] to hold
to grasp
to support
to maintain
to persevere
to manage
to run (i.e. administer)
to control to hold
to grasp
to support
to maintain
to persevere
to manage
to run (i.e. administer)
to control 拮 拮 [jie2] antagonistic
laboring hard
pressed antagonistic
laboring hard
pressed 拽 拽 [zhuai4] to pull
to tug at (sth)

alternate writing of 跩[zhuai3]

to throw
to fling

to drag
to haul to pull
to tug at (sth)

alternate writing of 跩[ㄓㄨㄞˇ]

to throw
to fling

to drag
to haul 指 指 [zhi3] finger
to point at or to
to indicate or refer to
to depend on
to count on
(of hair) to stand on end finger
to point at or to
to indicate or refer to
to depend on
to count on
(of hair) to stand on end 拱 拱 [gong3] to cup one's hands in salute
to surround
to arch
to dig earth with the snout
arched to cup one's hands in salute
to surround
to arch
to dig earth with the snout
arched 拷 拷 [kao3] to beat
to flog
to examine under torture to beat
to flog
to examine under torture 拯 拯 [zheng3] to raise
to aid
to support
to save
to rescue to raise
to aid
to support
to save
to rescue 括 括 [kuo4] to enclose
to include
also pr. [gua1] to enclose
to include
also pr. [ㄍㄨㄚ] 拾 拾 [shi2] to pick up
to collate or arrange
ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

to ascend in light steps to pick up
to collate or arrange
ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

to ascend in light steps 拴 拴 [shuan1] to tie up to tie up 挑 挑 [tiao3] to raise
to dig up
to poke
to prick
to incite
to stir up

to carry on a shoulder pole
to choose
to pick
to nitpick to raise
to dig up
to poke
to prick
to incite
to stir up

to carry on a shoulder pole
to choose
to pick
to nitpick 拳 拳 [quan2] fist
boxing fist
boxing 挈 挈 [qie4] to raise
to lift
to take along (e.g. one's family) to raise
to lift
to take along (e.g. one's family) 拿 拿 [na2] to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take 捎 捎 [shao1] to bring sth to sb
to deliver to bring sth to sb
to deliver 挾 挟 [xie2] to clasp under the arm
to coerce

hold between to clasp under the arm
to coerce

hold between 振 振 [zhen4] to shake
to flap
to vibrate
to resonate
to rise up with spirit
to rouse oneself to shake
to flap
to vibrate
to resonate
to rise up with spirit
to rouse oneself 捕 捕 [bu3] to catch
to seize
to capture to catch
to seize
to capture 捂 捂 [wu3] to enclose
to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)
to cover up (an affair)
contrary
to contradict to enclose
to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)
to cover up (an affair)
contrary
to contradict 捆 捆 [kun3] a bunch
to tie together
bundle a bunch
to tie together
bundle 捏 捏 [nie1] to pinch (with one's fingers)
to knead
to make up to pinch (with one's fingers)
to knead
to make up 捉 捉 [zhuo1] to clutch
to grab
to capture to clutch
to grab
to capture 挺 挺 [ting3] to stick out
to (physically) straighten up
to endure or hold out
straight
stiff
outstanding
extraordinary
rather
quite
very
classifier for machine guns to stick out
to (physically) straighten up
to endure or hold out
straight
stiff
outstanding
extraordinary
rather
quite
very
classifier for machine guns 捐 捐 [juan1] to contribute
to donate
contribution
tax
to abandon to contribute
to donate
contribution
tax
to abandon 挽 挽 [wan3] to pull
to draw (a cart or a bow)
to roll up
to coil
to carry on the arm
to lament the dead
(fig.) to pull against
to recover to pull
to draw (a cart or a bow)
to roll up
to coil
to carry on the arm
to lament the dead
(fig.) to pull against
to recover 挪 挪 [nuo2] to shift
to move to shift
to move 挫 挫 [cuo4] obstructed
to fail
to oppress
to repress
to lower the tone
to bend back
to dampen obstructed
to fail
to oppress
to repress
to lower the tone
to bend back
to dampen 挨 挨 [ai2] to suffer
to endure
to pull through (hard times)
to delay
to stall
to play for time
to dawdle

in order
in sequence
close to
adjacent to to suffer
to endure
to pull through (hard times)
to delay
to stall
to play for time
to dawdle

in order
in sequence
close to
adjacent to 掠 掠 [lüe4] to take over by force
to rob
to plunder
to brush over
to skim
to sweep to take over by force
to rob
to plunder
to brush over
to skim
to sweep 控 控 [kong4] to control
to accuse
to charge
to sue
to invert a container to empty it
(suffix) (slang) buff
enthusiast
devotee
-phile or -philia to control
to accuse
to charge
to sue
to invert a container to empty it
(suffix) (slang) buff
enthusiast
devotee
-phile or -philia 捲 卷 [juan3] to roll (up)
to sweep up
to carry on
roll to roll (up)
to sweep up
to carry on
roll 掖 掖 [ye4] support by the arm
to help
to promote
at the side

to tuck (into a pocket)
to hide
to conceal support by the arm
to help
to promote
at the side

to tuck (into a pocket)
to hide
to conceal 探 探 [tan4] to explore
to search out
to scout
to visit
to stretch forward to explore
to search out
to scout
to visit
to stretch forward 接 接 [jie1] to receive
to answer (the phone)
to meet or welcome sb
to connect
to catch
to join
to extend
to take one's turn on duty
to take over for sb to receive
to answer (the phone)
to meet or welcome sb
to connect
to catch
to join
to extend
to take one's turn on duty
to take over for sb 捷 捷 [jie2] victory
triumph
quick
nimble
prompt

Czech
Czech Republic
abbr. for 捷克[Jie2 ke4] victory
triumph
quick
nimble
prompt

Czech
Czech Republic
abbr. for 捷克[ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄜˋ] 捧 捧 [peng3] to clasp
to cup the hands
to hold up with both hands
to offer (esp. in cupped hands)
to praise
to flatter to clasp
to cup the hands
to hold up with both hands
to offer (esp. in cupped hands)
to praise
to flatter 掘 掘 [jue2] to dig to dig 措 措 [cuo4] to handle
to manage
to put in order
to arrange
to administer
to execute
to take action on
to plan to handle
to manage
to put in order
to arrange
to administer
to execute
to take action on
to plan 捱 捱 [ai2] variant of 挨[ai2] variant of 挨[ㄞˊ] 掩 掩 [yan3] to cover up
to close
to surprise to cover up
to close
to surprise 掉 掉 [diao4] to fall
to drop
to lag behind
to lose
to go missing
to reduce
fall (in prices)
to lose (value, weight etc)
to wag
to swing
to turn
to change
to exchange
to swap
to show off
to shed (hair)
(used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) to fall
to drop
to lag behind
to lose
to go missing
to reduce
fall (in prices)
to lose (value, weight etc)
to wag
to swing
to turn
to change
to exchange
to swap
to show off
to shed (hair)
(used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) 掃 扫 [sao4] broom

to sweep broom

to sweep 掛 挂 [gua4] to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
to hang up (the phone)
to hang (computing)
to be worried or concerned
to make a phone call (dialect)
to register or record
to hitch
classifier for sets or clusters of objects
(slang) to kill
to die
to be finished
to fail (an exam) to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
to hang up (the phone)
to hang (computing)
to be worried or concerned
to make a phone call (dialect)
to register or record
to hitch
classifier for sets or clusters of objects
(slang) to kill
to die
to be finished
to fail (an exam) 捫 扪 [men2] lay hands on
to cover lay hands on
to cover 推 推 [tui1] to push
to cut
to refuse
to reject
to decline
to shirk (responsibility)
to put off
to delay
to push forward
to nominate
to elect
massage to push
to cut
to refuse
to reject
to decline
to shirk (responsibility)
to put off
to delay
to push forward
to nominate
to elect
massage 掄 抡 [lun2] to select

to whirl (one's arm) to select

to whirl (one's arm) 授 授 [shou4] to teach
to instruct
to award
to give to teach
to instruct
to award
to give 掙 挣 [zheng4] to struggle to get free
to strive to acquire
to make (money)

see 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2] to struggle to get free
to strive to acquire
to make (money)

see 掙扎|挣扎[ㄓㄥ ㄓㄚˊ] 採 采 [cai3] to pick
to pluck
to collect
to select
to choose
to gather to pick
to pluck
to collect
to select
to choose
to gather 掬 掬 [ju1] to hold with both hands
to grasp firmly
fig. to offer up sincerely to hold with both hands
to grasp firmly
fig. to offer up sincerely 排 排 [pai2] a row
a line
to set in order
to arrange
to line up
to eliminate
to drain
to push open
platoon
raft
classifier for lines, rows etc a row
a line
to set in order
to arrange
to line up
to eliminate
to drain
to push open
platoon
raft
classifier for lines, rows etc 掏 掏 [tao1] to fish out (from pocket)
to scoop to fish out (from pocket)
to scoop 掀 掀 [xian1] to lift (a lid)
to rock
to convulse to lift (a lid)
to rock
to convulse 捻 捻 [nian3] to twirl (in the fingers) to twirl (in the fingers) 捩 捩 [lie4] tear
twist tear
twist 捨 舍 [she3] to give up
to abandon
to give alms to give up
to abandon
to give alms 掣 掣 [che4] to pull
to draw
to pull back
to withdraw
to flash past to pull
to draw
to pull back
to withdraw
to flash past 掌 掌 [zhang3] palm of the hand
sole of the foot
paw
horseshoe
to slap
to hold in one's hand
to wield palm of the hand
sole of the foot
paw
horseshoe
to slap
to hold in one's hand
to wield 描 描 [miao2] depict
to trace (a drawing)
to copy
to touch up depict
to trace (a drawing)
to copy
to touch up 揀 拣 [jian3] to choose
to pick
to sort out
to pick up to choose
to pick
to sort out
to pick up 揩 揩 [kai1] to wipe to wipe 揉 揉 [rou2] to knead
to massage
to rub to knead
to massage
to rub 揆 揆 [kui2] consider
estimate consider
estimate 揍 揍 [zou4] to beat up
to break to pieces to beat up
to break to pieces 插 插 [cha1] to insert
stick in
pierce
to take part in
to interfere
to interpose to insert
stick in
pierce
to take part in
to interfere
to interpose 揣 揣 [chuai3] to estimate
to guess
to figure
to surmise

to put into (one's pockets, clothes)
Taiwan pr. [chuai3] to estimate
to guess
to figure
to surmise

to put into (one's pockets, clothes)
Taiwan pr. [ㄔㄨㄞˇ] 提 提 [ti2] to carry (hanging down from the hand)
to lift
to put forward
to mention
to raise (an issue)
upwards character stroke
lifting brush stroke (in painting)
scoop for measuring liquid to carry (hanging down from the hand)
to lift
to put forward
to mention
to raise (an issue)
upwards character stroke
lifting brush stroke (in painting)
scoop for measuring liquid 握 握 [wo4] to hold
to grasp
to clench (one's fist)
to master
classifier: a handful to hold
to grasp
to clench (one's fist)
to master
classifier: a handful 揖 揖 [yi1] to greet by raising clasped hands to greet by raising clasped hands 揭 揭 [jie1] to take the lid off
to expose
to unmask to take the lid off
to expose
to unmask 揮 挥 [hui1] to wave
to brandish
to command
to conduct
to scatter
to disperse to wave
to brandish
to command
to conduct
to scatter
to disperse 捶 捶 [chui2] to beat with the fist
to hammer
to cudgel to beat with the fist
to hammer
to cudgel 援 援 [yuan2] to help
to assist
to aid to help
to assist
to aid 揪 揪 [jiu1] to seize
to clutch
to hold tight
to grip to seize
to clutch
to hold tight
to grip 換 换 [huan4] to change
to exchange to change
to exchange 摒 摒 [bing4] to discard
to get rid of to discard
to get rid of 揚 扬 [yang2] to raise
to hoist
the action of tossing or winnowing
scattering (in the wind)
to flutter
to propagate

abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1]
surname Yang to raise
to hoist
the action of tossing or winnowing
scattering (in the wind)
to flutter
to propagate

abbr. for 揚州|扬州[ㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄡ]
surname Yang 搓 搓 [cuo1] to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
to twist to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
to twist 搾 榨 [zha4] variant of 榨[zha4]
to press
to extract (juice) variant of 榨[ㄓㄚˋ]
to press
to extract (juice) 搞 搞 [gao3] to do
to make
to go in for
to set up
to get hold of
to take care of to do
to make
to go in for
to set up
to get hold of
to take care of 搪 搪 [tang2] to keep out
to hold off
to ward off
to evade
to spread
to coat
to smear
to daub to keep out
to hold off
to ward off
to evade
to spread
to coat
to smear
to daub 搭 搭 [da1] to put up
to build (scaffolding)
to hang (clothes on a pole)
to connect
to join
to arrange in pairs
to match
to add
to throw in (resources)
to take (boat, train) to put up
to build (scaffolding)
to hang (clothes on a pole)
to connect
to join
to arrange in pairs
to match
to add
to throw in (resources)
to take (boat, train) 搽 搽 [cha2] to apply (ointment, powder)
to smear
to paint on to apply (ointment, powder)
to smear
to paint on 搬 搬 [ban1] to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)
to shift
to copy indiscriminately to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)
to shift
to copy indiscriminately 搏 搏 [bo2] to fight
to combat
to seize to fight
to combat
to seize 搜 搜 [sou1] to search to search 搔 搔 [sao1] to scratch
old variant of 騷|骚[sao1] to scratch
old variant of 騷|骚[ㄙㄠ] 損 损 [sun3] to decrease
to lose
to damage
to harm
(coll.) to speak sarcastically
to deride
caustic
mean
one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes (old) to decrease
to lose
to damage
to harm
(coll.) to speak sarcastically
to deride
caustic
mean
one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes (old) 搶 抢 [qiang3] to fight over
to rush
to scramble
to grab
to rob
to snatch

see 搶風|抢风[qiang1 feng1] to fight over
to rush
to scramble
to grab
to rob
to snatch

see 搶風|抢风[ㄑㄧㄤ ㄈㄥ] 搖 摇 [yao2] to shake
to rock
to row

surname Yao to shake
to rock
to row

surname Yao 搗 捣 [dao3] pound
beat
hull
attack
disturb
stir pound
beat
hull
attack
disturb
stir 撇 撇 [pie3] to throw
to cast
left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

to cast away
to fling aside to throw
to cast
left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

to cast away
to fling aside 摘 摘 [zhai1] to take
to borrow
to pick (flowers, fruit etc)
to pluck
to select
to remove
to take off (glasses, hat etc) to take
to borrow
to pick (flowers, fruit etc)
to pluck
to select
to remove
to take off (glasses, hat etc) 摔 摔 [shuai1] to throw down
to fall
to drop and break to throw down
to fall
to drop and break 撤 撤 [che4] to remove
to take away
to withdraw to remove
to take away
to withdraw 摸 摸 [mo2] variant of 摹[mo2]

to feel with the hand
to touch
to stroke
to grope
to feel (one's pulse) variant of 摹[ㄇㄛˊ]

to feel with the hand
to touch
to stroke
to grope
to feel (one's pulse) 摟 搂 [lou3] to hug
to embrace
to hold in one's arms

to draw towards oneself
to gather
to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)
to grab (money)
to extort to hug
to embrace
to hold in one's arms

to draw towards oneself
to gather
to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)
to grab (money)
to extort 摺 摺 [zhe2] document folded in accordion form
to fold document folded in accordion form
to fold 摑 掴 [guo2] to slap to slap 摧 摧 [cui1] to break
to destroy
to devastate
to ravage
to repress to break
to destroy
to devastate
to ravage
to repress 摩 摩 [mo2] to rub to rub 摯 挚 [zhi4] sincere

surname Zhi sincere

surname Zhi 摹 摹 [mo2] to imitate
to copy to imitate
to copy 撞 撞 [zhuang4] to hit
to strike
to meet by accident
to run into
to bump against
to bump into to hit
to strike
to meet by accident
to run into
to bump against
to bump into 撲 扑 [pu1] to throw oneself at
to pounce on
to devote one's energies
to flap
to flutter
to dab
to pat
to bend over to throw oneself at
to pounce on
to devote one's energies
to flap
to flutter
to dab
to pat
to bend over 撈 捞 [lao1] to fish up
to dredge up to fish up
to dredge up 撐 撑 [cheng1] to support
to prop up
to push or move with a pole
to maintain
to open or unfurl
to fill to bursting point
brace
stay
support to support
to prop up
to push or move with a pole
to maintain
to open or unfurl
to fill to bursting point
brace
stay
support 撰 撰 [zhuan4] to compose
to compile to compose
to compile 撥 拨 [bo1] to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
to dial
to allocate
to set aside (money)
to poke (the fire)
to pluck (a string instrument)
to turn round
classifier: group, batch to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
to dial
to allocate
to set aside (money)
to poke (the fire)
to pluck (a string instrument)
to turn round
classifier: group, batch 撓 挠 [nao2] to scratch
to thwart
to yield to scratch
to thwart
to yield 撕 撕 [si1] to tear to tear 撩 撩 [liao2] to tease
to provoke
to stir up (emotions)

to lift up (sth hanging down)
to raise (hem of skirt)
to pull up (sleeve)
to sprinkle (water with cupped hands) to tease
to provoke
to stir up (emotions)

to lift up (sth hanging down)
to raise (hem of skirt)
to pull up (sleeve)
to sprinkle (water with cupped hands) 撒 撒 [sa3] to scatter
to sprinkle
to spill

to let go
to cast
to let loose
to discharge
to give expression to to scatter
to sprinkle
to spill

to let go
to cast
to let loose
to discharge
to give expression to 撮 撮 [zuo3] classifier for hair or grass: tuft

to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips
to scoop up
to collect together
to extract
to gather up
classifier: pinch classifier for hair or grass: tuft

to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips
to scoop up
to collect together
to extract
to gather up
classifier: pinch 播 播 [bo1] to sow
to scatter
to spread
to broadcast
Taiwan pr. [bo4] to sow
to scatter
to spread
to broadcast
Taiwan pr. [ㄅㄛˋ] 撫 抚 [fu3] to comfort
to console
to stroke
to caress
an old term for province or provincial governor to comfort
to console
to stroke
to caress
an old term for province or provincial governor 撚 撚 [nian3] to play tricks on or toy with
delicate
exquisite (Cantonese) to play tricks on or toy with
delicate
exquisite (Cantonese) 撬 撬 [qiao4] to lift
to pry open
to lever open to lift
to pry open
to lever open 擅 擅 [shan4] without authority
to usurp
to arrogate to oneself
to monopolize
expert in
to be good at without authority
to usurp
to arrogate to oneself
to monopolize
expert in
to be good at 擁 拥 [yong1] to hold
to embrace
to wrap around
to gather around (sb)
to throng
to swarm
to support
Taiwan pr. [yong3] to hold
to embrace
to wrap around
to gather around (sb)
to throng
to swarm
to support
Taiwan pr. [ㄩㄥˇ] 擋 挡 [dang4] to arrange
to put in order

to resist
to obstruct
to hinder
to keep off
to block (a blow)
to get in the way of
cover
gear to arrange
to put in order

to resist
to obstruct
to hinder
to keep off
to block (a blow)
to get in the way of
cover
gear 撻 挞 [ta4] flog
rapid flog
rapid 撼 撼 [han4] to shake
to vibrate to shake
to vibrate 據 据 [ju4] according to
to act in accordance with
to depend on
to seize
to occupy according to
to act in accordance with
to depend on
to seize
to occupy 擄 掳 [lu3] to capture
to seize to capture
to seize 擇 择 [ze2] to select
to choose
to pick over
to pick out
to differentiate
to eliminate
also pr. [zhai2] to select
to choose
to pick over
to pick out
to differentiate
to eliminate
also pr. [ㄓㄞˊ] 擂 擂 [lei4] to beat (a drum)

beat
to grind to beat (a drum)

beat
to grind 操 操 [cao4] variant of 肏[cao4]

to grasp
to hold
to operate
to manage
to control
to steer
to exercise
to drill (practice)
to play
to speak (a language) variant of 肏[ㄘㄠˋ]

to grasp
to hold
to operate
to manage
to control
to steer
to exercise
to drill (practice)
to play
to speak (a language) 撿 捡 [jian3] to pick up
to collect
to gather to pick up
to collect
to gather 擒 擒 [qin2] to capture to capture 擔 担 [dan4] picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
two buckets full
carrying pole and its load
classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

to undertake
to carry
to shoulder
to take responsibility picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
two buckets full
carrying pole and its load
classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

to undertake
to carry
to shoulder
to take responsibility 擎 擎 [qing2] to raise (hand) to raise (hand) 擊 击 [ji1] to hit
to strike
to break
Taiwan pr. [ji2] to hit
to strike
to break
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄧˊ] 擘 擘 [bo4] thumb
to break
to tear
to pierce
to split thumb
to break
to tear
to pierce
to split 擠 挤 [ji3] to crowd in
to cram in
to force others aside
to press
to squeeze
to find (time in one's busy schedule) to crowd in
to cram in
to force others aside
to press
to squeeze
to find (time in one's busy schedule) 擰 拧 [ning4] stubborn

mistake
to twist

to pinch
wring stubborn

mistake
to twist

to pinch
wring 擦 擦 [ca1] to wipe
to erase
rubbing (brush stroke in painting)
to clean
to polish to wipe
to erase
rubbing (brush stroke in painting)
to clean
to polish 擬 拟 [ni3] to plan to
to draft (a plan)
to imitate
to assess
to compare
pseudo- to plan to
to draft (a plan)
to imitate
to assess
to compare
pseudo- 擱 搁 [ge2] to bear
to stand
to endure

to place
to put aside
to shelve to bear
to stand
to endure

to place
to put aside
to shelve 擴 扩 [kuo4] enlarge enlarge 擲 掷 [zhi4] to toss
to throw dice
Taiwan pr. [zhi2] to toss
to throw dice
Taiwan pr. [ㄓˊ] 擾 扰 [rao3] to disturb to disturb 攆 撵 [nian3] to expel
to oust to expel
to oust 擺 摆 [bai3] to arrange
to exhibit
to move to and fro
a pendulum to arrange
to exhibit
to move to and fro
a pendulum 擻 擞 [sou3] shake
trembling shake
trembling 攀 攀 [pan1] to climb (by pulling oneself up)
to implicate
to claim connections of higher status to climb (by pulling oneself up)
to implicate
to claim connections of higher status 攏 拢 [long3] to gather together
to collect
to approach
to draw near to
to add
to sum up
to comb (hair) to gather together
to collect
to approach
to draw near to
to add
to sum up
to comb (hair) 攘 攘 [rang3] to push up one's sleeves
to reject or resist
to seize
to perturb
to steal to push up one's sleeves
to reject or resist
to seize
to perturb
to steal 攔 拦 [lan2] to block sb's path
to obstruct
to flag down (a taxi) to block sb's path
to obstruct
to flag down (a taxi) 攙 搀 [chan1] to assist by the arm
to mix
to support
to sustain to assist by the arm
to mix
to support
to sustain 攝 摄 [she4] to take in
to absorb
to assimilate
to act for
to take a photo
photo shoot
photo
to conserve (one's health) to take in
to absorb
to assimilate
to act for
to take a photo
photo shoot
photo
to conserve (one's health) 攜 携 [xie2] to carry
to take along
to bring along
to hold (hands)
also pr. [xi1] to carry
to take along
to bring along
to hold (hands)
also pr. [ㄒㄧ] 攤 摊 [tan1] to spread out
vendor's stand to spread out
vendor's stand 攣 挛 [luan2] twisted
bent
crooked
cramped twisted
bent
crooked
cramped 攫 攫 [jue2] to seize
to snatch
to grab to seize
to snatch
to grab 攪 搅 [jiao3] to disturb
to annoy
to mix
to stir to disturb
to annoy
to mix
to stir 攬 揽 [lan3] to monopolize
to seize to monopolize
to seize 支 支 [zhi1] to support
to sustain
to erect
to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

surname Zhi to support
to sustain
to erect
to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

surname Zhi 收 收 [shou1] to receive
to accept
to collect
to put away
to restrain
to stop
in care of (used on address line after name) to receive
to accept
to collect
to put away
to restrain
to stop
in care of (used on address line after name) 改 改 [gai3] to change
to alter
to transform
to correct to change
to alter
to transform
to correct 攻 攻 [gong1] to attack
to accuse
to study to attack
to accuse
to study 放 放 [fang4] to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks) to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks) 政 政 [zheng4] political
politics
government political
politics
government 故 故 [gu4] happening
instance
reason
cause
intentional
former
old
friend
therefore
hence
(of people) to die, dead happening
instance
reason
cause
intentional
former
old
friend
therefore
hence
(of people) to die, dead 效 效 [xiao4] effect
efficacy
to imitate effect
efficacy
to imitate 敝 敝 [bi4] my (polite)
poor
ruined
shabby
worn out
defeated my (polite)
poor
ruined
shabby
worn out
defeated 敖 敖 [ao2] to ramble
to rove
old variant of 熬[ao2]

surname Ao to ramble
to rove
old variant of 熬[ㄠˊ]

surname Ao 救 救 [jiu4] to save
to assist
to rescue to save
to assist
to rescue 教 教 [jiao4] religion
teaching
to make
to cause
to tell

to teach

surname Jiao religion
teaching
to make
to cause
to tell

to teach

surname Jiao 敗 败 [bai4] to defeat
to damage
to lose (to an opponent)
to fail
to wither to defeat
to damage
to lose (to an opponent)
to fail
to wither 啟 启 [qi3] to open
to start
to initiate
to enlighten or awaken
to state
to inform

Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC) to open
to start
to initiate
to enlighten or awaken
to state
to inform

Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[ㄩˇ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄠˊ] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC) 敏 敏 [min3] quick
nimble
agile
clever
smart quick
nimble
agile
clever
smart 敘 叙 [xu4] to narrate
to chat

abbr. for Syria 敘利亞|叙利亚[Xu4 li4 ya4] to narrate
to chat

abbr. for Syria 敘利亞|叙利亚[ㄒㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ] 敞 敞 [chang3] open to the view of all
spacious
to open wide
to disclose open to the view of all
spacious
to open wide
to disclose 敦 敦 [dun1] kind-hearted
place name kind-hearted
place name 敢 敢 [gan3] to dare
daring
(polite) may I venture to dare
daring
(polite) may I venture 散 散 [san4] to scatter
to break up (a meeting etc)
to disperse
to disseminate
to dispel
(coll.) to sack

scattered
loose
to come loose
to fall apart
leisurely
powdered medicine to scatter
to break up (a meeting etc)
to disperse
to disseminate
to dispel
(coll.) to sack

scattered
loose
to come loose
to fall apart
leisurely
powdered medicine 敬 敬 [jing4] to respect
to venerate
to salute
to offer to respect
to venerate
to salute
to offer 敲 敲 [qiao1] to hit
to strike
to tap
to rap
to knock
to rip sb off
to overcharge to hit
to strike
to tap
to rap
to knock
to rip sb off
to overcharge 敵 敌 [di2] enemy
match
to resist
to withstand enemy
match
to resist
to withstand 敷 敷 [fu1] to spread
to lay out
to apply (powder, ointment etc)
sufficient (to cover)
enough to spread
to lay out
to apply (powder, ointment etc)
sufficient (to cover)
enough 數 数 [shuo4] frequently
repeatedly

number
figure
several
CL:個|个[ge4]

to count
to enumerate
to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings) frequently
repeatedly

number
figure
several
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]

to count
to enumerate
to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings) 整 整 [zheng3] exactly
in good order
whole
complete
entire
in order
orderly
to repair
to mend
to renovate
(coll.) to fix sb
to give sb a hard time
to mess with sb exactly
in good order
whole
complete
entire
in order
orderly
to repair
to mend
to renovate
(coll.) to fix sb
to give sb a hard time
to mess with sb 斂 敛 [lian4] variant of 殮|殓[lian4]

to hold back
to restrain
to control (oneself)
to collect
Taiwan pr. [lian4] variant of 殮|殓[ㄌㄧㄢˋ]

to hold back
to restrain
to control (oneself)
to collect
Taiwan pr. [ㄌㄧㄢˋ] 斃 毙 [bi4] to die
to shoot dead
to reject
to fall forward
(suffix) to death to die
to shoot dead
to reject
to fall forward
(suffix) to death 文 文 [wen2] language
culture
writing
formal
literary
gentle
(old) classifier for coins
Kangxi radical 118

surname Wen language
culture
writing
formal
literary
gentle
(old) classifier for coins
Kangxi radical 118

surname Wen 斑 斑 [ban1] spot
colored patch
stripe
spotted
striped
variegated spot
colored patch
stripe
spotted
striped
variegated 斐 斐 [fei3] phonetic fei or fi
elegant
phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)

surname Fei phonetic fei or fi
elegant
phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)

surname Fei 斗 斗 [dou3] dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]
decaliter
peck
cup or dipper shaped object
old variant of 陡[dou3]

abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[ㄕㄥ] or one-tenth of a 石[ㄉㄢˋ]
decaliter
peck
cup or dipper shaped object
old variant of 陡[ㄉㄡˇ]

abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥ] 料 料 [liao4] material
stuff
grain
feed
to expect
to anticipate
to guess material
stuff
grain
feed
to expect
to anticipate
to guess 斜 斜 [xie2] inclined
slanting
oblique
tilting inclined
slanting
oblique
tilting 斟 斟 [zhen1] to pour
to deliberate to pour
to deliberate 斡 斡 [wo4] to turn to turn 斤 斤 [jin1] catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg 斥 斥 [chi4] to blame
to reprove
to reprimand
to expel
to oust
to reconnoiter
(of territory) to expand
saline marsh to blame
to reprove
to reprimand
to expel
to oust
to reconnoiter
(of territory) to expand
saline marsh 斧 斧 [fu3] hatchet hatchet 斫 斫 [zhuo2] to chop
to hack
to carve wood to chop
to hack
to carve wood 斬 斩 [zhan3] to behead (as form of capital punishment)
to chop to behead (as form of capital punishment)
to chop 斯 斯 [si1] (phonetic)
this

Slovakia
Slovak
abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4] (phonetic)
this

Slovakia
Slovak
abbr. for 斯洛伐克[ㄙ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄎㄜˋ] 新 新 [xin1] new
newly
meso- (chemistry)

abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]
surname Xin new
newly
meso- (chemistry)

abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄤ] or Singapore 新加坡[ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄆㄛ]
surname Xin 斷 断 [duan4] to break
to snap
to cut off
to give up or abstain from sth
to judge
(usu. used in the negative) absolutely
definitely
decidedly to break
to snap
to cut off
to give up or abstain from sth
to judge
(usu. used in the negative) absolutely
definitely
decidedly 方 方 [fang1] square
power or involution (mathematics)
upright
honest
fair and square
direction
side
party (to a contract, dispute etc)
place
method
prescription (medicine)
just when
only or just
classifier for square things
abbr. for square or cubic meter

surname Fang square
power or involution (mathematics)
upright
honest
fair and square
direction
side
party (to a contract, dispute etc)
place
method
prescription (medicine)
just when
only or just
classifier for square things
abbr. for square or cubic meter

surname Fang 於 於 [wu1] (literary) Oh!
Ah!

in
at
to
from
by
than
out of

surname Yu (literary) Oh!
Ah!

in
at
to
from
by
than
out of

surname Yu 施 施 [shi1] to grant
to give
to bestow
to act
to carry out

surname Shi to grant
to give
to bestow
to act
to carry out

surname Shi 旁 旁 [pang2] beside
one side
other
side
self
the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic beside
one side
other
side
self
the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic 旅 旅 [lü3] trip
travel
to travel
brigade (army) trip
travel
to travel
brigade (army) 族 族 [zu2] race
nationality
ethnicity
clan
by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) race
nationality
ethnicity
clan
by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) 旋 旋 [xuan4] to whirl
immediately
variant of 鏇|镟[xuan4]

to revolve
a loop
a circle to whirl
immediately
variant of 鏇|镟[ㄒㄩㄢˋ]

to revolve
a loop
a circle 旌 旌 [jing1] banner
make manifest banner
make manifest 旎 旎 [ni3] fluttering of flags fluttering of flags 旗 旗 [qi2] banner
flag
(in Qing times) refers to Manchurian ruling class, from 八旗[ba1 qi2] eight banners
administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county
CL:面[mian4] banner
flag
(in Qing times) refers to Manchurian ruling class, from 八旗[ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧˊ] eight banners
administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[ㄒㄧㄢˋ] county
CL:面[ㄇㄧㄢˋ] 旖 旖 [yi3] fluttering of flag fluttering of flag 既 既 [ji4] already
since
both... (and...) already
since
both... (and...) 日 日 [ri4] sun
day
date, day of the month

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan sun
day
date, day of the month

abbr. for 日本[ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ], Japan 旦 旦 [dan4] dawn
morning
day-break
day dawn
morning
day-break
day 早 早 [zao3] early
morning
Good morning! early
morning
Good morning! 旨 旨 [zhi3] imperial decree
purport
aim
purpose imperial decree
purport
aim
purpose 旬 旬 [xun2] ten days
ten years
full period ten days
ten years
full period 旭 旭 [xu4] dawn
rising sun dawn
rising sun 旱 旱 [han4] drought drought 旺 旺 [wang4] prosperous
flourishing
(of flowers) blooming
(of fire) roaring prosperous
flourishing
(of flowers) blooming
(of fire) roaring 昔 昔 [xi1] former times
the past
Taiwan pr. [xi2]

surname Xi former times
the past
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧˊ]

surname Xi 易 易 [yi4] easy
amiable
to change
to exchange

surname Yi
abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], the Book of Changes easy
amiable
to change
to exchange

surname Yi
abbr. for 易經|易经[ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ], the Book of Changes 昌 昌 [chang1] prosperous
flourishing

surname Chang prosperous
flourishing

surname Chang 昆 昆 [kun1] descendant
elder brother
a style of Chinese poetry descendant
elder brother
a style of Chinese poetry 昂 昂 [ang2] to lift
to raise
to raise one's head
high
high spirits
soaring
expensive to lift
to raise
to raise one's head
high
high spirits
soaring
expensive 明 明 [ming2] bright
opposite: dark 暗[an4]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
surname Ming
Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God bright
opposite: dark 暗[ㄢˋ]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
surname Ming
Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˊ] Farmer God 昀 昀 [yun2] sun light
used in personal name sun light
used in personal name 昏 昏 [hun1] muddle-headed
twilight
to faint
to lose consciousness muddle-headed
twilight
to faint
to lose consciousness 春 春 [chun1] spring (time)
gay
joyful
youthful
love
lust
life

surname Chun spring (time)
gay
joyful
youthful
love
lust
life

surname Chun 昭 昭 [zhao1] bright
clear
manifest
to show clearly bright
clear
manifest
to show clearly 映 映 [ying4] to reflect (light)
to shine
to project (an image onto a screen etc) to reflect (light)
to shine
to project (an image onto a screen etc) 昧 昧 [mei4] to conceal
dark to conceal
dark 是 是 [shi4] is
are
am
yes
to be is
are
am
yes
to be 星 星 [xing1] star
satellite
small amount star
satellite
small amount 昨 昨 [zuo2] yesterday yesterday 時 时 [shi2] o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period

surname Shi o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period

surname Shi 晉 晋 [jin4] to move forward
to promote
to advance

surname Jin
the Jin Dynasties (265-420)
Western Jin 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936-946)
short name for Shanxi province 山西[Shan1 xi1] to move forward
to promote
to advance

surname Jin
the Jin Dynasties (265-420)
Western Jin 西晉|西晋[ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˋ] (265-316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋[ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ] (317-420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936-946)
short name for Shanxi province 山西[ㄕㄢ ㄒㄧ] 晏 晏 [yan4] late
quiet

surname Yan late
quiet

surname Yan 晃 晃 [huang4] to sway
to shake
to wander about

to dazzle
to flash past to sway
to shake
to wander about

to dazzle
to flash past 晒 晒 [shai4] variant of 曬|晒[shai4] variant of 曬|晒[ㄕㄞˋ] 晌 晌 [shang3] part of the day
midday part of the day
midday 晝 昼 [zhou4] daytime daytime 晚 晚 [wan3] evening
night
late evening
night
late 晤 晤 [wu4] to meet (socially) to meet (socially) 晨 晨 [chen2] morning
dawn
daybreak morning
dawn
daybreak 晦 晦 [hui4] dark
night
unlucky dark
night
unlucky 普 普 [pu3] general
popular
everywhere
universal general
popular
everywhere
universal 晰 晰 [xi1] understanding understanding 晴 晴 [qing2] clear
fine (weather) clear
fine (weather) 晶 晶 [jing1] crystal crystal 景 景 [jing3] bright
circumstance
scenery

surname Jing bright
circumstance
scenery

surname Jing 暑 暑 [shu3] heat
hot weather
summer heat heat
hot weather
summer heat 智 智 [zhi4] wisdom
knowledge wisdom
knowledge 暗 暗 [an4] dark
gloomy
hidden
secret
muddled
obscure
in the dark dark
gloomy
hidden
secret
muddled
obscure
in the dark 暉 晖 [hui1] sunshine
to shine upon
variant of 輝|辉[hui1] sunshine
to shine upon
variant of 輝|辉[ㄏㄨㄟ] 暇 暇 [xia2] leisure leisure 暈 晕 [yun4] dizzy
halo
ring around moon or sun

confused
dizzy
giddy
to faint
to swoon
to lose consciousness
to pass out dizzy
halo
ring around moon or sun

confused
dizzy
giddy
to faint
to swoon
to lose consciousness
to pass out 暖 暖 [nuan3] warm
to heat
genial warm
to heat
genial 暢 畅 [chang4] free
unimpeded
smooth
at ease
free from worry
fluent free
unimpeded
smooth
at ease
free from worry
fluent 暨 暨 [ji4] and
to reach to
the limits and
to reach to
the limits 暮 暮 [mu4] evening
sunset evening
sunset 暫 暂 [zan4] temporary
Taiwan pr. [zhan4] temporary
Taiwan pr. [ㄓㄢˋ] 暴 暴 [bao4] sudden
violent
cruel
to show or expose
to injure

surname Bao sudden
violent
cruel
to show or expose
to injure

surname Bao 曆 历 [li4] calendar calendar 曉 晓 [xiao3] dawn
daybreak
to know
to let sb know
to make explicit dawn
daybreak
to know
to let sb know
to make explicit 暹 暹 [xian1] sunrise sunrise 曙 曙 [shu3] daybreak
dawn
the dawn of a new epoch (metaphor)
Taiwan pr. [shu4] daybreak
dawn
the dawn of a new epoch (metaphor)
Taiwan pr. [ㄕㄨˋ] 曖 暧 [ai4] (of daylight) dim
obscure
clandestine
dubious (of daylight) dim
obscure
clandestine
dubious 曠 旷 [kuang4] to neglect
to skip (class or work)
to waste (time)
vast
loose-fitting to neglect
to skip (class or work)
to waste (time)
vast
loose-fitting 曝 曝 [pu4] to air
to sun to air
to sun 曦 曦 [xi1] light of day light of day 曰 曰 [yue1] to speak
to say to speak
to say 曲 曲 [qu3] tune
song
CL:支[zhi1]

bent
crooked
wrong
yeast

surname Qu tune
song
CL:支[ㄓ]

bent
crooked
wrong
yeast

surname Qu 曳 曳 [ye4] to drag
to pull
Taiwan pr. [yi4] to drag
to pull
Taiwan pr. [ㄧˋ] 更 更 [geng4] more
even more
further
still
still more

to change or replace
to experience
one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) more
even more
further
still
still more

to change or replace
to experience
one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) 曷 曷 [he2] why
how
when
what
where why
how
when
what
where 書 书 [shu1] book
letter
document
CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]
to write

abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] book
letter
document
CL:本[ㄅㄣˇ],冊|册[ㄘㄜˋ],部[ㄅㄨˋ]
to write

abbr. for 書經|书经[ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄥ] 曹 曹 [cao2] class or grade
generation
plaintiff and defendant (old)
government department (old)

surname Cao
Zhou Dynasty vassal state class or grade
generation
plaintiff and defendant (old)
government department (old)

surname Cao
Zhou Dynasty vassal state 勗 勗 [xu4] exhort
stimulate exhort
stimulate 曾 曾 [zeng1] great-grand (father, child etc)

once
already
ever (in the past)
former
previously
(past tense marker used before verb or clause)

surname Zeng great-grand (father, child etc)

once
already
ever (in the past)
former
previously
(past tense marker used before verb or clause)

surname Zeng 替 替 [ti4] to substitute for
to take the place of
to replace
for
on behalf of
to stand in for to substitute for
to take the place of
to replace
for
on behalf of
to stand in for 會 会 [kuai4] to balance an account
accountancy
accounting

can
to be possible
to be able to
will
to be likely to
to be sure to
to assemble
to meet
to gather
to see
union
group
association
CL:個|个[ge4]
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3]) to balance an account
accountancy
accounting

can
to be possible
to be able to
will
to be likely to
to be sure to
to assemble
to meet
to gather
to see
union
group
association
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ㄏㄨㄟˇ]) 月 月 [yue4] moon
month
monthly
CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] moon
month
monthly
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ],輪|轮[ㄌㄨㄣˊ] 有 有 [you3] to have
there is
there are
to exist
to be to have
there is
there are
to exist
to be 服 服 [fu4] dose (measure word for medicine)

clothes
dress
garment
to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc)
to obey
to convince
to admire
to acclimatize
to take (medicine)
mourning clothes
to wear mourning clothes dose (measure word for medicine)

clothes
dress
garment
to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc)
to obey
to convince
to admire
to acclimatize
to take (medicine)
mourning clothes
to wear mourning clothes 朋 朋 [peng2] friend friend 朔 朔 [shuo4] beginning
first day of lunar month beginning
first day of lunar month 朕 朕 [zhen4] I
we (imperial use)
subtle I
we (imperial use)
subtle 朗 朗 [lang3] clear
bright clear
bright 望 望 [wang4] full moon
to hope
to expect
to visit
to gaze (into the distance)
to look towards
towards full moon
to hope
to expect
to visit
to gaze (into the distance)
to look towards
towards 期 期 [qi1] a period of time
phase
stage
(used for issue of a periodical, courses of study)
time
term
period
to hope
Taiwan pr. [qi2] a period of time
phase
stage
(used for issue of a periodical, courses of study)
time
term
period
to hope
Taiwan pr. [ㄑㄧˊ] 朝 朝 [zhao1] morning

imperial or royal court
government
dynasty
reign of a sovereign or emperor
court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
to make a pilgrimage to
facing
towards

abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea morning

imperial or royal court
government
dynasty
reign of a sovereign or emperor
court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
to make a pilgrimage to
facing
towards

abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ] Korea 朦 朦 [meng2] deceive
indistinct deceive
indistinct 朧 胧 [long2] rising moon rising moon 木 木 [mu4] tree
wood
coffin
wooden
simple
numb
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

surname Mu tree
wood
coffin
wooden
simple
numb
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ㄅㄚ ㄧㄣ]

surname Mu 朮 朮 [zhu2] variant of 術|术[zhu2]

variant of 術|术[shu4] variant of 術|术[ㄓㄨˊ]

variant of 術|术[ㄕㄨˋ] 本 本 [ben3] roots or stems of plants
origin
source
this
the current
root
foundation
basis
classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
originally roots or stems of plants
origin
source
this
the current
root
foundation
basis
classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
originally 未 未 [wei4] not yet
did not
have not
not
8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep not yet
did not
have not
not
8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 末 末 [mo4] tip
end
final stage
latter part
inessential detail
powder
dust
opera role of old man tip
end
final stage
latter part
inessential detail
powder
dust
opera role of old man 札 札 [zha2] thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China)
a kind of official document (in former times)
letter
note thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China)
a kind of official document (in former times)
letter
note 朽 朽 [xiu3] rotten rotten 朴 朴 [po4] Celtis sinensis var. japonica

surname Piao
Korean surname 박 (Park, Pak, or Bak)
also pr. [Pu2] Celtis sinensis var. japonica

surname Piao
Korean surname 박 (Park, Pak, or Bak)
also pr. [ㄆㄨˊ] 朱 朱 [zhu1] vermilion

surname Zhu vermilion

surname Zhu 朵 朵 [duo3] flower
earlobe
fig. item on both sides
classifier for flowers, clouds etc flower
earlobe
fig. item on both sides
classifier for flowers, clouds etc 束 束 [shu4] to bind
bunch
bundle
classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
to control

surname Shu to bind
bunch
bundle
classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
to control

surname Shu 李 李 [li3] plum

surname Li plum

surname Li 杏 杏 [xing4] apricot
almond apricot
almond 材 材 [cai2] material
timber
ability
aptitude
a capable individual
coffin (old) material
timber
ability
aptitude
a capable individual
coffin (old) 村 村 [cun1] village village 杜 杜 [du4] birchleaf pear (tree)
to stop
to prevent
to restrict

surname Du birchleaf pear (tree)
to stop
to prevent
to restrict

surname Du 杖 杖 [zhang4] a staff
a rod
cane
walking stick
to flog with a stick (old) a staff
a rod
cane
walking stick
to flog with a stick (old) 杞 杞 [qi3] Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)
willow

surname Qi
Zhou Dynasty vassal state Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)
willow

surname Qi
Zhou Dynasty vassal state 杉 杉 [shan1] China fir
Cunninghamia lanceolata
also pr. [sha1] China fir
Cunninghamia lanceolata
also pr. [ㄕㄚ] 杭 杭 [Hang2] surname Hang
Hangzhou surname Hang
Hangzhou 枋 枋 [fang1] Santalum album
square wooden pillar Santalum album
square wooden pillar 枕 枕 [zhen3] pillow
to pillow
to rest one's head pillow
to pillow
to rest one's head 東 东 [dong1] east
host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
landlord

surname Dong east
host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
landlord

surname Dong 果 果 [guo3] fruit
result
resolute
indeed
if really fruit
result
resolute
indeed
if really 杳 杳 [yao3] dark and quiet
disappear dark and quiet
disappear 杷 杷 [pa2] see 枇杷[pi2 pa5]

handle or shaft (of an axe etc)
hoe
to harrow see 枇杷[ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚ˙]

handle or shaft (of an axe etc)
hoe
to harrow 枇 枇 [pi2] see 枇杷[pi2 pa5] see 枇杷[ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚ˙] 枝 枝 [zhi1] branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 林 林 [lin2] woods
forest
CL:片[pian4]
circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
a collection (of similar things)

surname Lin woods
forest
CL:片[ㄆㄧㄢˋ]
circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
a collection (of similar things)

surname Lin 杯 杯 [bei1] trophy cup
cup
classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup trophy cup
cup
classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup 杰 杰 [jie2] variant of 傑|杰[jie2] variant of 傑|杰[ㄐㄧㄝˊ] 板 板 [ban3] board
plank
plate
shutter
table tennis bat
clappers (music)
CL:塊|块[kuai4]
accented beat in Chinese music
hard
stiff
to stop smiling or look serious board
plank
plate
shutter
table tennis bat
clappers (music)
CL:塊|块[ㄎㄨㄞˋ]
accented beat in Chinese music
hard
stiff
to stop smiling or look serious 枉 枉 [wang3] to twist
crooked
unjust
in vain to twist
crooked
unjust
in vain 松 松 [song1] pine
CL:棵[ke1]

surname Song pine
CL:棵[ㄎㄜ]

surname Song 析 析 [xi1] to separate
to divide
to analyze to separate
to divide
to analyze 杵 杵 [chu3] pestle
to poke pestle
to poke 枚 枚 [mei2] classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc
tree trunk
whip
wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)

surname Mei classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc
tree trunk
whip
wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)

surname Mei 柿 柿 [shi4] persimmon persimmon 染 染 [ran3] to dye
to catch (a disease)
to acquire (bad habits etc)
to contaminate
to add color washes to a painting to dye
to catch (a disease)
to acquire (bad habits etc)
to contaminate
to add color washes to a painting 柱 柱 [zhu4] pillar
CL:根[gen1] pillar
CL:根[ㄍㄣ] 柔 柔 [rou2] soft
flexible
supple
yielding
rho (Greek letter Ρρ) soft
flexible
supple
yielding
rho (Greek letter Ρρ) 某 某 [mou3] some
a certain
sb or sth indefinite
such-and-such some
a certain
sb or sth indefinite
such-and-such 柬 柬 [jian3] card
note
letter
old variant of 揀|拣[jian3]

abbr. for 柬埔寨[Jian3 pu3 zhai4], Cambodia card
note
letter
old variant of 揀|拣[ㄐㄧㄢˇ]

abbr. for 柬埔寨[ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄓㄞˋ], Cambodia 架 架 [jia4] to support
frame
rack
framework
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc to support
frame
rack
framework
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc 枯 枯 [ku1] dried up dried up 柵 栅 [zha4] fence
also pr. [shan1] fence
also pr. [ㄕㄢ] 柩 柩 [jiu4] bier bier 柯 柯 [ke1] handle of ax
stem

surname Ke handle of ax
stem

surname Ke 柄 柄 [bing3] handle or shaft (of an axe etc)
(of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem
sth that affords an advantage to an opponent
classifier for knives or blades handle or shaft (of an axe etc)
(of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem
sth that affords an advantage to an opponent
classifier for knives or blades 柑 柑 [gan1] large tangerine large tangerine 枴 枴 [guai3] cane cane 柚 柚 [you4] pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)
shaddock
oriental grapefruit pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)
shaddock
oriental grapefruit 查 查 [zha1] see 山查[shan1 zha1]

to research
to check
to investigate
to examine
to refer to
to search

surname Zha see 山查[ㄕㄢ ㄓㄚ]

to research
to check
to investigate
to examine
to refer to
to search

surname Zha 枸 枸 [ju3] Citrus medica

Chinese wolfberry (Lycium chinense)

Acgle sepiaria Citrus medica

Chinese wolfberry (Lycium chinense)

Acgle sepiaria 柏 柏 [bo4] variant of 檗[bo4]

(used for transcribing names)

cedar
cypress
Taiwan pr. [bo2]

surname Bai
Taiwan pr. [Bo2] variant of 檗[ㄅㄛˋ]

(used for transcribing names)

cedar
cypress
Taiwan pr. [ㄅㄛˊ]

surname Bai
Taiwan pr. [ㄅㄛˊ] 柞 柞 [zuo4] oak
Quercus serrata oak
Quercus serrata 柳 柳 [liu3] willow

surname Liu willow

surname Liu 校 校 [xiao4] school
military officer
CL:所[suo3]

to proofread
to check
to compare school
military officer
CL:所[ㄙㄨㄛˇ]

to proofread
to check
to compare 核 核 [he2] pit
stone
nucleus
nuclear
to examine
to check
to verify pit
stone
nucleus
nuclear
to examine
to check
to verify 案 案 [an4] (legal) case
incident
record
file
table (legal) case
incident
record
file
table 框 框 [kuang4] frame (e.g. door frame)
casing
fig. framework
template
to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth)
to frame
to restrict
Taiwan pr. [kuang1] frame (e.g. door frame)
casing
fig. framework
template
to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth)
to frame
to restrict
Taiwan pr. [ㄎㄨㄤ] 桓 桓 [huan2] Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi)
big
pillar (old)

surname Huan Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi)
big
pillar (old)

surname Huan 根 根 [gen1] root
basis
classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
CL:條|条[tiao2]
radical (chemistry) root
basis
classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ]
radical (chemistry) 桂 桂 [gui4] cassia
laurel

surname Gui
abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] cassia
laurel

surname Gui
abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄓˋ ㄑㄩ] 桔 桔 [ju2] variant of 橘[ju2]

Platycodon grandiflorus
water bucket variant of 橘[ㄐㄩˊ]

Platycodon grandiflorus
water bucket 栩 栩 [xu3] Quercus serrata Quercus serrata 梳 梳 [shu1] a comb
to comb a comb
to comb 栗 栗 [li4] chestnut

surname Li chestnut

surname Li 桌 桌 [zhuo1] table table 桑 桑 [sang1] mulberry tree

surname Sang mulberry tree

surname Sang 栽 栽 [zai1] to grow
to plant
to insert
to force on sb
to fall head first to grow
to plant
to insert
to force on sb
to fall head first 柴 柴 [chai2] firewood
lean (of meat)
thin (of a person)

surname Chai firewood
lean (of meat)
thin (of a person)

surname Chai 桐 桐 [tong2] Chinese wood-oil tree (Aleurites cordata) Chinese wood-oil tree (Aleurites cordata) 桀 桀 [jie2] (emperor of Xia dynasty)
cruel (emperor of Xia dynasty)
cruel 格 格 [ge2] square
frame
rule
(legal) case
style
character
standard
pattern
(classical) to obstruct
to hinder
(classical) to arrive
to come
(classical) to investigate
to study exhaustively square
frame
rule
(legal) case
style
character
standard
pattern
(classical) to obstruct
to hinder
(classical) to arrive
to come
(classical) to investigate
to study exhaustively 桃 桃 [tao2] peach peach 株 株 [zhu1] tree trunk
stump (tree root)
a plant
classifier for trees or plants
to involve others (in shady business) tree trunk
stump (tree root)
a plant
classifier for trees or plants
to involve others (in shady business) 桅 桅 [wei2] mast mast 栓 栓 [shuan1] bottle stopper
wooden pin
plug bottle stopper
wooden pin
plug 梁 梁 [liang2] beam of roof
bridge

name of Kingdoms and Dynasties at different periods
surname Liang beam of roof
bridge

name of Kingdoms and Dynasties at different periods
surname Liang 梯 梯 [ti1] ladder
stairs ladder
stairs 梢 梢 [shao1] tip of branch tip of branch 梓 梓 [zi3] Catalpa kaempferi
printing blocks Catalpa kaempferi
printing blocks 梵 梵 [Fan4] abbr. for 梵教[Fan4 jiao4] Brahmanism
abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[Fan4 yu3] or 梵文[Fan4 wen2]
abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1], the Vatican abbr. for 梵教[ㄈㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ] Brahmanism
abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[ㄈㄢˋ ㄩˇ] or 梵文[ㄈㄢˋ ㄨㄣˊ]
abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[ㄈㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄤ], the Vatican 桿 杆 [gan3] stick
pole
lever
classifier for long objects such as guns stick
pole
lever
classifier for long objects such as guns 桶 桶 [tong3] bucket
(trash) can
barrel (of oil etc)
CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] bucket
(trash) can
barrel (of oil etc)
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ],隻|只[ㄓ] 梱 梱 [kun3] movable door sill movable door sill 梧 梧 [wu2] Sterculia platanifolia Sterculia platanifolia 梗 梗 [geng3] branch
stem
stalk
CL:根[gen1]
to block
to hinder branch
stem
stalk
CL:根[ㄍㄣ]
to block
to hinder 械 械 [xie4] appliance
tool
weapon
shackles
also pr. [jie4] appliance
tool
weapon
shackles
also pr. [ㄐㄧㄝˋ] 梃 梃 [ting3] a club (weapon) a club (weapon) 棄 弃 [qi4] to abandon
to relinquish
to discard
to throw away to abandon
to relinquish
to discard
to throw away 梭 梭 [suo1] shuttle (textiles)
to move back and fro shuttle (textiles)
to move back and fro 梆 梆 [bang1] watchman's rattle watchman's rattle 梅 梅 [mei2] plum
plum flower
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

surname Mei plum
plum flower
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

surname Mei 梔 栀 [zhi1] gardenia
cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
same as 栀子 gardenia
cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
same as 栀子 條 条 [tiao2] strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) 梨 梨 [li2] pear
CL:個|个[ge4] pear
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 梟 枭 [xiao1] owl
valiant
trafficker owl
valiant
trafficker 棺 棺 [guan1] coffin coffin 棕 棕 [zong1] palm
palm fiber
coir (coconut fiber)
brown palm
palm fiber
coir (coconut fiber)
brown 棠 棠 [tang2] cherry-apple cherry-apple 棘 棘 [ji2] thorns thorns 棗 枣 [zao3] jujube
dates jujube
dates 椅 椅 [yi3] chair chair 棟 栋 [dong4] classifier for houses or buildings
ridgepole (old) classifier for houses or buildings
ridgepole (old) 棵 棵 [ke1] classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc 森 森 [sen1] forest forest 棧 栈 [zhan4] a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle
wood or bamboo trestlework
a warehouse a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle
wood or bamboo trestlework
a warehouse 棹 棹 [zhuo1] variant of 桌[zhuo1] variant of 桌[ㄓㄨㄛ] 棒 棒 [bang4] stick
club
cudgel
smart
capable
strong
wonderful
classifier for legs of a relay race stick
club
cudgel
smart
capable
strong
wonderful
classifier for legs of a relay race 棲 栖 [qi1] to perch
to rest (of birds)
to dwell
to live
to stay to perch
to rest (of birds)
to dwell
to live
to stay 棣 棣 [di4] Kerria japonica Kerria japonica 棋 棋 [qi2] chess
chess-like game
a game of chess
CL:盤|盘[pan2]
chess piece
CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] chess
chess-like game
a game of chess
CL:盤|盘[ㄆㄢˊ]
chess piece
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ],顆|颗[ㄎㄜ] 棍 棍 [gun4] stick
rod
truncheon stick
rod
truncheon 植 植 [zhi2] to plant to plant 椒 椒 [jiao1] pepper pepper 椎 椎 [zhui1] spine

a hammer spine

a hammer 棉 棉 [mian2] generic term for cotton or kapok
cotton
padded or quilted with cotton generic term for cotton or kapok
cotton
padded or quilted with cotton 棚 棚 [peng2] shed
canopy
shack shed
canopy
shack 榔 榔 [lang2] tall tree (archaic) tall tree (archaic) 業 业 [ye4] line of business
industry
occupation
job
employment
school studies
enterprise
property
(Buddhism) karma
deed
to engage in
already

surname Ye line of business
industry
occupation
job
employment
school studies
enterprise
property
(Buddhism) karma
deed
to engage in
already

surname Ye 楚 楚 [chu3] distinct
clear
orderly
pain
suffering
deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
punishment cane (old)

surname Chu
abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together
Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC) distinct
clear
orderly
pain
suffering
deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
punishment cane (old)

surname Chu
abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄥˇ] and Hunan 湖南省[ㄏㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄥˇ] provinces together
Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC) 楷 楷 [kai3] model
pattern
regular script (calligraphic style)

Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis) model
pattern
regular script (calligraphic style)

Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis) 楠 楠 [nan2] Machilus nanmu
Chinese cedar
Chinese giant redwood Machilus nanmu
Chinese cedar
Chinese giant redwood 楔 楔 [xie1] to wedge
wedge to wedge
wedge 極 极 [ji2] extremely
pole (geography, physics)
utmost
top extremely
pole (geography, physics)
utmost
top 椰 椰 [ye1] coconut palm
Taiwan pr. [ye2] coconut palm
Taiwan pr. [ㄧㄝˊ] 概 概 [gai4] general
approximate general
approximate 楊 杨 [yang2] poplar

surname Yang poplar

surname Yang 楨 桢 [zhen1] evergreen shrub evergreen shrub 楫 楫 [ji2] oar (archaic) oar (archaic) 楞 楞 [leng4] variant of 愣[leng4]
to look distracted
to stare blankly
distracted
blank

variant of 稜|棱, corner
square beam
edge
arris (curve formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge)
see 楞迦 Sri Lanka variant of 愣[ㄌㄥˋ]
to look distracted
to stare blankly
distracted
blank

variant of 稜|棱, corner
square beam
edge
arris (curve formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge)
see 楞迦 Sri Lanka 楓 枫 [feng1] maple maple 楹 楹 [ying2] pillar pillar 榆 榆 [yu2] elm elm 榜 榜 [bang3] notice or announcement
list of names
public roll of successful examinees

to whip
Taiwan pr. [beng4]

to row
oar
Taiwan pr. [beng4] notice or announcement
list of names
public roll of successful examinees

to whip
Taiwan pr. [ㄅㄥˋ]

to row
oar
Taiwan pr. [ㄅㄥˋ] 榨 榨 [zha4] to press
to extract (juice)
device for extracting juice, oils etc to press
to extract (juice)
device for extracting juice, oils etc 榕 榕 [rong2] banyan tree
Ficus wightiana banyan tree
Ficus wightiana 槁 槁 [gao3] dried up (wood)
dead tree dried up (wood)
dead tree 榮 荣 [rong2] glory
honor
thriving

surname Rong glory
honor
thriving

surname Rong 槓 杠 [gang4] thick pole
bar
rod
thick line
to mark with a thick line
to sharpen (knife)
(old) coffin-bearing pole thick pole
bar
rod
thick line
to mark with a thick line
to sharpen (knife)
(old) coffin-bearing pole 構 构 [gou4] to construct
to form
to make up
to compose
literary composition
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) to construct
to form
to make up
to compose
literary composition
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) 榛 榛 [zhen1] hazel tree
Corylus heterophylla hazel tree
Corylus heterophylla 榷 榷 [que4] footbridge
toll, levy
monopoly footbridge
toll, levy
monopoly 榻 榻 [ta4] couch couch 榫 榫 [sun3] mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint) mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint) 榴 榴 [liu2] pomegranate pomegranate 槐 槐 [huai2] Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica)
Japanese pagoda tree Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica)
Japanese pagoda tree 槍 枪 [qiang1] gun
firearm
rifle
spear
thing with shape or function similar to a gun
CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]
to substitute for another person in a test
to knock
classifier for rifle shots

surname Qiang gun
firearm
rifle
spear
thing with shape or function similar to a gun
CL:支[ㄓ],把[ㄅㄚˇ],桿|杆[ㄍㄢˇ],條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ],枝[ㄓ]
to substitute for another person in a test
to knock
classifier for rifle shots

surname Qiang 榭 榭 [xie4] pavilion pavilion 槌 槌 [chui2] mallet
pestle
beetle (for wedging or ramming) mallet
pestle
beetle (for wedging or ramming) 樣 样 [yang4] manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
CL:個|个[ge4] manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 樟 樟 [zhang1] camphor
Cinnamonum camphara camphor
Cinnamonum camphara 槨 椁 [guo3] outer coffin outer coffin 樁 桩 [zhuang1] stump
stake
pile
classifier for items stump
stake
pile
classifier for items 樞 枢 [shu1] hinge
pivot hinge
pivot 標 标 [biao1] the topmost branches of a tree
surface
sign
to mark
(outward) sign
indication
prize
award
bid the topmost branches of a tree
surface
sign
to mark
(outward) sign
indication
prize
award
bid 槽 槽 [cao2] trough
manger
groove
channel trough
manger
groove
channel 模 模 [mu2] mold
die
matrix
pattern

to imitate
model
norm
pattern mold
die
matrix
pattern

to imitate
model
norm
pattern 樓 楼 [lou2] house with more than 1 story
storied building
floor
CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

surname Lou house with more than 1 story
storied building
floor
CL:層|层[ㄘㄥˊ],座[ㄗㄨㄛˋ],棟|栋[ㄉㄨㄥˋ]

surname Lou 樊 樊 [fan2] cage
fence

surname Fan cage
fence

surname Fan 槳 桨 [jiang3] oar
paddle oar
paddle 樂 乐 [yue4] music

happy
cheerful
to laugh

surname Yue

surname Le music

happy
cheerful
to laugh

surname Yue

surname Le 樅 枞 [cong1] fir tree fir tree 樽 樽 [zun1] goblet
bottle
wine-jar goblet
bottle
wine-jar 樸 朴 [pu3] plain and simple
Taiwan pr. [pu2] plain and simple
Taiwan pr. [ㄆㄨˊ] 樺 桦 [hua4] birch tree
Betula japonica birch tree
Betula japonica 橙 橙 [cheng2] orange tree
orange (color) orange tree
orange (color) 橫 横 [heng4] harsh and unreasonable
unexpected

horizontal
across
(horizontal character stroke) harsh and unreasonable
unexpected

horizontal
across
(horizontal character stroke) 橘 橘 [ju2] mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata)
tangerine mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata)
tangerine 樹 树 [shu4] tree
CL:棵[ke1]
to cultivate
to set up tree
CL:棵[ㄎㄜ]
to cultivate
to set up 橄 橄 [gan3] olive olive 橢 椭 [tuo3] ellipse ellipse 橡 橡 [xiang4] oak
Quercus serrata oak
Quercus serrata 橋 桥 [qiao2] bridge
CL:座[zuo4] bridge
CL:座[ㄗㄨㄛˋ] 橇 橇 [qiao1] sled
sleigh sled
sleigh 樵 樵 [qiao2] firewood
gather wood firewood
gather wood 機 机 [ji1] machine
engine
opportunity
intention
aircraft
pivot
crucial point
flexible (quick-witted)
organic
CL:臺|台[tai2]

surname Ji machine
engine
opportunity
intention
aircraft
pivot
crucial point
flexible (quick-witted)
organic
CL:臺|台[ㄊㄞˊ]

surname Ji 檀 檀 [tan2] sandalwood
hardwood
purple-red

surname Tan sandalwood
hardwood
purple-red

surname Tan 檔 档 [dang4] official records
grade (of goods)
file
records
shelves
cross-piece
classifier for cross-pieces
Taiwan pr. [dang3] official records
grade (of goods)
file
records
shelves
cross-piece
classifier for cross-pieces
Taiwan pr. [ㄉㄤˇ] 檄 檄 [xi2] dispatch
order dispatch
order 檢 检 [jian3] to check
to examine
to inspect
to exercise restraint to check
to examine
to inspect
to exercise restraint 檜 桧 [gui4] Chinese Juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
coffin lid decoration (old) Chinese Juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
coffin lid decoration (old) 櫛 栉 [zhi4] comb
to comb
to weed out
to eliminate
Taiwan pr. [jie2] comb
to comb
to weed out
to eliminate
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄧㄝˊ] 檳 槟 [bing1] betel palm (Areca catechu)
betel nut
Taiwan pr. [bin1] betel palm (Areca catechu)
betel nut
Taiwan pr. [ㄅㄧㄣ] 檬 檬 [meng2] lemon lemon 櫃 柜 [gui4] cupboard
cabinet
wardrobe cupboard
cabinet
wardrobe 檻 槛 [kan3] door sill
threshold

banister
balustrade
cage for animal or prisoner
to transport caged prisoner on a cart door sill
threshold

banister
balustrade
cage for animal or prisoner
to transport caged prisoner on a cart 檸 柠 [ning2] lemon lemon 櫂 棹 [zhao4] oar (archaic)
scull
paddle
to row
a boat oar (archaic)
scull
paddle
to row
a boat 櫥 橱 [chu2] wardrobe
closet
cabinet wardrobe
closet
cabinet 櫝 椟 [du2] cabinet
case
casket cabinet
case
casket 櫚 榈 [lü2] palm tree palm tree 櫓 橹 [lu3] sculling oar sculling oar 櫻 樱 [ying1] cherry cherry 欄 栏 [lan2] fence
railing
hurdle
column or box (of text or other data) fence
railing
hurdle
column or box (of text or other data) 權 权 [quan2] authority
power
right
temporary authority
power
right
temporary 欖 榄 [lan3] olive olive 欠 欠 [qian4] deficient
to owe
to lack
yawn deficient
to owe
to lack
yawn 次 次 [ci4] next in sequence
second
the second (day, time etc)
secondary
vice-
sub-
infra-
inferior quality
substandard
order
sequence
hypo- (chemistry)
classifier for enumerated events: time next in sequence
second
the second (day, time etc)
secondary
vice-
sub-
infra-
inferior quality
substandard
order
sequence
hypo- (chemistry)
classifier for enumerated events: time 欣 欣 [xin1] happy happy 欲 欲 [yu4] to wish for
to desire
variant of 慾|欲[yu4] to wish for
to desire
variant of 慾|欲[ㄩˋ] 款 款 [kuan3] section
paragraph
funds
CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]
classifier for versions or models (of a product) section
paragraph
funds
CL:筆|笔[ㄅㄧˇ],個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
classifier for versions or models (of a product) 欺 欺 [qi1] to take unfair advantage of
to deceive
to cheat to take unfair advantage of
to deceive
to cheat 欽 钦 [qin1] to respect
to admire
to venerate
by the emperor himself

surname Qin to respect
to admire
to venerate
by the emperor himself

surname Qin 歇 歇 [xie1] to rest to rest 歉 歉 [qian4] to apologize
to regret
deficient to apologize
to regret
deficient 歌 歌 [ge1] song
CL:支[zhi1],首[shou3]
to sing song
CL:支[ㄓ],首[ㄕㄡˇ]
to sing 歐 欧 [ou1] (used for transliteration)
old variant of 謳|讴[ou1]

Europe
abbr. for 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1 zhou1]
surname Ou (used for transliteration)
old variant of 謳|讴[ㄡ]

Europe
abbr. for 歐洲|欧洲[ㄡ ㄓㄡ]
surname Ou 歙 歙 [she4] name of a district in Anhui name of a district in Anhui 歟 欤 [yu2] (literary) (final particle similar to 吗[ma5], 呢[ne5] or 啊[a1]) (literary) (final particle similar to 吗[ㄇㄚ˙], 呢[ㄋㄜ˙] or 啊[ㄚ]) 歡 欢 [huan1] joyous
happy
pleased joyous
happy
pleased 止 止 [zhi3] to stop
to prohibit
until
only to stop
to prohibit
until
only 正 正 [zheng4] just (right)
main
upright
straight
correct
positive
greater than zero
principle

first month of the lunar year just (right)
main
upright
straight
correct
positive
greater than zero
principle

first month of the lunar year 此 此 [ci3] this
these this
these 步 步 [bu4] a step
a pace
walk
march
stages in a process
situation

surname Bu a step
a pace
walk
march
stages in a process
situation

surname Bu 武 武 [wu3] martial
military

surname Wu martial
military

surname Wu 歧 歧 [qi2] divergent
side road divergent
side road 歪 歪 [wai1] askew
at a crooked angle
devious
noxious askew
at a crooked angle
devious
noxious 歲 岁 [sui4] classifier for years (of age)
year
year (of crop harvests) classifier for years (of age)
year
year (of crop harvests) 歷 历 [li4] to experience
to undergo
to pass through
all
each
every
history to experience
to undergo
to pass through
all
each
every
history 歸 归 [gui1] to return
to go back to
to give back to
(of a responsibility) to be taken care of by
to belong to
to gather together
(used between two identical verbs) despite
to marry (of a woman) (old)
division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

surname Gui to return
to go back to
to give back to
(of a responsibility) to be taken care of by
to belong to
to gather together
(used between two identical verbs) despite
to marry (of a woman) (old)
division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

surname Gui 歹 歹 [dai3] bad
wicked
evil bad
wicked
evil 死 死 [si3] to die
impassable
uncrossable
inflexible
rigid
extremely
damned to die
impassable
uncrossable
inflexible
rigid
extremely
damned 歿 殁 [mo4] to end
to die to end
to die 殃 殃 [yang1] calamity calamity 殆 殆 [dai4] dangerous
perilous
to endanger
almost
probably
only dangerous
perilous
to endanger
almost
probably
only 殊 殊 [shu1] different
unique
special
very
(classical) to behead
to die
to cut off
to separate
to surpass different
unique
special
very
(classical) to behead
to die
to cut off
to separate
to surpass 殉 殉 [xun4] to be buried with the dead
to die for a cause to be buried with the dead
to die for a cause 殘 残 [can2] to destroy
to spoil
to ruin
to injure
cruel
oppressive
savage
brutal
incomplete
disabled
to remain
to survive
remnant
surplus to destroy
to spoil
to ruin
to injure
cruel
oppressive
savage
brutal
incomplete
disabled
to remain
to survive
remnant
surplus 殖 殖 [zhi2] to grow
to reproduce to grow
to reproduce 殤 殇 [shang1] to die in childhood
war dead to die in childhood
war dead 殮 殓 [lian4] to prepare a dead body for coffin to prepare a dead body for coffin 殯 殡 [bin4] a funeral
to encoffin a corpse
to carry to burial a funeral
to encoffin a corpse
to carry to burial 殲 歼 [jian1] to annihilate
abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机, fighter plane to annihilate
abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机, fighter plane 段 段 [duan4] paragraph
section
segment
stage (of a process)
classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

surname Duan paragraph
section
segment
stage (of a process)
classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

surname Duan 殷 殷 [yin3] roll of thunder

flourishing
abundant
earnest
hospitable

dark red

surname Yin
dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province roll of thunder

flourishing
abundant
earnest
hospitable

dark red

surname Yin
dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province 殺 杀 [sha1] to kill
to murder
to fight
to weaken or reduce
to smart (dialect)
to counteract
(used after a verb) extremely to kill
to murder
to fight
to weaken or reduce
to smart (dialect)
to counteract
(used after a verb) extremely 殼 壳 [qiao4] shell
carapace
crust (earth's crust etc)
also pr. [ke2] shell
carapace
crust (earth's crust etc)
also pr. [ㄎㄜˊ] 毀 毁 [hui3] to destroy
to damage
to ruin
to defame
to slander to destroy
to damage
to ruin
to defame
to slander 殿 殿 [dian4] palace hall palace hall 毅 毅 [yi4] firm and resolute
staunch firm and resolute
staunch 毆 殴 [ou1] to beat up
to hit sb

surname Ou to beat up
to hit sb

surname Ou 毋 毋 [wu2] (literary) no
don't
to not have
nobody

surname Wu (literary) no
don't
to not have
nobody

surname Wu 母 母 [mu3] mother
elderly female relative
origin
source
(of animals) female mother
elderly female relative
origin
source
(of animals) female 每 每 [mei3] each
every each
every 毒 毒 [du2] poison
to poison
poisonous
malicious
cruel
fierce
narcotics poison
to poison
poisonous
malicious
cruel
fierce
narcotics 毓 毓 [yu4] (archaic) to give birth to a child
to rear (archaic) to give birth to a child
to rear 比 比 [bi4] to associate with
to be near

(particle used for comparison and "-er than")
to compare
to contrast
to gesture (with hands)
ratio

Belgium
Belgian
abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2] to associate with
to be near

(particle used for comparison and "-er than")
to compare
to contrast
to gesture (with hands)
ratio

Belgium
Belgian
abbr. for 比利時|比利时[ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˊ] 毗 毗 [pi2] to adjoin
to border on to adjoin
to border on 毛 毛 [mao2] hair
feather
down
wool
mildew
mold
coarse or semifinished
young
raw
careless
unthinking
nervous
scared
(of currency) to devalue or depreciate
classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])

surname Mao hair
feather
down
wool
mildew
mold
coarse or semifinished
young
raw
careless
unthinking
nervous
scared
(of currency) to devalue or depreciate
classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[ㄐㄧㄠˇ] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[ㄈㄣ])

surname Mao 毫 毫 [hao2] hair
drawing brush
(in the) least
one thousandth
currency unit, 0.1 yuan hair
drawing brush
(in the) least
one thousandth
currency unit, 0.1 yuan 毯 毯 [tan3] blanket
rug blanket
rug 毽 毽 [jian4] shuttlecock shuttlecock 氏 氏 [zhi1] see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]

clan name
maiden name see 月氏[ㄩㄝˋ ㄓ] and 閼氏|阏氏[ㄧㄢ ㄓ]

clan name
maiden name 民 民 [min2] the people
nationality
citizen

surname Min the people
nationality
citizen

surname Min 氐 氐 [di3] foundation
on the whole

name of an ancient tribe foundation
on the whole

name of an ancient tribe 氓 氓 [meng2] common people

see 流氓[liu2 mang2] common people

see 流氓[ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄤˊ] 氖 氖 [nai3] neon (chemistry) neon (chemistry) 氛 氛 [fen1] miasma
vapor miasma
vapor 氟 氟 [fu2] fluorine (chemistry) fluorine (chemistry) 氣 气 [qi4] gas
air
smell
weather
to make angry
to annoy
to get angry
vital energy
qi gas
air
smell
weather
to make angry
to annoy
to get angry
vital energy
qi 氧 氧 [yang3] oxygen (chemistry) oxygen (chemistry) 氨 氨 [an1] ammonia ammonia 氦 氦 [hai4] helium (chemistry) helium (chemistry) 氤 氤 [yin1] generative forces
magic emanation generative forces
magic emanation 氫 氢 [qing1] hydrogen (chemistry) hydrogen (chemistry) 氮 氮 [dan4] nitrogen (chemistry) nitrogen (chemistry) 氯 氯 [lü4] chlorine (chemistry) chlorine (chemistry) 氳 氲 [yun1] heavy atmosphere heavy atmosphere 水 水 [shui3] water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes

surname Shui water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes

surname Shui 永 永 [yong3] forever
always
perpetual forever
always
perpetual 汁 汁 [zhi1] juice juice 汀 汀 [ting1] sandbar
shoal
sandbank sandbar
shoal
sandbank 氾 泛 [fan4] variant of 泛[fan4] variant of 泛[ㄈㄢˋ] 求 求 [qiu2] to seek
to look for
to request
to demand
to beseech to seek
to look for
to request
to demand
to beseech 汝 汝 [ru3] thou thou 汗 汗 [han4] perspiration
sweat
CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]
to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)

see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2] perspiration
sweat
CL:滴[ㄉㄧ],頭|头[ㄊㄡˊ],身[ㄕㄣ]
to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)

see 可汗[ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄢˊ], 汗國|汗国[ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] 汙 汙 [wu1] variant of 污
dirty
filthy
foul
corrupt
to smear
to defile
dirt
filth variant of 污
dirty
filthy
foul
corrupt
to smear
to defile
dirt
filth 江 江 [jiang1] river
CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]

surname Jiang river
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ],道[ㄉㄠˋ]

surname Jiang 池 池 [chi2] pond
reservoir
moat

surname Chi pond
reservoir
moat

surname Chi 汐 汐 [xi1] night tides
evening ebbtide
Taiwan pr. [xi4] night tides
evening ebbtide
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧˋ] 汕 汕 [shan4] bamboo fish trap
used in names of places connected with Shantou 汕頭|汕头[Shan4 tou2] bamboo fish trap
used in names of places connected with Shantou 汕頭|汕头[ㄕㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ] 汞 汞 [gong3] mercury (chemistry) mercury (chemistry) 沙 沙 [sha1] granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder
CL:粒[li4]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

surname Sha granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder
CL:粒[ㄌㄧˋ]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

surname Sha 沁 沁 [qin4] to seep
to percolate to seep
to percolate 沈 沈 [chen2] variant of 沉[chen2]

surname Shen
place name variant of 沉[ㄔㄣˊ]

surname Shen
place name 沉 沉 [chen2] to submerge
to immerse
to sink
to keep down
to lower
to drop
deep
profound
heavy

see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1] to submerge
to immerse
to sink
to keep down
to lower
to drop
deep
profound
heavy

see 黑沉沉[ㄏㄟ ㄔㄣ ㄔㄣ] 沅 沅 [Yuan2] Yuan river in Guizhou and Hunan Yuan river in Guizhou and Hunan 沛 沛 [pei4] copious
abundant copious
abundant 汪 汪 [wang1] expanse of water
ooze
(onom.) bark
classifier for liquids: pool, puddle

surname Wang expanse of water
ooze
(onom.) bark
classifier for liquids: pool, puddle

surname Wang 決 决 [jue2] to decide
to determine
to execute (sb)
(of a dam etc) to breach or burst
definitely
certainly to decide
to determine
to execute (sb)
(of a dam etc) to breach or burst
definitely
certainly 沐 沐 [mu4] to bathe
to cleanse
to receive
to be given to bathe
to cleanse
to receive
to be given 汰 汰 [tai4] to discard
to eliminate to discard
to eliminate 沌 沌 [dun4] confused
turbid confused
turbid 汨 汨 [Mi4] name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1] name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[ㄇㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄤ] 沖 冲 [chong1] (of water) to dash against
to mix with water
to infuse
to rinse
to flush
to develop (a film)
to rise in the air
to clash
to collide with (of water) to dash against
to mix with water
to infuse
to rinse
to flush
to develop (a film)
to rise in the air
to clash
to collide with 沒 没 [mo4] drowned
to end
to die
to inundate

(negative prefix for verbs)
have not
not drowned
to end
to die
to inundate

(negative prefix for verbs)
have not
not 汽 汽 [qi4] steam
vapor steam
vapor 沃 沃 [wo4] fertile
rich
to irrigate
to wash (of river) fertile
rich
to irrigate
to wash (of river) 汲 汲 [ji2] to draw (water)

surname Ji to draw (water)

surname Ji 汾 汾 [fen2] name of a river name of a river 泣 泣 [qi4] to sob to sob 注 注 [zhu4] to inject
to pour into
to concentrate
to pay attention
stake (gambling)
classifier for sums of money
variant of 註|注[zhu4] to inject
to pour into
to concentrate
to pay attention
stake (gambling)
classifier for sums of money
variant of 註|注[ㄓㄨˋ] 泳 泳 [yong3] swimming
to swim swimming
to swim 沱 沱 [tuo2] tearful
to branch (of river) tearful
to branch (of river) 泌 泌 [mi4] to secrete
to excrete
also pr. [bi4] to secrete
to excrete
also pr. [ㄅㄧˋ] 泥 泥 [ni4] restrained

mud
clay
paste
pulp restrained

mud
clay
paste
pulp 河 河 [he2] river
CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] river
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ],道[ㄉㄠˋ] 沽 沽 [gu1] to buy
to sell

abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽) to buy
to sell

abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽) 沾 沾 [zhan1] to moisten
to be infected by
to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
to touch to moisten
to be infected by
to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
to touch 沼 沼 [zhao3] pond
pool pond
pool 波 波 [bo1] wave
ripple
storm
surge

Poland
Polish
abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2] wave
ripple
storm
surge

Poland
Polish
abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊ] 沫 沫 [mo4] foam
suds foam
suds 法 法 [fa3] law
method
way
Buddhist teaching
Legalist

France
French
abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]
Taiwan pr. [Fa4] law
method
way
Buddhist teaching
Legalist

France
French
abbr. for 法國|法国[ㄈㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ]
Taiwan pr. [ㄈㄚˋ] 泓 泓 [hong2] clear
vast and deep
classifier for a body of clear water clear
vast and deep
classifier for a body of clear water 沸 沸 [fei4] to boil to boil 泄 泄 [xie4] to leak (of water or gas)
to drip
to drain
to discharge
to leak out
to divulge (secrets)
to give vent (to anger, spite etc)
to disperse
to reduce to leak (of water or gas)
to drip
to drain
to discharge
to leak out
to divulge (secrets)
to give vent (to anger, spite etc)
to disperse
to reduce 油 油 [you2] oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning 況 况 [kuang4] moreover
situation moreover
situation 沮 沮 [ju3] to destroy
to stop to destroy
to stop 泗 泗 [si4] nasal mucus

river in Shandong nasal mucus

river in Shandong 泅 泅 [qiu2] to swim to swim 泱 泱 [yang1] agitated (wind, cloud)
boundless agitated (wind, cloud)
boundless 沿 沿 [yan2] along
to follow (a line, tradition etc)
to carry on
to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
border
edge along
to follow (a line, tradition etc)
to carry on
to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
border
edge 治 治 [zhi4] to rule
to govern
to manage
to control
to harness (a river)
to treat (a disease)
to wipe out (a pest)
to punish
to research to rule
to govern
to manage
to control
to harness (a river)
to treat (a disease)
to wipe out (a pest)
to punish
to research 泡 泡 [pao4] bubble
foam
blister (i.e. skin bubble)
to soak
to steep
to infuse
to dawdle
to shilly-shally
to hang about
to pick up (a girl)
to get off with (a sexual partner)

puffed
swollen
spongy
small lake (esp. in place names)
classifier for urine or feces bubble
foam
blister (i.e. skin bubble)
to soak
to steep
to infuse
to dawdle
to shilly-shally
to hang about
to pick up (a girl)
to get off with (a sexual partner)

puffed
swollen
spongy
small lake (esp. in place names)
classifier for urine or feces 泛 泛 [fan4] to float
to be suffused with
general
extensive
non-specific
flood
pan- (prefix) to float
to be suffused with
general
extensive
non-specific
flood
pan- (prefix) 泊 泊 [po1] lake
Taiwan pr. [bo2]

to anchor
touch at
to moor lake
Taiwan pr. [ㄅㄛˊ]

to anchor
touch at
to moor 泉 泉 [quan2] spring (small stream)
mouth of a spring
coin (archaic) spring (small stream)
mouth of a spring
coin (archaic) 泰 泰 [tai4] safe
peaceful
most
grand

Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong
abbr. for Thailand safe
peaceful
most
grand

Mt Tai 泰山[ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ] in Shandong
abbr. for Thailand 洋 洋 [yang2] ocean
vast
foreign
silver dollar or coin ocean
vast
foreign
silver dollar or coin 洲 洲 [zhou1] continent
island continent
island 洪 洪 [hong2] flood
big
great

surname Hong flood
big
great

surname Hong 流 流 [liu2] to flow
to disseminate
to circulate or spread
to move or drift
to degenerate
to banish or send into exile
stream of water or sth resembling one
class, rate or grade to flow
to disseminate
to circulate or spread
to move or drift
to degenerate
to banish or send into exile
stream of water or sth resembling one
class, rate or grade 津 津 [jin1] saliva
sweat
a ferry crossing
a ford (river crossing)
abbr. for Tianjin 天津 saliva
sweat
a ferry crossing
a ford (river crossing)
abbr. for Tianjin 天津 洌 洌 [lie4] pure
to cleanse pure
to cleanse 洱 洱 [er3] see 洱海[Er3 hai3] see 洱海[ㄦˇ ㄏㄞˇ] 洞 洞 [dong4] cave
hole
zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
CL:個|个[ge4] cave
hole
zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 洗 洗 [xi3] to wash
to bathe
to develop (photo) to wash
to bathe
to develop (photo) 活 活 [huo2] to live
alive
living
work
workmanship to live
alive
living
work
workmanship 洽 洽 [qia4] accord
to make contact
to agree
to consult with
extensive accord
to make contact
to agree
to consult with
extensive 派 派 [pai4] clique
school
group
faction
to dispatch
to send
to assign
to appoint
pi (Greek letter Ππ)
the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926
(loanword) pie clique
school
group
faction
to dispatch
to send
to assign
to appoint
pi (Greek letter Ππ)
the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926
(loanword) pie 洶 汹 [xiong1] torrential rush
tumultuous torrential rush
tumultuous 洛 洛 [Luo4] surname Luo
old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui) surname Luo
old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui) 浪 浪 [lang4] wave
breaker
unrestrained
dissipated wave
breaker
unrestrained
dissipated 涕 涕 [ti4] tears
nasal mucus tears
nasal mucus 消 消 [xiao1] to disappear
to vanish
to eliminate
to spend (time)
have to
need to disappear
to vanish
to eliminate
to spend (time)
have to
need 涇 泾 [Jing1] Jing River Jing River 浦 浦 [pu3] river bank
shore
river drainage ditch (old)

surname Pu river bank
shore
river drainage ditch (old)

surname Pu 浸 浸 [jin4] to immerse
to soak
to steep
gradually to immerse
to soak
to steep
gradually 海 海 [hai3] ocean
sea
CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]
great number of people or things
(dialect) numerous

surname Hai ocean
sea
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ],片[ㄆㄧㄢˋ]
great number of people or things
(dialect) numerous

surname Hai 浙 浙 [Zhe4] abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China 涓 涓 [juan1] brook
to select

surname Juan brook
to select

surname Juan 浬 浬 [li3] nautical mile nautical mile 涉 涉 [she4] to wade
to be involved
to concern
to experience
to enter (classical) to wade
to be involved
to concern
to experience
to enter (classical) 浮 浮 [fu2] to float
superficial
floating
unstable
movable
provisional
temporary
transient
impetuous
hollow
inflated
to exceed
superfluous
excessive
surplus to float
superficial
floating
unstable
movable
provisional
temporary
transient
impetuous
hollow
inflated
to exceed
superfluous
excessive
surplus 浚 浚 [jun4] to deepen (e.g. a ditch)
to extract
to manage
ladle (old) to deepen (e.g. a ditch)
to extract
to manage
ladle (old) 浴 浴 [yu4] bath
to bathe bath
to bathe 浩 浩 [hao4] grand
vast (water) grand
vast (water) 涎 涎 [xian2] saliva saliva 涼 凉 [liang2] cool
cold

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421) cool
cold

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421) 淳 淳 [chun2] genuine
pure
honest genuine
pure
honest 淙 淙 [cong2] noise of water noise of water 液 液 [ye4] liquid
fluid
Taiwan pr. [yi4] liquid
fluid
Taiwan pr. [ㄧˋ] 淡 淡 [dan4] insipid
diluted
weak
mild
light in color
tasteless
fresh
indifferent
nitrogen insipid
diluted
weak
mild
light in color
tasteless
fresh
indifferent
nitrogen 淌 淌 [tang3] to drip
to trickle
to shed (tears) to drip
to trickle
to shed (tears) 淤 淤 [yu1] silt
river sludge
to silt up
choked with silt
variant of 瘀[yu1] silt
river sludge
to silt up
choked with silt
variant of 瘀[ㄩ] 添 添 [tian1] to add
to increase
to replenish to add
to increase
to replenish 淺 浅 [qian3] shallow
light (color)

sound of moving water shallow
light (color)

sound of moving water 清 清 [qing1] clear
distinct
quiet
just and honest
pure
to settle or clear up
to clean up or purge

Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911)
surname Qing clear
distinct
quiet
just and honest
pure
to settle or clear up
to clean up or purge

Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911)
surname Qing 淇 淇 [qi2] name of a river name of a river 淋 淋 [lin4] to filter
to strain
to drain
gonorrhea
(TCM) strangury

to sprinkle
to drip
to pour
to drench to filter
to strain
to drain
gonorrhea
(TCM) strangury

to sprinkle
to drip
to pour
to drench 涯 涯 [ya2] border
horizon
shore border
horizon
shore 淑 淑 [shu1] warm and virtuous
(used in given names)
Taiwan pr. [shu2] warm and virtuous
(used in given names)
Taiwan pr. [ㄕㄨˊ] 涮 涮 [shuan4] to rinse
to trick
to fool sb
to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) to rinse
to trick
to fool sb
to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) 淞 淞 [song1] variant of 凇[song1]

name of a river in Jiangsu Province variant of 凇[ㄙㄨㄥ]

name of a river in Jiangsu Province 淹 淹 [yan1] to flood
to submerge
to drown
to irritate the skin (of liquids)
to delay to flood
to submerge
to drown
to irritate the skin (of liquids)
to delay 涸 涸 [he2] to dry
to dry up to dry
to dry up 混 混 [hun4] to mix
to mingle
muddled
to drift along
to muddle along
to pass for
to get along with sb
thoughtless
reckless

confused
dirty
to mix
muddy
variant of 渾|浑[hun2] to mix
to mingle
muddled
to drift along
to muddle along
to pass for
to get along with sb
thoughtless
reckless

confused
dirty
to mix
muddy
variant of 渾|浑[ㄏㄨㄣˊ] 淵 渊 [yuan1] deep pool
deep
profound deep pool
deep
profound 淅 淅 [xi1] (onom.) sound of rain, sleet etc (onom.) sound of rain, sleet etc 淒 凄 [qi1] intense cold
frigid
dismal
grim
bleak
sad
mournful intense cold
frigid
dismal
grim
bleak
sad
mournful 渚 渚 [zhu3] islet
bank islet
bank 涵 涵 [han2] to contain
to include
culvert to contain
to include
culvert 淚 泪 [lei4] tears tears 淫 淫 [yin2] excess
excessive
wanton
lewd
lascivious
obscene
depraved excess
excessive
wanton
lewd
lascivious
obscene
depraved 淘 淘 [tao2] to wash
to clean out
to cleanse
to eliminate
to dredge to wash
to clean out
to cleanse
to eliminate
to dredge 淪 沦 [lun2] to sink (into ruin, oblivion)
to be reduced to to sink (into ruin, oblivion)
to be reduced to 深 深 [shen1] close
deep
late
profound
dark (of color, water etc) close
deep
late
profound
dark (of color, water etc) 淮 淮 [Huai2] name of a river name of a river 淨 净 [jing4] clean
completely
only
net (income, exports etc) clean
completely
only
net (income, exports etc) 淆 淆 [xiao2] confused and disorderly
mixed
Taiwan pr. [yao2] confused and disorderly
mixed
Taiwan pr. [ㄧㄠˊ] 淄 淄 [zi1] black
name of a river black
name of a river 港 港 [gang3] harbor
port
CL:個|个[ge4]

Hong Kong, abbr. for 香港[Xiang1 gang3]
surname Gang harbor
port
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]

Hong Kong, abbr. for 香港[ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄤˇ]
surname Gang 游 游 [you2] to swim
variant of 遊|游[you2]

surname You to swim
variant of 遊|游[ㄧㄡˊ]

surname You 湔 湔 [jian1] to wash
to redress (a wrong)
name of a river to wash
to redress (a wrong)
name of a river 渡 渡 [du4] to cross
to pass through
to ferry to cross
to pass through
to ferry 渲 渲 [xuan4] wash (color) wash (color) 湧 涌 [yong3] to bubble up
to rush forth to bubble up
to rush forth 湊 凑 [cou4] to gather together, pool or collect
to happen by chance
to move close to
to exploit an opportunity to gather together, pool or collect
to happen by chance
to move close to
to exploit an opportunity 渠 渠 [qu2] big
stream or canal
drain
ditch
CL:條|条[tiao2]
him (dialect)
outer rim of a carriage wheel (old)

how can it be that?

surname Qu big
stream or canal
drain
ditch
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ]
him (dialect)
outer rim of a carriage wheel (old)

how can it be that?

surname Qu 渥 渥 [wo4] to enrich
to moisten to enrich
to moisten 渣 渣 [zha1] slag (in mining or smelting)
dregs slag (in mining or smelting)
dregs 減 减 [jian3] to lower
to decrease
to reduce
to subtract
to diminish to lower
to decrease
to reduce
to subtract
to diminish 湛 湛 [zhan4] deep
clear (water)

surname Zhan deep
clear (water)

surname Zhan 湘 湘 [Xiang1] abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China
abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China
abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province 渤 渤 [Bo2] same as 渤海[Bo2 Hai3], Bohai Sea between Liaoning and Shandong
Gulf of Zhili or Chihli same as 渤海[ㄅㄛˊ ㄏㄞˇ], Bohai Sea between Liaoning and Shandong
Gulf of Zhili or Chihli 湖 湖 [hu2] lake
CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] lake
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ],片[ㄆㄧㄢˋ] 湮 湮 [yin1] variant of 洇[yin1]

to inundate
to bury
to cover up
obscured
submerged variant of 洇[ㄧㄣ]

to inundate
to bury
to cover up
obscured
submerged 渭 渭 [Wei4] the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain 渦 涡 [wo1] eddy
whirlpool

name of a river eddy
whirlpool

name of a river 湯 汤 [tang1] soup
hot or boiling water
decoction of medicinal herbs
water in which sth has been boiled

rushing current

surname Tang soup
hot or boiling water
decoction of medicinal herbs
water in which sth has been boiled

rushing current

surname Tang 渴 渴 [ke3] thirsty thirsty 湍 湍 [tuan1] to rush (of water) to rush (of water) 渺 渺 [miao3] (of an expanse of water) vast
distant and indistinct
tiny or insignificant (of an expanse of water) vast
distant and indistinct
tiny or insignificant 測 测 [ce4] side
to lean
to survey
to measure
conjecture side
to lean
to survey
to measure
conjecture 湃 湃 [pai4] sound of waves sound of waves 渝 渝 [Yu2] short name for Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
old name of Jialing river 嘉陵江[Jia1 ling2 jiang1] in Sichuan short name for Chongqing 重慶|重庆[ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ]
old name of Jialing river 嘉陵江[ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ] in Sichuan 渾 浑 [hun2] muddy
to mix muddy
to mix 滋 滋 [zi1] to grow
to nourish
to increase
to cause
juice
taste
(dialect) to spout
to spurt to grow
to nourish
to increase
to cause
juice
taste
(dialect) to spout
to spurt 溉 溉 [gai4] to irrigate to irrigate 渙 涣 [huan4] to dissipate
to dissolve to dissipate
to dissolve 溢 溢 [yi4] to overflow to overflow 溯 溯 [su4] to go upstream
to trace the source to go upstream
to trace the source 滓 滓 [zi3] dregs
sediment dregs
sediment 溶 溶 [rong2] to dissolve
soluble to dissolve
soluble 滂 滂 [pang1] rushing (water) rushing (water) 源 源 [yuan2] root
source
origin root
source
origin 溝 沟 [gou1] ditch
gutter
groove
gully
ravine
CL:道[dao4] ditch
gutter
groove
gully
ravine
CL:道[ㄉㄠˋ] 滇 滇 [Dian1] abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2] in southwest China abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南[ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄢˊ] in southwest China 滅 灭 [mie4] to extinguish or put out
to go out (of a fire etc)
to exterminate or wipe out
to drown to extinguish or put out
to go out (of a fire etc)
to exterminate or wipe out
to drown 溥 溥 [pu3] extensive
pervading

surname Pu extensive
pervading

surname Pu 溘 溘 [ke4] suddenly suddenly 溼 湿 [shi1] variant of 濕|湿[shi1] variant of 濕|湿[ㄕ] 溺 溺 [niao4] variant of 尿[niao4]

to drown
to indulge
addicted to
to spoil (a child) variant of 尿[ㄋㄧㄠˋ]

to drown
to indulge
addicted to
to spoil (a child) 溫 温 [wen1] warm
lukewarm
temperature
to warm up
mild
soft
tender
to review
to revise
epidemic

surname Wen warm
lukewarm
temperature
to warm up
mild
soft
tender
to review
to revise
epidemic

surname Wen 滑 滑 [hua2] to slip
to slide
smooth
slippery
cunning

surname Hua to slip
to slide
smooth
slippery
cunning

surname Hua 準 准 [zhun3] horizontal (old)
accurate
standard
definitely
certainly
about to become (bride, son-in-law etc)
quasi-
para- horizontal (old)
accurate
standard
definitely
certainly
about to become (bride, son-in-law etc)
quasi-
para- 溜 溜 [liu1] to slip away
to escape in stealth
to skate to slip away
to escape in stealth
to skate 滄 沧 [cang1] blue-green or azure (of water)
vast (of water)
cold blue-green or azure (of water)
vast (of water)
cold 滔 滔 [tao1] overflow
torrent-dash overflow
torrent-dash 溪 溪 [xi1] creek
rivulet creek
rivulet 漳 漳 [Zhang1] Zhang river in Fujian Zhang river in Fujian 演 演 [yan3] to develop
to evolve
to practice
to perform
to play
to act to develop
to evolve
to practice
to perform
to play
to act 滾 滚 [gun3] to boil
to roll
to take a hike
Get lost! to boil
to roll
to take a hike
Get lost! 漓 漓 [li2] pattering (of rain)
seep through pattering (of rain)
seep through 滴 滴 [di1] a drop
to drip a drop
to drip 漩 漩 [xuan2] eddy eddy 漾 漾 [yang4] to overflow
to ripple
used in place names
see 漾濞[Yang4 bi4] to overflow
to ripple
used in place names
see 漾濞[ㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ] 漠 漠 [mo4] desert
unconcerned desert
unconcerned 漬 渍 [zi4] to soak
to be stained
stain
floodwater to soak
to be stained
stain
floodwater 漏 漏 [lou4] to leak
to divulge
to leave out by mistake
waterclock or hourglass (old) to leak
to divulge
to leave out by mistake
waterclock or hourglass (old) 漂 漂 [piao4] elegant
polished

to bleach

to float
to drift elegant
polished

to bleach

to float
to drift 漢 汉 [han4] man

Han ethnic group
Chinese (language)
the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) man

Han ethnic group
Chinese (language)
the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) 滿 满 [man3] to fill
full
filled
packed
fully
completely
quite
to reach the limit
to satisfy
satisfied
contented

Manchu ethnic group to fill
full
filled
packed
fully
completely
quite
to reach the limit
to satisfy
satisfied
contented

Manchu ethnic group 滯 滞 [zhi4] sluggish sluggish 漆 漆 [qi1] paint
lacquer
CL:道[dao4]
to paint (furniture, walls etc) paint
lacquer
CL:道[ㄉㄠˋ]
to paint (furniture, walls etc) 漱 漱 [shu4] to rinse one's mouth with water
to gargle to rinse one's mouth with water
to gargle 漸 渐 [jian4] gradual
gradually

to imbue gradual
gradually

to imbue 漲 涨 [zhang4] to swell
to distend

to rise (of prices, rivers) to swell
to distend

to rise (of prices, rivers) 漣 涟 [lian2] ripple
tearful ripple
tearful 漕 漕 [cao2] transport by water
watercourse
canal transport by water
watercourse
canal 漫 漫 [man4] free
unrestrained
to inundate free
unrestrained
to inundate 漯 漯 [ta4] name of a river name of a river 澈 澈 [che4] clear (water)
thorough clear (water)
thorough 漪 漪 [yi1] ripple ripple 滬 沪 [Hu4] short name for Shanghai short name for Shanghai 漁 渔 [yu2] fisherman
to fish fisherman
to fish 滲 渗 [shen4] to seep
to ooze
to horrify to seep
to ooze
to horrify 滌 涤 [di2] to wash
to cleanse to wash
to cleanse 漿 浆 [jiang4] starch paste

broth
serum
to starch starch paste

broth
serum
to starch 潼 潼 [tong2] high
name of a pass high
name of a pass 澄 澄 [deng4] (of liquid) to settle
to become clear

clear
limpid
to clarify
to purify

surname Cheng (of liquid) to settle
to become clear

clear
limpid
to clarify
to purify

surname Cheng 潑 泼 [po1] to splash
to spill
rough and coarse
brutish to splash
to spill
rough and coarse
brutish 潦 潦 [lao3] flooded
heavy rain flooded
heavy rain 潔 洁 [jie2] clean clean 澆 浇 [jiao1] to pour liquid
to irrigate (using waterwheel)
to water
to cast (molten metal)
to mold to pour liquid
to irrigate (using waterwheel)
to water
to cast (molten metal)
to mold 潭 潭 [tan2] deep pool
pond
pit (dialect)
depression

surname Tan deep pool
pond
pit (dialect)
depression

surname Tan 潛 潜 [qian2] hidden
secret
latent
to hide
to conceal
to submerge
to dive hidden
secret
latent
to hide
to conceal
to submerge
to dive 潸 潸 [shan1] tearfully tearfully 潮 潮 [chao2] tide
current
damp
moist
humid tide
current
damp
moist
humid 澎 澎 [peng2] sound of waves sound of waves 潺 潺 [chan2] flow
trickle (of water) flow
trickle (of water) 潰 溃 [kui4] to be dispersed
to break down
to fester
to ulcerate to be dispersed
to break down
to fester
to ulcerate 潤 润 [run4] to moisten
to lubricate
to embellish
moist
glossy
sleek to moisten
to lubricate
to embellish
moist
glossy
sleek 澗 涧 [jian4] mountain stream mountain stream 潘 潘 [Pan1] surname Pan
Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes surname Pan
Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes 濂 濂 [lian2] name of a river in Hunan name of a river in Hunan 澱 淀 [dian4] sediment
precipitate sediment
precipitate 澡 澡 [zao3] bath bath 濃 浓 [nong2] concentrated
dense
strong (smell etc) concentrated
dense
strong (smell etc) 澤 泽 [ze2] pool
pond
(of metals etc) luster
favor or beneficence
damp
moist pool
pond
(of metals etc) luster
favor or beneficence
damp
moist 濁 浊 [zhuo2] turbid
muddy
impure turbid
muddy
impure 澧 澧 [Li3] Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖
surname Li Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖
surname Li 澳 澳 [ao4] deep bay
cove
harbor
abbr. for Macao 澳門|澳门
abbr. for Australia 澳大利亞|澳大利亚 deep bay
cove
harbor
abbr. for Macao 澳門|澳门
abbr. for Australia 澳大利亞|澳大利亚 激 激 [ji1] to arouse
to incite
to excite
to stimulate
sharp
fierce
violent to arouse
to incite
to excite
to stimulate
sharp
fierce
violent 澹 澹 [dan4] tranquil
placid
quiet

surname Tan tranquil
placid
quiet

surname Tan 濘 泞 [ning4] muddy muddy 濱 滨 [bin1] shore
beach
coast
bank
to border on shore
beach
coast
bank
to border on 濟 济 [ji4] to cross a river
to aid or relieve
to be of help to cross a river
to aid or relieve
to be of help 濠 濠 [hao2] trench trench 濛 蒙 [meng2] drizzle
mist drizzle
mist 濤 涛 [tao1] big wave
Taiwan pr. [tao2] big wave
Taiwan pr. [ㄊㄠˊ] 濫 滥 [lan4] overflowing
excessive
indiscriminate overflowing
excessive
indiscriminate 濯 濯 [zhuo2] to wash
to cleanse of evil

variant of 櫂|棹[zhao4] to wash
to cleanse of evil

variant of 櫂|棹[ㄓㄠˋ] 澀 涩 [se4] astringent
tart
acerbity
unsmooth
rough (surface)
hard to understand
obscure astringent
tart
acerbity
unsmooth
rough (surface)
hard to understand
obscure 濬 浚 [jun4] variant of 浚[jun4] variant of 浚[ㄐㄩㄣˋ] 濡 濡 [ru2] dilatory
to moisten dilatory
to moisten 瀉 泻 [xie4] to flow out swiftly
to flood
a torrent
diarrhea
laxative to flow out swiftly
to flood
a torrent
diarrhea
laxative 瀋 沈 [shen3] liquid
to pour liquid
to pour 濾 滤 [lü4] to strain
to filter to strain
to filter 瀆 渎 [du2] ditch
trouble (some one to do) ditch
trouble (some one to do) 濺 溅 [jian4] to splash to splash 瀑 瀑 [pu4] waterfall

shower (rain) waterfall

shower (rain) 瀏 浏 [liu2] clear
deep (of water)
swift clear
deep (of water)
swift 瀛 瀛 [ying2] ocean ocean 瀟 潇 [xiao1] river name
sound of rain and wind river name
sound of rain and wind 瀨 濑 [lai4] name of a river
rushing of water name of a river
rushing of water 瀚 瀚 [han4] ocean
vastness ocean
vastness 瀝 沥 [li4] to drip
to strain or filter
a trickle to drip
to strain or filter
a trickle 瀕 濒 [bin1] to approach
to border on
near to approach
to border on
near 瀾 澜 [lan2] swelling water swelling water 瀰 弥 [mi2] brimming or overflowing brimming or overflowing 灌 灌 [guan4] to irrigate
to pour
to install (software)
to record (music) to irrigate
to pour
to install (software)
to record (music) 灑 洒 [sa3] to sprinkle
to spray
to spill
to shed to sprinkle
to spray
to spill
to shed 灘 滩 [tan1] beach
shoal
CL:片[pian4] beach
shoal
CL:片[ㄆㄧㄢˋ] 灣 湾 [wan1] bay
gulf
to cast anchor
to moor (a boat) bay
gulf
to cast anchor
to moor (a boat) 灤 滦 [Luan2] river and county in Hebei Province river and county in Hebei Province 火 火 [huo3] fire
urgent
ammunition
fiery or flaming
internal heat (Chinese medicine)
hot (popular)
classifier for military units (old)

surname Huo fire
urgent
ammunition
fiery or flaming
internal heat (Chinese medicine)
hot (popular)
classifier for military units (old)

surname Huo 灰 灰 [hui1] ash
dust
lime
gray
discouraged
dejected ash
dust
lime
gray
discouraged
dejected 灶 灶 [zao4] kitchen stove
kitchen kitchen stove
kitchen 灼 灼 [zhuo2] luminous
burning
to burn
to cauterize luminous
burning
to burn
to cauterize 災 灾 [zai1] disaster
calamity disaster
calamity 灸 灸 [jiu3] moxibustion (Chinese medicine) moxibustion (Chinese medicine) 炕 炕 [kang4] kang (a heatable brick bed)
to bake
to dry by the heat of a fire kang (a heatable brick bed)
to bake
to dry by the heat of a fire 炎 炎 [yan2] flame
inflammation
-itis flame
inflammation
-itis 炒 炒 [chao3] to sauté
to stir-fry
to speculate
to hype
to fire (sb) to sauté
to stir-fry
to speculate
to hype
to fire (sb) 炊 炊 [chui1] to cook food to cook food 炙 炙 [zhi4] to broil
to roast to broil
to roast 炫 炫 [xuan4] to dazzle
to boast
to show off
(slang) cool
awesome to dazzle
to boast
to show off
(slang) cool
awesome 為 为 [wei4] because of
for
to

as (in the capacity of)
to take sth as
to act as
to serve as
to behave as
to become
to be
to do
by (in the passive voice) because of
for
to

as (in the capacity of)
to take sth as
to act as
to serve as
to behave as
to become
to be
to do
by (in the passive voice) 炳 炳 [bing3] bright
brilliant
luminous bright
brilliant
luminous 炬 炬 [ju4] torch torch 炯 炯 [jiong3] bright
clear bright
clear 炭 炭 [tan4] wood charcoal
coal wood charcoal
coal 炸 炸 [zha4] to explode

to deep fry to explode

to deep fry 炮 炮 [pao4] cannon
CL:座[zuo4]
firecracker

to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

to sauté
to fry
to dry by heating cannon
CL:座[ㄗㄨㄛˋ]
firecracker

to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

to sauté
to fry
to dry by heating 烊 烊 [yang2] molten
smelt molten
smelt 烘 烘 [hong1] to bake
to heat by fire
to set off by contrast to bake
to heat by fire
to set off by contrast 烤 烤 [kao3] to roast
to bake
to broil to roast
to bake
to broil 烙 烙 [lao4] to brand
to iron
to bake (in a pan) to brand
to iron
to bake (in a pan) 烈 烈 [lie4] ardent
intense
fierce
stern
upright
to give one's life for a noble cause
exploits
achievements ardent
intense
fierce
stern
upright
to give one's life for a noble cause
exploits
achievements 烏 乌 [wu1] crow
black

abbr. for Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2]
surname Wu crow
black

abbr. for Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[ㄨ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄢˊ]
surname Wu 烹 烹 [peng1] cooking method
to boil sb alive (capital punishment in Imperial China) cooking method
to boil sb alive (capital punishment in Imperial China) 焉 焉 [yan1] where
how where
how 焊 焊 [han4] to weld to weld 烽 烽 [feng1] beacon fire beacon fire 焙 焙 [bei4] to dry over a fire
to bake to dry over a fire
to bake 焚 焚 [fen2] to burn to burn 焦 焦 [jiao1] burnt
scorched
charred
worried
anxious
coke

surname Jiao burnt
scorched
charred
worried
anxious
coke

surname Jiao 焰 焰 [yan4] flame flame 無 无 [wu2] -less
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un- -less
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un- 然 然 [ran2] correct
right
so
thus
like this
-ly correct
right
so
thus
like this
-ly 煮 煮 [zhu3] to cook
to boil to cook
to boil 煎 煎 [jian1] to pan fry
to sauté to pan fry
to sauté 煙 烟 [yan1] cigarette or pipe tobacco
CL:根[gen1]
smoke
mist
vapour
CL:縷|缕[lü3]
tobacco plant
(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke cigarette or pipe tobacco
CL:根[ㄍㄣ]
smoke
mist
vapour
CL:縷|缕[lü3]
tobacco plant
(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke 煩 烦 [fan2] to feel vexed
to bother
to trouble
superfluous and confusing
edgy to feel vexed
to bother
to trouble
superfluous and confusing
edgy 煤 煤 [mei2] coal
CL:塊|块[kuai4] coal
CL:塊|块[ㄎㄨㄞˋ] 煉 炼 [lian4] to refine
to smelt to refine
to smelt 照 照 [zhao4] according to
in accordance with
to shine
to illuminate
to reflect
to look at (one's reflection)
to take (a photo)
photo
as requested
as before according to
in accordance with
to shine
to illuminate
to reflect
to look at (one's reflection)
to take (a photo)
photo
as requested
as before 煜 煜 [yu4] brilliant
glorious brilliant
glorious 煬 炀 [yang2] molten
smelt molten
smelt 煦 煦 [xu4] balmy
nicely warm
cozy
Taiwan pr. [xu3] balmy
nicely warm
cozy
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄩˇ] 煌 煌 [huang2] brilliant brilliant 煥 焕 [huan4] brilliant
lustrous brilliant
lustrous 煞 煞 [sha4] fiend
baleful
to bring to a stop
very

to terminate
to cut short
to squeeze
to tighten
to reduce
extremely fiend
baleful
to bring to a stop
very

to terminate
to cut short
to squeeze
to tighten
to reduce
extremely 熔 熔 [rong2] to smelt
to fuse to smelt
to fuse 熙 熙 [xi1] prosperous
splendid prosperous
splendid 煽 煽 [shan1] to fan into a flame
to incite to fan into a flame
to incite 熊 熊 [xiong2] bear
to scold
to rebuke
brilliant light
to shine brightly

surname Xiong bear
to scold
to rebuke
brilliant light
to shine brightly

surname Xiong 熄 熄 [xi1] to extinguish
to put out (fire)
to quench
to stop burning
to go out (of fire, lamp etc)
to come to an end
to wither away
to die out
Taiwan pr. [xi2] to extinguish
to put out (fire)
to quench
to stop burning
to go out (of fire, lamp etc)
to come to an end
to wither away
to die out
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧˊ] 熟 熟 [shu2] cooked (of food)
ripe (of fruit)
mature (of seeds)
familiar
skilled
done
also pr. [shou2] cooked (of food)
ripe (of fruit)
mature (of seeds)
familiar
skilled
done
also pr. [ㄕㄡˊ] 熬 熬 [ao2] to cook on a slow fire
to extract by heating
to decoct
to endure

to boil
to simmer to cook on a slow fire
to extract by heating
to decoct
to endure

to boil
to simmer 熱 热 [re4] to warm up
to heat up
hot (of weather)
heat
fervent to warm up
to heat up
hot (of weather)
heat
fervent 熨 熨 [yun4] an iron
to iron

reconciled
smooth an iron
to iron

reconciled
smooth 熾 炽 [chi4] to burn
to blaze
splendid
illustrious to burn
to blaze
splendid
illustrious 燉 炖 [dun4] to stew to stew 燐 燐 [lin2] variant of 磷[lin2] variant of 磷[ㄌㄧㄣˊ] 燒 烧 [shao1] to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever 燈 灯 [deng1] lamp
light
lantern
CL:盞|盏[zhan3] lamp
light
lantern
CL:盞|盏[ㄓㄢˇ] 燕 燕 [yan4] swallow (family Hirundinidae)
old variant of 宴[yan4]

Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
north Hebei
the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)
surname Yan swallow (family Hirundinidae)
old variant of 宴[ㄧㄢˋ]

Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
north Hebei
the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)
surname Yan 熹 熹 [xi1] bright
warm bright
warm 燎 燎 [liao3] to singe

to burn
to set afire to singe

to burn
to set afire 燙 烫 [tang4] to scald
to burn (by scalding)
to blanch (cooking)
to heat (sth) up in hot water
to perm
to iron
scalding hot to scald
to burn (by scalding)
to blanch (cooking)
to heat (sth) up in hot water
to perm
to iron
scalding hot 燜 焖 [men4] to cook in a covered vessel
to casserole
to stew to cook in a covered vessel
to casserole
to stew 燃 燃 [ran2] to burn
to ignite
to light
fig. to spark off (hopes)
to start (debate)
to raise (hopes) to burn
to ignite
to light
fig. to spark off (hopes)
to start (debate)
to raise (hopes) 燄 焰 [yan4] variant of 焰[yan4] variant of 焰[ㄧㄢˋ] 燧 燧 [sui4] fire
speculum
to obtain fire by drilling wood, striking flint, sun's rays etc fire
speculum
to obtain fire by drilling wood, striking flint, sun's rays etc 營 营 [ying2] camp
barracks
battalion
to build
to operate
to manage
to strive for camp
barracks
battalion
to build
to operate
to manage
to strive for 燮 燮 [xie4] to blend
to adjust
to harmonize
harmony

surname Xie to blend
to adjust
to harmonize
harmony

surname Xie 燦 灿 [can4] glorious
bright
brilliant
lustrous
resplendent glorious
bright
brilliant
lustrous
resplendent 燥 燥 [zao4] dry
parched
impatient dry
parched
impatient 燭 烛 [zhu2] candle
(literary) to illuminate candle
(literary) to illuminate 燬 毁 [hui3] variant of 毀|毁[hui3]
to destroy by fire
a blaze variant of 毀|毁[ㄏㄨㄟˇ]
to destroy by fire
a blaze 燴 烩 [hui4] to braise
to cook in soy and vinegar
braised
cooked in soy and vinegar to braise
to cook in soy and vinegar
braised
cooked in soy and vinegar 燻 熏 [xun1] variant of 熏[xun1] variant of 熏[ㄒㄩㄣ] 爆 爆 [bao4] to explode or burst
to quick fry or quick boil to explode or burst
to quick fry or quick boil 爍 烁 [shuo4] bright
luminous bright
luminous 爐 炉 [lu2] stove
furnace stove
furnace 爛 烂 [lan4] soft
mushy
well-cooked and soft
to rot
to decompose
rotten
worn out
chaotic
messy
utterly
thoroughly
crappy
bad soft
mushy
well-cooked and soft
to rot
to decompose
rotten
worn out
chaotic
messy
utterly
thoroughly
crappy
bad 爨 爨 [cuan4] cooking-stove
to cook

surname Cuan cooking-stove
to cook

surname Cuan 爪 爪 [zhua3] claw claw 爬 爬 [pa2] to crawl
to climb
to get up or sit up to crawl
to climb
to get up or sit up 爭 争 [zheng1] to strive for
to vie for
to argue or debate
deficient or lacking (dialect)
how or what (literary) to strive for
to vie for
to argue or debate
deficient or lacking (dialect)
how or what (literary) 爰 爰 [yuan2] therefore
consequently
thus
hence
thereupon
it follows that
where?
to change (into)
ancient unit of weight and money

surname Yuan therefore
consequently
thus
hence
thereupon
it follows that
where?
to change (into)
ancient unit of weight and money

surname Yuan 爵 爵 [jue2] ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle
nobility ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle
nobility 父 父 [fu4] father father 爸 爸 [ba4] father
dad
pa
papa father
dad
pa
papa 爹 爹 [die1] dad dad 爺 爷 [ye2] grandpa
old gentleman grandpa
old gentleman 爻 爻 [yao2] lines on a trigram lines on a trigram 爽 爽 [shuang3] bright
clear
crisp
open
frank
straightforward
to feel well
fine
pleasurable
invigorating
to deviate bright
clear
crisp
open
frank
straightforward
to feel well
fine
pleasurable
invigorating
to deviate 爾 尔 [er3] thus
so
like that
you
thou thus
so
like that
you
thou 牆 墙 [qiang2] wall
CL:面[mian4],堵[du3] wall
CL:面[ㄇㄧㄢˋ],堵[ㄉㄨˇ] 片 片 [pian4] thin piece
flake
a slice
film
TV play
to slice
to carve thin
partial
incomplete
one-sided
classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc
used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc

disk
sheet thin piece
flake
a slice
film
TV play
to slice
to carve thin
partial
incomplete
one-sided
classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc
used with numeral 一[ㄧ]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc

disk
sheet 版 版 [ban3] a register
block of printing
edition
version
page a register
block of printing
edition
version
page 牌 牌 [pai2] mahjong tile
playing card
game pieces
signboard
plate
tablet
medal
CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] mahjong tile
playing card
game pieces
signboard
plate
tablet
medal
CL:片[ㄆㄧㄢˋ],個|个[ㄍㄜˋ],塊|块[ㄎㄨㄞˋ] 牒 牒 [die2] (official) document
dispatch (official) document
dispatch 牖 牖 [you3] to enlighten
lattice window to enlighten
lattice window 牘 牍 [du2] documents documents 牙 牙 [ya2] tooth
ivory
CL:顆|颗[ke1] tooth
ivory
CL:顆|颗[ㄎㄜ] 牛 牛 [niu2] ox
cow
bull
CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]
(slang) awesome

surname Niu ox
cow
bull
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ],頭|头[ㄊㄡˊ]
(slang) awesome

surname Niu 牟 牟 [mou2] barley
to moo
to seek or obtain
old variant of 侔[mou2]
old variant of 眸[mou2]

see 牟平[Mu4 ping2]

surname Mou barley
to moo
to seek or obtain
old variant of 侔[ㄇㄡˊ]
old variant of 眸[ㄇㄡˊ]

see 牟平[ㄇㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ]

surname Mou 牝 牝 [pin4] (of a bird, animal or plant) female
keyhole
valley (of a bird, animal or plant) female
keyhole
valley 牢 牢 [lao2] firm
sturdy
fold (for animals)
sacrifice
prison firm
sturdy
fold (for animals)
sacrifice
prison 牡 牡 [mu3] (of a bird, animal or plant) male
key
hills (of a bird, animal or plant) male
key
hills 牠 牠 [ta1] it (used for animals) it (used for animals) 牧 牧 [mu4] to herd
to breed livestock
to govern (old)
government official (old)

surname Mu to herd
to breed livestock
to govern (old)
government official (old)

surname Mu 物 物 [wu4] thing
object
matter
abbr. for physics 物理 thing
object
matter
abbr. for physics 物理 牲 牲 [sheng1] domestic animal
sacrificial animal domestic animal
sacrificial animal 牯 牯 [gu3] bullock
cow bullock
cow 牴 牴 [di3] to butt
resist to butt
resist 特 特 [te4] special
unique
distinguished
especially
unusual
very special
unique
distinguished
especially
unusual
very 牽 牵 [qian1] to pull (an animal on a tether)
to lead along
to hold hands to pull (an animal on a tether)
to lead along
to hold hands 犁 犁 [li2] plow plow 犄 犄 [ji1] ox-horns
wing of an army ox-horns
wing of an army 犀 犀 [xi1] rhinoceros
sharp rhinoceros
sharp 犒 犒 [kao4] to reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc to reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc 犖 荦 [luo4] brindled ox
clear
eminent brindled ox
clear
eminent 犛 犛 [li2] black ox
yak black ox
yak 犢 犊 [du2] calf
sacrificial victim calf
sacrificial victim 犧 牺 [xi1] sacrifice sacrifice 犬 犬 [quan3] dog dog 犯 犯 [fan4] to violate
to offend
to assault
criminal
crime
to make a mistake
recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) to violate
to offend
to assault
criminal
crime
to make a mistake
recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) 狄 狄 [di2] low ranking public official (old)

surname Di
generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD) low ranking public official (old)

surname Di
generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD) 狂 狂 [kuang2] mad
wild
violent mad
wild
violent 狀 状 [zhuang4] accusation
suit
state
condition
strong
great
-shaped accusation
suit
state
condition
strong
great
-shaped 狎 狎 [xia2] be intimate with be intimate with 狙 狙 [ju1] macaque
to spy
to lie in ambush macaque
to spy
to lie in ambush 狗 狗 [gou3] dog
CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] dog
CL:隻|只[ㄓ],條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ] 狐 狐 [hu2] fox fox 狩 狩 [shou4] to hunt
to go hunting (as winter sport in former times)
hunting dog
imperial tour to hunt
to go hunting (as winter sport in former times)
hunting dog
imperial tour 狠 狠 [hen3] fierce
very fierce
very 狡 狡 [jiao3] crafty
cunning
sly crafty
cunning
sly 狼 狼 [lang2] wolf
CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] wolf
CL:匹[ㄆㄧˇ],隻|只[ㄓ],條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ] 狹 狭 [xia2] narrow
narrow-minded narrow
narrow-minded 狽 狈 [bei4] a legendary wolf
distressed
wretched a legendary wolf
distressed
wretched 狸 狸 [li2] raccoon dog
fox-like animal raccoon dog
fox-like animal 狷 狷 [juan4] impetuous
rash
upright (character) impetuous
rash
upright (character) 猜 猜 [cai1] to guess to guess 猛 猛 [meng3] ferocious
suddenly
fierce
violent
abrupt ferocious
suddenly
fierce
violent
abrupt 猖 猖 [chang1] ferocious ferocious 猓 猓 [guo3] monkey monkey 猙 狰 [zheng1] hideous
fierce-looking hideous
fierce-looking 猶 犹 [you2] as if
(just) like
just as
still
yet as if
(just) like
just as
still
yet 猥 猥 [wei3] humble
rustic
plentiful humble
rustic
plentiful 猴 猴 [hou2] monkey
CL:隻|只[zhi1] monkey
CL:隻|只[ㄓ] 猩 猩 [xing1] ape ape 猷 猷 [you2] to plan
to scheme to plan
to scheme 獅 狮 [shi1] lion lion 猿 猿 [yuan2] ape ape 猾 猾 [hua2] sly sly 獄 狱 [yu4] prison prison 獐 獐 [zhang1] river deer
roebuck river deer
roebuck 獎 奖 [jiang3] prize
award
encouragement
CL:個|个[ge4] prize
award
encouragement
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 獗 獗 [jue2] unruly
rude unruly
rude 獨 独 [du2] alone
independent
single
sole
only alone
independent
single
sole
only 獰 狞 [ning2] fierce-looking fierce-looking 獲 获 [huo4] to catch
to obtain
to capture to catch
to obtain
to capture 獷 犷 [guang3] rough
uncouth
boorish rough
uncouth
boorish 獵 猎 [lie4] hunting hunting 獸 兽 [shou4] beast
animal
beastly
bestial beast
animal
beastly
bestial 獺 獭 [ta3] otter
Taiwan pr. [ta4] otter
Taiwan pr. [ㄊㄚˋ] 獻 献 [xian4] to offer
to present
to dedicate
to donate
to show
to put on display
worthy person (old) to offer
to present
to dedicate
to donate
to show
to put on display
worthy person (old) 玀 猡 [luo2] name of a tribe name of a tribe 玄 玄 [xuan2] black
mysterious black
mysterious 率 率 [shuai4] to lead
to command
rash
hasty
frank
straightforward
generally
usually

rate
frequency to lead
to command
rash
hasty
frank
straightforward
generally
usually

rate
frequency 王 王 [wang4] to rule
to reign over

king or monarch
best or strongest of its type
grand
great

surname Wang to rule
to reign over

king or monarch
best or strongest of its type
grand
great

surname Wang 玉 玉 [yu4] jade jade 玖 玖 [jiu3] black jade
nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral) black jade
nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral) 玩 玩 [wan2] toy
sth used for amusement
curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4])
to play
to have fun
to trifle with
to keep sth for entertainment toy
sth used for amusement
curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [ㄨㄢˋ])
to play
to have fun
to trifle with
to keep sth for entertainment 玨 珏 [jue2] gems mounted together gems mounted together 玟 玟 [wen2] veins in jade

jade-like stone veins in jade

jade-like stone 玫 玫 [mei2] (fine jade)
see 玫瑰[mei2 gui1] (fine jade)
see 玫瑰[ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟ] 玷 玷 [dian4] blemish
disgrace
flaw in jade blemish
disgrace
flaw in jade 珊 珊 [shan1] coral coral 玻 玻 [bo1] glass glass 玲 玲 [ling2] (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑)
tinkling of gem-pendants (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑)
tinkling of gem-pendants 珍 珍 [zhen1] precious thing
treasure
culinary delicacy
rare
valuable
to value highly precious thing
treasure
culinary delicacy
rare
valuable
to value highly 珀 珀 [po4] amber amber 玳 玳 [dai4] tortoise shell
turtle tortoise shell
turtle 班 班 [ban1] team
class
squad
work shift
ranking
CL:個|个[ge4]
classifier for groups

surname Ban team
class
squad
work shift
ranking
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
classifier for groups

surname Ban 琉 琉 [liu2] precious stone precious stone 珮 佩 [pei4] girdle ornaments girdle ornaments 珠 珠 [zhu1] bead
pearl
CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1] bead
pearl
CL:粒[ㄌㄧˋ],顆|颗[ㄎㄜ] 琅 琅 [lang2] jade-like stone
clean and white
tinkling of pendants jade-like stone
clean and white
tinkling of pendants 琊 玡 [ya2] used in place names
see 瑯琊山|琅玡山[Lang2 ya2 shan1] used in place names
see 瑯琊山|琅玡山[ㄌㄤˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄢ] 球 球 [qiu2] ball
sphere
globe
CL:個|个[ge4]
ball game
match
CL:場|场[chang3] ball
sphere
globe
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
ball game
match
CL:場|场[ㄔㄤˇ] 理 理 [li3] texture
grain (of wood)
inner essence
intrinsic order
reason
logic
truth
science
natural science (esp. physics)
to manage
to pay attention to
to run (affairs)
to handle
to put in order
to tidy up texture
grain (of wood)
inner essence
intrinsic order
reason
logic
truth
science
natural science (esp. physics)
to manage
to pay attention to
to run (affairs)
to handle
to put in order
to tidy up 現 现 [xian4] to appear
present
now
existing
current to appear
present
now
existing
current 琍 璃 [li2] (phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names)
Taiwan pr. [li4]
variant of 璃[li2] (phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names)
Taiwan pr. [ㄌㄧˋ]
variant of 璃[ㄌㄧˊ] 琺 珐 [fa4] enamel ware
cloisonne ware enamel ware
cloisonne ware 琪 琪 [qi2] fine jade fine jade 琳 琳 [lin2] gem gem 琢 琢 [zuo2] see 琢磨[zuo2 mo5]

to cut (gems) see 琢磨[ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛ˙]

to cut (gems) 琥 琥 [hu3] amber amber 琵 琵 [pi2] see 琵琶, pipa lute see 琵琶, pipa lute 琶 琶 [pa2] see 琵琶, pipa lute see 琵琶, pipa lute 琴 琴 [qin2] guqin or zither, cf 古琴[gu3 qin2]
musical instrument in general guqin or zither, cf 古琴[ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ]
musical instrument in general 瑯 琅 [lang2] (gem)
tinkling of pendants

see 瑯琊山|琅玡山[Lang2 ya2 shan1] (gem)
tinkling of pendants

see 瑯琊山|琅玡山[ㄌㄤˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄢ] 瑚 瑚 [hu2] coral coral 瑕 瑕 [xia2] blemish
flaw in jade blemish
flaw in jade 瑟 瑟 [se4] a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings 瑞 瑞 [rui4] lucky
auspicious
propitious
rayl (acoustical unit) lucky
auspicious
propitious
rayl (acoustical unit) 瑁 瑁 [mao4] (jade) (jade) 琿 珲 [hun2] (fine jade) (fine jade) 瑙 瑙 [nao3] agate agate 瑛 瑛 [ying1] (crystal)
lustrous (crystal)
lustrous 瑜 瑜 [yu2] excellence
luster of gems excellence
luster of gems 瑤 瑶 [yao2] jade
precious stone
mother-of-pearl
nacre
precious
used a complementary honorific

Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia
surname Yao jade
precious stone
mother-of-pearl
nacre
precious
used a complementary honorific

Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia
surname Yao 瑣 琐 [suo3] fragmentary
trifling fragmentary
trifling 瑪 玛 [ma3] agate
cornelian agate
cornelian 瑰 瑰 [gui1] (semi-precious stone)
extraordinary (semi-precious stone)
extraordinary 瑩 莹 [ying2] luster of gems luster of gems 璋 璋 [zhang1] ancient stone ornament ancient stone ornament 璃 璃 [li2] colored glaze
glass colored glaze
glass 璜 璜 [huang2] semi-circular jade ornament semi-circular jade ornament 璣 玑 [ji1] irregular pearl irregular pearl 璩 璩 [qu2] (jade ring)

surname Qu (jade ring)

surname Qu 環 环 [huan2] ring
hoop
loop
(chain) link
classifier for scores in archery etc
to surround
to encircle
to hem in

surname Huan ring
hoop
loop
(chain) link
classifier for scores in archery etc
to surround
to encircle
to hem in

surname Huan 璦 瑷 [ai4] fine quality jade fine quality jade 璧 璧 [bi4] jade annulus jade annulus 璽 玺 [xi3] ruler's seal ruler's seal 瓊 琼 [qiong2] jasper
fine jade
beautiful
exquisite (e.g. wine, food)
abbr. for Hainan province jasper
fine jade
beautiful
exquisite (e.g. wine, food)
abbr. for Hainan province 瓏 珑 [long2] tinkling of gem-pendants tinkling of gem-pendants 瓜 瓜 [gua1] melon
gourd
squash melon
gourd
squash 瓠 瓠 [hu4] gourd gourd 瓢 瓢 [piao2] dipper
ladle dipper
ladle 瓣 瓣 [ban4] petal
segment
clove (of garlic)
piece
section
fragment
valve
lamella
classifier for pieces, segments etc petal
segment
clove (of garlic)
piece
section
fragment
valve
lamella
classifier for pieces, segments etc 瓦 瓦 [wa3] roof tile
abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4], watt (loan) roof tile
abbr. for 瓦特[ㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄜˋ], watt (loan) 瓶 瓶 [ping2] bottle
vase
pitcher
CL:個|个[ge4]
classifier for wine and liquids bottle
vase
pitcher
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
classifier for wine and liquids 瓷 瓷 [ci2] chinaware
porcelain
china chinaware
porcelain
china 甄 甄 [zhen1] to distinguish
to evaluate

surname Zhen to distinguish
to evaluate

surname Zhen 甌 瓯 [ou1] (pottery) bowl or drinking vessel

old name for Wenzhou City 溫州市|温州市[Wen1 zhou1 shi4] in Zhejiang 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1] (pottery) bowl or drinking vessel

old name for Wenzhou City 溫州市|温州市[ㄨㄣ ㄓㄡ ㄕˋ] in Zhejiang 浙江[ㄓㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄤ] 甕 瓮 [weng4] pottery container for water, wine etc

surname Weng pottery container for water, wine etc

surname Weng 甘 甘 [gan1] sweet
willing

surname Gan
abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3] sweet
willing

surname Gan
abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[ㄍㄢ ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄥˇ] 甚 甚 [shen4] what
very
extremely
any

variant of 什[shen2] what
very
extremely
any

variant of 什[ㄕㄣˊ] 甜 甜 [tian2] sweet sweet 生 生 [sheng1] to be born
to give birth
life
to grow
raw
uncooked
student to be born
to give birth
life
to grow
raw
uncooked
student 產 产 [chan3] to give birth
to reproduce
to produce
product
resource
estate
property to give birth
to reproduce
to produce
product
resource
estate
property 甥 甥 [sheng1] sister's son
nephew sister's son
nephew 甦 苏 [su1] variant of 蘇|苏[su1]
to revive variant of 蘇|苏[ㄙㄨ]
to revive 用 用 [yong4] to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore 甩 甩 [shuai3] to throw
to fling
to swing
to leave behind
to throw off
to dump (sb) to throw
to fling
to swing
to leave behind
to throw off
to dump (sb) 甬 甬 [yong3] path screened by walls on both sides

variant of 桶[tong3], bucket
(classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter)

the Yongjiang river 甬江[Yong3 jiang1] through Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1]
abbr. for Ningbo path screened by walls on both sides

variant of 桶[ㄊㄨㄥˇ], bucket
(classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter)

the Yongjiang river 甬江[ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄤ] through Ningbo 寧波|宁波[ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄛ]
abbr. for Ningbo 甫 甫 [fu3] (classical) barely just
just now (classical) barely just
just now 甭 甭 [beng2] need not
(contraction of 不 and 用) need not
(contraction of 不 and 用) 田 田 [tian2] field
farm
CL:片[pian4]

surname Tian field
farm
CL:片[ㄆㄧㄢˋ]

surname Tian 由 由 [you2] to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb) to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb) 甲 甲 [jia3] first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
(used for an unspecified person or thing)
first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
armor plating
shell or carapace
(of the fingers or toes) nail
bladed leather or metal armor (old)
ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
civil administration unit (old) first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ]
(used for an unspecified person or thing)
first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
armor plating
shell or carapace
(of the fingers or toes) nail
bladed leather or metal armor (old)
ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
civil administration unit (old) 申 申 [shen1] to extend
to state
to explain
9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey

old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]
surname Shen to extend
to state
to explain
9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey

old name for Shanghai 上海[ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇ]
surname Shen 男 男 [nan2] male
Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
CL:個|个[ge4] male
Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[ㄨˇ ㄉㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄟˋ]
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 甸 甸 [dian4] suburbs or outskirts
one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China
official in charge of fields (old)

surname Dian suburbs or outskirts
one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China
official in charge of fields (old)

surname Dian 甽 甽 [quan3] drain between fields, irrigation drain between fields, irrigation 畏 畏 [wei4] to fear to fear 界 界 [jie4] boundary
scope
extent
circles
group
kingdom (taxonomy) boundary
scope
extent
circles
group
kingdom (taxonomy) 畔 畔 [pan4] edge
side
boundary
bank (of a river etc)
shore edge
side
boundary
bank (of a river etc)
shore 畝 亩 [mu3] classifier for fields
unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare classifier for fields
unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare 畜 畜 [xu4] to raise (animals)

livestock
domesticated animal
domestic animal to raise (animals)

livestock
domesticated animal
domestic animal 畚 畚 [ben3] a basket or pan used for earth
manure etc a basket or pan used for earth
manure etc 留 留 [liu2] to leave (a message etc)
to retain
to stay
to remain
to keep
to preserve to leave (a message etc)
to retain
to stay
to remain
to keep
to preserve 略 略 [lüe4] plan
strategy
outline
summary
slightly
rather
to rob
to plunder
to summarize plan
strategy
outline
summary
slightly
rather
to rob
to plunder
to summarize 畦 畦 [qi2] small plot of farm land
Taiwan pr. [xi1] small plot of farm land
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧ] 畢 毕 [bi4] the whole of
to finish
to complete
complete
full
finished

surname Bi the whole of
to finish
to complete
complete
full
finished

surname Bi 異 异 [yi4] different
other
hetero-
unusual
strange
surprising
to distinguish
to separate
to discriminate different
other
hetero-
unusual
strange
surprising
to distinguish
to separate
to discriminate 畫 画 [hua4] to draw
picture
painting
CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]
classifier for paintings etc
variant of 劃|划[hua4] to draw
picture
painting
CL:幅[ㄈㄨˊ],張|张[ㄓㄤ]
classifier for paintings etc
variant of 劃|划[ㄏㄨㄚˋ] 番 番 [fan1] foreign country
foreigner
foreign (non-Chinese)
barbarian
classifier for occurrences (of an action or deed)
-fold (as in twofold etc)
kind
sort

surname Pan foreign country
foreigner
foreign (non-Chinese)
barbarian
classifier for occurrences (of an action or deed)
-fold (as in twofold etc)
kind
sort

surname Pan 當 当 [dang4] at or in the very same...
suitable
adequate
fitting
proper
to replace
to regard as
to think
to pawn
(coll.) to fail (a student)

to be
to act as
manage
withstand
when
during
ought
should
match equally
equal
same
obstruct
just at (a time or place)
on the spot
right
just at at or in the very same...
suitable
adequate
fitting
proper
to replace
to regard as
to think
to pawn
(coll.) to fail (a student)

to be
to act as
manage
withstand
when
during
ought
should
match equally
equal
same
obstruct
just at (a time or place)
on the spot
right
just at 畸 畸 [ji1] lopsided
unbalanced
abnormal
irregular
odd fractional remnant lopsided
unbalanced
abnormal
irregular
odd fractional remnant 疇 畴 [chou2] arable fields
cultivated field
class
category arable fields
cultivated field
class
category 疆 疆 [jiang1] border
boundary border
boundary 疊 叠 [die2] to fold
to fold over in layers
to furl
to layer
to pile up
to repeat
to duplicate to fold
to fold over in layers
to furl
to layer
to pile up
to repeat
to duplicate 疋 疋 [ya3] variant of 雅[ya3]

variant of 匹[pi3]
classifier for cloth: bolt variant of 雅[ㄧㄚˇ]

variant of 匹[ㄆㄧˇ]
classifier for cloth: bolt 疏 疏 [shu1] to dredge
to clear away obstruction
thin
sparse
scanty
distant (relation)
not close
to neglect
negligent
to present a memorial to the Emperor
commentary
annotation

surname Shu to dredge
to clear away obstruction
thin
sparse
scanty
distant (relation)
not close
to neglect
negligent
to present a memorial to the Emperor
commentary
annotation

surname Shu 疑 疑 [yi2] to doubt
to misbelieve
to suspect to doubt
to misbelieve
to suspect 疝 疝 [shan4] hernia hernia 疙 疙 [ge1] pimple
wart pimple
wart 疚 疚 [jiu4] chronic disease
guilt
remorse chronic disease
guilt
remorse 疫 疫 [yi4] epidemic
plague epidemic
plague 疤 疤 [ba1] scar
scab scar
scab 疥 疥 [jie4] scabies scabies 疾 疾 [ji2] sickness
disease
hate
envy
swift sickness
disease
hate
envy
swift 病 病 [bing4] illness
CL:場|场[chang2]
disease
to fall ill
defect illness
CL:場|场[ㄔㄤˊ]
disease
to fall ill
defect 症 症 [zheng4] disease
illness disease
illness 疲 疲 [pi2] weary weary 疳 疳 [gan1] rickets rickets 疽 疽 [ju1] gangrene gangrene 疼 疼 [teng2] (it) hurts
sore
to love dearly (it) hurts
sore
to love dearly 疹 疹 [zhen3] measles
rash measles
rash 痊 痊 [quan2] to recover (from illness) to recover (from illness) 痔 痔 [zhi4] piles
hemorrhoid piles
hemorrhoid 痕 痕 [hen2] scar
traces scar
traces 疵 疵 [ci1] blemish
flaw
defect blemish
flaw
defect 痢 痢 [li4] dysentery dysentery 痛 痛 [tong4] ache
pain
sorrow
deeply
thoroughly ache
pain
sorrow
deeply
thoroughly 痣 痣 [zhi4] birthmark
mole birthmark
mole 痙 痉 [jing4] spasm spasm 痘 痘 [dou4] pimple
pustule pimple
pustule 痞 痞 [pi3] constipation
lump in the abdomen constipation
lump in the abdomen 瘀 瘀 [yu1] hematoma (internal blood clot)
extravasated blood (spilt into surrounding tissue)
contusion hematoma (internal blood clot)
extravasated blood (spilt into surrounding tissue)
contusion 痰 痰 [tan2] phlegm
spittle phlegm
spittle 瘁 瘁 [cui4] care-worn
distressed
tired
overworked
sick
weary care-worn
distressed
tired
overworked
sick
weary 痲 痲 [ma2] leprosy
numb leprosy
numb 痱 痱 [fei4] prickly heat prickly heat 痺 痹 [bi4] paralysis
numbness paralysis
numbness 痿 痿 [wei3] atrophy atrophy 痴 痴 [chi1] imbecile
sentimental
stupid
foolish
silly imbecile
sentimental
stupid
foolish
silly 瘧 疟 [yao4] see 瘧子|疟子[yao4 zi5]

malaria see 瘧子|疟子[ㄧㄠˋ ㄗ˙]

malaria 瘍 疡 [yang2] ulcers
sores ulcers
sores 瘋 疯 [feng1] insane
mad
wild insane
mad
wild 瘉 瘉 [yu4] to heal to heal 瘓 痪 [huan4] illness
numbness of the limbs illness
numbness of the limbs 瘠 瘠 [ji2] barren
lean barren
lean 瘩 瘩 [da2] sore
boil
scab sore
boil
scab 瘟 瘟 [wen1] epidemic
pestilence
plague epidemic
pestilence
plague 瘤 瘤 [liu2] tumor tumor 瘦 瘦 [shou4] thin
to lose weight
(of clothing) tight
(of meat) lean
(of land) unproductive thin
to lose weight
(of clothing) tight
(of meat) lean
(of land) unproductive 瘡 疮 [chuang1] sore
skin ulcer sore
skin ulcer 瘴 瘴 [zhang4] malaria
miasma malaria
miasma 瘸 瘸 [que2] lame lame 癆 痨 [lao2] tuberculosis tuberculosis 療 疗 [liao2] to treat
to cure
therapy to treat
to cure
therapy 癌 癌 [ai2] cancer
carcinoma
also pr. [yan2] cancer
carcinoma
also pr. [ㄧㄢˊ] 癖 癖 [pi3] habit
hobby habit
hobby 癘 疠 [li4] ulcer
plague ulcer
plague 癒 愈 [yu4] variant of 愈[yu4]
to heal variant of 愈[ㄩˋ]
to heal 癢 痒 [yang3] to itch
to tickle to itch
to tickle 癥 症 [zheng1] abdominal tumor
bowel obstruction
(fig.) sticking point abdominal tumor
bowel obstruction
(fig.) sticking point 癩 癞 [lai4] scabies
skin disease scabies
skin disease 癮 瘾 [yin3] addiction
craving addiction
craving 癬 癣 [xuan3] ringworm
Taiwan pr. [xian3] ringworm
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧㄢˇ] 癱 瘫 [tan1] paralyzed paralyzed 癲 癫 [dian1] mentally deranged
crazy mentally deranged
crazy 癸 癸 [gui3] tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
tenth in order
letter "J" or roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
deca tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ]
tenth in order
letter "J" or roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
deca 登 登 [deng1] to scale (a height)
to ascend
to mount
to publish or record
to enter (e.g. in a register)
to press down with the foot
to step or tread on
to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)
to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) to scale (a height)
to ascend
to mount
to publish or record
to enter (e.g. in a register)
to press down with the foot
to step or tread on
to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)
to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) 發 发 [fa1] to send out
to show (one's feeling)
to issue
to develop
classifier for gunshots (rounds) to send out
to show (one's feeling)
to issue
to develop
classifier for gunshots (rounds) 白 白 [bai2] white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera

surname Bai white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera

surname Bai 百 百 [bai3] hundred
numerous
all kinds of

surname Bai hundred
numerous
all kinds of

surname Bai 皂 皂 [zao4] soap
black soap
black 的 的 [di4] aim
clear

really and truly

see 的士[di1 shi4]

of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) aim
clear

really and truly

see 的士[ㄉㄧ ㄕˋ]

of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 皆 皆 [jie1] all
each and every
in all cases all
each and every
in all cases 皇 皇 [Huang2] emperor
surname Huang emperor
surname Huang 皈 皈 [gui1] to comply with
to follow to comply with
to follow 皎 皎 [jiao3] bright
white bright
white 皖 皖 [Wan3] abbr. for Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3] abbr. for Anhui Province 安徽省[ㄢ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕㄥˇ] 皓 皓 [hao4] bright
luminous
white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age) bright
luminous
white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age) 皚 皑 [ai2] white (of snow etc) white (of snow etc) 皮 皮 [pi2] leather
skin
fur
CL:張|张[zhang1]
pico- (one trillionth)
naughty

surname Pi leather
skin
fur
CL:張|张[ㄓㄤ]
pico- (one trillionth)
naughty

surname Pi 皰 疱 [pao4] pimple
acne
blister
boil
ulcer pimple
acne
blister
boil
ulcer 皴 皴 [cun1] chapped
cracked chapped
cracked 皺 皱 [zhou4] to wrinkle
wrinkled
to crease to wrinkle
wrinkled
to crease 皿 皿 [min3] dish
vessel
shallow container
rad. no. 108 dish
vessel
shallow container
rad. no. 108 盂 盂 [yu2] basin
wide-mouthed jar or pot basin
wide-mouthed jar or pot 盈 盈 [ying2] full
filled
surplus full
filled
surplus 盆 盆 [pen2] basin
flower pot
unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters
CL:個|个[ge4] basin
flower pot
unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 盃 杯 [bei1] variant of 杯[bei1]
trophy cup
classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup variant of 杯[ㄅㄟ]
trophy cup
classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup 益 益 [yi4] benefit
profit
advantage
beneficial
to increase
to add
all the more

surname Yi benefit
profit
advantage
beneficial
to increase
to add
all the more

surname Yi 盍 盍 [he2] why not why not 盎 盎 [ang4] abundant
bowl
dish
pot abundant
bowl
dish
pot 盔 盔 [kui1] helmet helmet 盒 盒 [he2] small box
case small box
case 盛 盛 [sheng4] flourishing
vigorous
magnificent
extensively

to hold
to contain
to ladle
to pick up with a utensil

surname Sheng flourishing
vigorous
magnificent
extensively

to hold
to contain
to ladle
to pick up with a utensil

surname Sheng 盜 盗 [dao4] to steal
to rob
to plunder
thief
bandit
robber to steal
to rob
to plunder
thief
bandit
robber 盞 盏 [zhan3] a small cup
classifier for lamps a small cup
classifier for lamps 盟 盟 [meng2] oath
pledge
union
to ally
league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia oath
pledge
union
to ally
league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia 盡 尽 [jin4] to use up
to exhaust
to end
to finish
to the utmost
exhausted
finished
to the limit (of sth) to use up
to exhaust
to end
to finish
to the utmost
exhausted
finished
to the limit (of sth) 監 监 [jian4] supervisor

hard
strong
solid
firm
to supervise
to inspect
jail
prison supervisor

hard
strong
solid
firm
to supervise
to inspect
jail
prison 盤 盘 [pan2] plate
dish
tray
board
to build
to coil
to check
to examine
to transfer (property)
to make over
classifier for food: dish, helping
to coil
classifier for coils of wire
classifier for games of chess plate
dish
tray
board
to build
to coil
to check
to examine
to transfer (property)
to make over
classifier for food: dish, helping
to coil
classifier for coils of wire
classifier for games of chess 盧 卢 [lu2] (old) rice vessel
black
old variant of 廬|庐[lu2]
(Taiwan slang) troublesome
fussy

surname Lu
abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡|卢森堡[Lu2 sen1 bao3] (old) rice vessel
black
old variant of 廬|庐[ㄌㄨˊ]
(Taiwan slang) troublesome
fussy

surname Lu
abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡|卢森堡[ㄌㄨˊ ㄙㄣ ㄅㄠˇ] 盥 盥 [guan4] to wash (especially hands) to wash (especially hands) 盪 荡 [tang4] variant of 燙|烫[tang4]
variant of 趟[tang4]

variant of 蕩|荡[dang4] variant of 燙|烫[ㄊㄤˋ]
variant of 趟[ㄊㄤˋ]

variant of 蕩|荡[ㄉㄤˋ] 目 目 [mu4] eye
item
section
list
catalogue
table of contents
order (taxonomy)
goal
name
title eye
item
section
list
catalogue
table of contents
order (taxonomy)
goal
name
title 盯 盯 [ding1] to watch attentively
to fix one's attention on
to stare at
to gaze at to watch attentively
to fix one's attention on
to stare at
to gaze at 盲 盲 [mang2] blind blind 直 直 [zhi2] straight
to straighten
fair and reasonable
frank
straightforward
(indicates continuing motion or action)
vertical
vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

surname Zhi
Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God straight
to straighten
fair and reasonable
frank
straightforward
(indicates continuing motion or action)
vertical
vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

surname Zhi
Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˊ] Farmer God 省 省 [xing3] introspection
to examine oneself critically
awareness
to visit (an elderly relative)

to save
to economize
to do without
to omit
to leave out
province
CL:個|个[ge4] introspection
to examine oneself critically
awareness
to visit (an elderly relative)

to save
to economize
to do without
to omit
to leave out
province
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 盹 盹 [dun3] doze
nap doze
nap 相 相 [xiang4] appearance
portrait
picture
government minister
(physics) phase

each other
one another
mutually

surname Xiang appearance
portrait
picture
government minister
(physics) phase

each other
one another
mutually

surname Xiang 眉 眉 [mei2] eyebrow
upper margin eyebrow
upper margin 看 看 [kan4] to see
to look at
to read
to watch
to visit
to call on
to consider
to regard as
to look after
to treat (an illness)
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after verb) to give it a try
Watch out! (for a danger)

to look after
to take care of
to watch
to guard to see
to look at
to read
to watch
to visit
to call on
to consider
to regard as
to look after
to treat (an illness)
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after verb) to give it a try
Watch out! (for a danger)

to look after
to take care of
to watch
to guard 盾 盾 [dun4] shield shield 盼 盼 [pan4] to hope for
to long for
to expect to hope for
to long for
to expect 眩 眩 [xuan4] dazzling
brilliant
dazzled
dizzy dazzling
brilliant
dazzled
dizzy 真 真 [zhen1] really
truly
indeed
real
true
genuine really
truly
indeed
real
true
genuine 眠 眠 [mian2] to sleep
to hibernate to sleep
to hibernate 眨 眨 [zha3] to blink
to wink to blink
to wink 眷 眷 [juan4] concern
wife and children concern
wife and children 眾 众 [zhong4] many
numerous
crowd
multitude

abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives many
numerous
crowd
multitude

abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧˋ ㄩㄢˋ], House of Representatives 眼 眼 [yan3] eye
small hole
crux (of a matter)
CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) eye
small hole
crux (of a matter)
CL:隻|只[ㄓ],雙|双[ㄕㄨㄤ]
classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) 眶 眶 [kuang4] eye socket eye socket 眸 眸 [mou2] pupil (of the eye)
eye pupil (of the eye)
eye 眺 眺 [tiao4] to gaze into the distance to gaze into the distance 睏 困 [kun4] sleepy
tired sleepy
tired 睛 睛 [jing1] eye
eyeball eye
eyeball 睫 睫 [jie2] eyelashes eyelashes 睦 睦 [mu4] amicable
harmonious amicable
harmonious 睞 睐 [lai4] to glance
to look askance at to glance
to look askance at 督 督 [du1] to supervise and direct
army title (archaic) to supervise and direct
army title (archaic) 睹 睹 [du3] to observe
to see to observe
to see 睪 睪 [yi4] to spy out to spy out 睬 睬 [cai3] to pay attention
to take notice of
to care for to pay attention
to take notice of
to care for 睜 睁 [zheng1] to open (one's eyes) to open (one's eyes) 睥 睥 [bi4] look askance look askance 睨 睨 [ni4] to look askance at to look askance at 瞄 瞄 [miao2] to aim to aim 睽 睽 [kui2] separated
stare separated
stare 睿 睿 [rui4] astute
perspicacious
farsighted astute
perspicacious
farsighted 睡 睡 [shui4] to sleep
to lie down to sleep
to lie down 瞎 瞎 [xia1] blind
groundlessly
foolishly
to no purpose blind
groundlessly
foolishly
to no purpose 瞇 眯 [mi1] to narrow one's eyes
to squint
(dialect) to take a nap to narrow one's eyes
to squint
(dialect) to take a nap 瞌 瞌 [ke1] to doze off
sleepy to doze off
sleepy 瞑 瞑 [ming2] to close (the eyes) to close (the eyes) 瞠 瞠 [cheng1] stare at sth beyond reach stare at sth beyond reach 瞞 瞒 [man2] to conceal from
to keep (sb) in the dark to conceal from
to keep (sb) in the dark 瞟 瞟 [piao3] to cast a glance to cast a glance 瞥 瞥 [pie1] to shoot a glance
glance
to appear in a flash to shoot a glance
glance
to appear in a flash 瞳 瞳 [tong2] pupil of the eye pupil of the eye 瞪 瞪 [deng4] to open (one's eyes) wide
to stare at
to glare at to open (one's eyes) wide
to stare at
to glare at 瞰 瞰 [kan4] to look down from a height
to spy on sth to look down from a height
to spy on sth 瞬 瞬 [shun4] to wink to wink 瞧 瞧 [qiao2] to look at
to see
to see (a doctor)
to visit to look at
to see
to see (a doctor)
to visit 瞭 瞭 [liao4] to watch from a height or distance
to survey

(of eyes) bright
clear-sighted
to understand clearly to watch from a height or distance
to survey

(of eyes) bright
clear-sighted
to understand clearly 瞽 瞽 [gu3] blind
undiscerning blind
undiscerning 瞿 瞿 [ju4] startled

surname Qu startled

surname Qu 瞻 瞻 [zhan1] to gaze
to view to gaze
to view 矇 蒙 [meng2] blind
dim sighted

to deceive
to cheat
to hoodwink
to make a wild guess blind
dim sighted

to deceive
to cheat
to hoodwink
to make a wild guess 矓 眬 [long2] see 矇矓|蒙眬[meng2 long2] see 矇矓|蒙眬[ㄇㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ] 矗 矗 [chu4] lofty
upright lofty
upright 矚 瞩 [zhu3] to gaze at
to stare at to gaze at
to stare at 矛 矛 [mao2] spear
lance
pike spear
lance
pike 矜 矜 [jin1] to boast
to esteem
to sympathize to boast
to esteem
to sympathize 矢 矢 [shi3] arrow
dart
straight
to vow
to swear
old variant of 屎[shi3] arrow
dart
straight
to vow
to swear
old variant of 屎[ㄕˇ] 矣 矣 [yi3] classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5] classical final particle, similar to modern 了[ㄌㄜ˙] 知 知 [zhi1] to know
to be aware to know
to be aware 矩 矩 [ju3] carpenter's square
rule
regulation
pattern
to carve carpenter's square
rule
regulation
pattern
to carve 短 短 [duan3] short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault 矮 矮 [ai3] low
short (in length) low
short (in length) 矯 矫 [jiao3] to correct
to rectify
to redress
strong
brave
to pretend
to feign
affectation

argumentative
contentious

surname Jiao to correct
to rectify
to redress
strong
brave
to pretend
to feign
affectation

argumentative
contentious

surname Jiao 石 石 [shi2] rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗
ten pecks
one hundred liters

surname Shi rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ㄅㄚ ㄧㄣ]

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗
ten pecks
one hundred liters

surname Shi 矽 矽 [xi1] silicon (chemistry)
Taiwan pr. [xi4] silicon (chemistry)
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧˋ] 砂 砂 [sha1] sand
gravel
granule sand
gravel
granule 研 研 [yan2] to grind
study
research to grind
study
research 砌 砌 [qi4] to build by laying bricks or stones to build by laying bricks or stones 砍 砍 [kan3] to chop
to cut down
to throw sth at sb to chop
to cut down
to throw sth at sb 砰 砰 [peng1] (onom.) bang
thump (onom.) bang
thump 砧 砧 [zhen1] anvil anvil 砸 砸 [za2] to smash
to pound
to fail
to muck up
to bungle to smash
to pound
to fail
to muck up
to bungle 砝 砝 [fa3] see 砝碼|砝码[fa3 ma3] see 砝碼|砝码[ㄈㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ] 破 破 [po4] broken
damaged
worn out
lousy
rotten
to break, split or cleave
to get rid of
to destroy
to break with
to defeat
to capture (a city etc)
to expose the truth of broken
damaged
worn out
lousy
rotten
to break, split or cleave
to get rid of
to destroy
to break with
to defeat
to capture (a city etc)
to expose the truth of 砷 砷 [shen1] arsenic (chemistry) arsenic (chemistry) 砥 砥 [di3] baffle (pier)
whetstone baffle (pier)
whetstone 砭 砭 [bian1] ancient stone acupuncture needle
to criticize
to pierce ancient stone acupuncture needle
to criticize
to pierce 硫 硫 [liu2] sulfur (chemistry) sulfur (chemistry) 硃 朱 [zhu1] cinnabar
see 硃砂|朱砂[zhu1 sha1] cinnabar
see 硃砂|朱砂[ㄓㄨ ㄕㄚ] 硝 硝 [xiao1] saltpeter
to tan (leather) saltpeter
to tan (leather) 硬 硬 [ying4] hard
stiff
strong
firm
resolutely
doggedly
good (quality)
able (person) hard
stiff
strong
firm
resolutely
doggedly
good (quality)
able (person) 硯 砚 [yan4] ink-stone ink-stone 碎 碎 [sui4] to break down
to break into pieces
fragmentary to break down
to break into pieces
fragmentary 碰 碰 [peng4] to touch
to meet with
to bump to touch
to meet with
to bump 碗 碗 [wan3] bowl
cup
CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] bowl
cup
CL:隻|只[ㄓ],個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 碘 碘 [dian3] iodine (chemistry) iodine (chemistry) 碌 碌 [lu4] laborious
small stone
to record
to tape
to write down
to hire
to employ

see 碌碡[liu4 zhou5] laborious
small stone
to record
to tape
to write down
to hire
to employ

see 碌碡[ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄡ˙] 碉 碉 [diao1] rock cave (archaic) rock cave (archaic) 硼 硼 [peng2] boron (chemistry) boron (chemistry) 碑 碑 [bei1] a monument
an upright stone tablet
stele
CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4] a monument
an upright stone tablet
stele
CL:塊|块[ㄎㄨㄞˋ],面[ㄇㄧㄢˋ] 磁 磁 [ci2] magnetic
magnetism
porcelain magnetic
magnetism
porcelain 碟 碟 [die2] dish
plate dish
plate 碧 碧 [bi4] green jade
bluish green
blue
jade green jade
bluish green
blue
jade 碳 碳 [tan4] carbon (chemistry) carbon (chemistry) 碩 硕 [shuo4] large
big large
big 磋 磋 [cuo1] deliberate
to polish deliberate
to polish 磅 磅 [bang4] see 磅秤 scale
platform balance
(loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) see 磅秤 scale
platform balance
(loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) 確 确 [que4] authenticated
solid
firm
real
true authenticated
solid
firm
real
true 磊 磊 [lei3] lumpy
rock pile
uneven
fig. sincere
open and honest lumpy
rock pile
uneven
fig. sincere
open and honest 碾 碾 [nian3] stone roller
roller and millstone
to grind
to crush
to husk stone roller
roller and millstone
to grind
to crush
to husk 磕 磕 [ke4] variant of 嗑[ke4]

to tap
to knock (against sth hard)
to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) variant of 嗑[ㄎㄜˋ]

to tap
to knock (against sth hard)
to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) 碼 码 [ma3] weight
number
code
to pile
to stack
classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc weight
number
code
to pile
to stack
classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc 磐 磐 [pan2] firm
stable
rock firm
stable
rock 磨 磨 [mo4] grindstone
to grind
to turn round

to rub
to grind
to polish
to sharpen
to wear down
to die out
to waste time
to pester
to insist grindstone
to grind
to turn round

to rub
to grind
to polish
to sharpen
to wear down
to die out
to waste time
to pester
to insist 磚 砖 [zhuan1] brick
CL:塊|块[kuai4] brick
CL:塊|块[ㄎㄨㄞˋ] 磬 磬 [qing4] chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone 磷 磷 [lin2] phosphorus (chemistry) phosphorus (chemistry) 磺 磺 [huang2] sulfur sulfur 磴 磴 [deng4] cliff-ledge
stone step cliff-ledge
stone step 磯 矶 [ji1] breakwater
jetty breakwater
jetty 礁 礁 [jiao1] reef
shoal rock reef
shoal rock 礎 础 [chu3] foundation
base foundation
base 礙 碍 [ai4] to hinder
to obstruct
to block to hinder
to obstruct
to block 礦 矿 [kuang4] ore
mine ore
mine 礪 砺 [li4] grind
sandstone grind
sandstone 礬 矾 [fan2] alum alum 礫 砾 [li4] gravel
small stone gravel
small stone 示 示 [shi4] to show
to reveal to show
to reveal 社 社 [she4] society
group
club
agency
(old) god of the land society
group
club
agency
(old) god of the land 祀 祀 [si4] to sacrifice
to offer libation to to sacrifice
to offer libation to 祁 祁 [qi2] large
vast

surname Qi large
vast

surname Qi 祆 祆 [Xian1] Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans
the Sun God Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans
the Sun God 祉 祉 [zhi3] felicity felicity 祈 祈 [qi2] to implore
to pray
to request to implore
to pray
to request 祇 祇 [qi2] earth-spirit
peace

but
only earth-spirit
peace

but
only 祕 秘 [mi4] variant of 秘[mi4] variant of 秘[ㄇㄧˋ] 祐 祐 [you4] (of divinity) to bless
to protect (of divinity) to bless
to protect 祠 祠 [ci2] ancestral hall
temple
to worship ancestral hall
temple
to worship 祟 祟 [sui4] evil spirit evil spirit 祖 祖 [zu3] ancestor
forefather
grandparents

surname Zu ancestor
forefather
grandparents

surname Zu 神 神 [shen2] deity
soul
spirit
unusual
mysterious
lively
expressive
expression
look
CL:個|个[ge4]
abbr. for 神舟[Shen2 zhou1]

God deity
soul
spirit
unusual
mysterious
lively
expressive
expression
look
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
abbr. for 神舟[ㄕㄣˊ ㄓㄡ]

God 祝 祝 [zhu4] to wish
to express good wishes
to pray
(old) wizard

surname Zhu to wish
to express good wishes
to pray
(old) wizard

surname Zhu 祗 祗 [zhi1] respectful (ly) respectful (ly) 祚 祚 [zuo4] blessing
the throne blessing
the throne 祥 祥 [xiang2] auspicious
propitious auspicious
propitious 票 票 [piao4] ticket
ballot
bank note
CL:張|张[zhang1]
person held for ransom
amateur performance of Chinese opera
classifier for shipments and business transactions (dialect) ticket
ballot
bank note
CL:張|张[ㄓㄤ]
person held for ransom
amateur performance of Chinese opera
classifier for shipments and business transactions (dialect) 祭 祭 [ji4] to offer sacrifice
festive occasion

surname Zhai to offer sacrifice
festive occasion

surname Zhai 祺 祺 [qi2] auspicious
propitious
good luck
felicity
euphoria
used for 旗, e.g. in 旗袍, long Chinese dress auspicious
propitious
good luck
felicity
euphoria
used for 旗, e.g. in 旗袍, long Chinese dress 祿 禄 [lu4] good fortune
official salary good fortune
official salary 禁 禁 [jin4] to prohibit
to forbid

to endure to prohibit
to forbid

to endure 禎 祯 [zhen1] auspicious
lucky auspicious
lucky 福 福 [fu2] good fortune
happiness
luck

surname Fu
abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 sheng3] good fortune
happiness
luck

surname Fu
abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥˇ] 禍 祸 [huo4] disaster
misfortune
calamity disaster
misfortune
calamity 禦 御 [yu4] to defend
to resist to defend
to resist 禧 禧 [xi3] joy joy 禪 禅 [shan4] to abdicate

dhyana (Sanskrit)
Zen
meditation (Buddhism) to abdicate

dhyana (Sanskrit)
Zen
meditation (Buddhism) 禮 礼 [li3] gift
rite
ceremony
CL:份[fen4]
propriety
etiquette
courtesy

surname Li
abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites gift
rite
ceremony
CL:份[ㄈㄣˋ]
propriety
etiquette
courtesy

surname Li
abbr. for 禮記|礼记[ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ], Classic of Rites 禱 祷 [dao3] prayer
pray
supplication prayer
pray
supplication 禹 禹 [Yu3] Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods
surname Yu Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods
surname Yu 萬 万 [wan4] ten thousand
a great number

surname Wan ten thousand
a great number

surname Wan 禽 禽 [qin2] generic term for birds and animals
birds
to capture (old) generic term for birds and animals
birds
to capture (old) 禾 禾 [he2] cereal
grain cereal
grain 私 私 [si1] personal
private
selfish personal
private
selfish 秀 秀 [xiu4] handsome
refined
elegant
graceful
performance
ear of grain
show (loanword)
CL:場|场[chang2] handsome
refined
elegant
graceful
performance
ear of grain
show (loanword)
CL:場|场[ㄔㄤˊ] 禿 秃 [tu1] bald
blunt bald
blunt 秉 秉 [bing3] to grasp
to hold
to maintain

surname Bing to grasp
to hold
to maintain

surname Bing 科 科 [ke1] branch of study
administrative section
division
field
branch
stage directions
family (taxonomy)
rules
laws
to mete out (punishment)
to levy (taxes etc)
to fine sb
CL:個|个[ge4] branch of study
administrative section
division
field
branch
stage directions
family (taxonomy)
rules
laws
to mete out (punishment)
to levy (taxes etc)
to fine sb
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 秒 秒 [miao3] second (of time)
unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree second (of time)
unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree 秋 秋 [qiu1] autumn
fall
harvest time
a swing

surname Qiu autumn
fall
harvest time
a swing

surname Qiu 秤 秤 [cheng4] steelyard
Roman balance
CL:臺|台[tai2] steelyard
Roman balance
CL:臺|台[ㄊㄞˊ] 秣 秣 [mo4] feed a horse with grain
horse feed feed a horse with grain
horse feed 秧 秧 [yang1] shoots
sprouts shoots
sprouts 租 租 [zu1] to hire
to rent
to charter
to rent out
to lease out
rent
land tax to hire
to rent
to charter
to rent out
to lease out
rent
land tax 秦 秦 [Qin2] surname Qin
Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]
abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1] surname Qin
Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ]
abbr. for 陝西|陕西[ㄕㄢˇ ㄒㄧ] 秩 秩 [zhi4] order
orderliness
(classifier) ten years order
orderliness
(classifier) ten years 移 移 [yi2] to move
to shift
to change
to alter
to remove to move
to shift
to change
to alter
to remove 稍 稍 [shao4] see 稍息[shao4 xi1]

somewhat
a little see 稍息[ㄕㄠˋ ㄒㄧ]

somewhat
a little 稈 秆 [gan3] stalks of grain stalks of grain 程 程 [cheng2] rule
order
regulations
formula
journey
procedure
sequence

surname Cheng rule
order
regulations
formula
journey
procedure
sequence

surname Cheng 稅 税 [shui4] taxes
duties taxes
duties 稀 稀 [xi1] rare
uncommon
watery
sparse rare
uncommon
watery
sparse 稜 棱 [leng2] corner
edge
arris (sharp ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge)
protrusion corner
edge
arris (sharp ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge)
protrusion 稚 稚 [zhi4] infantile
young infantile
young 稠 稠 [chou2] dense
crowded
thick
many dense
crowded
thick
many 稔 稔 [ren3] ripe grain ripe grain 稟 禀 [bing3] to make a report (to a superior)
to give
to endow
to receive
petition to make a report (to a superior)
to give
to endow
to receive
petition 種 种 [zhong4] to plant
to grow
to cultivate

seed
species
kind
type
classifier: type, kind, sort to plant
to grow
to cultivate

seed
species
kind
type
classifier: type, kind, sort 稱 称 [cheng4] variant of 秤[cheng4]
steelyard

to weigh
to state
to name
name
appellation
to praise

to fit
balanced
suitable variant of 秤[ㄔㄥˋ]
steelyard

to weigh
to state
to name
name
appellation
to praise

to fit
balanced
suitable 稿 稿 [gao3] manuscript
draft
stalk of grain manuscript
draft
stalk of grain 稼 稼 [jia4] to sow grain
(farm) crop to sow grain
(farm) crop 穀 谷 [gu3] grain
corn grain
corn 稽 稽 [qi3] to bow to the ground

to inspect
to check

surname Ji to bow to the ground

to inspect
to check

surname Ji 稷 稷 [ji4] millet
God of cereals worshiped by ancient rulers
minister of agriculture millet
God of cereals worshiped by ancient rulers
minister of agriculture 稻 稻 [dao4] paddy
rice (Oraza sativa) paddy
rice (Oraza sativa) 積 积 [ji1] to amass
to accumulate
to store
measured quantity (such as area of volume)
product (the result of multiplication)
to integrate (math.)
to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.)
old
long-standing to amass
to accumulate
to store
measured quantity (such as area of volume)
product (the result of multiplication)
to integrate (math.)
to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.)
old
long-standing 穎 颖 [ying3] head of grain
husk
tip
point
clever
gifted
outstanding

surname Ying head of grain
husk
tip
point
clever
gifted
outstanding

surname Ying 穆 穆 [mu4] solemn
reverent
calm
burial position in an ancestral tomb (old)
old variant of 默

surname Mu solemn
reverent
calm
burial position in an ancestral tomb (old)
old variant of 默

surname Mu 穌 稣 [su1] archaic variant of 蘇|苏[su1]
to revive archaic variant of 蘇|苏[ㄙㄨ]
to revive 穗 穗 [sui4] ear of grain
fringe
tassel

abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1] ear of grain
fringe
tassel

abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州|广州[ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄓㄡ] 穡 穑 [se4] gather in harvest gather in harvest 穢 秽 [hui4] dirt
filth dirt
filth 穫 获 [huo4] to reap
to harvest to reap
to harvest 穩 稳 [wen3] settled
steady
stable settled
steady
stable 穴 穴 [xue2] cave
cavity
hole
acupuncture point
Taiwan pr. [xue4] cave
cavity
hole
acupuncture point
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄩㄝˋ] 究 究 [jiu1] after all
to investigate
to study carefully
Taiwan pr. [jiu4] after all
to investigate
to study carefully
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄧㄡˋ] 空 空 [kong4] to empty
vacant
unoccupied
space
leisure
free time

empty
air
sky
in vain to empty
vacant
unoccupied
space
leisure
free time

empty
air
sky
in vain 穹 穹 [qiong2] vault
dome
the sky vault
dome
the sky 穿 穿 [chuan1] to bore through
to pierce
to perforate
to penetrate
to pass through
to dress
to wear
to put on
to thread to bore through
to pierce
to perforate
to penetrate
to pass through
to dress
to wear
to put on
to thread 突 突 [tu1] to dash
to move forward quickly
to bulge
to protrude
to break through
to rush out
sudden
Taiwan pr. [tu2] to dash
to move forward quickly
to bulge
to protrude
to break through
to rush out
sudden
Taiwan pr. [ㄊㄨˊ] 窄 窄 [zhai3] narrow
narrow-minded
badly off narrow
narrow-minded
badly off 窈 窈 [yao3] deep
quiet and elegant
variant of 杳[yao3] deep
quiet and elegant
variant of 杳[ㄧㄠˇ] 窒 窒 [zhi4] to obstruct
to stop up to obstruct
to stop up 窕 窕 [tiao3] quiet and secluded
gentle, graceful, and elegant quiet and secluded
gentle, graceful, and elegant 窘 窘 [jiong3] distressed
embarrassed distressed
embarrassed 窗 窗 [chuang1] shutter
window
CL:扇[shan4] shutter
window
CL:扇[ㄕㄢˋ] 窖 窖 [jiao4] cellar cellar 窟 窟 [ku1] cave
hole cave
hole 窠 窠 [ke1] nest nest 窪 洼 [wa1] depression
sunken
swamp depression
sunken
swamp 窩 窝 [wo1] nest
pit or hollow on the human body
lair
den
place
to harbor or shelter
to hold in check
to bend
classifier for litters and broods nest
pit or hollow on the human body
lair
den
place
to harbor or shelter
to hold in check
to bend
classifier for litters and broods 窯 窑 [yao2] kiln
oven
coal pit
cave dwelling
(coll.) brothel kiln
oven
coal pit
cave dwelling
(coll.) brothel 窮 穷 [qiong2] exhausted
poor exhausted
poor 窺 窥 [kui1] to peep
to pry into to peep
to pry into 竄 窜 [cuan4] to flee
to scuttle
to exile or banish
to amend or edit to flee
to scuttle
to exile or banish
to amend or edit 竅 窍 [qiao4] hole
opening
orifice (of the human body)
(fig.) key (to the solution of a problem) hole
opening
orifice (of the human body)
(fig.) key (to the solution of a problem) 竇 窦 [dou4] hole
aperture
(anatomy) cavity
sinus

surname Dou hole
aperture
(anatomy) cavity
sinus

surname Dou 竊 窃 [qie4] to steal
secretly
(humble) I to steal
secretly
(humble) I 立 立 [li4] to stand
to set up
to establish
to lay down
to draw up
at once
immediately

surname Li to stand
to set up
to establish
to lay down
to draw up
at once
immediately

surname Li 站 站 [zhan4] station
to stand
to halt
to stop
branch of a company or organization
website station
to stand
to halt
to stop
branch of a company or organization
website 童 童 [tong2] child

surname Tong child

surname Tong 竣 竣 [jun4] complete
finish complete
finish 竭 竭 [jie2] to exhaust to exhaust 端 端 [duan1] end
extremity
item
port
to hold sth level with both hands
to carry
regular end
extremity
item
port
to hold sth level with both hands
to carry
regular 競 竞 [jing4] to compete
to contend
to struggle to compete
to contend
to struggle 竹 竹 [zhu2] bamboo
CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] bamboo
CL:棵[ㄎㄜ],支[ㄓ],根[ㄍㄣ] 竺 竺 [du3] variant of 篤|笃[du3]

surname Zhu
abbr. for 天竺[Tian1 zhu2] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
Buddhism (archaic) variant of 篤|笃[ㄉㄨˇ]

surname Zhu
abbr. for 天竺[ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˊ] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
Buddhism (archaic) 竿 竿 [gan1] pole pole 竽 竽 [yu2] free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd (larger version of 笙[sheng1]) free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd (larger version of 笙[ㄕㄥ]) 笆 笆 [ba1] an article made of bamboo strips
fence an article made of bamboo strips
fence 笑 笑 [xiao4] laugh
smile
CL:個|个[ge4] laugh
smile
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 笠 笠 [li4] bamboo rain hat bamboo rain hat 笨 笨 [ben4] stupid
foolish
silly
slow-witted
clumsy stupid
foolish
silly
slow-witted
clumsy 笛 笛 [di2] flute flute 第 第 [di4] (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) 符 符 [fu2] mark
sign
talisman
to seal
to correspond to
tally
symbol
written charm
to coincide

surname Fu mark
sign
talisman
to seal
to correspond to
tally
symbol
written charm
to coincide

surname Fu 笙 笙 [sheng1] free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd 笞 笞 [chi1] to whip with bamboo strips to whip with bamboo strips 等 等 [deng3] class
rank
grade
equal to
same as
to wait for
to await
et cetera
and so on
et al. (and other authors)
after
as soon as
once class
rank
grade
equal to
same as
to wait for
to await
et cetera
and so on
et al. (and other authors)
after
as soon as
once 策 策 [ce4] policy
plan
scheme
bamboo slip for writing (old)
to whip (a horse)
to encourage
riding crop with sharp spines (old)
essay written for the imperial examinations (old)
upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

surname Ce policy
plan
scheme
bamboo slip for writing (old)
to whip (a horse)
to encourage
riding crop with sharp spines (old)
essay written for the imperial examinations (old)
upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

surname Ce 筆 笔 [bi3] pen
pencil
writing brush
to write or compose
the strokes of Chinese characters
classifier for sums of money, deals
CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] pen
pencil
writing brush
to write or compose
the strokes of Chinese characters
classifier for sums of money, deals
CL:支[ㄓ],枝[ㄓ] 筐 筐 [kuang1] basket
CL:隻|只[zhi1] basket
CL:隻|只[ㄓ] 筒 筒 [tong3] tube
cylinder
to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) tube
cylinder
to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) 答 答 [da2] reply
answer
return
respond
echo

to answer
to agree reply
answer
return
respond
echo

to answer
to agree 筍 笋 [sun3] bamboo shoot bamboo shoot 筋 筋 [jin1] muscle
tendon muscle
tendon 筏 筏 [fa2] raft (of logs) raft (of logs) 筷 筷 [kuai4] chopstick chopstick 節 节 [jie2] festival
holiday
node
joint
section
segment
part
to economize
to save
to abridge
moral integrity
classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses
CL:個|个[ge4]

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3] festival
holiday
node
joint
section
segment
part
to economize
to save
to abridge
moral integrity
classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[ㄐㄧㄝ ㄍㄨ˙ ㄧㄢˇ] 筠 筠 [yun2] skin of bamboo skin of bamboo 管 管 [guan3] to take care (of)
to control
to manage
to be in charge of
to look after
to run
to care about
tube
pipe
woodwind
classifier for tube-shaped objects
particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions
writing brush
(coll.) to
towards

surname Guan to take care (of)
to control
to manage
to be in charge of
to look after
to run
to care about
tube
pipe
woodwind
classifier for tube-shaped objects
particle similar to 把[ㄅㄚˇ] in 管...叫 constructions
writing brush
(coll.) to
towards

surname Guan 箕 箕 [ji1] winnow basket winnow basket 箋 笺 [jian1] letter
note-paper letter
note-paper 筵 筵 [yan2] bamboo mat for sitting bamboo mat for sitting 算 算 [suan4] to regard as
to figure
to calculate
to compute to regard as
to figure
to calculate
to compute 箝 箝 [qian2] pliers
pincers
to clamp pliers
pincers
to clamp 箔 箔 [bo2] bamboo screen
door screen
metal foil
leaf
sheet
tinsel bamboo screen
door screen
metal foil
leaf
sheet
tinsel 箏 筝 [zheng1] guzheng or long zither
long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times
Japanese koto guzheng or long zither
long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times
Japanese koto 箭 箭 [jian4] arrow
CL:支[zhi1] arrow
CL:支[ㄓ] 箱 箱 [xiang1] box
trunk
chest box
trunk
chest 範 范 [fan4] pattern
model
example pattern
model
example 箴 箴 [zhen1] to warn
to admonish
variant of 針|针[zhen1] to warn
to admonish
variant of 針|针[ㄓㄣ] 篆 篆 [zhuan4] seal (of office)
seal script (a calligraphic style)
the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆
writing in seal script seal (of office)
seal script (a calligraphic style)
the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆
writing in seal script 篇 篇 [pian1] sheet
piece of writing
bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
classifier for written items: chapter, article sheet
piece of writing
bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
classifier for written items: chapter, article 篁 篁 [huang2] (bamboo)
bamboo grove (bamboo)
bamboo grove 篙 篙 [gao1] pole for punting boats pole for punting boats 簑 蓑 [suo1] variant of 蓑[suo1] variant of 蓑[ㄙㄨㄛ] 築 筑 [zhu4] to build
to construct
to ram
to hit
Taiwan pr. [zhu2] to build
to construct
to ram
to hit
Taiwan pr. [ㄓㄨˊ] 篤 笃 [du3] serious (illness)
sincere
true serious (illness)
sincere
true 篛 篛 [ruo4] cuticle of bamboo plant cuticle of bamboo plant 篡 篡 [cuan4] to seize
to usurp to seize
to usurp 篩 筛 [shai1] to filter
to sift
to sieve to filter
to sift
to sieve 簇 簇 [cu4] crowded
framework for silkworms
gather foliage
bunch
classifier for bunched objects crowded
framework for silkworms
gather foliage
bunch
classifier for bunched objects 簍 篓 [lou3] deep basket deep basket 篾 篾 [mie4] bamboo splints for baskets bamboo splints for baskets 篷 篷 [peng2] sail sail 簫 箫 [xiao1] xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom
same as 排簫|排箫
also translated as pan pipes xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom
same as 排簫|排箫
also translated as pan pipes 簧 簧 [huang2] metallic reed
spring of lock metallic reed
spring of lock 簪 簪 [zan1] hairpin hairpin 簞 箪 [dan1] round basket for cooked rice round basket for cooked rice 簣 篑 [kui4] basket for carrying soil basket for carrying soil 簡 简 [jian3] simple
uncomplicated
letter
to choose
to select
bamboo strips used for writing (old) simple
uncomplicated
letter
to choose
to select
bamboo strips used for writing (old) 簾 帘 [lian2] hanging screen or curtain hanging screen or curtain 簿 簿 [bu4] a book
a register
account-book a book
a register
account-book 簸 簸 [bo4] dust pan
toss (as waves)

to winnow dust pan
toss (as waves)

to winnow 簽 签 [qian1] to sign one's name
visa
variant of 籤|签[qian1] to sign one's name
visa
variant of 籤|签[ㄑㄧㄢ] 簷 檐 [yan2] variant of 檐[yan2] variant of 檐[ㄧㄢˊ] 籌 筹 [chou2] chip (in gambling)
token (for counting)
ticket
to prepare
to plan
to raise (funds)
resource
means chip (in gambling)
token (for counting)
ticket
to prepare
to plan
to raise (funds)
resource
means 籃 篮 [lan2] basket
goal basket
goal 籍 籍 [ji2] book or record
registry
roll
place of one's family or ancestral records
membership

surname Ji book or record
registry
roll
place of one's family or ancestral records
membership

surname Ji 籐 藤 [teng2] variant of 藤[teng2] variant of 藤[ㄊㄥˊ] 籠 笼 [long3] to cover
to cage
covering
also pr. [long2]

basket
cage
flat bamboo basket used to serve dimsum 點心|点心[dian3 xin5]
to cover
to cage
to embrace
to manipulate through trickery to cover
to cage
covering
also pr. [ㄌㄨㄥˊ]

basket
cage
flat bamboo basket used to serve dimsum 點心|点心[ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ˙]
to cover
to cage
to embrace
to manipulate through trickery 籟 籁 [lai4] music
musical pipe with 3 reeds music
musical pipe with 3 reeds 籤 签 [qian1] inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)
small wood sliver
label
tag inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)
small wood sliver
label
tag 籬 篱 [li2] a fence a fence 籮 箩 [luo2] basket basket 籲 吁 [yu4] to implore to implore 米 米 [mi3] rice
CL:粒[li4]
meter (classifier)

surname Mi rice
CL:粒[ㄌㄧˋ]
meter (classifier)

surname Mi 粉 粉 [fen3] powder
cosmetic face powder
food prepared from starch
noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
whitewash
white
pink powder
cosmetic face powder
food prepared from starch
noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
whitewash
white
pink 粒 粒 [li4] grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) 粗 粗 [cu1] coarse
rough
thick (for cylindrical objects)
unfinished
vulgar
rude
crude coarse
rough
thick (for cylindrical objects)
unfinished
vulgar
rude
crude 粟 粟 [su4] grain
millet
goose pimples

surname Su grain
millet
goose pimples

surname Su 粥 粥 [zhou1] congee
gruel
porridge
CL:碗[wan3]

see 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4] congee
gruel
porridge
CL:碗[ㄨㄢˇ]

see 葷粥|荤粥[ㄒㄩㄣ ㄩˋ] 粱 粱 [liang2] sorghum sorghum 粳 粳 [jing1] round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
Taiwan pr. [geng1] round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
Taiwan pr. [ㄍㄥ] 粵 粤 [Yue4] Cantonese
short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1] Cantonese
short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄥ] 粹 粹 [cui4] pure
unmixed
essence pure
unmixed
essence 粽 粽 [zong4] rice dumplings wrapped in leaves rice dumplings wrapped in leaves 精 精 [jing1] essence
extract
vitality
energy
semen
sperm
mythical goblin spirit
highly perfected
elite
the pick of sth
proficient (refined ability)
extremely (fine)
selected rice (archaic) essence
extract
vitality
energy
semen
sperm
mythical goblin spirit
highly perfected
elite
the pick of sth
proficient (refined ability)
extremely (fine)
selected rice (archaic) 糊 糊 [hu4] paste
cream

muddled
paste
scorched paste
cream

muddled
paste
scorched 糕 糕 [gao1] cake cake 糖 糖 [tang2] sugar
sweets
candy
CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4] sugar
sweets
candy
CL:顆|颗[ㄎㄜ],塊|块[ㄎㄨㄞˋ] 糠 糠 [kang1] husk husk 糜 糜 [mi2] millet

rice gruel
wasted
rotten

surname Mi millet

rice gruel
wasted
rotten

surname Mi 糞 粪 [fen4] manure
dung manure
dung 糢 糢 [mo2] blurred blurred 糟 糟 [zao1] dregs
draff
pickled in wine
rotten
messy
ruined dregs
draff
pickled in wine
rotten
messy
ruined 糙 糙 [cao1] rough
coarse (in texture) rough
coarse (in texture) 糧 粮 [liang2] grain
food
provisions
agricultural tax paid in grain grain
food
provisions
agricultural tax paid in grain 糯 糯 [nuo4] glutinous rice
sticky rice glutinous rice
sticky rice 糸 糸 [mi4] fine silk fine silk 系 系 [xi4] system
department
faculty system
department
faculty 糾 纠 [jiu1] to gather together
to investigate
to entangle
to correct to gather together
to investigate
to entangle
to correct 紂 纣 [zhou4] saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back) saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back) 紅 红 [hong2] red
popular
revolutionary
bonus

surname Hong red
popular
revolutionary
bonus

surname Hong 紀 纪 [ji4] discipline
age
era
period
order
record

surname Ji
also pr. [Ji4] discipline
age
era
period
order
record

surname Ji
also pr. [ㄐㄧˋ] 紉 纫 [ren4] to string
to thread (needle) to string
to thread (needle) 紇 纥 [he2] tassels

knot tassels

knot 約 约 [yue1] to make an appointment
to invite
approximately
pact
treaty
to economize
to restrict
to reduce (a fraction)
concise

to weigh in a balance or on a scale to make an appointment
to invite
approximately
pact
treaty
to economize
to restrict
to reduce (a fraction)
concise

to weigh in a balance or on a scale 紡 纺 [fang3] to spin (cotton or hemp etc)
fine woven silk fabric to spin (cotton or hemp etc)
fine woven silk fabric 紗 纱 [sha1] cotton yarn
muslin cotton yarn
muslin 紋 纹 [wen2] line
trace
mark
pattern
grain (of wood etc) line
trace
mark
pattern
grain (of wood etc) 紊 紊 [wen3] involved
tangled
disorderly
confused
chaotic
Taiwan pr. [wen4] involved
tangled
disorderly
confused
chaotic
Taiwan pr. [ㄨㄣˋ] 素 素 [su4] raw silk
white
plain, unadorned
vegetarian (food)
essence
nature
element
constituent
usually
always
ever raw silk
white
plain, unadorned
vegetarian (food)
essence
nature
element
constituent
usually
always
ever 索 索 [suo3] to search
to demand
to ask
to exact
large rope
isolated

surname Suo
abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia to search
to demand
to ask
to exact
large rope
isolated

surname Suo
abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ], Somalia 純 纯 [chun2] pure
simple
unmixed
genuine pure
simple
unmixed
genuine 紐 纽 [niu3] to turn
to wrench
button
nu (Greek letter Νν) to turn
to wrench
button
nu (Greek letter Νν) 紕 纰 [pi1] error
carelessness
spoiled silk error
carelessness
spoiled silk 級 级 [ji2] level
grade
rank
step (of stairs)
CL:個|个[ge4]
classifier: step, level level
grade
rank
step (of stairs)
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
classifier: step, level 紜 纭 [yun2] confused
numerous confused
numerous 納 纳 [na4] to receive
to accept
to enjoy
to bring into
to pay (tax etc)
nano- (one billionth)
to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing

surname Na to receive
to accept
to enjoy
to bring into
to pay (tax etc)
nano- (one billionth)
to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing

surname Na 紙 纸 [zhi3] paper
CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]
classifier for documents, letter etc paper
CL:張|张[ㄓㄤ],沓[ㄉㄚˊ]
classifier for documents, letter etc 紛 纷 [fen1] numerous
confused
disorderly numerous
confused
disorderly 絆 绊 [ban4] to trip
to stumble
to hinder to trip
to stumble
to hinder 絃 絃 [xian2] variant of 弦
bow string
string of musical instrument
watch spring
chord (straight line joining two points on a curve)
hypotenuse variant of 弦
bow string
string of musical instrument
watch spring
chord (straight line joining two points on a curve)
hypotenuse 統 统 [tong3] to gather
to unite
to unify
whole to gather
to unite
to unify
whole 紮 扎 [za1] to tie
to bind
classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle
Taiwan pr. [zha2] to tie
to bind
classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle
Taiwan pr. [ㄓㄚˊ] 紹 绍 [shao4] to continue
to carry on

surname Shao to continue
to carry on

surname Shao 紼 绋 [fu2] heavy rope
rope of a bier heavy rope
rope of a bier 絀 绌 [chu4] crimson silk
deficiency
to stitch crimson silk
deficiency
to stitch 細 细 [xi4] thin or slender
finely particulate
thin and soft
fine
delicate
trifling
(of a sound) quiet
frugal thin or slender
finely particulate
thin and soft
fine
delicate
trifling
(of a sound) quiet
frugal 紳 绅 [shen1] member of gentry member of gentry 組 组 [zu3] to form
to organize
group
team
classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries

surname Zu to form
to organize
group
team
classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries

surname Zu 累 累 [lei4] tired
weary
to strain
to wear out
to work hard

to accumulate
to involve or implicate
continuous
repeated tired
weary
to strain
to wear out
to work hard

to accumulate
to involve or implicate
continuous
repeated 終 终 [zhong1] end
finish end
finish 絞 绞 [jiao3] to twist (strands into a thread)
to entangle
to wring
to hang (by the neck)
to turn
to wind
classifier for skeins of yarn to twist (strands into a thread)
to entangle
to wring
to hang (by the neck)
to turn
to wind
classifier for skeins of yarn 結 结 [jie2] knot
sturdy
bond
to tie
to bind
to check out (of a hotel)

to bear fruit
to produce
firm
solid knot
sturdy
bond
to tie
to bind
to check out (of a hotel)

to bear fruit
to produce
firm
solid 絨 绒 [rong2] velvet
woolen velvet
woolen 絕 绝 [jue2] to cut short
extinct
to disappear
to vanish
absolutely
by no means to cut short
extinct
to disappear
to vanish
absolutely
by no means 紫 紫 [zi3] purple
violet
amethyst
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye)
Japanese: murasaki purple
violet
amethyst
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye)
Japanese: murasaki 絮 絮 [xu4] cotton wadding
fig. padding
long-winded cotton wadding
fig. padding
long-winded 絲 丝 [si1] silk
thread
trace
CL:條|条[tiao2] silk
thread
trace
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ] 絡 络 [luo4] net-like

small net net-like

small net 給 给 [ji3] to supply
to provide

to
for
for the benefit of
to give
to allow
to do sth (for sb)
(passive particle) to supply
to provide

to
for
for the benefit of
to give
to allow
to do sth (for sb)
(passive particle) 絢 绚 [xuan4] adorned
swift
gorgeous
brilliant
variegated adorned
swift
gorgeous
brilliant
variegated 經 经 [jing1] classics
sacred book
scripture
to pass through
to undergo
to bear
to endure
warp (textile)
longitude
menstruation
channel (TCM)
abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]

surname Jing classics
sacred book
scripture
to pass through
to undergo
to bear
to endure
warp (textile)
longitude
menstruation
channel (TCM)
abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˋ]

surname Jing 絹 绢 [juan4] thin, tough silk fabric thin, tough silk fabric 綑 捆 [kun3] variant of 捆[kun3] variant of 捆[ㄎㄨㄣˇ] 綁 绑 [bang3] to tie
bind or fasten together
to kidnap to tie
bind or fasten together
to kidnap 綏 绥 [sui2] to pacify
Taiwan pr. [sui1] to pacify
Taiwan pr. [ㄙㄨㄟ] 綻 绽 [zhan4] to burst open
to split at the seam to burst open
to split at the seam 綰 绾 [wan3] bind up
string together bind up
string together 綜 综 [zong1] to sum up
to put together
Taiwan pr. [zong4]

heddle (device to form warp in weaving textiles)
Taiwan pr. [zong4] to sum up
to put together
Taiwan pr. [ㄗㄨㄥˋ]

heddle (device to form warp in weaving textiles)
Taiwan pr. [ㄗㄨㄥˋ] 綽 绰 [chuo4] generous
ample
wide
spacious
well-off
to grip

cook by scalding (see 焯) generous
ample
wide
spacious
well-off
to grip

cook by scalding (see 焯) 綾 绫 [ling2] damask
thin silk damask
thin silk 綠 绿 [lü4] green green 緊 紧 [jin3] tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten 綴 缀 [zhui4] to sew
to stitch together
to combine
to link
to connect
to put words together
to compose
to embellish

variant of 輟|辍[chuo4] to sew
to stitch together
to combine
to link
to connect
to put words together
to compose
to embellish

variant of 輟|辍[ㄔㄨㄛˋ] 網 网 [wang3] net
network net
network 綱 纲 [gang1] head rope of a fishing net
guiding principle
key link
class (taxonomy)
outline
program head rope of a fishing net
guiding principle
key link
class (taxonomy)
outline
program 綺 绮 [qi3] beautiful
open-work silk beautiful
open-work silk 綢 绸 [chou2] (light) silk
CL:匹[pi3] (light) silk
CL:匹[ㄆㄧˇ] 綿 绵 [mian2] silk floss
continuous
soft
weak
mild-mannered (dialect) silk floss
continuous
soft
weak
mild-mannered (dialect) 綵 䌽 [cai3] variant of 彩[cai3] variant of 彩[ㄘㄞˇ] 綸 纶 [lun2] to classify
to twist silk
silk thread to classify
to twist silk
silk thread 維 维 [wei2] to preserve
to maintain
to hold together
dimension
vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])

abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3]
surname Wei to preserve
to maintain
to hold together
dimension
vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨˋ])

abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[ㄨㄟˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˇ]
surname Wei 緒 绪 [xu4] beginnings
clues
mental state
thread beginnings
clues
mental state
thread 緇 缁 [zi1] Buddhists
black silk
dark Buddhists
black silk
dark 締 缔 [di4] closely joined
connection
knot closely joined
connection
knot 練 练 [lian4] to practice
to train
to drill
to perfect (one's skill)
exercise to practice
to train
to drill
to perfect (one's skill)
exercise 緯 纬 [wei3] latitude
woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
weft latitude
woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
weft 緻 致 [zhi4] fine
delicate fine
delicate 緘 缄 [jian1] letters
to close
to seal letters
to close
to seal 緬 缅 [mian3] distant
remote
detailed

Myanmar (formerly Burma) (abbr. for 緬甸|缅甸[Mian3 dian4]) distant
remote
detailed

Myanmar (formerly Burma) (abbr. for 緬甸|缅甸[ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ]) 緝 缉 [qi1] to stitch finely

to seize
to arrest
Taiwan pr. [qi4] to stitch finely

to seize
to arrest
Taiwan pr. [ㄑㄧˋ] 編 编 [bian1] to weave
to plait
to organize
to group
to arrange
to edit
to compile
to write
to compose
to fabricate to weave
to plait
to organize
to group
to arrange
to edit
to compile
to write
to compose
to fabricate 緣 缘 [yuan2] cause
reason
karma
fate
predestined affinity
margin
hem
edge
along cause
reason
karma
fate
predestined affinity
margin
hem
edge
along 線 线 [xian4] thread
string
wire
line
CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1] thread
string
wire
line
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ],股[ㄍㄨˇ],根[ㄍㄣ] 緞 缎 [duan4] satin satin 緩 缓 [huan3] slow
unhurried
sluggish
gradual
not tense
relaxed
to postpone
to defer
to stall
to stave off
to revive
to recuperate slow
unhurried
sluggish
gradual
not tense
relaxed
to postpone
to defer
to stall
to stave off
to revive
to recuperate 綞 綞 縊 缢 [yi4] to hang
to strangle oneself to hang
to strangle oneself 縑 缣 [jian1] thick waterproof silk thick waterproof silk 縈 萦 [ying2] wind around wind around 縛 缚 [fu4] to bind
to tie
Taiwan pr. [fu2] to bind
to tie
Taiwan pr. [ㄈㄨˊ] 縣 县 [xian4] county county 縮 缩 [suo1] to withdraw
to pull back
to contract
to shrink
to reduce
abbreviation
also pr. [su4] to withdraw
to pull back
to contract
to shrink
to reduce
abbreviation
also pr. [ㄙㄨˋ] 績 绩 [ji4] to spin (hemp etc)
merit
accomplishment
grade
Taiwan pr. [ji1] to spin (hemp etc)
merit
accomplishment
grade
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄧ] 繆 缪 [mu4] old variant of 穆[mu4]

to wind round

mu (Greek letter Μμ)

old variant of 繚|缭[liao3]

surname Miao old variant of 穆[ㄇㄨˋ]

to wind round

mu (Greek letter Μμ)

old variant of 繚|缭[ㄌㄧㄠˇ]

surname Miao 縷 缕 [lü3] strand
thread
detailed
in detail
classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) strand
thread
detailed
in detail
classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) 縲 缧 [lei2] bind
bond bind
bond 繃 绷 [beng3] to have a taut face

to stretch
taut
to tie
to bind to have a taut face

to stretch
taut
to tie
to bind 縫 缝 [feng4] seam
crack
narrow slit
CL:道[dao4]

to sew
to stitch seam
crack
narrow slit
CL:道[ㄉㄠˋ]

to sew
to stitch 總 总 [zong3] always
to assemble
gather
total
overall
head
chief
general
in every case always
to assemble
gather
total
overall
head
chief
general
in every case 縱 纵 [zong4] warp (the vertical threads in weaving)
vertical
longitudinal
north-south (lines of longitude)
lengthwise
to release
to indulge
even if warp (the vertical threads in weaving)
vertical
longitudinal
north-south (lines of longitude)
lengthwise
to release
to indulge
even if 繅 缫 [sao1] to reel silk from cocoons to reel silk from cocoons 繁 繁 [fan2] complicated
many
in great numbers
abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters complicated
many
in great numbers
abbr. for 繁體|繁体[ㄈㄢˊ ㄊㄧˇ], traditional form of Chinese characters 織 织 [zhi1] to weave
to knit to weave
to knit 繕 缮 [shan4] to repair
to mend
to rewrite
to transcribe to repair
to mend
to rewrite
to transcribe 繞 绕 [rao4] to wind
to coil (thread)
to rotate around
to spiral
to move around
to go round (an obstacle)
to by-pass
to make a detour
to confuse
to perplex to wind
to coil (thread)
to rotate around
to spiral
to move around
to go round (an obstacle)
to by-pass
to make a detour
to confuse
to perplex 繚 缭 [liao2] to wind round
to sew with slanting stitches to wind round
to sew with slanting stitches 繡 绣 [xiu4] to embroider
embroidery to embroider
embroidery 繫 系 [xi4] to connect
to arrest
to worry

to tie
to fasten
to button up to connect
to arrest
to worry

to tie
to fasten
to button up 繭 茧 [jian3] cocoon
callus cocoon
callus 繹 绎 [yi4] continuous
to interpret
to unravel
to draw silk (old) continuous
to interpret
to unravel
to draw silk (old) 繩 绳 [sheng2] rope
CL:根[gen1] rope
CL:根[ㄍㄣ] 繪 绘 [hui4] to draw
to paint to draw
to paint 辮 辫 [bian4] a braid or queue
to plait a braid or queue
to plait 繽 缤 [bin1] helter-skelter
mixed colors
in confusion helter-skelter
mixed colors
in confusion 繼 继 [ji4] to continue
to follow after
to go on with
to succeed
to inherit
then
afterwards to continue
to follow after
to go on with
to succeed
to inherit
then
afterwards 纂 纂 [zuan3] to compile
bun (of hair)
red silk ribbon
variant of 纘|缵[zuan3] to compile
bun (of hair)
red silk ribbon
variant of 纘|缵[ㄗㄨㄢˇ] 纏 缠 [chan2] to wind around
to wrap round
to coil
tangle
to involve
to bother
to annoy to wind around
to wrap round
to coil
tangle
to involve
to bother
to annoy 續 续 [xu4] to continue
to replenish to continue
to replenish 纓 缨 [ying1] tassel
sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc)
ribbon tassel
sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc)
ribbon 纖 纤 [xian1] fine
delicate
minute fine
delicate
minute 纜 缆 [lan3] cable
hawser
to moor cable
hawser
to moor 缶 缶 [fou3] pottery pottery 缸 缸 [gang1] jar
vat
classifier for loads of laundry
CL:口[kou3] jar
vat
classifier for loads of laundry
CL:口[ㄎㄡˇ] 缺 缺 [que1] deficiency
lack
scarce
vacant post
to run short of deficiency
lack
scarce
vacant post
to run short of 缽 钵 [bo1] small earthenware plate or basin
a monk's alms bowl
Sanskrit paatra small earthenware plate or basin
a monk's alms bowl
Sanskrit paatra 罄 罄 [qing4] to use up
to exhaust
empty to use up
to exhaust
empty 罈 坛 [tan2] earthen jar earthen jar 罐 罐 [guan4] can
jar
pot can
jar
pot 罕 罕 [han3] rare rare 罔 罔 [wang3] to deceive
there is none
old variant of 網|网[wang3] to deceive
there is none
old variant of 網|网[ㄨㄤˇ] 罟 罟 [gu3] to implicate
net for birds or fish to implicate
net for birds or fish 置 置 [zhi4] to install
to place
to put
to buy to install
to place
to put
to buy 罩 罩 [zhao4] cover
fish trap (basket)
shade cover
fish trap (basket)
shade 罪 罪 [zui4] guilt
crime
fault
blame
sin guilt
crime
fault
blame
sin 署 署 [shu3] office
bureau
to sign office
bureau
to sign 罰 罚 [fa2] to punish
to penalize to punish
to penalize 罵 骂 [ma4] to scold
to abuse
to curse
CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4] to scold
to abuse
to curse
CL:通[ㄊㄨㄥˋ],頓|顿[ㄉㄨㄣˋ] 罷 罢 [ba5] (final particle, same as 吧)

to stop
to cease
to dismiss
to suspend
to quit
to finish (final particle, same as 吧)

to stop
to cease
to dismiss
to suspend
to quit
to finish 罹 罹 [li2] happen to
sorrow
suffer from happen to
sorrow
suffer from 羅 罗 [luo2] gauze
to collect
to gather
to catch
to sift

surname Luo gauze
to collect
to gather
to catch
to sift

surname Luo 羈 羁 [ji1] bridle
halter
to restrain
to detain
to lodge
inn bridle
halter
to restrain
to detain
to lodge
inn 羊 羊 [yang2] sheep
goat
CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]

surname Yang sheep
goat
CL:頭|头[ㄊㄡˊ],隻|只[ㄓ]

surname Yang 羌 羌 [qiang1] muntjac
grammar particle indicating nonsense (classical)

Qiang ethnic group of northwestern Sichuan
surname Qiang muntjac
grammar particle indicating nonsense (classical)

Qiang ethnic group of northwestern Sichuan
surname Qiang 羋 芈 [mi3] to bleat (of a sheep)

surname Mi to bleat (of a sheep)

surname Mi 美 美 [mei3] beautiful
very satisfactory
good
to be pleased with oneself

the Americas
abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]
USA
abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2] beautiful
very satisfactory
good
to be pleased with oneself

the Americas
abbr. for 美洲[ㄇㄟˇ ㄓㄡ]
USA
abbr. for 美國|美国[ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] 羔 羔 [gao1] lamb lamb 羞 羞 [xiu1] shy
ashamed
shame
bashful
variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]
delicacies shy
ashamed
shame
bashful
variant of 饈|馐[ㄒㄧㄡ]
delicacies 羚 羚 [ling2] antelope antelope 善 善 [shan4] good (virtuous)
benevolent
well-disposed
good at sth
to improve or perfect good (virtuous)
benevolent
well-disposed
good at sth
to improve or perfect 義 义 [yi4] justice
righteousness
meaning justice
righteousness
meaning 羨 羡 [xian4] to envy to envy 群 群 [qun2] group
crowd
flock, herd, pack etc group
crowd
flock, herd, pack etc 羯 羯 [jie2] ram, esp. gelded
to castrate
deer's skin

Jie people, originally a branch of the Tokhara 月支[Yue4 zhi1]
also general term for non-Han people ram, esp. gelded
to castrate
deer's skin

Jie people, originally a branch of the Tokhara 月支[ㄩㄝˋ ㄓ]
also general term for non-Han people 羲 羲 [Xi1] same as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], a mythical emperor
surname Xi same as Fuxi 伏羲[ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧ], a mythical emperor
surname Xi 羶 羶 [shan1] rank odor (of sheep or goats) rank odor (of sheep or goats) 羹 羹 [geng1] soup soup 羸 羸 [lei2] entangled
lean entangled
lean 羽 羽 [yu3] feather
5th note in pentatonic scale feather
5th note in pentatonic scale 羿 羿 [Yi4] surname Yi
name of legendary archer
also written 后羿[Hou4 Yi4] surname Yi
name of legendary archer
also written 后羿[ㄏㄡˋ ㄧˋ] 翅 翅 [chi4] wing wing 翁 翁 [weng1] elderly man
father
father-in-law
neck feathers of a bird (old)

surname Weng elderly man
father
father-in-law
neck feathers of a bird (old)

surname Weng 翌 翌 [yi4] bright
tomorrow bright
tomorrow 翎 翎 [ling2] tail feathers
plume tail feathers
plume 習 习 [xi2] to practice
to study
habit

surname Xi to practice
to study
habit

surname Xi 翔 翔 [xiang2] to soar
to glide
variant of 詳|详[xiang2] to soar
to glide
variant of 詳|详[ㄒㄧㄤˊ] 翕 翕 [xi1] to open and close (the mouth etc)
friendly
compliant
Taiwan pr. [xi4] to open and close (the mouth etc)
friendly
compliant
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧˋ] 翠 翠 [cui4] bluish-green
green jade bluish-green
green jade 翡 翡 [fei3] green jade
kingfisher green jade
kingfisher 翟 翟 [di2] long-tail pheasant

surname Zhai

surname Di
variant of 狄[Di2], generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD) long-tail pheasant

surname Zhai

surname Di
variant of 狄[ㄉㄧˊ], generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD) 翩 翩 [pian1] to fly fast to fly fast 翰 翰 [han4] writing brush
writing
pen

surname Han writing brush
writing
pen

surname Han 翱 翱 [ao2] to soar
to hover to soar
to hover 翳 翳 [yi4] feather screen
to screen
to shade
cataract feather screen
to screen
to shade
cataract 翼 翼 [yi4] wing
area surrounding the bullseye of a target
to assist
one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
old variant of 翌

surname Yi
alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4] capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC) wing
area surrounding the bullseye of a target
to assist
one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
old variant of 翌

surname Yi
alternative name for 絳|绛[ㄐㄧㄤˋ] capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC) 翹 翘 [qiao4] to stick up
to rise on one end
to tilt

outstanding
to raise to stick up
to rise on one end
to tilt

outstanding
to raise 翻 翻 [fan1] to turn over
to flip over
to overturn
to rummage through
to translate
to decode
to double
to climb over or into
to cross to turn over
to flip over
to overturn
to rummage through
to translate
to decode
to double
to climb over or into
to cross 耀 耀 [yao4] brilliant
glorious brilliant
glorious 老 老 [lao3] prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough 考 考 [kao3] to check
to verify
to test
to examine
to take an exam
to take an entrance exam for
deceased father to check
to verify
to test
to examine
to take an exam
to take an entrance exam for
deceased father 者 者 [zhe3] (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
(after a noun) person involved in ...
-er
-ist
(used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously)
(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
(old) (used at the end of a command)
(old) this (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
(after a noun) person involved in ...
-er
-ist
(used after a number or 後|后[ㄏㄡˋ] or 前[ㄑㄧㄢˊ] to refer to sth mentioned previously)
(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
(old) (used at the end of a command)
(old) this 耆 耆 [qi2] man of sixty or seventy man of sixty or seventy 而 而 [er2] and
as well as
and so
but (not)
yet (not)
(indicates causal relation)
(indicates change of state)
(indicates contrast) and
as well as
and so
but (not)
yet (not)
(indicates causal relation)
(indicates change of state)
(indicates contrast) 耐 耐 [nai4] capable of enduring
able to tolerate
patient
durable
hardy
resistant capable of enduring
able to tolerate
patient
durable
hardy
resistant 耍 耍 [shua3] to play with
to wield
to act (cool etc)
to display (a skill, one's temper etc)

surname Shua to play with
to wield
to act (cool etc)
to display (a skill, one's temper etc)

surname Shua 耒 耒 [lei3] plow plow 耘 耘 [yun2] to weed to weed 耕 耕 [geng1] to plow
to till to plow
to till 耙 耙 [pa2] a rake

a hoe
to harrow a rake

a hoe
to harrow 耗 耗 [hao4] to waste
to spend
to consume
to squander
news
(coll.) to delay
to dilly-dally to waste
to spend
to consume
to squander
news
(coll.) to delay
to dilly-dally 耜 耜 [si4] plow
plowshare plow
plowshare 耳 耳 [er3] ear
handle (archaeology)
and that is all (classical Chinese) ear
handle (archaeology)
and that is all (classical Chinese) 耶 耶 [ye5] final particle indicating enthusiasm etc

interrogative particle (classical)

(phonetic ye) final particle indicating enthusiasm etc

interrogative particle (classical)

(phonetic ye) 耽 耽 [dan1] to indulge in
to delay to indulge in
to delay 耿 耿 [geng3] bright
honest
upright

surname Geng bright
honest
upright

surname Geng 聊 聊 [liao2] to chat
to depend upon (literary)
temporarily
just
slightly to chat
to depend upon (literary)
temporarily
just
slightly 聆 聆 [ling2] to hear
to listen
to understand clearly to hear
to listen
to understand clearly 聖 圣 [sheng4] holy
sacred
saint
sage holy
sacred
saint
sage 聘 聘 [pin4] to engage (a teacher etc)
to hire
to betroth
betrothal gift
to get married (of woman) to engage (a teacher etc)
to hire
to betroth
betrothal gift
to get married (of woman) 聞 闻 [wen2] to hear
news
well-known
famous
reputation
fame
to smell
to sniff at

surname Wen to hear
news
well-known
famous
reputation
fame
to smell
to sniff at

surname Wen 聚 聚 [ju4] to congregate
to assemble
to mass
to gather together
to amass
to polymerize to congregate
to assemble
to mass
to gather together
to amass
to polymerize 聱 聱 [ao2] difficult to pronounce difficult to pronounce 聲 声 [sheng1] sound
voice
tone
noise
classifier for sounds sound
voice
tone
noise
classifier for sounds 聰 聪 [cong1] quick at hearing
wise
clever
sharp-witted
intelligent
acute quick at hearing
wise
clever
sharp-witted
intelligent
acute 聯 联 [lian2] to ally
to unite
to join to ally
to unite
to join 聳 耸 [song3] to excite
to raise up
to shrug
high
lofty
towering to excite
to raise up
to shrug
high
lofty
towering 職 职 [zhi2] office
duty office
duty 聶 聂 [nie4] to whisper

surname Nie to whisper

surname Nie 聾 聋 [long2] deaf deaf 聽 听 [ting4] (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule
to sentence
to allow

to listen
to hear
to obey
a can (loanword from English "tin")
classifier for canned beverages (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule
to sentence
to allow

to listen
to hear
to obey
a can (loanword from English "tin")
classifier for canned beverages 聿 聿 [yu4] (arch. introductory particle)
then
and then (arch. introductory particle)
then
and then 肆 肆 [si4] four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
unrestrained
wanton
(literary) shop four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
unrestrained
wanton
(literary) shop 肄 肄 [yi4] to learn
to practice or study (old) to learn
to practice or study (old) 肅 肃 [su4] respectful
solemn
to eliminate
to clean up

surname Su respectful
solemn
to eliminate
to clean up

surname Su 肇 肇 [zhao4] at first
devise
originate at first
devise
originate 肉 肉 [rou4] meat
flesh
pulp (of a fruit)
(coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
(of a person) flabby
irresolute meat
flesh
pulp (of a fruit)
(coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
(of a person) flabby
irresolute 肋 肋 [lei4] rib
Taiwan pr. [le4] rib
Taiwan pr. [ㄌㄜˋ] 肌 肌 [ji1] flesh
muscle flesh
muscle 肖 肖 [xiao4] similar
resembling
to resemble
to be like

surname Xiao
Taiwan pr. [Xiao4] similar
resembling
to resemble
to be like

surname Xiao
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧㄠˋ] 肓 肓 [huang1] region between heart and diaphragm region between heart and diaphragm 肝 肝 [gan1] liver
CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4] liver
CL:葉|叶[ㄧㄝˋ],個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 肘 肘 [zhou3] elbow
pork shoulder elbow
pork shoulder 肛 肛 [gang1] anus anus 肚 肚 [du4] belly

tripe belly

tripe 育 育 [yu4] to have children
to raise or bring up
to educate to have children
to raise or bring up
to educate 肺 肺 [fei4] lung
CL:個|个[ge4] lung
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 肥 肥 [fei2] fat
fertile
loose-fitting or large
to fertilize
to become rich by illegal means
fertilizer
manure fat
fertile
loose-fitting or large
to fertilize
to become rich by illegal means
fertilizer
manure 肢 肢 [zhi1] limb limb 肱 肱 [gong1] upper arm
arm upper arm
arm 股 股 [gu3] share
portion
section
part
thigh
classifier for smells, electric currents, spirals etc
whiff share
portion
section
part
thigh
classifier for smells, electric currents, spirals etc
whiff 肫 肫 [zhun1] gizzard gizzard 肩 肩 [jian1] shoulder
to shoulder (responsibilities etc) shoulder
to shoulder (responsibilities etc) 肴 肴 [yao2] meat dishes
mixed viands meat dishes
mixed viands 肪 肪 [fang2] animal fat animal fat 肯 肯 [ken3] to agree
to consent
to be ready (to do sth)
willing to agree
to consent
to be ready (to do sth)
willing 胖 胖 [pang4] fat
plump

healthy
at ease fat
plump

healthy
at ease 胥 胥 [xu1] all
assist
to store

surname Xu all
assist
to store

surname Xu 胚 胚 [pei1] embryo embryo 胃 胃 [wei4] stomach
CL:個|个[ge4] stomach
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 胄 胄 [zhou4] helmet
descendants helmet
descendants 背 背 [bei4] the back of a body or object
to turn one's back
to hide something from
to learn by heart
to recite from memory
unlucky (slang)
hard of hearing

to be burdened
to carry on the back or shoulder the back of a body or object
to turn one's back
to hide something from
to learn by heart
to recite from memory
unlucky (slang)
hard of hearing

to be burdened
to carry on the back or shoulder 胡 胡 [hu2] non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
reckless
outrageous
what?
why?
to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])

surname Hu non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
reckless
outrageous
what?
why?
to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[ㄏㄨˊ])

surname Hu 胛 胛 [jia3] shoulder blade shoulder blade 胎 胎 [tai1] fetus
litter
tire
abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎 fetus
litter
tire
abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎 胞 胞 [bao1] placenta
womb
born of the same parents placenta
womb
born of the same parents 胤 胤 [yin4] descendant
heir
offspring
posterity
to inherit descendant
heir
offspring
posterity
to inherit 胱 胱 [guang1] bladder bladder 脂 脂 [zhi1] fat
rouge (cosmetics)
resin fat
rouge (cosmetics)
resin 胰 胰 [yi2] soap
pancreas soap
pancreas 脅 胁 [xie2] flank (the side of one's torso)
to coerce
to threaten flank (the side of one's torso)
to coerce
to threaten 胭 胭 [yan1] rouge rouge 胴 胴 [dong4] large intestine
torso large intestine
torso 脆 脆 [cui4] brittle
fragile
crisp
crunchy
clear and loud voice
neat brittle
fragile
crisp
crunchy
clear and loud voice
neat 胸 胸 [xiong1] chest
bosom
heart
mind
thorax chest
bosom
heart
mind
thorax 胳 胳 [ge1] armpit armpit 脈 脉 [mo4] see 脈脈|脉脉[mo4 mo4]

arteries and veins
vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc) see 脈脈|脉脉[ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ]

arteries and veins
vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc) 能 能 [neng2] to be able to
to be capable of
ability
capability
able
capable
can possibly
(usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of

surname Neng to be able to
to be capable of
ability
capability
able
capable
can possibly
(usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of

surname Neng 脊 脊 [ji3] spine
back
ridge
Taiwan pr. [ji2] or [ji3] spine
back
ridge
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄧˊ] or [ㄐㄧˇ] 脯 脯 [pu2] chest
breast

dried meat
preserved fruit chest
breast

dried meat
preserved fruit 脖 脖 [bo2] neck neck 脣 唇 [chun2] variant of 唇[chun2] variant of 唇[ㄔㄨㄣˊ] 脫 脱 [tuo1] to shed
to take off
to escape
to get away from to shed
to take off
to escape
to get away from 脩 修 [xiu1] dried meat
private teacher's remuneration
withered
variant of 修[xiu1] dried meat
private teacher's remuneration
withered
variant of 修[ㄒㄧㄡ] 腕 腕 [wan4] wrist wrist 腔 腔 [qiang1] cavity of body
barrel (e.g. engine cylinder)
compartment
tune
accent of speech cavity of body
barrel (e.g. engine cylinder)
compartment
tune
accent of speech 腋 腋 [ye4] armpit
axil (botany, angle between stem and branch) armpit
axil (botany, angle between stem and branch) 腑 腑 [fu3] internal organs internal organs 腎 肾 [shen4] kidney kidney 脹 胀 [zhang4] dropsical
swollen
to swell
to be bloated dropsical
swollen
to swell
to be bloated 腆 腆 [tian3] make strong (as liquors)
virtuous make strong (as liquors)
virtuous 脾 脾 [pi2] spleen spleen 腐 腐 [fu3] decay
rotten decay
rotten 腱 腱 [jian4] tendon
sinew tendon
sinew 腰 腰 [yao1] waist
lower back
pocket
middle
loins waist
lower back
pocket
middle
loins 腸 肠 [chang2] intestines intestines 腥 腥 [xing1] fishy (smell) fishy (smell) 腮 腮 [sai1] cheek cheek 腳 脚 [jue2] variant of 角[jue2]
role

foot
leg (of an animal or an object)
base (of an object)
CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
classifier for kicks variant of 角[ㄐㄩㄝˊ]
role

foot
leg (of an animal or an object)
base (of an object)
CL:雙|双[ㄕㄨㄤ],隻|只[ㄓ]
classifier for kicks 腫 肿 [zhong3] to swell
swelling
swollen to swell
swelling
swollen 腹 腹 [fu4] abdomen
stomach
belly abdomen
stomach
belly 腺 腺 [xian4] gland gland 腦 脑 [nao3] brain
mind
head
essence brain
mind
head
essence 膀 膀 [pang2] bladder

puffed (swollen)

to flirt

upper arm
wing bladder

puffed (swollen)

to flirt

upper arm
wing 膏 膏 [gao4] to moisten
to grease
to apply (cream, ointment)
to dip a brush in ink

ointment
paste
CL:帖[tie3] to moisten
to grease
to apply (cream, ointment)
to dip a brush in ink

ointment
paste
CL:帖[ㄊㄧㄝˇ] 膈 膈 [ge2] diaphragm diaphragm 膊 膊 [bo2] shoulder
upper arm shoulder
upper arm 腿 腿 [tui3] leg
CL:條|条[tiao2] leg
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ] 膛 膛 [tang2] chest (of body)
hollow space
throat chest (of body)
hollow space
throat 膜 膜 [mo2] membrane
film membrane
film 膝 膝 [xi1] knee knee 膠 胶 [jiao1] to glue
glue
gum
rubber to glue
glue
gum
rubber 膚 肤 [fu1] skin skin 膳 膳 [shan4] meals meals 膩 腻 [ni4] greasy
soft
unctuous
intimate
tired of greasy
soft
unctuous
intimate
tired of 膨 膨 [peng2] swollen swollen 臆 臆 [yi4] feelings
opinion
thoughts feelings
opinion
thoughts 臃 臃 [yong1] see 臃腫|臃肿[yong1 zhong3] see 臃腫|臃肿[ㄩㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˇ] 膺 膺 [ying1] breast
receive breast
receive 臂 臂 [bi4] arm arm 臀 臀 [tun2] butt
buttocks butt
buttocks 膿 脓 [nong2] pus pus 膽 胆 [dan3] the gall
the nerve
courage
guts
gall bladder the gall
the nerve
courage
guts
gall bladder 臉 脸 [lian3] face
CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4] face
CL:張|张[ㄓㄤ],個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 膾 脍 [kuai4] chopped meat or fish chopped meat or fish 臍 脐 [qi2] navel navel 臏 膑 [bin4] variant of 髕|髌[bin4] variant of 髕|髌[ㄅㄧㄣˋ] 臘 腊 [la4] 12th lunar month
preserved (meat, fish etc) 12th lunar month
preserved (meat, fish etc) 臚 胪 [lu2] belly
skin
to state
to pass on information
to display belly
skin
to state
to pass on information
to display 臟 脏 [zang4] viscera
(anatomy) organ viscera
(anatomy) organ 臣 臣 [chen2] state official or subject in dynastic China
"Your Servant", form of address used when speaking to a ruler
to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to
to serve a ruler as his subject
Kangxi radical 168

surname Chen state official or subject in dynastic China
"Your Servant", form of address used when speaking to a ruler
to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to
to serve a ruler as his subject
Kangxi radical 168

surname Chen 臥 卧 [wo4] to lie
to crouch to lie
to crouch 臧 臧 [zang1] good
right

surname Zang good
right

surname Zang 臨 临 [lin2] to face
to overlook
to arrive
to be (just) about to
just before to face
to overlook
to arrive
to be (just) about to
just before 自 自 [zi4] from
self
oneself
since from
self
oneself
since 臭 臭 [xiu4] sense of smell
smell bad

stench
stink
smelly
to smell (bad) sense of smell
smell bad

stench
stink
smelly
to smell (bad) 臬 臬 [nie4] guidepost
rule
standard
limit
target (old) guidepost
rule
standard
limit
target (old) 至 至 [zhi4] to arrive
most
to
until to arrive
most
to
until 致 致 [zhi4] to send
to devote
to deliver
to cause
to convey to send
to devote
to deliver
to cause
to convey 臺 台 [tai2] platform
stage
terrace
stand
support
station
broadcasting station
classifier for vehicles or machines

Taiwan (abbr.) platform
stage
terrace
stand
support
station
broadcasting station
classifier for vehicles or machines

Taiwan (abbr.) 臻 臻 [zhen1] to arrive
to reach (esp. perfection)
utmost
(used in commercials) to arrive
to reach (esp. perfection)
utmost
(used in commercials) 臼 臼 [jiu4] mortar mortar 臾 臾 [yu2] a moment
little while

surname Yu a moment
little while

surname Yu 舀 舀 [yao3] to ladle out
to scoop up to ladle out
to scoop up 舂 舂 [chong1] to pound (grain)
beat to pound (grain)
beat 舅 舅 [jiu4] maternal uncle maternal uncle 與 与 [yu4] to take part in

and
to give
together with

variant of 歟|欤[yu2] to take part in

and
to give
together with

variant of 歟|欤[ㄩˊ] 興 兴 [xing4] feeling or desire to do sth
interest in sth
excitement

to rise
to flourish
to become popular
to start
to encourage
to get up
(often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect)
maybe (dialect)

surname Xing feeling or desire to do sth
interest in sth
excitement

to rise
to flourish
to become popular
to start
to encourage
to get up
(often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect)
maybe (dialect)

surname Xing 舉 举 [ju3] to lift
to hold up
to cite
to enumerate
to act
to raise
to choose
to elect
act
move
deed to lift
to hold up
to cite
to enumerate
to act
to raise
to choose
to elect
act
move
deed 舊 旧 [jiu4] old
opposite: new 新
former
worn (with age) old
opposite: new 新
former
worn (with age) 舌 舌 [she2] tongue tongue 舍 舍 [she4] residence

surname She residence

surname She 舐 舐 [shi4] to lick
to lap (up) to lick
to lap (up) 舒 舒 [shu1] to stretch
to unfold
to relax
leisurely

surname Shu to stretch
to unfold
to relax
leisurely

surname Shu 舔 舔 [tian3] to lick
to lap to lick
to lap 舛 舛 [chuan3] mistaken
erroneous
contradictory mistaken
erroneous
contradictory 舜 舜 [Shun4] Shun (c. 22nd century BC), mythical sage and leader Shun (c. 22nd century BC), mythical sage and leader 舞 舞 [wu3] to dance
to wield
to brandish to dance
to wield
to brandish 舟 舟 [zhou1] boat boat 舢 舢 [shan1] sampan sampan 航 航 [hang2] boat
ship
craft
to navigate
to sail
to fly boat
ship
craft
to navigate
to sail
to fly 舫 舫 [fang3] 2 boats lashed together
large boat 2 boats lashed together
large boat 舨 舨 [ban3] sampan sampan 般 般 [pan2] see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]

sort
kind
class
way
manner see 般樂|般乐[ㄆㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ]

sort
kind
class
way
manner 舵 舵 [duo4] helm
rudder helm
rudder 舷 舷 [xian2] side of a ship or an aircraft side of a ship or an aircraft 舶 舶 [bo2] sea-going vessels
ship sea-going vessels
ship 船 船 [chuan2] boat
vessel
ship
CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1] boat
vessel
ship
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ],艘[ㄙㄡ],隻|只[ㄓ] 艇 艇 [ting3] vessel
small ship vessel
small ship 艘 艘 [sou1] classifier for ships
Taiwan pr. [sao1] classifier for ships
Taiwan pr. [ㄙㄠ] 艙 舱 [cang1] cabin
the hold of a ship or airplane cabin
the hold of a ship or airplane 艦 舰 [jian4] warship warship 艮 艮 [gen4] one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain
☶

blunt
tough
chewy one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ], symbolizing mountain
☶

blunt
tough
chewy 良 良 [liang2] good
very
very much good
very
very much 艱 艰 [jian1] difficult
hard
hardship difficult
hard
hardship 色 色 [shai3] color
dice

color
CL:種|种[zhong3]
look
appearance
sex color
dice

color
CL:種|种[ㄓㄨㄥˇ]
look
appearance
sex 艾 艾 [yi4] to mow
to cut
to reap
to redress

Chinese mugwort or wormwood
to stop or cut short
phonetic "ai" or "i"
abbr. for 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4], AIDS

surname Ai to mow
to cut
to reap
to redress

Chinese mugwort or wormwood
to stop or cut short
phonetic "ai" or "i"
abbr. for 艾滋病[ㄞˋ ㄗ ㄅㄧㄥˋ], AIDS

surname Ai 芒 芒 [mang2] awn (of cereals)
arista (of grain)
tip (of a blade)
Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass)
variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan awn (of cereals)
arista (of grain)
tip (of a blade)
Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass)
variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan 芋 芋 [yu4] taro
Colocasia antiquorum
Colocasia esculenta taro
Colocasia antiquorum
Colocasia esculenta 芍 芍 [shao2] Chinese peony
Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora

see 芍陂[Que4 pi2] Chinese peony
Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora

see 芍陂[ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄆㄧˊ] 芳 芳 [fang1] fragrant fragrant 芝 芝 [zhi1] Zoysia pungens Zoysia pungens 芙 芙 [fu2] see 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus see 芙蓉[ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ], lotus 芭 芭 [ba1] a herb
banana a herb
banana 芽 芽 [ya2] bud
sprout bud
sprout 芟 芟 [shan1] to cut down
to mow
to eliminate
scythe to cut down
to mow
to eliminate
scythe 芹 芹 [qin2] Chinese celery Chinese celery 花 花 [hua1] flower
blossom
CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)

surname Hua flower
blossom
CL:朵[ㄉㄨㄛˇ],支[ㄓ],束[ㄕㄨˋ],把[ㄅㄚˇ],盆[ㄆㄣˊ],簇[ㄘㄨˋ]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)

surname Hua 芬 芬 [fen1] perfume
fragrance perfume
fragrance 芥 芥 [jie4] see 芥[gai4]

mustard
Taiwan pr. [jie4] see 芥[ㄍㄞˋ]

mustard
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄧㄝˋ] 芻 刍 [chu2] to mow or cut grass
hay
straw
fodder to mow or cut grass
hay
straw
fodder 苧 苎 [zhu4] Boehmeria nivea
Chinese grass Boehmeria nivea
Chinese grass 范 范 [Fan4] surname Fan surname Fan 茅 茅 [mao2] reeds
rushes

surname Mao reeds
rushes

surname Mao 苣 苣 [ju4] lettuce, see 萵苣|莴苣 lettuce, see 萵苣|莴苣 苛 苛 [ke1] severe
exacting severe
exacting 苦 苦 [ku3] bitter
hardship
pain
to suffer
to bring suffering to
painstakingly bitter
hardship
pain
to suffer
to bring suffering to
painstakingly 茄 茄 [qie2] eggplant

phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹 is more common eggplant

phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹 is more common 若 若 [ruo4] to seem
like
as
if to seem
like
as
if 茂 茂 [mao4] luxuriant luxuriant 茉 茉 [mo4] jasmine jasmine 苒 苒 [ran3] luxuriant growth
passing (of time) luxuriant growth
passing (of time) 苗 苗 [miao2] sprout

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China
surname Miao sprout

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China
surname Miao 英 英 [ying1] brave

United Kingdom
British
England
English
abbr. for 英國|英国[Ying1 guo2] brave

United Kingdom
British
England
English
abbr. for 英國|英国[ㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] 茁 茁 [zhuo2] to display vigorous, new growth
to sprout to display vigorous, new growth
to sprout 苜 苜 [mu4] clover clover 苔 苔 [tai2] moss

coating (of tongue) moss

coating (of tongue) 苑 苑 [yuan4] park

surname Yuan park

surname Yuan 苞 苞 [bao1] bud
flower calyx
luxuriant
profuse bud
flower calyx
luxuriant
profuse 苓 苓 [ling2] fungus
tuber fungus
tuber 苟 苟 [gou3] if
supposing
careless
negligent
temporarily

surname Gou if
supposing
careless
negligent
temporarily

surname Gou 茫 茫 [mang2] vast, with no clear boundary
fig. hazy
indistinct
unclear
confused vast, with no clear boundary
fig. hazy
indistinct
unclear
confused 荒 荒 [huang1] desolate
shortage
scarce
out of practice
absurd
uncultivated
to neglect desolate
shortage
scarce
out of practice
absurd
uncultivated
to neglect 荔 荔 [li4] litchi litchi 荊 荆 [jing1] chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 Guo2] chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu 楚國|楚国[ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] 茸 茸 [rong2] confused
fluffy
luxuriant growth confused
fluffy
luxuriant growth 荐 荐 草 草 [cao4] variant of 肏[cao4]

grass
straw
manuscript
draft (of a document)
careless
rough
CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] variant of 肏[ㄘㄠˋ]

grass
straw
manuscript
draft (of a document)
careless
rough
CL:棵[ㄎㄜ],撮[ㄗㄨㄛˇ],株[ㄓㄨ],根[ㄍㄣ] 茵 茵 [yin1] mattress mattress 茴 茴 [hui2] fennel
aniseed fennel
aniseed 荏 荏 [ren3] Perilla ocimoides
soft Perilla ocimoides
soft 茲 兹 [zi1] now
here
this
time
year now
here
this
time
year 茹 茹 [ru2] to eat
(extended meaning) to endure
putrid smell
vegetables
roots (inextricably attached to the plant)

surname Ru to eat
(extended meaning) to endure
putrid smell
vegetables
roots (inextricably attached to the plant)

surname Ru 茶 茶 [cha2] tea
tea plant
CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2] tea
tea plant
CL:杯[ㄅㄟ],壺|壶[ㄏㄨˊ] 茗 茗 [ming2] Thea sinensis
young leaves of tea Thea sinensis
young leaves of tea 荀 荀 [xun2] herb (old)

surname Xun herb (old)

surname Xun 茱 茱 [zhu1] cornelian cherry cornelian cherry 莎 莎 [suo1] see 莎草[suo1 cao3]
see 摩莎[mo2 suo1]

katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
phonetic "sha" used in transliteration see 莎草[ㄙㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˇ]
see 摩莎[ㄇㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ]

katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
phonetic "sha" used in transliteration 莞 莞 [wan3] smile

(district)

Skimmia japonica smile

(district)

Skimmia japonica 莘 莘 [xin1] Asarum
Wild ginger
also 細辛|细辛[xi4 xin1]

long
numerous

surname Shen Asarum
Wild ginger
also 細辛|细辛[ㄒㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ]

long
numerous

surname Shen 荸 荸 [bi2] see 荸薺|荸荠[bi2 qi2] see 荸薺|荸荠[ㄅㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ] 莢 荚 [jia2] pod pod 莖 茎 [jing1] stalk
stem
CL:條|条[tiao2] stalk
stem
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ] 莽 莽 [mang3] thick weeds
luxuriant growth
Illicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves
impertinent thick weeds
luxuriant growth
Illicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves
impertinent 莫 莫 [mo4] do not
there is none who

surname Mo do not
there is none who

surname Mo 莒 莒 [ju3] alternative name for taro (old)

Zhou Dynasty vassal state in modern day Shandong Province alternative name for taro (old)

Zhou Dynasty vassal state in modern day Shandong Province 莊 庄 [zhuang1] farmstead
village
manor
place of business
banker (in a gambling game)
grave or solemn
holdings of a landlord in Imperial China

surname Zhuang farmstead
village
manor
place of business
banker (in a gambling game)
grave or solemn
holdings of a landlord in Imperial China

surname Zhuang 莓 莓 [mei2] berry
strawberry berry
strawberry 莉 莉 [li4] jasmine jasmine 莠 莠 [you3] Setaria viridis
vicious Setaria viridis
vicious 荷 荷 [he4] to carry on one's shoulder or back
burden
responsibility

lotus

Holland
the Netherlands
abbr. for 荷蘭|荷兰[He2 lan2] to carry on one's shoulder or back
burden
responsibility

lotus

Holland
the Netherlands
abbr. for 荷蘭|荷兰[ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄢˊ] 荻 荻 [di2] Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed)
used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed)
used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi 荼 荼 [tu2] thistle
common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
bitter (taste)
cruel
flowering grass in profusion thistle
common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
bitter (taste)
cruel
flowering grass in profusion 菩 菩 [pu2] Bodhisattva Bodhisattva 萃 萃 [cui4] collect
collection
dense
grassy
thick
assemble
gather collect
collection
dense
grassy
thick
assemble
gather 菸 菸 [yu1] to wither
dried leaves
faded
withered

variant of 煙|烟[yan1]
cigarette
tobacco
smoke to wither
dried leaves
faded
withered

variant of 煙|烟[ㄧㄢ]
cigarette
tobacco
smoke 萍 萍 [ping2] duckweed duckweed 菠 菠 [bo1] spinach spinach 菅 菅 [jian1] (grass)
Themeda forsbali (grass)
Themeda forsbali 萋 萋 [qi1] Celosia argentea
luxuriant Celosia argentea
luxuriant 菁 菁 [jing1] leek flower
lush
luxuriant leek flower
lush
luxuriant 華 华 [hua2] magnificent
splendid
flowery

old variant of 花[hua1]
flower

Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi
surname Hua

abbr. for China magnificent
splendid
flowery

old variant of 花[ㄏㄨㄚ]
flower

Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi
surname Hua

abbr. for China 菱 菱 [ling2] Trapa natans
water caltrop Trapa natans
water caltrop 菴 庵 [an1] variant of 庵[an1] variant of 庵[ㄢ] 著 著 [zhu4] to make known
to show
to prove
to write
book
outstanding

to wear (clothes)
to contact
to use
to apply

aspect particle indicating action in progress

to touch
to come in contact with
to feel
to be affected by
to catch fire
to fall asleep
to burn

(chess) move
trick
all right!
(dialect) to add to make known
to show
to prove
to write
book
outstanding

to wear (clothes)
to contact
to use
to apply

aspect particle indicating action in progress

to touch
to come in contact with
to feel
to be affected by
to catch fire
to fall asleep
to burn

(chess) move
trick
all right!
(dialect) to add 萊 莱 [lai2] name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)
Chenopodium album name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)
Chenopodium album 菰 菰 [gu1] Zizania latifolia
mushroom Zizania latifolia
mushroom 萌 萌 [meng2] to sprout
to bud
to have a strong affection for (slang)
adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character) to sprout
to bud
to have a strong affection for (slang)
adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character) 菌 菌 [jun4] mushroom

germ
bacteria
fungus
mold
Taiwan pr. [jun4] mushroom

germ
bacteria
fungus
mold
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄩㄣˋ] 菽 菽 [shu1] legumes (peas and beans) legumes (peas and beans) 菲 菲 [fei3] poor
humble
unworthy
radish (old)

luxuriant (plant growth)
rich with fragrance
phenanthrene C14H10

abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fei1 lü4 bin1] poor
humble
unworthy
radish (old)

luxuriant (plant growth)
rich with fragrance
phenanthrene C14H10

abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fei1 lü4 bin1] 菊 菊 [ju2] chrysanthemum chrysanthemum 萸 萸 [yu2] cornelian cherry cornelian cherry 萎 萎 [wei3] to wither
to drop
to decline
spiritless
Taiwan pr. [wei1] to wither
to drop
to decline
spiritless
Taiwan pr. [ㄨㄟ] 萄 萄 [tao2] see 葡萄[pu2 tao5] see 葡萄[ㄆㄨˊ ㄊㄠ˙] 菜 菜 [cai4] dish (type of food)
vegetable
cuisine
CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4]
(coll.) (one's) type dish (type of food)
vegetable
cuisine
CL:盤|盘[ㄆㄢˊ],道[ㄉㄠˋ]
(coll.) (one's) type 蒂 蒂 [di4] stem (of fruit) stem (of fruit) 葷 荤 [hun1] strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)
non-vegetarian food (meat, fish, spicy food etc) strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)
non-vegetarian food (meat, fish, spicy food etc) 落 落 [luo4] to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement

see 落枕[lao4 zhen3] and 落炕[lao4 kang4]

to leave out
to be missing
to leave behind or forget to bring
to lag or fall behind to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement

see 落枕[ㄌㄠˋ ㄓㄣˇ] and 落炕[ㄌㄠˋ ㄎㄤˋ]

to leave out
to be missing
to leave behind or forget to bring
to lag or fall behind 萱 萱 [xuan1] orange day-lily (Hemerocallis flava) orange day-lily (Hemerocallis flava) 葵 葵 [kui2] sunflower sunflower 葦 苇 [wei3] reed
rush
Phragmites communis reed
rush
Phragmites communis 葫 葫 [hu2] Allium scorodoprasum
bottle gourd Allium scorodoprasum
bottle gourd 葉 叶 [ye4] leaf
page
lobe
(historical) period

surname Ye leaf
page
lobe
(historical) period

surname Ye 葬 葬 [zang4] to bury (the dead)
to inter to bury (the dead)
to inter 葛 葛 [ge2] kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
hemp cloth

surname Ge kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
hemp cloth

surname Ge 萼 萼 [e4] stem and calyx of flower stem and calyx of flower 萵 莴 [wo1] lettuce, see 萵苣|莴苣 lettuce, see 萵苣|莴苣 葡 葡 [pu2] see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]

Portugal
Portuguese
abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2] see 葡萄[ㄆㄨˊ ㄊㄠ˙]

Portugal
Portuguese
abbr. for 葡萄牙[ㄆㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ ㄧㄚˊ] 董 董 [dong3] to supervise
to direct
director

surname Dong to supervise
to direct
director

surname Dong 葩 葩 [pa1] corolla of flower corolla of flower 蓉 蓉 [rong2] see 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus
food that has been minced, shredded, or ground into a paste, suitable for stuffing or making a sauce

short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1] see 芙蓉[ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ], lotus
food that has been minced, shredded, or ground into a paste, suitable for stuffing or making a sauce

short name for Chengdu 成都[ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨ] 蒿 蒿 [hao1] celery wormwood (Artemisia carvifolia)
to give off
to weed celery wormwood (Artemisia carvifolia)
to give off
to weed 蓆 席 [xi2] variant of 席[xi2]
woven mat variant of 席[ㄒㄧˊ]
woven mat 蓄 蓄 [xu4] to store up
to grow (e.g. a beard)
to entertain (ideas) to store up
to grow (e.g. a beard)
to entertain (ideas) 蒙 蒙 [meng2] to cover
ignorant
to suffer (misfortune)
to receive (a favor)
to cheat

(knocked) unconscious
dazed
stunned

Mongol ethnic group
abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2]
Taiwan pr. [Meng2]

surname Meng to cover
ignorant
to suffer (misfortune)
to receive (a favor)
to cheat

(knocked) unconscious
dazed
stunned

Mongol ethnic group
abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[ㄇㄥˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ]
Taiwan pr. [ㄇㄥˊ]

surname Meng 蒞 莅 [li4] to attend (an official function)
to be present
to administer
to approach (esp. as administrator) to attend (an official function)
to be present
to administer
to approach (esp. as administrator) 蒲 蒲 [pu2] refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis
common cattail
bullrush

surname Pu
old place name refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis
common cattail
bullrush

surname Pu
old place name 蒜 蒜 [suan4] garlic
CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4] garlic
CL:頭|头[ㄊㄡˊ],瓣[ㄅㄢˋ] 蓋 盖 [gai4] lid
top
cover
canopy
to cover
to conceal
to build

surname Ge lid
top
cover
canopy
to cover
to conceal
to build

surname Ge 蒸 蒸 [zheng1] to evaporate
(of cooking) to steam
torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
finely chopped firewood (old) to evaporate
(of cooking) to steam
torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
finely chopped firewood (old) 蓀 荪 [sun1] fragrant grass fragrant grass 蓓 蓓 [bei4] (flower) bud (flower) bud 蒐 蒐 [sou1] madder (Rubia cordifolia)
to hunt for
to gather
to collect madder (Rubia cordifolia)
to hunt for
to gather
to collect 蒼 苍 [cang1] dark blue
deep green
ash-gray

surname Cang dark blue
deep green
ash-gray

surname Cang 蔗 蔗 [zhe4] sugar cane sugar cane 蔽 蔽 [bi4] to cover
to shield
to screen
to conceal to cover
to shield
to screen
to conceal 蔚 蔚 [wei4] Artemisia japonica
luxuriant
resplendent
impressive

surname Yu
place name Artemisia japonica
luxuriant
resplendent
impressive

surname Yu
place name 蓮 莲 [lian2] lotus lotus 蔬 蔬 [shu1] vegetables vegetables 蔭 荫 [yin4] shade shade 蔓 蔓 [man4] creeper
to spread

turnip
Brassica campestris creeper
to spread

turnip
Brassica campestris 蔑 蔑 [mie4] to belittle
nothing to belittle
nothing 蔣 蒋 [Jiang3] surname Jiang
refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石 surname Jiang
refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石 蔡 蔡 [Cai4] surname Cai surname Cai 蔔 卜 [bo5] see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5] see 蘿蔔|萝卜[ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄛ˙] 蓬 蓬 [peng2] fleabane (family Asteraceae)
disheveled
classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff

surname Peng fleabane (family Asteraceae)
disheveled
classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff

surname Peng 蔥 葱 [cong1] scallion
green onion scallion
green onion 蓿 蓿 [xu4] clover
lucerne
Taiwan pr. [su4] clover
lucerne
Taiwan pr. [ㄙㄨˋ] 蕊 蕊 [rui3] stamen
pistil stamen
pistil 蕙 蕙 [hui4] Coumarouna odorata Coumarouna odorata 蕈 蕈 [xun4] mold
mushroom mold
mushroom 蕨 蕨 [jue2] Pteridium aquilinum
bracken Pteridium aquilinum
bracken 蕩 荡 [dang4] to wash
to squander
to sweep away
to move
to shake
dissolute
pond to wash
to squander
to sweep away
to move
to shake
dissolute
pond 蕃 蕃 [fan2] luxuriant
flourishing
to reproduce
to proliferate

variant of 番[fan1]
foreign (non-Chinese)

see 吐蕃[Tu3 bo1] luxuriant
flourishing
to reproduce
to proliferate

variant of 番[ㄈㄢ]
foreign (non-Chinese)

see 吐蕃[ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄛ] 蕉 蕉 [qiao2] see 蕉萃[qiao2 cui4]

banana see 蕉萃[ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ]

banana 蕭 萧 [xiao1] miserable
desolate
dreary
Chinese mugwort

surname Xiao miserable
desolate
dreary
Chinese mugwort

surname Xiao 蕪 芜 [wu2] overgrown with weeds overgrown with weeds 薪 薪 [xin1] fuel
salary fuel
salary 薄 薄 [bo4] see 薄荷[bo4 he5]

meager
slight
weak
ungenerous or unkind
frivolous
to despise
to belittle
to look down on
to approach or near

thin
cold in manner
indifferent
weak
light
infertile

surname Bo see 薄荷[ㄅㄛˋ ㄏㄜ˙]

meager
slight
weak
ungenerous or unkind
frivolous
to despise
to belittle
to look down on
to approach or near

thin
cold in manner
indifferent
weak
light
infertile

surname Bo 蕾 蕾 [lei3] bud bud 薜 薜 [bi4] Ficus pumila Ficus pumila 薑 姜 [jiang1] ginger

surname Jiang ginger

surname Jiang 薔 蔷 [qiang2] wild rose wild rose 薯 薯 [shu3] potato
yam potato
yam 薛 薛 [xue1] wormwood like grass (classical)

surname Xue
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) wormwood like grass (classical)

surname Xue
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) 薇 薇 [wei1] Osmunda regalis, a species of fern
Taiwan pr. [wei2] Osmunda regalis, a species of fern
Taiwan pr. [ㄨㄟˊ] 藏 藏 [zang4] storehouse
depository
Buddhist or Taoist scripture

to conceal
to hide away
to harbor
to store
to collect

Tibet
Xizang 西藏 storehouse
depository
Buddhist or Taoist scripture

to conceal
to hide away
to harbor
to store
to collect

Tibet
Xizang 西藏 薩 萨 [Sa4] Bodhisattva
surname Sa Bodhisattva
surname Sa 藍 蓝 [lan2] blue
indigo plant

surname Lan blue
indigo plant

surname Lan 藐 藐 [miao3] to despise
small
variant of 渺[miao3] to despise
small
variant of 渺[ㄇㄧㄠˇ] 藉 藉 [jie4] sleeping mat
to placate

to insult
to walk all over (sb)

surname Ji

variant of 借[jie4] sleeping mat
to placate

to insult
to walk all over (sb)

surname Ji

variant of 借[ㄐㄧㄝˋ] 薰 薰 [xun1] sweet-smelling grass
Coumarouna odorata
tonka beans
coumarin sweet-smelling grass
Coumarouna odorata
tonka beans
coumarin 藩 藩 [fan1] fence
hedge
screen
barrier
vassal state
Taiwan pr. [fan2] fence
hedge
screen
barrier
vassal state
Taiwan pr. [ㄈㄢˊ] 藝 艺 [yi4] skill
art skill
art 藪 薮 [sou3] marsh
gathering place marsh
gathering place 藕 藕 [ou3] root of lotus root of lotus 藤 藤 [teng2] rattan
cane
vine rattan
cane
vine 藥 药 [yao4] medicine
drug
substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]
to poison medicine
drug
substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
CL:種|种[ㄓㄨㄥˇ],服[ㄈㄨˋ],味[ㄨㄟˋ]
to poison 藻 藻 [zao3] aquatic grasses
elegant aquatic grasses
elegant 藹 蔼 [ai3] friendly friendly 蘑 蘑 [mo2] mushroom mushroom 藺 蔺 [lin4] juncus effusus

surname Lin juncus effusus

surname Lin 蘆 芦 [lu2] rush
reed
Phragmites communis rush
reed
Phragmites communis 蘋 苹 [ping2] apple

marsiliaceae
clover fern apple

marsiliaceae
clover fern 蘇 苏 [su1] Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
place name
to revive
used as phonetic in transliteration

surname Su
abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃 or 蘇聯|苏联
abbr. for Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏
abbr. for Suzhou city 蘇州|苏州 Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
place name
to revive
used as phonetic in transliteration

surname Su
abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃 or 蘇聯|苏联
abbr. for Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏
abbr. for Suzhou city 蘇州|苏州 蘊 蕴 [yun4] to accumulate
to hold in store
to contain
to gather together
to collect
depth
inner strength
profundity to accumulate
to hold in store
to contain
to gather together
to collect
depth
inner strength
profundity 蘗 蘗 [nie4] shoots from an old stump shoots from an old stump 蘭 兰 [lan2] orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

surname Lan
abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

surname Lan
abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[ㄌㄢˊ ㄓㄡ], Gansu 蘚 藓 [xian3] moss
lichen
moss on damp walls
used erroneously for 蘇|苏 moss
lichen
moss on damp walls
used erroneously for 蘇|苏 蘸 蘸 [zhan4] to dip in (ink, sauce etc) to dip in (ink, sauce etc) 蘿 萝 [luo2] radish radish 虎 虎 [hu3] tiger
CL:隻|只[zhi1] tiger
CL:隻|只[ㄓ] 虐 虐 [nüe4] oppressive
tyrannical oppressive
tyrannical 虔 虔 [qian2] to act with reverence
reverent to act with reverence
reverent 處 处 [chu4] place
location
spot
point
office
department
bureau
respect
classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

to reside
to live
to dwell
to be in
to be situated at
to stay
to get along with
to be in a position of
to deal with
to discipline
to punish place
location
spot
point
office
department
bureau
respect
classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

to reside
to live
to dwell
to be in
to be situated at
to stay
to get along with
to be in a position of
to deal with
to discipline
to punish 彪 彪 [biao1] tiger stripes
tiger cub
(old) classifier for troops tiger stripes
tiger cub
(old) classifier for troops 虛 虚 [xu1] emptiness
void
abstract theory or guiding principles
empty or unoccupied
diffident or timid
false
humble or modest
(of health) weak
virtual
in vain emptiness
void
abstract theory or guiding principles
empty or unoccupied
diffident or timid
false
humble or modest
(of health) weak
virtual
in vain 虜 虏 [lu3] prisoner of war
to capture
to take prisoner prisoner of war
to capture
to take prisoner 虞 虞 [yu2] to expect
to anticipate
to worry
to cheat

surname Yu to expect
to anticipate
to worry
to cheat

surname Yu 號 号 [hao4] ordinal number
day of a month
mark
sign
business establishment
size
ship suffix
horn (wind instrument)
bugle call
assumed name
to take a pulse
classifier used to indicate number of people

roar
cry
CL:個|个[ge4] ordinal number
day of a month
mark
sign
business establishment
size
ship suffix
horn (wind instrument)
bugle call
assumed name
to take a pulse
classifier used to indicate number of people

roar
cry
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 虧 亏 [kui1] deficiency
deficit
luckily deficiency
deficit
luckily 虫 虫 虱 虱 [shi1] louse louse 虹 虹 [hong2] rainbow rainbow 蚊 蚊 [wen2] mosquito mosquito 蚪 蚪 [dou3] tadpole tadpole 蚓 蚓 [yin3] earthworm earthworm 蚤 蚤 [zao3] flea flea 蚩 蚩 [chi1] ignorant
worm

surname Chi ignorant
worm

surname Chi 蚌 蚌 [bang4] mussel
clam

abbr. for Bengbu prefecture level city 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 shi4], Anhui mussel
clam

abbr. for Bengbu prefecture level city 蚌埠市[ㄅㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ], Anhui 蚣 蚣 [gong1] scolopendra centipede scolopendra centipede 蛇 蛇 [she2] snake
serpent
CL:條|条[tiao2] snake
serpent
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ] 蛀 蛀 [zhu4] termite
to bore (of insects) termite
to bore (of insects) 蚶 蚶 [han1] small clam (Arca inflata) small clam (Arca inflata) 蛄 蛄 [gu1] see 螻蛄|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1] see 螻蛄|蝼蛄[ㄌㄡˊ ㄍㄨ] 蚵 蚵 [e2] oyster (Taiwanese) oyster (Taiwanese) 蛆 蛆 [qu1] maggot maggot 蛋 蛋 [dan4] egg
oval-shaped
CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2] egg
oval-shaped
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ],打[ㄉㄚˊ] 蚱 蚱 [zha4] grasshopper grasshopper 蚯 蚯 [qiu1] earthworm earthworm 蛟 蛟 [jiao1] a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2] a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄨㄥˊ] 蛙 蛙 [wa1] frog
CL:隻|只[zhi1] frog
CL:隻|只[ㄓ] 蛭 蛭 [zhi4] fluke
leech
hirudinea fluke
leech
hirudinea 蛔 蛔 [hui2] roundworm
Ascaris lumbricoides roundworm
Ascaris lumbricoides 蛛 蛛 [zhu1] see 蜘蛛[zhi1 zhu1] see 蜘蛛[ㄓ ㄓㄨ] 蛤 蛤 [ha2] frog
toad

clam frog
toad

clam 蛹 蛹 [yong3] chrysalis
pupa chrysalis
pupa 蜓 蜓 [ting2] see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2] see 蜻蜓[ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄥˊ] 蜈 蜈 [wu2] centipede centipede 蜇 蜇 [zhe2] jellyfish

to sting jellyfish

to sting 蜀 蜀 [Shu3] short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province
one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the fall of the Han dynasty short name for Sichuan 四川[ㄙˋ ㄔㄨㄢ] province
one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] after the fall of the Han dynasty 蛾 蛾 [e2] moth moth 蛻 蜕 [tui4] skin cast off during molting
exuvia
to pupate
to molt
to slough
to cast off an old skin or shell skin cast off during molting
exuvia
to pupate
to molt
to slough
to cast off an old skin or shell 蜂 蜂 [feng1] bee
wasp bee
wasp 蜃 蜃 [shen4] (mythical animal)
clam
sea-serpent (mythical animal)
clam
sea-serpent 蜿 蜿 [wan1] to move (as snake) to move (as snake) 蜜 蜜 [mi4] honey honey 蜻 蜻 [qing1] see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2] see 蜻蜓[ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄥˊ] 蜢 蜢 [meng3] grasshopper grasshopper 蜥 蜥 [xi1] see 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4], lizard
shorty (contemptuous term for short person)
chameleon
Eumeces latiscutatus see 蜥蜴[ㄒㄧ ㄧˋ], lizard
shorty (contemptuous term for short person)
chameleon
Eumeces latiscutatus 蜴 蜴 [yi4] see 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4], lizard
chameleon
Eumeces latiscutatus see 蜥蜴[ㄒㄧ ㄧˋ], lizard
chameleon
Eumeces latiscutatus 蜘 蜘 [zhi1] see 蜘蛛[zhi1 zhu1] see 蜘蛛[ㄓ ㄓㄨ] 蝕 蚀 [shi2] to nibble away at sth
to eat into
to erode to nibble away at sth
to eat into
to erode 螂 螂 [lang2] dragonfly
mantis dragonfly
mantis 蝴 蝴 [hu2] butterfly butterfly 蝶 蝶 [die2] butterfly
CL:隻|只[zhi1] butterfly
CL:隻|只[ㄓ] 蝠 蝠 [fu2] bat bat 蝦 虾 [xia1] shrimp
prawn

see 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 ma5] shrimp
prawn

see 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ㄏㄚˊ ㄇㄚ˙] 蝸 蜗 [wo1] snail
Taiwan pr. [gua1]
see 蝸牛|蜗牛[wo1 niu2] snail
Taiwan pr. [ㄍㄨㄚ]
see 蝸牛|蜗牛[ㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄡˊ] 蝨 虱 [shi1] louse louse 蝙 蝙 [bian1] bat bat 蝗 蝗 [huang2] locust locust 蝌 蝌 [ke1] tadpole tadpole 螃 螃 [pang2] crab crab 螟 螟 [ming2] boring insect
snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest boring insect
snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest 螞 蚂 [ma4] grasshopper

ant

dragonfly grasshopper

ant

dragonfly 螢 萤 [ying2] firefly
glow-worm firefly
glow-worm 融 融 [rong2] to melt
to thaw
to blend
to merge
to be in harmony to melt
to thaw
to blend
to merge
to be in harmony 蟀 蟀 [shuai4] cricket cricket 蟑 蟑 [zhang1] cockroach cockroach 螳 螳 [tang2] praying mantis praying mantis 蟒 蟒 [mang3] python python 蟆 蟆 [ma2] toad toad 螫 螫 [shi4] to sting
also pr. [zhe1] to sting
also pr. [ㄓㄜ] 螻 蝼 [lou2] see 螻蛄|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1] see 螻蛄|蝼蛄[ㄌㄡˊ ㄍㄨ] 螺 螺 [luo2] spiral shell
snail
conch spiral shell
snail
conch 蟈 蝈 [guo1] small green cicada or frog (meaning unclear, possibly onom.)
see 蟈蟈|蝈蝈 long-horned grasshopper small green cicada or frog (meaning unclear, possibly onom.)
see 蟈蟈|蝈蝈 long-horned grasshopper 蟋 蟋 [xi1] cricket cricket 蟯 蛲 [nao2] parasitic worm
human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) parasitic worm
human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) 蟬 蝉 [chan2] cicada cicada 蟲 虫 [chong2] lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]
person with a particular undesirable characteristic lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ],隻|只[ㄓ]
person with a particular undesirable characteristic 蟻 蚁 [yi3] ant ant 蠅 蝇 [ying2] fly
musca
CL:隻|只[zhi1] fly
musca
CL:隻|只[ㄓ] 蠍 蝎 [xie1] scorpion scorpion 蟹 蟹 [xie4] crab crab 蠔 蚝 [hao2] oyster oyster 蠕 蠕 [ru2] to squirm
to wiggle
to wriggle
Taiwan pr. [ruan3] to squirm
to wiggle
to wriggle
Taiwan pr. [ㄖㄨㄢˇ] 蠣 蛎 [li4] oyster oyster 蠢 蠢 [chun3] stupid
sluggish
clumsy
to wiggle (of worms)
to move in a disorderly fashion stupid
sluggish
clumsy
to wiggle (of worms)
to move in a disorderly fashion 蠡 蠡 [li3] wood-boring insect

calabash wood-boring insect

calabash 蠟 蜡 [la4] candle
wax candle
wax 蠱 蛊 [gu3] arch. legendary venomous insect
to poison
to bewitch
to drive to insanity
to harm by witchcraft
intestinal parasite arch. legendary venomous insect
to poison
to bewitch
to drive to insanity
to harm by witchcraft
intestinal parasite 蠶 蚕 [can2] silkworm silkworm 蠹 蠹 [du4] insect that eats into books, clothing etc
moth-eaten
worm-eaten insect that eats into books, clothing etc
moth-eaten
worm-eaten 蠻 蛮 [man2] barbarian
bullying
very
quite
rough
reckless barbarian
bullying
very
quite
rough
reckless 血 血 [xue4] blood
colloquial pr. [xie3]
CL:滴[di1],片[pian4] blood
colloquial pr. [ㄒㄧㄝˇ]
CL:滴[ㄉㄧ],片[ㄆㄧㄢˋ] 行 行 [xing2] to walk
to go
to travel
a visit
temporary
makeshift
current
in circulation
to do
to perform
capable
competent
effective
all right
OK!
will do
behavior
conduct
Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense

a row
series
age order (of brothers)
profession
professional
relating to company to walk
to go
to travel
a visit
temporary
makeshift
current
in circulation
to do
to perform
capable
competent
effective
all right
OK!
will do
behavior
conduct
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧㄥˋ] for the behavior-conduct sense

a row
series
age order (of brothers)
profession
professional
relating to company 衍 衍 [yan3] to spread out
to develop
to overflow
to amplify
superfluous to spread out
to develop
to overflow
to amplify
superfluous 術 术 [zhu2] various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea

method
technique various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea

method
technique 街 街 [jie1] street
CL:條|条[tiao2] street
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ] 衙 衙 [ya2] office
yamen 衙門|衙门

surname Ya office
yamen 衙門|衙门

surname Ya 衛 卫 [wei4] to guard
to protect
to defend
abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
health
abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

surname Wei
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces to guard
to protect
to defend
abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
health
abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

surname Wei
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces 衝 冲 [chong4] powerful
vigorous
pungent
towards
in view of

thoroughfare
to go straight ahead
to rush
to clash powerful
vigorous
pungent
towards
in view of

thoroughfare
to go straight ahead
to rush
to clash 衡 衡 [heng2] to weigh
weight
measure to weigh
weight
measure 衢 衢 [qu2] thoroughfare thoroughfare 衣 衣 [yi4] to dress
to wear
to put on (clothes)

clothes
CL:件[jian4] to dress
to wear
to put on (clothes)

clothes
CL:件[ㄐㄧㄢˋ] 初 初 [chu1] at first
(at the) beginning
first
junior
basic at first
(at the) beginning
first
junior
basic 表 表 [biao3] exterior surface
family relationship via females
to show (one's opinion)
a model
a table (listing information)
a form
a meter (measuring sth) exterior surface
family relationship via females
to show (one's opinion)
a model
a table (listing information)
a form
a meter (measuring sth) 衫 衫 [shan1] garment
jacket with open slits in place of sleeves garment
jacket with open slits in place of sleeves 衰 衰 [shuai1] to decline
to wane
to become weak or feeble

mourning garments to decline
to wane
to become weak or feeble

mourning garments 衷 衷 [zhong1] inner feelings inner feelings 袁 袁 [yuan2] long robe (old)

surname Yuan long robe (old)

surname Yuan 袂 袂 [mei4] sleeve of a robe sleeve of a robe 袞 衮 [gun3] imperial robe imperial robe 袈 袈 [jia1] Buddhist monk's robe Buddhist monk's robe 被 被 [bei4] quilt
by
(indicates passive-voice clauses)
(literary) to cover
to meet with quilt
by
(indicates passive-voice clauses)
(literary) to cover
to meet with 袒 袒 [tan3] to bare to bare 袖 袖 [xiu4] sleeve
to tuck inside one's sleeve sleeve
to tuck inside one's sleeve 袍 袍 [pao2] gown (lined) gown (lined) 袋 袋 [dai4] a pouch
bag
sack
pocket a pouch
bag
sack
pocket 裁 裁 [cai2] to cut out (as a dress)
to cut
to trim
to reduce
to diminish
to cut back (e.g. on staff)
decision
judgment to cut out (as a dress)
to cut
to trim
to reduce
to diminish
to cut back (e.g. on staff)
decision
judgment 裂 裂 [lie4] to split
to crack
to break open
to rend to split
to crack
to break open
to rend 袱 袱 [fu2] bundle wrapped in cloth bundle wrapped in cloth 裟 裟 [sha1] Buddhist monk's robe Buddhist monk's robe 裔 裔 [yi4] descendants
frontier descendants
frontier 裙 裙 [qun2] skirt
CL:條|条[tiao2] skirt
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ] 補 补 [bu3] to repair
to patch
to mend
to make up for
to fill (a vacancy)
to supplement to repair
to patch
to mend
to make up for
to fill (a vacancy)
to supplement 裘 裘 [qiu2] fur
fur coat

surname Qiu fur
fur coat

surname Qiu 裝 装 [zhuang1] adornment
to adorn
dress
clothing
costume (of an actor in a play)
to play a role
to pretend
to install
to fix
to wrap (sth in a bag)
to load
to pack adornment
to adorn
dress
clothing
costume (of an actor in a play)
to play a role
to pretend
to install
to fix
to wrap (sth in a bag)
to load
to pack 裡 里 [li3] lining
interior
inside
internal
also written 裏|里[li3] lining
interior
inside
internal
also written 裏|里[ㄌㄧˇ] 裊 袅 [niao3] delicate
graceful delicate
graceful 裕 裕 [yu4] abundant abundant 裳 裳 [chang2] lower garment
skirts
petticoats
garments lower garment
skirts
petticoats
garments 褂 褂 [gua4] Chinese-style unlined garment
gown Chinese-style unlined garment
gown 裴 裴 [Pei2] surname Pei surname Pei 裹 裹 [guo3] to bind
to wrap
a bundle
a parcel to bind
to wrap
a bundle
a parcel 裸 裸 [luo3] naked naked 製 制 [zhi4] to manufacture
to make to manufacture
to make 裨 裨 [pi2] assistant
small

to benefit
to aid
advantageous
profitable

surname Pi assistant
small

to benefit
to aid
advantageous
profitable

surname Pi 褚 褚 [zhu3] padding (in garment)
to store up
pocket
Taiwan pr. [chu3]

surname Chu padding (in garment)
to store up
pocket
Taiwan pr. [ㄔㄨˇ]

surname Chu 褐 褐 [he4] brown
gray or dark color
coarse hemp cloth
Taiwan pr. [he2] brown
gray or dark color
coarse hemp cloth
Taiwan pr. [ㄏㄜˊ] 複 复 [fu4] to repeat
to double
to overlap
complex (not simple)
compound
composite
double
diplo-
duplicate
overlapping
to duplicate to repeat
to double
to overlap
complex (not simple)
compound
composite
double
diplo-
duplicate
overlapping
to duplicate 褒 褒 [bao1] to praise
to commend
to honor
(of clothes) large or loose to praise
to commend
to honor
(of clothes) large or loose 褓 褓 [bao3] cloth for carrying baby on back cloth for carrying baby on back 褪 褪 [tun4] to slip out of sth
to hide sth in one's sleeve

to take off (clothes)
to shed feathers
(of color) to fade
to discolor to slip out of sth
to hide sth in one's sleeve

to take off (clothes)
to shed feathers
(of color) to fade
to discolor 褲 裤 [ku4] underpants
trousers
pants underpants
trousers
pants 褥 褥 [ru4] mattress mattress 褫 褫 [chi3] to strip
to deprive of
to discharge
to dismiss
to undress to strip
to deprive of
to discharge
to dismiss
to undress 褻 亵 [xie4] licentious licentious 褶 褶 [zhe3] pleat
crease
Taiwan pr. [zhe2]

(arch.) court dress pleat
crease
Taiwan pr. [ㄓㄜˊ]

(arch.) court dress 襄 襄 [xiang1] to help
to assist
mutual assistance
to rush into or up
to raise or hold up
high
tall
old variant of 欀
chariot horse (old)
change (old)

surname Xiang to help
to assist
mutual assistance
to rush into or up
to raise or hold up
high
tall
old variant of 欀
chariot horse (old)
change (old)

surname Xiang 褸 褛 [lü3] soiled
tattered soiled
tattered 襠 裆 [dang1] crotch
seat of a pair of trousers crotch
seat of a pair of trousers 襟 襟 [jin1] lapel
overlap of Chinese gown
fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom lapel
overlap of Chinese gown
fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom 襖 袄 [ao3] coat
jacket
short and lined coat or robe coat
jacket
short and lined coat or robe 襤 褴 [lan2] ragged garments ragged garments 襪 袜 [wa4] socks
stockings socks
stockings 襲 袭 [xi2] to attack
to inherit
classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes) to attack
to inherit
classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes) 襯 衬 [chen4] (of garments) against the skin
to line
lining
to contrast with
to assist financially (of garments) against the skin
to line
lining
to contrast with
to assist financially 西 西 [xi1] west

the West
abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
Spanish west

the West
abbr. for Spain 西班牙[ㄒㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄧㄚˊ]
Spanish 要 要 [yao4] important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if

to demand
to request
to coerce important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if

to demand
to request
to coerce 覃 覃 [tan2] deep

surname Tan deep

surname Tan 覆 覆 [fu4] to cover
to overflow
to overturn
to capsize to cover
to overflow
to overturn
to capsize 見 见 [xian4] to appear
also written 現|现[xian4]

to see
to meet
to appear (to be sth)
to interview to appear
also written 現|现[ㄒㄧㄢˋ]

to see
to meet
to appear (to be sth)
to interview 覓 觅 [mi4] to seek
to find to seek
to find 規 规 [gui1] compass
a rule
regulation
to admonish
to plan
to scheme compass
a rule
regulation
to admonish
to plan
to scheme 視 视 [shi4] to look at
to regard
to inspect to look at
to regard
to inspect 親 亲 [qing4] parents-in-law of one's offspring

parent
one's own (flesh and blood)
relative
related
marriage
bride
close
intimate
in person
first-hand
in favor of
pro-
to kiss parents-in-law of one's offspring

parent
one's own (flesh and blood)
relative
related
marriage
bride
close
intimate
in person
first-hand
in favor of
pro-
to kiss 覦 觎 [yu2] to desire passionately to desire passionately 覬 觊 [ji4] to covet
to long for to covet
to long for 覲 觐 [jin4] (history) to have an audience with the Emperor (history) to have an audience with the Emperor 覺 觉 [jue2] to feel
to find that
thinking
awake
aware

a nap
a sleep
CL:場|场[chang2] to feel
to find that
thinking
awake
aware

a nap
a sleep
CL:場|场[ㄔㄤˊ] 覽 览 [lan3] to look at
to view
to read to look at
to view
to read 觀 观 [guan4] Taoist monastery
palace gate watchtower
platform

to look at
to watch
to observe
to behold
to advise
concept
point of view

surname Guan Taoist monastery
palace gate watchtower
platform

to look at
to watch
to observe
to behold
to advise
concept
point of view

surname Guan 角 角 [jue2] role (theater)
to compete
ancient three legged wine vessel
third note of pentatonic scale

angle
corner
horn
horn-shaped
unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan
CL:個|个[ge4]

surname Jue role (theater)
to compete
ancient three legged wine vessel
third note of pentatonic scale

angle
corner
horn
horn-shaped
unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]

surname Jue 解 解 [xie4] acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)

to transport under guard

to divide
to break up
to split
to separate
to dissolve
to solve
to melt
to remove
to untie
to loosen
to open
to emancipate
to explain
to understand
to know
a solution
a dissection

surname Xie acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
variant of 懈[ㄒㄧㄝˋ] and 邂[ㄒㄧㄝˋ] (old)

to transport under guard

to divide
to break up
to split
to separate
to dissolve
to solve
to melt
to remove
to untie
to loosen
to open
to emancipate
to explain
to understand
to know
a solution
a dissection

surname Xie 觴 觞 [shang1] feast
goblet feast
goblet 觸 触 [chu4] to touch
to make contact with sth
to stir up sb's emotions to touch
to make contact with sth
to stir up sb's emotions 言 言 [yan2] words
speech
to say
to talk words
speech
to say
to talk 計 计 [ji4] to calculate
to compute
to count
to regard as important
to plan
ruse
meter
gauge

surname Ji to calculate
to compute
to count
to regard as important
to plan
ruse
meter
gauge

surname Ji 訂 订 [ding4] to agree
to conclude
to draw up
to subscribe to (a newspaper etc)
to order to agree
to conclude
to draw up
to subscribe to (a newspaper etc)
to order 訃 讣 [fu4] to report a bereavement
obituary to report a bereavement
obituary 記 记 [ji4] to record
to note
to remember
mark
sign
classifier for blows, kicks, shots to record
to note
to remember
mark
sign
classifier for blows, kicks, shots 訐 讦 [jie2] to accuse
to pry to accuse
to pry 討 讨 [tao3] to invite
to provoke
to demand or ask for
to send armed forces to suppress
to denounce or condemn
to marry (a woman)
to discuss or study to invite
to provoke
to demand or ask for
to send armed forces to suppress
to denounce or condemn
to marry (a woman)
to discuss or study 訌 讧 [hong4] strife
disorder
rioting
fighting strife
disorder
rioting
fighting 訕 讪 [shan4] to mock
to ridicule
to slander to mock
to ridicule
to slander 訊 讯 [xun4] to question
to ask
to interrogate
rapid
speedy
fast
news
information to question
to ask
to interrogate
rapid
speedy
fast
news
information 託 讬 [tuo1] variant of 託|托[tuo1] variant of 託|托[ㄊㄨㄛ] 訓 训 [xun4] example
pattern
to teach
to train
instruction example
pattern
to teach
to train
instruction 訖 讫 [qi4] finished finished 訪 访 [fang3] to visit
to call on
to seek
to inquire
to investigate to visit
to call on
to seek
to inquire
to investigate 訝 讶 [ya4] astounded astounded 訣 诀 [jue2] farewell
secrets (of an art) farewell
secrets (of an art) 訥 讷 [ne4] large
to speak cautiously large
to speak cautiously 許 许 [xu3] to allow
to permit
to promise
to praise
somewhat
perhaps

surname Xu to allow
to permit
to promise
to praise
somewhat
perhaps

surname Xu 設 设 [she4] to set up
to arrange
to establish
to found
to display to set up
to arrange
to establish
to found
to display 訟 讼 [song4] litigation litigation 訛 讹 [e2] error
false
to extort error
false
to extort 註 注 [zhu4] to register
to annotate
note
comment to register
to annotate
note
comment 詠 咏 [yong3] to sing to sing 評 评 [ping2] to discuss
to comment
to criticize
to judge
to choose (by public appraisal) to discuss
to comment
to criticize
to judge
to choose (by public appraisal) 詞 词 [ci2] word
statement
speech
lyrics
CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
classical Chinese poem
CL:首[shou3] word
statement
speech
lyrics
CL:組|组[ㄗㄨˇ],個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
classical Chinese poem
CL:首[ㄕㄡˇ] 証 证 [zheng4] to admonish
variant of 證|证[zheng4] to admonish
variant of 證|证[ㄓㄥˋ] 詁 诂 [gu3] to comment
to explain to comment
to explain 詔 诏 [zhao4] imperial order imperial order 詛 诅 [zu3] curse
swear (oath) curse
swear (oath) 詐 诈 [zha4] to cheat
to swindle
to pretend
to feign
to draw sb out
to try to extract information by deceit or bluff to cheat
to swindle
to pretend
to feign
to draw sb out
to try to extract information by deceit or bluff 詆 诋 [di3] to defame
to slander to defame
to slander 訴 诉 [su4] to complain
to sue
to tell to complain
to sue
to tell 診 诊 [zhen3] to examine or treat medically to examine or treat medically 詫 诧 [cha4] to be surprised
to be astonished to be surprised
to be astonished 該 该 [gai1] should
ought to
probably
must be
to deserve
to owe
to be sb's turn to do sth
that
the above-mentioned should
ought to
probably
must be
to deserve
to owe
to be sb's turn to do sth
that
the above-mentioned 詳 详 [xiang2] detailed
comprehensive detailed
comprehensive 試 试 [shi4] to test
to try
experiment
examination
test to test
to try
experiment
examination
test 詩 诗 [shi1] poem
CL:首[shou3]
poetry
verse

abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs poem
CL:首[ㄕㄡˇ]
poetry
verse

abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[ㄕ ㄐㄧㄥ], the Book of Songs 詰 诘 [jie2] to investigate
to restrain
to scold to investigate
to restrain
to scold 誇 夸 [kua1] to boast
to exaggerate
to praise to boast
to exaggerate
to praise 詼 诙 [hui1] whimsical
humorous whimsical
humorous 詣 诣 [yi4] to go (to visit a superior)
one's current attainment in learning or art to go (to visit a superior)
one's current attainment in learning or art 誠 诚 [cheng2] honest
sincere
true honest
sincere
true 話 话 [hua4] dialect
language
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said
CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1] dialect
language
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said
CL:種|种[ㄓㄨㄥˇ],席[ㄒㄧˊ],句[ㄐㄩˋ],口[ㄎㄡˇ],番[ㄈㄢ] 誅 诛 [zhu1] to put (a criminal) to death
to punish to put (a criminal) to death
to punish 詭 诡 [gui3] sly
crafty sly
crafty 詢 询 [xun2] to ask about
to inquire about to ask about
to inquire about 詮 诠 [quan2] to explain
to comment
to annotate to explain
to comment
to annotate 詬 诟 [gou4] sense of shame
to abuse sense of shame
to abuse 詹 詹 [zhan1] excellent
verbose

surname Zhan excellent
verbose

surname Zhan 誦 诵 [song4] to read aloud
to recite to read aloud
to recite 誌 志 [zhi4] sign
mark
to record
to write a footnote sign
mark
to record
to write a footnote 語 语 [yu4] to tell to

dialect
language
speech to tell to

dialect
language
speech 誣 诬 [wu1] to accuse falsely to accuse falsely 認 认 [ren4] to recognize
to know
to admit to recognize
to know
to admit 誡 诫 [jie4] commandment
to prohibit commandment
to prohibit 誓 誓 [shi4] oath
vow
to swear
to pledge oath
vow
to swear
to pledge 誤 误 [wu4] mistake
error
to miss
to harm
to delay
to neglect
mistakenly mistake
error
to miss
to harm
to delay
to neglect
mistakenly 說 说 [shuo1] to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

to persuade to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

to persuade 誥 诰 [gao4] to enjoin
to grant (a title) to enjoin
to grant (a title) 誨 诲 [hui4] to teach
to instruct
to induce to teach
to instruct
to induce 誘 诱 [you4] to entice
to tempt to entice
to tempt 誑 诳 [kuang2] to deceive
lies to deceive
lies 誼 谊 [yi4] friendship
also pr. [yi2] friendship
also pr. [ㄧˊ] 諒 谅 [liang4] to forgive
to understand to forgive
to understand 談 谈 [tan2] to speak
to talk
to converse
to chat
to discuss

surname Tan to speak
to talk
to converse
to chat
to discuss

surname Tan 諄 谆 [zhun1] repeatedly (in giving advice)
sincere
earnest
untiring repeatedly (in giving advice)
sincere
earnest
untiring 誕 诞 [dan4] birth
birthday
brag
boast
to increase birth
birthday
brag
boast
to increase 請 请 [qing3] to ask
to invite
please (do sth)
to treat (to a meal etc)
to request to ask
to invite
please (do sth)
to treat (to a meal etc)
to request 諸 诸 [zhu1] all
various

surname Zhu all
various

surname Zhu 課 课 [ke4] subject
course
CL:門|门[men2]
class
lesson
CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]
to levy
tax
form of divination subject
course
CL:門|门[ㄇㄣˊ]
class
lesson
CL:堂[ㄊㄤˊ],節|节[ㄐㄧㄝˊ]
to levy
tax
form of divination 諉 诿 [wei3] to shirk
to give excuses to shirk
to give excuses 諂 谄 [chan3] to flatter
to cajole to flatter
to cajole 調 调 [tiao2] to harmonize
to reconcile
to blend
to suit well
to season (food)
to provoke
to incite

to transfer
to move (troops or cadres)
to investigate
to enquire into
accent
view
argument
key (in music)
mode (music)
tune
tone
melody to harmonize
to reconcile
to blend
to suit well
to season (food)
to provoke
to incite

to transfer
to move (troops or cadres)
to investigate
to enquire into
accent
view
argument
key (in music)
mode (music)
tune
tone
melody 誰 谁 [shei2] who
also pr. [shui2] who
also pr. [ㄕㄨㄟˊ] 論 论 [lun4] opinion
view
theory
doctrine
to discuss
to talk about
to regard
to consider
per
by the (kilometer, hour etc)

abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius) opinion
view
theory
doctrine
to discuss
to talk about
to regard
to consider
per
by the (kilometer, hour etc)

abbr. for 論語|论语[ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄩˇ], The Analects (of Confucius) 諍 诤 [zheng4] to admonish
to warn sb of their errors
to criticize frankly
Taiwan pr. [zheng1] to admonish
to warn sb of their errors
to criticize frankly
Taiwan pr. [ㄓㄥ] 諦 谛 [di4] to examine
truth (Buddhism) to examine
truth (Buddhism) 諺 谚 [yan4] proverb proverb 諫 谏 [jian4] to remonstrate
to admonish

surname Jian to remonstrate
to admonish

surname Jian 諱 讳 [hui4] to avoid mentioning
taboo word
name of deceased emperor or superior to avoid mentioning
taboo word
name of deceased emperor or superior 謀 谋 [mou2] to plan
to seek
scheme to plan
to seek
scheme 諜 谍 [die2] to spy to spy 諧 谐 [xie2] harmonious harmonious 諮 谘 [zi1] variant of 咨[zi1] variant of 咨[ㄗ] 諾 诺 [nuo4] promise
consent promise
consent 謁 谒 [ye4] to visit (a superior) to visit (a superior) 謂 谓 [wei4] to speak
to say
to name
to designate
meaning
sense

surname Wei to speak
to say
to name
to designate
meaning
sense

surname Wei 諷 讽 [feng3] to satirize
to mock
to recite
Taiwan pr. [feng4] to satirize
to mock
to recite
Taiwan pr. [ㄈㄥˋ] 諭 谕 [yu4] order (from above) order (from above) 謎 谜 [mi2] riddle

see 謎兒|谜儿[mei4 r5], riddle riddle

see 謎兒|谜儿[ㄇㄟˋ r˙], riddle 謗 谤 [bang4] to slander
to defame
to speak ill of to slander
to defame
to speak ill of 謙 谦 [qian1] modest modest 講 讲 [jiang3] to speak
to explain
to negotiate
to emphasise
to be particular about
as far as sth is concerned
speech
lecture to speak
to explain
to negotiate
to emphasise
to be particular about
as far as sth is concerned
speech
lecture 謊 谎 [huang3] lies
to lie lies
to lie 謠 谣 [yao2] popular ballad
rumor popular ballad
rumor 謝 谢 [xie4] to thank
to apologize
to wither (of flowers, leaves etc)
to decline

surname Xie to thank
to apologize
to wither (of flowers, leaves etc)
to decline

surname Xie 謄 誊 [teng2] make a (clean) copy make a (clean) copy 謨 谟 [mo2] plan
to practice plan
to practice 謹 谨 [jin3] cautious
careful
solemnly
sincerely (formal) cautious
careful
solemnly
sincerely (formal) 謬 谬 [miu4] to deceive
to confuse
to cheat
absurd
erroneous to deceive
to confuse
to cheat
absurd
erroneous 譁 哗 [hua2] variant of 嘩|哗[hua2] variant of 嘩|哗[ㄏㄨㄚˊ] 譜 谱 [pu3] chart
list
table
register
score (music)
spectrum (physics)
to set to music chart
list
table
register
score (music)
spectrum (physics)
to set to music 識 识 [zhi4] to record
to write a footnote

to know
knowledge
Taiwan pr. [shi4] to record
to write a footnote

to know
knowledge
Taiwan pr. [ㄕˋ] 證 证 [zheng4] certificate
proof
to prove
to demonstrate
to confirm
variant of 症[zheng4] certificate
proof
to prove
to demonstrate
to confirm
variant of 症[ㄓㄥˋ] 譚 谭 [tan2] variant of 談|谈[tan2]

surname Tan variant of 談|谈[ㄊㄢˊ]

surname Tan 譎 谲 [jue2] deceitful deceitful 譏 讥 [ji1] to ridicule to ridicule 議 议 [yi4] to comment on
to discuss
to suggest to comment on
to discuss
to suggest 譬 譬 [pi4] to give an example to give an example 警 警 [jing3] to alert
to warn
police to alert
to warn
police 譯 译 [yi4] to translate
to interpret to translate
to interpret 譴 谴 [qian3] punishment
scold punishment
scold 護 护 [hu4] to protect to protect 譽 誉 [yu4] reputation reputation 讀 读 [du2] to read
to study
reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]

comma
phrase marked by pause to read
to study
reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[ㄆㄧㄣ ㄧㄣ]

comma
phrase marked by pause 變 变 [bian4] to change
to become different
to transform
to vary
rebellion to change
to become different
to transform
to vary
rebellion 讓 让 [rang4] to yield
to permit
to let sb do sth
to have sb do sth
to make sb (feel sad etc) to yield
to permit
to let sb do sth
to have sb do sth
to make sb (feel sad etc) 讒 谗 [chan2] to slander
to defame
to misrepresent
to speak maliciously to slander
to defame
to misrepresent
to speak maliciously 讖 谶 [chen4] prophecy
omen prophecy
omen 讚 赞 [zan4] variant of 贊|赞[zan4]
to praise variant of 贊|赞[ㄗㄢˋ]
to praise 谷 谷 [gu3] valley

surname Gu valley

surname Gu 豁 豁 [huo4] clear
open
exempt (from)
liberal-minded

opening
stake all
sacrifice
crack
slit

play Chinese finger game clear
open
exempt (from)
liberal-minded

opening
stake all
sacrifice
crack
slit

play Chinese finger game 谿 溪 [xi1] variant of 溪[xi1] variant of 溪[ㄒㄧ] 豆 豆 [dou4] bean
pea
CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4]
sacrificial vessel bean
pea
CL:棵[ㄎㄜ],粒[ㄌㄧˋ]
sacrificial vessel 豈 岂 [qi3] how? (emphatic question)

old variant of 愷|恺[kai3]
old variant of 凱|凯[kai3] how? (emphatic question)

old variant of 愷|恺[ㄎㄞˇ]
old variant of 凱|凯[ㄎㄞˇ] 豉 豉 [chi3] salted fermented beans salted fermented beans 豌 豌 [wan1] peas peas 豎 竖 [shu4] to erect
vertical
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) to erect
vertical
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) 豐 丰 [feng1] abundant
plentiful
fertile
plump
great

surname Feng abundant
plentiful
fertile
plump
great

surname Feng 豔 艳 [yan4] variant of 艷|艳[yan4] variant of 艷|艳[ㄧㄢˋ] 豕 豕 [shi3] hog
swine hog
swine 豚 豚 [tun2] suckling pig suckling pig 象 象 [xiang4] elephant
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
shape
form
appearance
to imitate elephant
CL:隻|只[ㄓ]
shape
form
appearance
to imitate 豢 豢 [huan4] to rear
to raise (animals) to rear
to raise (animals) 豪 豪 [hao2] grand
heroic grand
heroic 豬 猪 [zhu1] hog
pig
swine
CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2] hog
pig
swine
CL:口[ㄎㄡˇ],頭|头[ㄊㄡˊ] 豫 豫 [yu4] happy
carefree
at one's ease
variant of 預|预[yu4]
old variant of 與|与[yu4]

abbr. for Henan province 河南 in central China happy
carefree
at one's ease
variant of 預|预[ㄩˋ]
old variant of 與|与[ㄩˋ]

abbr. for Henan province 河南 in central China 豺 豺 [chai2] dog-like animal
ravenous beast
dhole (Cuon Alpinus)
jackal dog-like animal
ravenous beast
dhole (Cuon Alpinus)
jackal 豹 豹 [bao4] leopard
panther leopard
panther 貂 貂 [diao1] sable or marten (genus Martes) sable or marten (genus Martes) 貊 貊 [mo4] name of a wild tribe
silent name of a wild tribe
silent 貉 貉 [mo4] old term for northern peoples
silent

raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki)
also pr. [hao2] old term for northern peoples
silent

raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki)
also pr. [ㄏㄠˊ] 貍 狸 [li2] variant of 狸[li2] variant of 狸[ㄌㄧˊ] 貌 貌 [mao4] appearance appearance 貓 猫 [mao1] cat
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
(dialect) to hide oneself
(coll.) modem cat
CL:隻|只[ㄓ]
(dialect) to hide oneself
(coll.) modem 貝 贝 [bei4] cowrie
shellfish
currency (archaic)

surname Bei cowrie
shellfish
currency (archaic)

surname Bei 貞 贞 [zhen1] chaste chaste 負 负 [fu4] to bear
to carry (on one's back)
to turn one's back on
to be defeated
negative (math. etc) to bear
to carry (on one's back)
to turn one's back on
to be defeated
negative (math. etc) 財 财 [cai2] money
wealth
riches
property
valuables money
wealth
riches
property
valuables 貢 贡 [gong4] to offer tribute
tribute
gifts

surname Gong to offer tribute
tribute
gifts

surname Gong 販 贩 [fan4] to deal in
to buy and sell
to trade in
to retail
to peddle to deal in
to buy and sell
to trade in
to retail
to peddle 責 责 [ze2] duty
responsibility
to reproach
to blame duty
responsibility
to reproach
to blame 貫 贯 [guan4] to pierce through
to pass through
to be stringed together
string of 1000 cash to pierce through
to pass through
to be stringed together
string of 1000 cash 貨 货 [huo4] goods
money
commodity
CL:個|个[ge4] goods
money
commodity
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 貪 贪 [tan1] to have a voracious desire for
to covet
greedy
corrupt to have a voracious desire for
to covet
greedy
corrupt 貧 贫 [pin2] poor
inadequate
deficient
garrulous poor
inadequate
deficient
garrulous 貯 贮 [zhu4] to store
to save
stockpile
Taiwan pr. [zhu3] to store
to save
stockpile
Taiwan pr. [ㄓㄨˇ] 貼 贴 [tie1] to stick
to paste
to post (e.g. on a blog)
to keep close to
to fit snugly
to subsidize
allowance (e.g. money for food or housing)
sticker
classifier for sticking plaster: strip to stick
to paste
to post (e.g. on a blog)
to keep close to
to fit snugly
to subsidize
allowance (e.g. money for food or housing)
sticker
classifier for sticking plaster: strip 貳 贰 [er4] two (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
to betray two (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
to betray 貽 贻 [yi2] to present
to bequeath to present
to bequeath 賁 贲 [bi4] bright

energetic

surname Ben bright

energetic

surname Ben 費 费 [fei4] to cost
to spend
fee
wasteful
expenses

surname Fei to cost
to spend
fee
wasteful
expenses

surname Fei 賀 贺 [he4] to congratulate

surname He to congratulate

surname He 貴 贵 [gui4] expensive
noble
your (name)
precious expensive
noble
your (name)
precious 買 买 [mai3] to buy
to purchase to buy
to purchase 貶 贬 [bian3] to diminish
to demote
to reduce or devaluate
to disparage
to censure
to depreciate to diminish
to demote
to reduce or devaluate
to disparage
to censure
to depreciate 貿 贸 [mao4] commerce
trade commerce
trade 貸 贷 [dai4] to lend on interest
to borrow
a loan
leniency
to make excuses
to pardon
to forgive to lend on interest
to borrow
a loan
leniency
to make excuses
to pardon
to forgive 賊 贼 [zei2] thief
traitor
wily
deceitful
evil
extremely thief
traitor
wily
deceitful
evil
extremely 資 资 [zi1] resources
capital
to provide
to supply
to support
money
expense resources
capital
to provide
to supply
to support
money
expense 賈 贾 [gu3] merchant
to buy

surname Jia merchant
to buy

surname Jia 賄 贿 [hui4] bribe
bribery bribe
bribery 貲 赀 [zi1] to estimate
to fine (archaic)
variant of 資|资[zi1] to estimate
to fine (archaic)
variant of 資|资[ㄗ] 賃 赁 [lin4] to rent to rent 賂 赂 [lu4] bribe
bribery bribe
bribery 賅 赅 [gai1] complete
full

surname Gai complete
full

surname Gai 賓 宾 [bin1] visitor
guest
object (in grammar) visitor
guest
object (in grammar) 賑 赈 [zhen4] to provide relief
to aid to provide relief
to aid 賒 赊 [she1] to buy or sell on credit
distant
long (time)
to forgive to buy or sell on credit
distant
long (time)
to forgive 賠 赔 [pei2] to compensate for loss
to indemnify
to suffer a financial loss to compensate for loss
to indemnify
to suffer a financial loss 賞 赏 [shang3] to bestow (a reward)
to give (to an inferior)
to hand down
a reward (bestowed by a superior)
to appreciate (beauty) to bestow (a reward)
to give (to an inferior)
to hand down
a reward (bestowed by a superior)
to appreciate (beauty) 賦 赋 [fu4] poetic essay
taxation
to bestow on
to endow with poetic essay
taxation
to bestow on
to endow with 賤 贱 [jian4] inexpensive
lowly inexpensive
lowly 賬 账 [zhang4] account
bill
debt
CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] account
bill
debt
CL:本[ㄅㄣˇ],筆|笔[ㄅㄧˇ] 賭 赌 [du3] to bet
to gamble to bet
to gamble 賢 贤 [xian2] worthy or virtuous person
honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation worthy or virtuous person
honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation 賣 卖 [mai4] to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt 賜 赐 [ci4] to confer
to bestow
to grant to confer
to bestow
to grant 質 质 [zhi4] character
nature
quality
plain
to pawn
pledge
hostage
to question
Taiwan pr. [zhi2] character
nature
quality
plain
to pawn
pledge
hostage
to question
Taiwan pr. [ㄓˊ] 賴 赖 [lai4] to depend on
to hang on in a place
bad
to renege (on promise)
to disclaim
to rat (on debts)
rascally
to blame
to put the blame on

surname Lai to depend on
to hang on in a place
bad
to renege (on promise)
to disclaim
to rat (on debts)
rascally
to blame
to put the blame on

surname Lai 賺 赚 [zuan4] to cheat
to swindle

to earn
to make a profit to cheat
to swindle

to earn
to make a profit 賽 赛 [sai4] to compete
competition
match
to surpass
better than
superior to
to excel to compete
competition
match
to surpass
better than
superior to
to excel 購 购 [gou4] to buy
to purchase to buy
to purchase 贅 赘 [zhui4] superfluous
redundant
cumbersome
refers to a son-in-law living with wife's family superfluous
redundant
cumbersome
refers to a son-in-law living with wife's family 贈 赠 [zeng4] to give as a present
to repel
to bestow an honorary title after death (old) to give as a present
to repel
to bestow an honorary title after death (old) 贊 赞 [zan4] to patronize
to support
to praise
(Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc) to patronize
to support
to praise
(Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc) 贏 赢 [ying2] to beat
to win
to profit to beat
to win
to profit 贍 赡 [shan4] to support
to provide for to support
to provide for 贓 赃 [zang1] stolen goods
booty
spoils stolen goods
booty
spoils 贖 赎 [shu2] to redeem
to ransom to redeem
to ransom 贗 赝 [yan4] false false 贛 赣 [Gan4] abbr. for Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]
Gan River in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3] abbr. for Jiangxi Province 江西省[ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄥˇ]
Gan River in Jiangxi Province 江西省[ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄥˇ] 赤 赤 [chi4] red
scarlet
bare
naked red
scarlet
bare
naked 赧 赧 [nan3] blushing with shame blushing with shame 赦 赦 [she4] to pardon (a convict) to pardon (a convict) 赫 赫 [he4] awe-inspiring
hertz
abbr. for herz hz 赫茲|赫兹[He4 zi1] (cycles per second)

surname He
abbr. for Herz Hz 赫茲|赫兹[He4 zi1] awe-inspiring
hertz
abbr. for herz hz 赫茲|赫兹[ㄏㄜˋ ㄗ] (cycles per second)

surname He
abbr. for Herz Hz 赫茲|赫兹[ㄏㄜˋ ㄗ] 赭 赭 [zhe3] ocher ocher 走 走 [zou3] to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3])
to change (shape, form, meaning) to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[ㄔㄜˋ ㄗㄡˇ])
to change (shape, form, meaning) 赴 赴 [fu4] to go
to visit (e.g. another country)
to attend (a banquet etc) to go
to visit (e.g. another country)
to attend (a banquet etc) 赳 赳 [jiu1] see 赳赳[jiu1 jiu1] see 赳赳[ㄐㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄡ] 起 起 [qi3] to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group 越 越 [yue4] to exceed
to climb over
to surpass
the more... the more

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
abbr. for Vietnam 越南 to exceed
to climb over
to surpass
the more... the more

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
abbr. for Vietnam 越南 超 超 [chao1] to exceed
to overtake
to surpass
to transcend
to pass
to cross
ultra-
super- to exceed
to overtake
to surpass
to transcend
to pass
to cross
ultra-
super- 趁 趁 [chen4] to avail oneself of
to take advantage of to avail oneself of
to take advantage of 趙 赵 [zhao4] to surpass (old)

surname Zhao
one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC)
the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms to surpass (old)

surname Zhao
one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC)
the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms 趕 赶 [gan3] to overtake
to catch up with
to hurry
to rush
to try to catch (the bus etc)
to drive (cattle etc) forward
to drive (sb) away
to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
until to overtake
to catch up with
to hurry
to rush
to try to catch (the bus etc)
to drive (cattle etc) forward
to drive (sb) away
to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
until 趟 趟 [tang4] classifier for times, round trips or rows
a time
a trip

to wade
to trample
to turn the soil classifier for times, round trips or rows
a time
a trip

to wade
to trample
to turn the soil 趣 趣 [qu4] interesting
to interest interesting
to interest 趨 趋 [qu1] to hasten
to hurry
to walk fast
to approach
to tend towards
to converge to hasten
to hurry
to walk fast
to approach
to tend towards
to converge 足 足 [zu2] foot
to be sufficient
ample

excessive foot
to be sufficient
ample

excessive 趴 趴 [pa1] to lie on one's stomach
to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc)
(Taiwan) percent to lie on one's stomach
to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc)
(Taiwan) percent 趾 趾 [zhi3] toe toe 跎 跎 [tuo2] to stumble
to waste time to stumble
to waste time 距 距 [ju4] at a distance of
distance
to be apart at a distance of
distance
to be apart 跋 跋 [ba2] postscript
to trek across mountains postscript
to trek across mountains 跚 跚 [shan1] limp limp 跑 跑 [pao3] to run
to run away
to escape
to run around (on errands etc)
(of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate
(verb complement) away
off

(of an animal) to paw (the ground) to run
to run away
to escape
to run around (on errands etc)
(of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate
(verb complement) away
off

(of an animal) to paw (the ground) 跌 跌 [die1] to drop
to fall
to tumble
Taiwan pr. [die2] to drop
to fall
to tumble
Taiwan pr. [ㄉㄧㄝˊ] 跛 跛 [bo3] to limp
lame
crippled to limp
lame
crippled 跆 跆 [tai2] to trample, to kick to trample, to kick 跡 迹 [ji4] footprint
mark
trace
vestige
sign
indication
Taiwan pr. [ji1] footprint
mark
trace
vestige
sign
indication
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄧ] 跟 跟 [gen1] heel
to follow closely
to go with
to marry sb (of woman)
with
towards
as (compared to)
from (different from)
and (in addition to) heel
to follow closely
to go with
to marry sb (of woman)
with
towards
as (compared to)
from (different from)
and (in addition to) 跨 跨 [kua4] to step across
to stride over
to straddle
to span to step across
to stride over
to straddle
to span 路 路 [lu4] road
CL:條|条[tiao2]
journey
route
line (bus etc)
sort
kind

surname Lu road
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ]
journey
route
line (bus etc)
sort
kind

surname Lu 跳 跳 [tiao4] to jump
to hop
to skip over
to bounce
to palpitate to jump
to hop
to skip over
to bounce
to palpitate 跺 跺 [duo4] to stamp one's feet to stamp one's feet 跪 跪 [gui4] to kneel to kneel 跼 跼 [ju2] cramped
narrow cramped
narrow 踫 碰 [peng4] old variant of 碰[peng4] old variant of 碰[ㄆㄥˋ] 踐 践 [jian4] to fulfill (a promise)
to tread
to walk to fulfill (a promise)
to tread
to walk 踝 踝 [huai2] ankle ankle 踢 踢 [ti1] to kick
to play (e.g. soccer) to kick
to play (e.g. soccer) 踏 踏 [ta4] to tread
to stamp
to step on
to press a pedal
to investigate on the spot

see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5] to tread
to stamp
to step on
to press a pedal
to investigate on the spot

see 踏實|踏实[ㄊㄚ ㄕ˙] 踩 踩 [cai3] to step on
to tread
to stamp
to press a pedal
to pedal (a bike) to step on
to tread
to stamp
to press a pedal
to pedal (a bike) 踟 踟 [chi2] hesitating
undecided
hesitant hesitating
undecided
hesitant 蹄 蹄 [ti2] hoof
pig's trotters hoof
pig's trotters 踱 踱 [duo2] to stroll
to pace
Taiwan pr. [duo4] to stroll
to pace
Taiwan pr. [ㄉㄨㄛˋ] 踴 踊 [yong3] leap leap 蹂 蹂 [rou2] trample trample 踹 踹 [chuai4] to kick
to trample
to tread on to kick
to trample
to tread on 踵 踵 [zhong3] to arrive
to follow
heel to arrive
to follow
heel 蹉 蹉 [cuo1] to error
to slip
to miss
to err to error
to slip
to miss
to err 蹋 蹋 [ta4] to step on to step on 蹈 蹈 [dao3] to tread on
to trample
to stamp
to fulfill
Taiwan pr. [dao4] to tread on
to trample
to stamp
to fulfill
Taiwan pr. [ㄉㄠˋ] 蹊 蹊 [xi1] footpath footpath 蹙 蹙 [cu4] to knit (one's brows)
wrinkled (of brows)
to hesitate
distressed to knit (one's brows)
wrinkled (of brows)
to hesitate
distressed 蹣 蹒 [pan2] limp limp 蹦 蹦 [beng4] to jump
to bounce
to hop to jump
to bounce
to hop 蹤 踪 [zong1] footprint
trace
tracks footprint
trace
tracks 蹼 蹼 [pu3] web (of feet of ducks, frogs etc) web (of feet of ducks, frogs etc) 蹲 蹲 [dun1] to crouch
to squat
to stay (somewhere) to crouch
to squat
to stay (somewhere) 躇 躇 [chu2] to hesitate to hesitate 蹶 蹶 [jue3] see 尥蹶子[liao4 jue3 zi5]

to stumble
to trample
to kick (of horse) see 尥蹶子[ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄩㄝˇ ㄗ˙]

to stumble
to trample
to kick (of horse) 蹬 蹬 [deng1] to step on
to tread on
to wear
Taiwan pr. [deng4] to step on
to tread on
to wear
Taiwan pr. [ㄉㄥˋ] 蹺 跷 [qiao1] to raise one's foot
to stand on tiptoe
stilts to raise one's foot
to stand on tiptoe
stilts 躉 趸 [dun3] wholesale wholesale 躁 躁 [zao4] hot-tempered
impatient hot-tempered
impatient 躅 躅 [zhu2] walk carefully
to hesitate
to halter walk carefully
to hesitate
to halter 躂 跶 [da1] to stumble
to slip
variant of 達|达[da2] to stumble
to slip
variant of 達|达[ㄉㄚˊ] 躊 踌 [chou2] to pace back and forth
to hesitate
to waver to pace back and forth
to hesitate
to waver 躍 跃 [yue4] to jump
to leap to jump
to leap 躑 踯 [zhi2] hesitating
to stop hesitating
to stop 躡 蹑 [nie4] to walk on tiptoe
to walk quietly
to tread (on)
to follow to walk on tiptoe
to walk quietly
to tread (on)
to follow 躪 躏 [lin4] to trample down
to oppress
to overrun
see 蹂躪|蹂躏[rou2 lin4] to trample down
to oppress
to overrun
see 蹂躪|蹂躏[ㄖㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄣˋ] 身 身 [shen1] body
life
oneself
personally
one's morality and conduct
the main part of a structure or body
pregnant
classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
Kangxi radical 158 body
life
oneself
personally
one's morality and conduct
the main part of a structure or body
pregnant
classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
Kangxi radical 158 躬 躬 [gong1] body
oneself
personally
to bow body
oneself
personally
to bow 躲 躲 [duo3] to hide
to dodge
to avoid to hide
to dodge
to avoid 躺 躺 [tang3] to recline
to lie down to recline
to lie down 軀 躯 [qu1] human body human body 車 车 [ju1] war chariot (archaic)
rook (in Chinese chess)
rook (in chess)

car
vehicle
CL:輛|辆[liang4]
machine
to shape with a lathe

surname Che war chariot (archaic)
rook (in Chinese chess)
rook (in chess)

car
vehicle
CL:輛|辆[ㄌㄧㄤˋ]
machine
to shape with a lathe

surname Che 軋 轧 [zha2] to roll (steel)

to crush
to knock sb down with a vehicle

to crush together (in a crowd)
to make friends
to check (accounts)

surname Ya to roll (steel)

to crush
to knock sb down with a vehicle

to crush together (in a crowd)
to make friends
to check (accounts)

surname Ya 軍 军 [jun1] army
military
arms
CL:個|个[ge4] army
military
arms
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 軌 轨 [gui3] course
path
track
rail course
path
track
rail 軒 轩 [xuan1] pavilion with a view
high
tall
high fronted, curtained carriage (old)

surname Xuan pavilion with a view
high
tall
high fronted, curtained carriage (old)

surname Xuan 軔 轫 [ren4] brake brake 軛 轭 [e4] to restrain
to yoke to restrain
to yoke 軟 软 [ruan3] soft
flexible soft
flexible 軻 轲 [ke3] see 轗軻|轗轲[kan3 ke3]

given name of Mencius see 轗軻|轗轲[ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ]

given name of Mencius 軸 轴 [zhou4] see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4]

axis
axle see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ㄧㄚ ㄓㄡˋ ㄒㄧˋ]

axis
axle 軼 轶 [yi4] to excel
to surpass
to be scattered
variant of 逸[yi4], leisurely to excel
to surpass
to be scattered
variant of 逸[ㄧˋ], leisurely 較 较 [jiao4] comparatively
(preposition comparing difference in degree)
to contrast
to compare
rather
fairly
clearly (different)
markedly
to haggle over
to quibble
also pr. [jiao3] comparatively
(preposition comparing difference in degree)
to contrast
to compare
rather
fairly
clearly (different)
markedly
to haggle over
to quibble
also pr. [ㄐㄧㄠˇ] 載 载 [zai4] to carry
to convey
to load
to hold
to fill up
and
also
as well as
simultaneously

year
to record in writing (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [zai4]) to carry
to convey
to load
to hold
to fill up
and
also
as well as
simultaneously

year
to record in writing (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ㄗㄞˋ]) 軾 轼 [shi4] crossbar in carriage front crossbar in carriage front 輊 轾 [zhi4] back and lower of chariot
short
low back and lower of chariot
short
low 輔 辅 [fu3] to assist
to complement
auxiliary to assist
to complement
auxiliary 輒 辄 [zhe2] then
at once
always
(archaic) luggage rack on a chariot then
at once
always
(archaic) luggage rack on a chariot 輕 轻 [qing1] light
easy
gentle
soft
reckless
unimportant
frivolous
small in number
unstressed
neutral
to disparage light
easy
gentle
soft
reckless
unimportant
frivolous
small in number
unstressed
neutral
to disparage 輓 挽 [wan3] variant of 挽[wan3]
to draw (a cart)
to lament the dead variant of 挽[ㄨㄢˇ]
to draw (a cart)
to lament the dead 輝 辉 [hui1] splendor
to shine upon splendor
to shine upon 輛 辆 [liang4] classifier for vehicles classifier for vehicles 輟 辍 [chuo4] to stop (before completion)
to cease
to suspend to stop (before completion)
to cease
to suspend 輩 辈 [bei4] contemporaries
generation
lifetime contemporaries
generation
lifetime 輦 辇 [nian3] emperor's carriage emperor's carriage 輪 轮 [lun2] wheel
disk
ring
steamship
to take turns
to rotate
by turn
classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn wheel
disk
ring
steamship
to take turns
to rotate
by turn
classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn 輜 辎 [zi1] covered wagon
military supply wagon covered wagon
military supply wagon 輻 辐 [fu2] spoke of a wheel spoke of a wheel 輯 辑 [ji2] to gather up
to collect
to edit
to compile to gather up
to collect
to edit
to compile 輸 输 [shu1] to lose
to transport
to donate
to enter (a password) to lose
to transport
to donate
to enter (a password) 轄 辖 [xia2] to govern
to control
having jurisdiction over
linchpin of a wheel (archaic)
noise of a barrow to govern
to control
having jurisdiction over
linchpin of a wheel (archaic)
noise of a barrow 輾 辗 [zhan3] roll over on side
turn half over roll over on side
turn half over 轂 毂 [gu3] hub of wheel

wheel hub of wheel

wheel 轅 辕 [yuan2] shafts of cart
yamen shafts of cart
yamen 輿 舆 [yu2] carriage
sedan chair
world carriage
sedan chair
world 轉 转 [zhuan4] to revolve
to turn
to circle about
to walk about
classifier for turns: revs
classifier for repeated actions

to convey
to forward (mail)
to transfer
to turn
to shift to revolve
to turn
to circle about
to walk about
classifier for turns: revs
classifier for repeated actions

to convey
to forward (mail)
to transfer
to turn
to shift 轍 辙 [zhe2] rut
track

to remove
to withdraw rut
track

to remove
to withdraw 轔 辚 [lin2] rumbling of wheels rumbling of wheels 轎 轿 [jiao4] a sedan chair
a palanquin
a litter a sedan chair
a palanquin
a litter 轟 轰 [hong1] explosion
bang
boom
rumble
to attack
to shoo away
to expel explosion
bang
boom
rumble
to attack
to shoo away
to expel 轡 辔 [pei4] bridle
reins bridle
reins 辛 辛 [xin1] (of taste) hot or pungent
hard
laborious
suffering
eighth in order
eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
letter "H" or roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
octa

surname Xin (of taste) hot or pungent
hard
laborious
suffering
eighth in order
eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ]
letter "H" or roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
octa

surname Xin 辜 辜 [gu1] crime
sin

surname Gu crime
sin

surname Gu 辟 辟 [pi4] law
variant of 闢|辟[pi4]

king
monarch
to enlist
to repel
to avoid law
variant of 闢|辟[ㄆㄧˋ]

king
monarch
to enlist
to repel
to avoid 辣 辣 [la4] hot (spicy)
pungent hot (spicy)
pungent 辨 辨 [bian4] to distinguish
to recognize to distinguish
to recognize 辦 办 [ban4] to do
to manage
to handle
to go about
to run
to set up
to deal with to do
to manage
to handle
to go about
to run
to set up
to deal with 辭 辞 [ci2] to resign
to dismiss
to decline
to take leave
ballad (archaic poetic genre)
variant of 詞|词[ci2] to resign
to dismiss
to decline
to take leave
ballad (archaic poetic genre)
variant of 詞|词[ㄘˊ] 辯 辩 [bian4] to dispute
to debate
to argue
to discuss to dispute
to debate
to argue
to discuss 辰 辰 [chen2] 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon 辱 辱 [ru3] disgrace
dishonor
to insult
to bring disgrace or humiliation to
to be indebted to
self-deprecating
Taiwan pr. [ru4] disgrace
dishonor
to insult
to bring disgrace or humiliation to
to be indebted to
self-deprecating
Taiwan pr. [ㄖㄨˋ] 農 农 [nong2] peasant
to farm
agriculture
diligent (old)
government field official (old)

surname Nong peasant
to farm
agriculture
diligent (old)
government field official (old)

surname Nong 迂 迂 [yu1] literal-minded
pedantic
doctrinaire
longwinded
circuitous literal-minded
pedantic
doctrinaire
longwinded
circuitous 迆 迆 迅 迅 [xun4] rapid rapid 迄 迄 [qi4] as yet
until as yet
until 巡 巡 [xun2] to patrol
to make one's rounds to patrol
to make one's rounds 迎 迎 [ying2] to welcome
to meet
to face
to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) to welcome
to meet
to face
to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) 返 返 [fan3] to return (to) to return (to) 近 近 [jin4] near
close to
approximately near
close to
approximately 述 述 [shu4] to state
to tell
to narrate
to relate to state
to tell
to narrate
to relate 迦 迦 [jia1] (phonetic sound for Buddhist terms) (phonetic sound for Buddhist terms) 迢 迢 [tiao2] remote remote 迪 迪 [di2] to enlighten to enlighten 迥 迥 [jiong3] distant distant 迭 迭 [die2] alternately
repeatedly alternately
repeatedly 迫 迫 [po4] to force
to compel
to approach or go towards
urgent
pressing to force
to compel
to approach or go towards
urgent
pressing 送 送 [song4] to deliver
to carry
to give (as a present)
to present (with)
to see off
to send to deliver
to carry
to give (as a present)
to present (with)
to see off
to send 逆 逆 [ni4] contrary
opposite
backwards
to go against
to oppose
to betray
to rebel contrary
opposite
backwards
to go against
to oppose
to betray
to rebel 迷 迷 [mi2] to bewilder
crazy about
fan
enthusiast
lost
confused to bewilder
crazy about
fan
enthusiast
lost
confused 退 退 [tui4] to retreat
to decline
to move back
to withdraw to retreat
to decline
to move back
to withdraw 迺 乃 [nai3] variant of 乃[nai3] variant of 乃[ㄋㄞˇ] 迴 回 [hui2] to curve
to return
to revolve to curve
to return
to revolve 逃 逃 [tao2] to escape
to run away
to flee to escape
to run away
to flee 追 追 [zhui1] to chase after
to seek
to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth
to recall

to sculpt
to carve
musical instrument (old) to chase after
to seek
to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth
to recall

to sculpt
to carve
musical instrument (old) 逅 逅 [hou4] to meet unexpectedly to meet unexpectedly 這 这 [zhe4] this
these
(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing) this
these
(commonly pr. [ㄓㄟˋ] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing) 逍 逍 [xiao1] leisurely
easy-going leisurely
easy-going 通 通 [tong4] classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

to go through
to know well
(suffix) expert
to connect
to communicate
open
to clear
classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

to go through
to know well
(suffix) expert
to connect
to communicate
open
to clear
classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc 逗 逗 [dou4] to stay
to stop
to tease (play with)
amusing
short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[dou4]) to stay
to stop
to tease (play with)
amusing
short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[ㄉㄡˋ]) 連 连 [lian2] to link
to join
to connect
continuously
in succession
including
(used with 也, 都 etc) even
company (military)

surname Lian to link
to join
to connect
continuously
in succession
including
(used with 也, 都 etc) even
company (military)

surname Lian 速 速 [su4] fast
rapid
quick
velocity fast
rapid
quick
velocity 逝 逝 [shi4] (of time) to pass
to die (of time) to pass
to die 逐 逐 [zhu2] to pursue
to chase
individually
one by one to pursue
to chase
individually
one by one 逕 迳 [jing4] way
path
direct
diameter way
path
direct
diameter 逞 逞 [cheng3] to show off
to flaunt
to carry out or succeed in a scheme
to indulge
to give free rein to to show off
to flaunt
to carry out or succeed in a scheme
to indulge
to give free rein to 造 造 [zao4] to make
to build
to invent
to manufacture to make
to build
to invent
to manufacture 透 透 [tou4] to penetrate
to pass through
thoroughly
completely
transparent
to appear
to show to penetrate
to pass through
thoroughly
completely
transparent
to appear
to show 逢 逢 [feng2] to meet by chance
to come across
to fawn upon to meet by chance
to come across
to fawn upon 逖 逖 [ti4] far far 逛 逛 [guang4] to stroll
to visit to stroll
to visit 途 途 [tu2] way
route
road way
route
road 逮 逮 [dai4] (literary) to arrest
to seize
to overtake
until

(coll.) to catch
to seize (literary) to arrest
to seize
to overtake
until

(coll.) to catch
to seize 逵 逵 [kui2] crossroads
thoroughfare crossroads
thoroughfare 週 周 [zhou1] week
weekly
variant of 周[zhou1] week
weekly
variant of 周[ㄓㄡ] 逸 逸 [yi4] to escape
leisurely
outstanding to escape
leisurely
outstanding 進 进 [jin4] to advance
to enter
to come (or go) into
to receive or admit
to eat or drink
to submit or present
(used after a verb) into, in
to score a goal to advance
to enter
to come (or go) into
to receive or admit
to eat or drink
to submit or present
(used after a verb) into, in
to score a goal 運 运 [yun4] to move
to transport
to use
to apply
fortune
luck
fate to move
to transport
to use
to apply
fortune
luck
fate 遊 游 [you2] to walk
to tour
to roam
to travel to walk
to tour
to roam
to travel 道 道 [dao4] direction
way
road
path
CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]
principle
truth
morality
reason
skill
method
Dao (of Daoism)
to say
to speak
to talk
classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
province (of Korea or Japan) direction
way
road
path
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ],股[ㄍㄨˇ]
principle
truth
morality
reason
skill
method
Dao (of Daoism)
to say
to speak
to talk
classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
province (of Korea or Japan) 遂 遂 [sui4] to satisfy
to succeed
then
thereupon
finally
unexpectedly
to proceed
to reach to satisfy
to succeed
then
thereupon
finally
unexpectedly
to proceed
to reach 達 达 [da2] to attain
to reach
to amount to
to communicate
eminent

surname Da to attain
to reach
to amount to
to communicate
eminent

surname Da 逼 逼 [bi1] to force (sb to do sth)
to compel
to press for
to extort
to press on towards
to press up to
to close in on
used in the place of 屄[bi1], cunt to force (sb to do sth)
to compel
to press for
to extort
to press on towards
to press up to
to close in on
used in the place of 屄[ㄅㄧ], cunt 違 违 [wei2] to disobey
to violate
to separate
to go against to disobey
to violate
to separate
to go against 遐 遐 [xia2] distant
long-lasting
to abandon distant
long-lasting
to abandon 遇 遇 [yu4] to meet
to encounter
to treat
to receive
opportunity
chance

surname Yu to meet
to encounter
to treat
to receive
opportunity
chance

surname Yu 遏 遏 [e4] to restrain
to check
to hold back to restrain
to check
to hold back 過 过 [guo4] (experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-

surname Guo (experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-

surname Guo 遍 遍 [bian4] everywhere
all over
classifier for actions: one time everywhere
all over
classifier for actions: one time 遑 遑 [huang2] leisure leisure 逾 逾 [yu2] to exceed
to go beyond
to transcend
to cross over
to jump over to exceed
to go beyond
to transcend
to cross over
to jump over 遁 遁 [dun4] to evade
to flee
to escape to evade
to flee
to escape 遠 远 [yuan4] to distance oneself from (classical)

far
distant
remote to distance oneself from (classical)

far
distant
remote 遘 遘 [gou4] meet unexpectedly meet unexpectedly 遜 逊 [xun4] to abdicate
modest
yielding
unpretentious
inferior to
(slang) to suck to abdicate
modest
yielding
unpretentious
inferior to
(slang) to suck 遣 遣 [qian3] dispatch dispatch 遙 遥 [yao2] distant
remote
far
far away distant
remote
far
far away 遞 递 [di4] to hand over
to pass on sth
to gradually increase or decrease
progressively to hand over
to pass on sth
to gradually increase or decrease
progressively 適 适 [shi4] to fit
suitable
proper
just (now)
comfortable
well
to go
to follow or pursue

surname Shi to fit
suitable
proper
just (now)
comfortable
well
to go
to follow or pursue

surname Shi 遮 遮 [zhe1] to cover up (a shortcoming)
to screen off
to hide
to conceal to cover up (a shortcoming)
to screen off
to hide
to conceal 遨 遨 [ao2] to make excursion
to ramble
to travel to make excursion
to ramble
to travel 遭 遭 [zao1] to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
classifier for events: time, turn, incident to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
classifier for events: time, turn, incident 遷 迁 [qian1] to move
to shift
to change (a position or location etc)
to promote to move
to shift
to change (a position or location etc)
to promote 遵 遵 [zun1] to observe
to obey
to follow
to comply with to observe
to obey
to follow
to comply with 遴 遴 [lin2] (literary) to select

surname Lin (literary) to select

surname Lin 選 选 [xuan3] to choose
to pick
to select
to elect to choose
to pick
to select
to elect 遲 迟 [chi2] late
delayed
slow

surname Chi late
delayed
slow

surname Chi 遼 辽 [Liao2] short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province
Liao or Khitan dynasty (907-1125) short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ] province
Liao or Khitan dynasty (907-1125) 遺 遗 [yi2] to lose
to leave behind
to omit
to bequeath
sth lost
involuntary discharge (of urine etc) to lose
to leave behind
to omit
to bequeath
sth lost
involuntary discharge (of urine etc) 避 避 [bi4] to avoid
to shun
to flee
to escape
to keep away from
to leave
to hide from to avoid
to shun
to flee
to escape
to keep away from
to leave
to hide from 遽 遽 [ju4] hurry
fast
suddenly hurry
fast
suddenly 還 还 [huan2] to pay back
to return

still
still in progress
still more
yet
even more
in addition
fairly
passably (good)
as early as
even
also
else

surname Huan to pay back
to return

still
still in progress
still more
yet
even more
in addition
fairly
passably (good)
as early as
even
also
else

surname Huan 邁 迈 [mai4] to take a step
to stride to take a step
to stride 邂 邂 [xie4] to meet unexpectedly to meet unexpectedly 邀 邀 [yao1] to invite
to request
to intercept
to solicit
to seek to invite
to request
to intercept
to solicit
to seek 邇 迩 [er3] recently
near
close recently
near
close 邊 边 [bian5] suffix of a noun of locality

side
edge
margin
border
boundary
CL:個|个[ge4]
simultaneously suffix of a noun of locality

side
edge
margin
border
boundary
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
simultaneously 邐 逦 [li3] winding winding 邏 逻 [luo2] patrol
used for transliterating "logic" 邏輯|逻辑[luo2 ji5] patrol
used for transliterating "logic" 邏輯|逻辑[ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧ˙] 邑 邑 [yi4] city
village city
village 邕 邕 [yong1] city surrounded by a moat
old variant of 雍[yong1]
old variant of 壅[yong1]

Yong river (Guangxi)
Nanning (Guangxi) city surrounded by a moat
old variant of 雍[ㄩㄥ]
old variant of 壅[ㄩㄥ]

Yong river (Guangxi)
Nanning (Guangxi) 邢 邢 [Xing2] surname Xing
place name surname Xing
place name 邪 邪 [xie2] demonic
iniquitous
nefarious
evil
unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine) demonic
iniquitous
nefarious
evil
unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine) 邦 邦 [bang1] country
nation
state country
nation
state 那 那 [nuo2] (archaic) many
beautiful
how
old variant of 挪[nuo2]

that
those
then (in that case)
commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing

variant of 哪[na3]

surname Nuo

surname Na (archaic) many
beautiful
how
old variant of 挪[ㄋㄨㄛˊ]

that
those
then (in that case)
commonly pr. [ㄋㄟˋ] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing

variant of 哪[ㄋㄚˇ]

surname Nuo

surname Na 邵 邵 [Shao4] surname Shao
place name surname Shao
place name 邸 邸 [di3] lodging-house

surname Di lodging-house

surname Di 邱 邱 [qiu1] mound

surname Qiu mound

surname Qiu 郊 郊 [jiao1] suburbs
outskirts

surname Jiao suburbs
outskirts

surname Jiao 郎 郎 [lang2] (arch.) minister
official
noun prefix denoting function or status
a youth

surname Lang (arch.) minister
official
noun prefix denoting function or status
a youth

surname Lang 郁 郁 [yu4] elegant

surname Yu elegant

surname Yu 郡 郡 [jun4] canton
county
region canton
county
region 部 部 [bu4] ministry
department
section
part
division
troops
board
classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc ministry
department
section
part
division
troops
board
classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc 郭 郭 [guo1] outer city wall

surname Guo outer city wall

surname Guo 都 都 [du1] capital city
metropolis

all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all

surname Du capital city
metropolis

all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all

surname Du 鄂 鄂 [E4] abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] in central China
surname E abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄥˇ] in central China
surname E 郵 邮 [you2] post (office)
mail post (office)
mail 鄉 乡 [xiang1] country or countryside
native place
home village or town
township (PRC administrative unit) country or countryside
native place
home village or town
township (PRC administrative unit) 鄒 邹 [Zou1] surname Zou
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong Province surname Zou
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong Province 鄙 鄙 [bi3] rustic
low
base
mean
to despise
to scorn rustic
low
base
mean
to despise
to scorn 鄰 邻 [lin2] neighbor
adjacent
close to neighbor
adjacent
close to 鄭 郑 [Zheng4] Zheng state during the Warring States period
surname Zheng
abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1] Zheng state during the Warring States period
surname Zheng
abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄡ] 鄧 邓 [Deng4] surname Deng surname Deng 鄱 鄱 [po2] name of a lake name of a lake 鄹 鄹 [Zou1] name of a state
surname Zou name of a state
surname Zou 酉 酉 [you3] 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster 酋 酋 [qiu2] tribal chief tribal chief 酊 酊 [ding3] intoxicated intoxicated 酒 酒 [jiu3] wine (esp. rice wine)
liquor
spirits
alcoholic beverage
CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] wine (esp. rice wine)
liquor
spirits
alcoholic beverage
CL:杯[ㄅㄟ],瓶[ㄆㄧㄥˊ],罐[ㄍㄨㄢˋ],桶[ㄊㄨㄥˇ],缸[ㄍㄤ] 配 配 [pei4] to join
to fit
to mate
to mix
to match
to deserve
to make up (a prescription) to join
to fit
to mate
to mix
to match
to deserve
to make up (a prescription) 酌 酌 [zhuo2] to pour wine
to drink wine
to deliberate
to consider to pour wine
to drink wine
to deliberate
to consider 酗 酗 [xu4] drunk drunk 酣 酣 [han1] intoxicated intoxicated 酥 酥 [su1] flaky pastry
crunchy
limp
soft
silky flaky pastry
crunchy
limp
soft
silky 酬 酬 [chou2] to entertain
to repay
to return
to reward
to compensate
to reply
to answer to entertain
to repay
to return
to reward
to compensate
to reply
to answer 酪 酪 [lao4] curdled milk or fruit juice
also pr. [luo4] curdled milk or fruit juice
also pr. [ㄌㄨㄛˋ] 酩 酩 [ming3] drunk
intoxicated drunk
intoxicated 酵 酵 [jiao4] yeast
leavening
fermentation
Taiwan pr. [xiao4] yeast
leavening
fermentation
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧㄠˋ] 酸 酸 [suan1] sour
tart
sick at heart
grieved
sore
aching
pedantic
impractical
an acid sour
tart
sick at heart
grieved
sore
aching
pedantic
impractical
an acid 酷 酷 [ku4] ruthless
strong (e.g. of wine)
(of sb or sth) cool (loanword) ruthless
strong (e.g. of wine)
(of sb or sth) cool (loanword) 醇 醇 [chun2] alcohol
wine with high alcohol content
rich
pure
good wine
sterols alcohol
wine with high alcohol content
rich
pure
good wine
sterols 醉 醉 [zui4] intoxicated intoxicated 醋 醋 [cu4] vinegar
jealousy (in love rivalry) vinegar
jealousy (in love rivalry) 醃 腌 [yan1] to salt
to pickle
to cure (meat)
to marinate to salt
to pickle
to cure (meat)
to marinate 醒 醒 [xing3] to wake up
to be awake
to become aware
to sober up
to come to to wake up
to be awake
to become aware
to sober up
to come to 醣 醣 [tang2] carbohydrate
old variant of 糖[tang2] carbohydrate
old variant of 糖[ㄊㄤˊ] 醞 酝 [yun4] to brew to brew 醜 丑 [chou3] shameful
ugly
disgraceful shameful
ugly
disgraceful 醫 医 [yi1] medical
medicine
doctor
to cure
to treat medical
medicine
doctor
to cure
to treat 醬 酱 [jiang4] thick paste of fermented soya bean
marinated in soya paste
paste
jam thick paste of fermented soya bean
marinated in soya paste
paste
jam 醺 醺 [xun1] helplessly intoxicated helplessly intoxicated 釀 酿 [niang4] to ferment
to brew
to make honey (of bees)
to lead to
to form gradually
wine
stuffed vegetables (cooking method) to ferment
to brew
to make honey (of bees)
to lead to
to form gradually
wine
stuffed vegetables (cooking method) 釁 衅 [xin4] quarrel
dispute
a blood sacrifice (arch.) quarrel
dispute
a blood sacrifice (arch.) 采 采 [cai4] allotment to a feudal noble

color
complexion
looks
variant of 彩[cai3]
variant of 採|采[cai3] allotment to a feudal noble

color
complexion
looks
variant of 彩[ㄘㄞˇ]
variant of 採|采[ㄘㄞˇ] 釉 釉 [you4] glaze (of porcelain) glaze (of porcelain) 釋 释 [shi4] to explain
to release
Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])
Buddhism to explain
to release
Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄡˊ ㄋㄧˊ])
Buddhism 里 里 [li3] li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit

Li (surname) li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit

Li (surname) 重 重 [zhong4] heavy
serious
to attach importance to

to repeat
repetition
again
re-
classifier: layer heavy
serious
to attach importance to

to repeat
repetition
again
re-
classifier: layer 野 野 [ye3] field
plain
open space
limit
boundary
rude
feral field
plain
open space
limit
boundary
rude
feral 量 量 [liang4] capacity
quantity
amount
to estimate
abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar)
measure word

to measure capacity
quantity
amount
to estimate
abbr. for 量詞|量词[ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄘˊ], classifier (in Chinese grammar)
measure word

to measure 釐 厘 [li2] one hundredth
centi-

Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[Ai1] one hundredth
centi-

Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˊ] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[ㄞ] 金 金 [jin1] gold
chemical element Au
generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
money
golden
highly respected
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

surname Jin
surname Kim (Korean)
Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) gold
chemical element Au
generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
money
golden
highly respected
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ㄅㄚ ㄧㄣ]

surname Jin
surname Kim (Korean)
Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) 釘 钉 [ding4] to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
to nail
to pin
to staple
to sew on

nail
to follow closely
to keep at sb (to do sth)
variant of 盯[ding1] to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
to nail
to pin
to staple
to sew on

nail
to follow closely
to keep at sb (to do sth)
variant of 盯[ㄉㄧㄥ] 針 针 [zhen1] needle
pin
injection
stitch
CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] needle
pin
injection
stitch
CL:根[ㄍㄣ],支[ㄓ] 釗 钊 [zhao1] to encourage
to cut
to strain to encourage
to cut
to strain 釜 釜 [fu3] kettle
cauldron kettle
cauldron 釵 钗 [chai1] hairpin hairpin 釦 扣 [kou4] button button 釣 钓 [diao4] to fish with a hook and bait to fish with a hook and bait 釧 钏 [chuan4] armlet
bracelet

surname Chuan armlet
bracelet

surname Chuan 鈔 钞 [chao1] money
paper money
variant of 抄[chao1] money
paper money
variant of 抄[ㄔㄠ] 鈣 钙 [gai4] calcium (chemistry) calcium (chemistry) 鈕 钮 [niu3] button

surname Niu button

surname Niu 鈉 钠 [na4] sodium (chemistry) sodium (chemistry) 鈞 钧 [jun1] 30 catties
great
your (honorific) 30 catties
great
your (honorific) 鈍 钝 [dun4] blunt
stupid blunt
stupid 鈐 钤 [qian2] latch of door
seal latch of door
seal 鈷 钴 [gu3] cobalt (chemistry) cobalt (chemistry) 鉗 钳 [qian2] pincers
pliers
tongs
claw (of animal)
to grasp with pincers
to pinch
to clamp
to restrain
to restrict
to gag pincers
pliers
tongs
claw (of animal)
to grasp with pincers
to pinch
to clamp
to restrain
to restrict
to gag 鈸 钹 [bo2] cymbals cymbals 鈽 钸 [bu4] variant of 鈈|钚 plutonium

metal plate variant of 鈈|钚 plutonium

metal plate 鉀 钾 [jia3] potassium (chemistry) potassium (chemistry) 鈾 铀 [you2] uranium (chemistry) uranium (chemistry) 鉛 铅 [qian1] lead (chemistry) lead (chemistry) 鉋 铇 [bao4] variant of 刨[bao4] variant of 刨[ㄅㄠˋ] 鉤 钩 [gou1] to hook
to sew
to crochet
hook
check mark or tick
window catch to hook
to sew
to crochet
hook
check mark or tick
window catch 鉑 铂 [bo2] platinum (chemistry) platinum (chemistry) 鈴 铃 [ling2] (small) bell
CL:隻|只[zhi1] (small) bell
CL:隻|只[ㄓ] 鉸 铰 [jiao3] scissors
to cut (with scissors) scissors
to cut (with scissors) 銬 铐 [kao4] shackles
fetters
manacle shackles
fetters
manacle 銀 银 [yin2] silver
silver-colored
relating to money or currency silver
silver-colored
relating to money or currency 銅 铜 [tong2] copper (chemistry)
see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]
CL:塊|块[kuai4] copper (chemistry)
see also 紅銅|红铜[ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ]
CL:塊|块[ㄎㄨㄞˋ] 銘 铭 [ming2] to engrave
inscribed motto to engrave
inscribed motto 銖 铢 [zhu1] twenty-fourth part of a tael (2 or 3 grams) twenty-fourth part of a tael (2 or 3 grams) 鉻 铬 [ge4] chromium (chemistry) chromium (chemistry) 銓 铨 [quan2] to estimate
to select to estimate
to select 銜 衔 [xian2] bit (of a bridle)
to hold in the mouth
to harbor (feelings)
to link
to accept
rank
title bit (of a bridle)
to hold in the mouth
to harbor (feelings)
to link
to accept
rank
title 鋅 锌 [xin1] zinc (chemistry) zinc (chemistry) 銻 锑 [ti1] antimony (chemistry) antimony (chemistry) 銷 销 [xiao1] to melt (metal)
to cancel or annul
to sell
to spend
to fasten with a bolt
bolt or pin to melt (metal)
to cancel or annul
to sell
to spend
to fasten with a bolt
bolt or pin 鋪 铺 [pu4] plank bed
place to sleep
shop
store
(old) relay station

to spread
to display
to set up
(old) holder for door-knocker plank bed
place to sleep
shop
store
(old) relay station

to spread
to display
to set up
(old) holder for door-knocker 鋤 锄 [chu2] a hoe
to hoe or dig
to weed
to get rid of a hoe
to hoe or dig
to weed
to get rid of 鋁 铝 [lü3] aluminum (chemistry) aluminum (chemistry) 銳 锐 [rui4] acute acute 銼 锉 [cuo4] file (tool used for smoothing)
rasp
to file file (tool used for smoothing)
rasp
to file 鋒 锋 [feng1] point of a spear
edge of a tool
vanguard
forward (in sports team) point of a spear
edge of a tool
vanguard
forward (in sports team) 錠 锭 [ding4] (weaving) spindle
ingot
pressed cake of medicine etc
classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks (weaving) spindle
ingot
pressed cake of medicine etc
classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks 錶 表 [biao3] wrist or pocket watch wrist or pocket watch 鋸 锯 [ju4] a saw
to cut with a saw

variant of 鋦|锔[ju1] a saw
to cut with a saw

variant of 鋦|锔[ㄐㄩ] 錳 锰 [meng3] manganese (chemistry) manganese (chemistry) 錯 错 [cuo4] mistake
wrong
bad
interlocking
complex
to grind
to polish
to alternate
to stagger
to miss
to let slip
to evade
to inlay with gold or silver

surname Cuo mistake
wrong
bad
interlocking
complex
to grind
to polish
to alternate
to stagger
to miss
to let slip
to evade
to inlay with gold or silver

surname Cuo 錢 钱 [qian2] coin
money
CL:筆|笔[bi3]
unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]

surname Qian coin
money
CL:筆|笔[ㄅㄧˇ]
unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[ㄌㄧㄤˇ]

surname Qian 鋼 钢 [gang1] steel steel 錫 锡 [xi1] tin (chemistry)
to bestow
to confer
to grant
Taiwan pr. [xi2] tin (chemistry)
to bestow
to confer
to grant
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄧˊ] 錄 录 [lu4] diary
record
to hit
to copy

surname Lu diary
record
to hit
to copy

surname Lu 錚 铮 [zheng1] clang of metals
small gong clang of metals
small gong 錐 锥 [zhui1] cone
awl
to bore cone
awl
to bore 錦 锦 [jin3] brocade
embroidered work
bright brocade
embroidered work
bright 鍍 镀 [du4] -plated
to plate -plated
to plate 鎂 镁 [mei3] magnesium (chemistry) magnesium (chemistry) 錨 锚 [mao2] anchor anchor 鍵 键 [jian4] key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
button (on a mouse or other device)
chemical bond
linchpin key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
button (on a mouse or other device)
chemical bond
linchpin 鍊 炼 [lian4] variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain
variant of 煉|炼[lian4] variant of 鏈|链[ㄌㄧㄢˋ], chain
variant of 煉|炼[ㄌㄧㄢˋ] 鍥 锲 [qie4] to cut
to carve
to engrave
to chisel
fig. to chisel away at to cut
to carve
to engrave
to chisel
fig. to chisel away at 鍋 锅 [guo1] pot
pan
boiler
CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] pot
pan
boiler
CL:口[ㄎㄡˇ],隻|只[ㄓ] 錘 锤 [chui2] hammer
to hammer into shape
weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance) hammer
to hammer into shape
weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance) 鍾 锺 [zhong1] variant of 鍾|钟[zhong1]

surname Zhong variant of 鍾|钟[ㄓㄨㄥ]

surname Zhong 鍬 锹 [qiao1] shovel
spade shovel
spade 鍛 锻 [duan4] to forge
to discipline
wrought to forge
to discipline
wrought 鍰 锾 [huan2] ancient unit of weight
money ancient unit of weight
money 鎔 镕 [rong2] to smelt
to fuse
variant of 熔[rong2] to smelt
to fuse
variant of 熔[ㄖㄨㄥˊ] 鎊 镑 [bang4] pound (sterling) (loanword) pound (sterling) (loanword) 鎖 锁 [suo3] to lock up
to lock
lock
CL:把[ba3] to lock up
to lock
lock
CL:把[ㄅㄚˇ] 鎢 钨 [wu1] tungsten (chemistry) tungsten (chemistry) 鎳 镍 [nie4] nickel (chemistry) nickel (chemistry) 鎮 镇 [zhen4] to press down
to calm
to subdue
to suppress
to guard
garrison
small town
to cool or chill (food or drinks) to press down
to calm
to subdue
to suppress
to guard
garrison
small town
to cool or chill (food or drinks) 鏡 镜 [jing4] mirror
lens mirror
lens 鏑 镝 [di2] arrow or arrowhead (old)

dysprosium (chemistry) arrow or arrowhead (old)

dysprosium (chemistry) 鏟 铲 [chan3] to shovel
to remove
spade
shovel to shovel
to remove
spade
shovel 鏃 镞 [zu2] arrowhead
sharp arrowhead
sharp 鏈 链 [lian4] chain
cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
to chain
to enchain chain
cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
to chain
to enchain 鏜 镗 [tang1] noise of drums noise of drums 鏝 镘 [man4] side of coin without words
trowel side of coin without words
trowel 鏖 鏖 [ao2] violent fighting violent fighting 鏢 镖 [biao1] throwing weapon
dart
goods sent under the protection of an armed escort throwing weapon
dart
goods sent under the protection of an armed escort 鏍 鏍 鏘 锵 [qiang1] tinkling of small bells tinkling of small bells 鏤 镂 [lou4] to engrave
to carve
hard steel to engrave
to carve
hard steel 鏗 铿 [keng1] (onom.) clang
jingling of metals
to strike (onom.) clang
jingling of metals
to strike 鐘 钟 [zhong1] clock
o'clock
time as measured in hours and minutes
bell
CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4] clock
o'clock
time as measured in hours and minutes
bell
CL:架[ㄐㄧㄚˋ],座[ㄗㄨㄛˋ] 鐃 铙 [nao2] big cymbals big cymbals 鏽 鏽 [xiu4] variant of 銹|锈, to corrode
to rust variant of 銹|锈, to corrode
to rust 鐮 镰 [lian2] scythe
sickle scythe
sickle 鐳 镭 [lei2] radium (chemistry) radium (chemistry) 鐵 铁 [tie3] iron (metal)
arms
weapons
hard
strong
violent
unshakeable
determined
close
tight (slang)

surname Tie iron (metal)
arms
weapons
hard
strong
violent
unshakeable
determined
close
tight (slang)

surname Tie 鐺 铛 [dang1] clank
clang
sound of metal

frying pan
griddle clank
clang
sound of metal

frying pan
griddle 鐸 铎 [duo2] large ancient bell

surname Duo large ancient bell

surname Duo 鐲 镯 [zhuo2] bracelet bracelet 鑄 铸 [zhu4] to cast or found metals to cast or found metals 鑑 鉴 [jian4] example
mirror
to view
reflection
to reflect
to inspect
to warn
(ancient bronze mirror) example
mirror
to view
reflection
to reflect
to inspect
to warn
(ancient bronze mirror) 鑒 鉴 [jian4] variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4] variant of 鑑|鉴[ㄐㄧㄢˋ] 鑣 镳 [biao1] horsebit
variant of 鏢|镖[biao1] horsebit
variant of 鏢|镖[ㄅㄧㄠ] 鑠 铄 [shuo4] bright
to melt
to fuse bright
to melt
to fuse 鑲 镶 [xiang1] to inlay
to embed
ridge
border to inlay
to embed
ridge
border 鑰 钥 [yue4] key
also pr. [yao4] key
also pr. [ㄧㄠˋ] 鑽 钻 [zuan4] an auger
diamond

to drill
to bore
to get into
to make one's way into
to enter (a hole)
to thread one's way through
to study intensively
to dig into
to curry favor for personal gain an auger
diamond

to drill
to bore
to get into
to make one's way into
to enter (a hole)
to thread one's way through
to study intensively
to dig into
to curry favor for personal gain 鑾 銮 [luan2] imperial imperial 鑼 锣 [luo2] gong
CL:面[mian4] gong
CL:面[ㄇㄧㄢˋ] 鑿 凿 [zuo4] see 鑿|凿[zao2]

chisel
to bore a hole
to chisel or dig
certain
authentic
irrefutable see 鑿|凿[ㄗㄠˊ]

chisel
to bore a hole
to chisel or dig
certain
authentic
irrefutable 長 长 [zhang3] chief
head
elder
to grow
to develop
to increase
to enhance

length
long
forever
always
constantly chief
head
elder
to grow
to develop
to increase
to enhance

length
long
forever
always
constantly 門 门 [men2] gate
door
CL:扇[shan4]
gateway
doorway
CL:個|个[ge4]
opening
valve
switch
way to do something
knack
family
house
(religious) sect
school (of thought)
class
category
phylum or division (taxonomy)
classifier for large guns
classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology

surname Men gate
door
CL:扇[ㄕㄢˋ]
gateway
doorway
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]
opening
valve
switch
way to do something
knack
family
house
(religious) sect
school (of thought)
class
category
phylum or division (taxonomy)
classifier for large guns
classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology

surname Men 閂 闩 [shuan1] bolt
latch
to bolt
to latch bolt
latch
to bolt
to latch 閃 闪 [shan3] to dodge
to duck out of the way
to beat it
shaken (by a fall)
to sprain
to pull a muscle
lightning
spark
a flash
to flash (across one's mind)
to leave behind

surname Shan to dodge
to duck out of the way
to beat it
shaken (by a fall)
to sprain
to pull a muscle
lightning
spark
a flash
to flash (across one's mind)
to leave behind

surname Shan 閉 闭 [bi4] to close
to stop up
to shut
to obstruct to close
to stop up
to shut
to obstruct 閔 闵 [min3] old variant of 憫|悯[min3]

surname Min old variant of 憫|悯[ㄇㄧㄣˇ]

surname Min 閏 闰 [run4] intercalary
an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29) intercalary
an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29) 開 开 [kai1] to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (vehicle)
abbr. for 開爾文|开尔文 degrees Kelvin to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (vehicle)
abbr. for 開爾文|开尔文 degrees Kelvin 閑 闲 [xian2] to stay idle
to be unoccupied
not busy
leisure
enclosure to stay idle
to be unoccupied
not busy
leisure
enclosure 間 间 [jian4] gap
to separate
to thin out (seedlings)
to sow discontent

between
among
within a definite time or space
room
section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
classifier for rooms gap
to separate
to thin out (seedlings)
to sow discontent

between
among
within a definite time or space
room
section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
classifier for rooms 閒 闲 [xian2] variant of 閑|闲, idle
unoccupied
leisure
free time

variant of 間|间[jian4]

variant of 間|间[jian1] variant of 閑|闲, idle
unoccupied
leisure
free time

variant of 間|间[ㄐㄧㄢˋ]

variant of 間|间[ㄐㄧㄢ] 閘 闸 [zha2] gear
brake
sluice
lock (on waterway)
electric switch or circuit breaker gear
brake
sluice
lock (on waterway)
electric switch or circuit breaker 閡 阂 [he2] obstruct obstruct 閨 闺 [gui1] small arched door
boudoir
lady's chamber
by ext. women small arched door
boudoir
lady's chamber
by ext. women 閩 闽 [Min3] short name for Fujian province 福建[Fu2 jian4]
also pr. [Min2] short name for Fujian province 福建[ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ]
also pr. [ㄇㄧㄣˊ] 閣 阁 [ge2] pavilion (usu. two-storied)
cabinet (politics)
boudoir
woman's chamber
rack
shelf pavilion (usu. two-storied)
cabinet (politics)
boudoir
woman's chamber
rack
shelf 閥 阀 [fa2] powerful individual, family or group
clique
(loanword) valve powerful individual, family or group
clique
(loanword) valve 閤 閤 [he2] variant of 闔|阖[he2]

side door
variant of 閣|阁[ge2]
pavilion
cabinet
boudoir

variant of 合[he2] variant of 闔|阖[ㄏㄜˊ]

side door
variant of 閣|阁[ㄍㄜˊ]
pavilion
cabinet
boudoir

variant of 合[ㄏㄜˊ] 閭 闾 [lü2] gate of a village
village gate of a village
village 閱 阅 [yue4] to inspect
to review
to read
to peruse
to go through
to experience to inspect
to review
to read
to peruse
to go through
to experience 閻 阎 [Yan2] Yama
gate of village
surname Yan Yama
gate of village
surname Yan 闊 阔 [kuo4] rich
wide
broad rich
wide
broad 闋 阕 [que4] section of a song
shut section of a song
shut 闌 阑 [lan2] railing
balustrade
door-screen
exhausted
late railing
balustrade
door-screen
exhausted
late 闈 闱 [wei2] door to women's room
gate to palace door to women's room
gate to palace 闆 板 [pan4] to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

see 老闆|老板, boss to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

see 老闆|老板, boss 闔 阖 [he2] door
to close
whole door
to close
whole 闖 闯 [chuang3] to rush
to charge
to dash
to break through
to temper oneself (through battling hardships) to rush
to charge
to dash
to break through
to temper oneself (through battling hardships) 闐 阗 [tian2] fill up
rumbling sound fill up
rumbling sound 關 关 [guan1] mountain pass
to close
to shut
to turn off
to concern
to involve

surname Guan mountain pass
to close
to shut
to turn off
to concern
to involve

surname Guan 闡 阐 [chan3] to express
to disclose
to enlighten
to open to express
to disclose
to enlighten
to open 闢 辟 [pi4] to dispel
to refute
to repudiate
to open up (for development) to dispel
to refute
to repudiate
to open up (for development) 阜 阜 [fu4] abundant
mound abundant
mound 阡 阡 [qian1] road leading north and south road leading north and south 防 防 [fang2] to protect
to defend
to guard against
to prevent to protect
to defend
to guard against
to prevent 阮 阮 [Ruan3] surname Ruan
small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province surname Ruan
small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province 阱 阱 [jing3] pitfall
trap pitfall
trap 阪 阪 [ban3] slope
hillside slope
hillside 陀 陀 [tuo2] (phonetic)
declivity
steep bank (phonetic)
declivity
steep bank 阿 阿 [e1] flatter

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
used in transliteration
also pr. [a4]

abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] flatter

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
used in transliteration
also pr. [ㄚˋ]

abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[ㄚ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄢˋ] 阻 阻 [zu3] to hinder
to block
to obstruct to hinder
to block
to obstruct 附 附 [fu4] to add
to attach
to be close to
to be attached to add
to attach
to be close to
to be attached 限 限 [xian4] limit
bound
to set a limit (on) limit
bound
to set a limit (on) 陋 陋 [lou4] low
humble
plain
ugly
mean
vulgar low
humble
plain
ugly
mean
vulgar 陌 陌 [mo4] raised path
street raised path
street 降 降 [xiang2] to surrender
to capitulate
to subdue
to tame

to drop
to fall
to come down
to descend to surrender
to capitulate
to subdue
to tame

to drop
to fall
to come down
to descend 院 院 [yuan4] courtyard
institution
CL:個|个[ge4] courtyard
institution
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 陣 阵 [zhen4] disposition of troops
wave
spate
burst
spell
short period of time
classifier for events or states of short duration disposition of troops
wave
spate
burst
spell
short period of time
classifier for events or states of short duration 陡 陡 [dou3] steep
precipitous
abrubtly
suddenly
unexpectedly steep
precipitous
abrubtly
suddenly
unexpectedly 陛 陛 [bi4] the steps to the throne the steps to the throne 陝 陕 [Shan3] abbr. for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西 province abbr. for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西 province 除 除 [chu2] to get rid of
to remove
to exclude
to eliminate
to wipe out
to divide
except
not including to get rid of
to remove
to exclude
to eliminate
to wipe out
to divide
except
not including 陪 陪 [pei2] to accompany
to keep sb company
to assist
old variant of 賠|赔[pei2] to accompany
to keep sb company
to assist
old variant of 賠|赔[ㄆㄟˊ] 陵 陵 [ling2] mound
tomb
hill
mountain mound
tomb
hill
mountain 陳 陈 [chen2] to lay out
to exhibit
to display
to narrate
to state
to explain
to tell
old
stale

surname Chen
vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC
Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589) to lay out
to exhibit
to display
to narrate
to state
to explain
to tell
old
stale

surname Chen
vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC
Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589) 陸 陆 [lu4] shore
land
continent

six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

surname Lu shore
land
continent

six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

surname Lu 陰 阴 [yin1] overcast (weather)
cloudy
shady
Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
negative (electric.)
feminine
moon
implicit
hidden
genitalia

surname Yin overcast (weather)
cloudy
shady
Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
negative (electric.)
feminine
moon
implicit
hidden
genitalia

surname Yin 陴 陴 [pi2] parapet parapet 陶 陶 [tao2] pottery
pleased

surname Tao pottery
pleased

surname Tao 陷 陷 [xian4] pitfall
trap
to get stuck
to sink
to cave in
to frame (false charge)
to capture (a city in battle)
to fall (to the enemy)
defect pitfall
trap
to get stuck
to sink
to cave in
to frame (false charge)
to capture (a city in battle)
to fall (to the enemy)
defect 隊 队 [dui4] squadron
team
group
CL:個|个[ge4] squadron
team
group
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 階 阶 [jie1] rank or step
stairs rank or step
stairs 隋 隋 [Sui2] the Sui dynasty (581-617 AD)
surname Sui the Sui dynasty (581-617 AD)
surname Sui 陽 阳 [yang2] positive (electric.)
sun
male principle (Taoism)
Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] ☯ positive (electric.)
sun
male principle (Taoism)
Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[ㄧㄣ] ☯ 隅 隅 [yu2] corner corner 隆 隆 [long2] grand
intense
prosperous
to swell
to bulge

sound of drums

surname Long
short for 吉隆坡[Ji2 long2 po1], Kuala Lumpur grand
intense
prosperous
to swell
to bulge

sound of drums

surname Long
short for 吉隆坡[ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄛ], Kuala Lumpur 隍 隍 [huang2] dry moat
god of city dry moat
god of city 陲 陲 [chui2] frontier frontier 隘 隘 [ai4] pass
defile
narrow
confined
in distress pass
defile
narrow
confined
in distress 隔 隔 [ge2] to separate
to partition
to stand or lie between
at a distance from
after or at an interval of to separate
to partition
to stand or lie between
at a distance from
after or at an interval of 隕 陨 [yun3] to fall
meteor
to perish
see also 殞|殒[yun3] to fall
meteor
to perish
see also 殞|殒[ㄩㄣˇ] 隙 隙 [xi4] crack
crevice
gap or interval
loophole
discord
rift crack
crevice
gap or interval
loophole
discord
rift 障 障 [zhang4] to block
to hinder
to obstruct to block
to hinder
to obstruct 際 际 [ji4] border
edge
boundary
interval
between
inter-
to meet
time
occasion
to meet with (circumstances) border
edge
boundary
interval
between
inter-
to meet
time
occasion
to meet with (circumstances) 隧 隧 [sui4] tunnel
underground passage tunnel
underground passage 隨 随 [sui2] to follow
to comply with
varying according to...
to allow

surname Sui to follow
to comply with
varying according to...
to allow

surname Sui 險 险 [xian3] danger
dangerous
rugged danger
dangerous
rugged 隱 隐 [yin4] to lean upon

secret
hidden
concealed
(prefix) crypto- to lean upon

secret
hidden
concealed
(prefix) crypto- 隴 陇 [Long3] short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3] short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[ㄍㄢ ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄥˇ] 隸 隶 [li4] attached to
scribe attached to
scribe 隻 只 [zhi1] classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc 雀 雀 [que4] small bird
sparrow
also pr. [qiao3]

a freckle
lentigo small bird
sparrow
also pr. [ㄑㄧㄠˇ]

a freckle
lentigo 雁 雁 [yan4] wild goose wild goose 雅 雅 [ya3] elegant elegant 雄 雄 [xiong2] male
staminate
grand
imposing
powerful
mighty
person or state having great power and influence male
staminate
grand
imposing
powerful
mighty
person or state having great power and influence 雋 隽 [jun4] variant of 俊[jun4]

meaningful
significant

surname Juan variant of 俊[ㄐㄩㄣˋ]

meaningful
significant

surname Juan 集 集 [ji2] to gather
to collect
collected works
classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode to gather
to collect
collected works
classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode 雇 雇 [gu4] to employ
to hire
to rent to employ
to hire
to rent 雍 雍 [yong1] harmony

surname Yong harmony

surname Yong 雉 雉 [zhi4] ringed pheasant ringed pheasant 雌 雌 [ci2] female
Taiwan pr. [ci1] female
Taiwan pr. [ㄘ] 雕 雕 [diao1] to carve
to engrave
shrewd
bird of prey to carve
to engrave
shrewd
bird of prey 雖 虽 [sui1] although
even though although
even though 雜 杂 [za2] mixed
miscellaneous
various
to mix mixed
miscellaneous
various
to mix 雙 双 [shuang1] two
double
pair
both

surname Shuang two
double
pair
both

surname Shuang 雛 雏 [chu2] chick
young bird chick
young bird 雞 鸡 [ji1] fowl
chicken
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
(slang) prostitute fowl
chicken
CL:隻|只[ㄓ]
(slang) prostitute 離 离 [li2] to leave
to part from
to be away from
(in giving distances) from
without (sth)
independent of
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire
☲

surname Li to leave
to part from
to be away from
(in giving distances) from
without (sth)
independent of
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ], symbolizing fire
☲

surname Li 難 难 [nan4] disaster
distress
to scold

difficult (to...)
problem
difficulty
difficult
not good disaster
distress
to scold

difficult (to...)
problem
difficulty
difficult
not good 雨 雨 [yu4] to rain
(of rain, snow etc) to fall
to precipitate
to wet

rain
CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2] to rain
(of rain, snow etc) to fall
to precipitate
to wet

rain
CL:陣|阵[ㄓㄣˋ],場|场[ㄔㄤˊ] 雪 雪 [xue3] snow
snowfall
CL:場|场[chang2]
to have the appearance of snow
to wipe away, off or out
to clean

surname Xue snow
snowfall
CL:場|场[ㄔㄤˊ]
to have the appearance of snow
to wipe away, off or out
to clean

surname Xue 雯 雯 [wen2] multicolored clouds multicolored clouds 雲 云 [yun2] cloud
CL:朵[duo3]

surname Yun
abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3] cloud
CL:朵[ㄉㄨㄛˇ]

surname Yun
abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄥˇ] 雷 雷 [lei2] thunder
mine (weapon)
(Internet slang) terrifying
terrific

surname Lei thunder
mine (weapon)
(Internet slang) terrifying
terrific

surname Lei 電 电 [dian4] electric
electricity
electrical electric
electricity
electrical 雹 雹 [bao2] hail hail 零 零 [ling2] zero
nought
zero sign
fractional
fragmentary
odd (of numbers)
(placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
fraction
(in mathematics) remainder (after division)
extra
to wither and fall
to wither zero
nought
zero sign
fractional
fragmentary
odd (of numbers)
(placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
fraction
(in mathematics) remainder (after division)
extra
to wither and fall
to wither 需 需 [xu1] to require
to need
to want
necessity
need to require
to need
to want
necessity
need 霄 霄 [xiao1] firmament
heaven firmament
heaven 霆 霆 [ting2] clap of thunder clap of thunder 震 震 [zhen4] to shake
to vibrate
to jolt
to quake
excited
shocked
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder
☳ to shake
to vibrate
to jolt
to quake
excited
shocked
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ], symbolizing thunder
☳ 霉 霉 [mei2] bacteria
fungi
moldy bacteria
fungi
moldy 霎 霎 [sha4] all of a sudden
drizzle all of a sudden
drizzle 霑 沾 [zhan1] variant of 沾[zhan1]
to moisten variant of 沾[ㄓㄢ]
to moisten 霖 霖 [lin2] continued rain continued rain 霍 霍 [huo4] suddenly

surname Huo suddenly

surname Huo 霓 霓 [ni2] secondary rainbow secondary rainbow 霏 霏 [fei1] fall of snow fall of snow 霜 霜 [shuang1] frost
white powder or cream spread over a surface
frosting
(skin) cream frost
white powder or cream spread over a surface
frosting
(skin) cream 霞 霞 [xia2] red clouds red clouds 霪 霪 [yin2] heavy rain heavy rain 霧 雾 [wu4] fog
mist
CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4] fog
mist
CL:場|场[ㄔㄤˊ],陣|阵[ㄓㄣˋ] 霸 霸 [ba4] hegemon
tyrant
lord
feudal chief
to rule by force
to usurp
(in modern advertising) master hegemon
tyrant
lord
feudal chief
to rule by force
to usurp
(in modern advertising) master 霹 霹 [pi1] clap of thunder clap of thunder 露 露 [lu4] dew
syrup
nectar
outdoors (not under cover)
to show
to reveal
to betray
to expose

to show
to reveal
to betray
to expose

surname Lu dew
syrup
nectar
outdoors (not under cover)
to show
to reveal
to betray
to expose

to show
to reveal
to betray
to expose

surname Lu 霽 霁 [ji4] sky clearing up sky clearing up 霾 霾 [mai2] haze haze 靂 雳 [li4] clap of thunder clap of thunder 靈 灵 [ling2] quick
alert
efficacious
effective
to come true
spirit
departed soul
coffin quick
alert
efficacious
effective
to come true
spirit
departed soul
coffin 靄 霭 [ai3] mist
haze
cloudy sky mist
haze
cloudy sky 青 青 [qing1] nature's color
green or blue
greenish black
youth
young (of people)

abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province nature's color
green or blue
greenish black
youth
young (of people)

abbr. for 青海[ㄑㄧㄥ ㄏㄞˇ], Qinghai Province 靖 靖 [jing4] quiet
peaceful
to make tranquil
to pacify

surname Jing quiet
peaceful
to make tranquil
to pacify

surname Jing 靛 靛 [dian4] indigo pigment indigo pigment 靜 静 [jing4] still
calm
quiet
not moving still
calm
quiet
not moving 非 非 [fei1] to not be
not
wrong
incorrect
non-
un-
in-
to reproach or blame
(colloquial) to insist on
simply must

abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa to not be
not
wrong
incorrect
non-
un-
in-
to reproach or blame
(colloquial) to insist on
simply must

abbr. for 非洲[ㄈㄟ ㄓㄡ], Africa 靠 靠 [kao4] to lean against or on
to stand by the side of
to come near to
to depend on
to trust
to fuck (vulgar)
traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) to lean against or on
to stand by the side of
to come near to
to depend on
to trust
to fuck (vulgar)
traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) 靡 靡 [mi3] extravagant
go with fashion
not

wasted extravagant
go with fashion
not

wasted 面 面 [mian4] face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc 靦 腼 [mian3] bashful bashful 靨 靥 [ye4] dimple dimple 革 革 [ge2] animal hide
leather
to reform
to remove
to expel (from office) animal hide
leather
to reform
to remove
to expel (from office) 靴 靴 [xue1] boots boots 靶 靶 [ba3] target
mark target
mark 靼 靼 [da2] (phonetic)
dressed leather (phonetic)
dressed leather 鞅 鞅 [yang1] martingale (leather strap in horse harness)
discontented martingale (leather strap in horse harness)
discontented 鞍 鞍 [an1] saddle saddle 鞋 鞋 [xie2] shoe
CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] shoe
CL:雙|双[ㄕㄨㄤ],隻|只[ㄓ] 鞏 巩 [gong3] secure
solid secure
solid 鞘 鞘 [qiao4] scabbard
sheath scabbard
sheath 鞠 鞠 [ju1] to bring up
to rear
Taiwan pr. [ju2]

surname Ju to bring up
to rear
Taiwan pr. [ㄐㄩˊ]

surname Ju 鞣 鞣 [rou2] suede
chamois
tannin
to tan suede
chamois
tannin
to tan 鞦 秋 [qiu1] a swing a swing 鞭 鞭 [bian1] whip or lash
to flog
to whip
conductor's baton
segmented iron weapon (old)
penis (of animal, served as food) whip or lash
to flog
to whip
conductor's baton
segmented iron weapon (old)
penis (of animal, served as food) 韃 鞑 [da2] Tartar
a tribe in China Tartar
a tribe in China 韁 缰 [jiang1] bridle
reins
halter bridle
reins
halter 韆 千 [qian1] a swing a swing 韋 韦 [wei2] soft leather

surname Wei soft leather

surname Wei 韌 韧 [ren4] annealed
pliable but strong
tough
tenacious annealed
pliable but strong
tough
tenacious 韓 韩 [Han2] Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄
Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国
surname Han Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄
Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国
surname Han 韜 韬 [tao1] bow case or scabbard
to hide
military strategy bow case or scabbard
to hide
military strategy 韭 韭 [jiu3] leek leek 音 音 [yin1] sound
noise
note (of musical scale)
tone
news
syllable
reading (phonetic value of a character) sound
noise
note (of musical scale)
tone
news
syllable
reading (phonetic value of a character) 章 章 [zhang1] chapter
section
clause
movement (of symphony)
seal
badge
regulation
order

surname Zhang chapter
section
clause
movement (of symphony)
seal
badge
regulation
order

surname Zhang 竟 竟 [jing4] unexpectedly
actually
to go so far as to
indeed unexpectedly
actually
to go so far as to
indeed 韶 韶 [shao2] (music)
excellent
harmonious

surname Shao (music)
excellent
harmonious

surname Shao 韻 韵 [yun4] beautiful sound
appeal
charm
vowel
rhyme
in Chinese phonetics, the medial and final sound of a syllable (i.e. excluding the initial consonant) beautiful sound
appeal
charm
vowel
rhyme
in Chinese phonetics, the medial and final sound of a syllable (i.e. excluding the initial consonant) 響 响 [xiang3] echo
sound
noise
to make a sound
to sound
to ring
loud
classifier for noises echo
sound
noise
to make a sound
to sound
to ring
loud
classifier for noises 頁 页 [ye4] page
leaf page
leaf 頂 顶 [ding3] apex
crown of the head
top
roof
most
to carry on the head
to push to the top
to go against
to replace
to substitute
to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
(slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc apex
crown of the head
top
roof
most
to carry on the head
to push to the top
to go against
to replace
to substitute
to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
(slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc 頃 顷 [qing3] unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares
a short while
a little while ago
circa. (for approximate dates)

variant of 傾|倾[qing1] unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[ㄇㄨˇ] or 6.67 hectares
a short while
a little while ago
circa. (for approximate dates)

variant of 傾|倾[ㄑㄧㄥ] 項 项 [xiang4] back of neck
item
thing
term (in a mathematical formula)
sum (of money)
classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc

surname Xiang back of neck
item
thing
term (in a mathematical formula)
sum (of money)
classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc

surname Xiang 順 顺 [shun4] to obey
to follow
to arrange
to make reasonable
along
favorable to obey
to follow
to arrange
to make reasonable
along
favorable 須 须 [xu1] must
to have to
to wait must
to have to
to wait 預 预 [yu4] to advance
in advance
beforehand
to prepare to advance
in advance
beforehand
to prepare 頑 顽 [wan2] mischievous
obstinate
to play
stupid
stubborn
naughty mischievous
obstinate
to play
stupid
stubborn
naughty 頓 顿 [dun4] to stop
to pause
to arrange
to lay out
to kowtow
to stamp (one's foot)
at once
classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal to stop
to pause
to arrange
to lay out
to kowtow
to stamp (one's foot)
at once
classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal 頊 顼 [xu4] grieved
anxious grieved
anxious 頒 颁 [ban1] to promulgate
to send out
to issue
to grant or confer to promulgate
to send out
to issue
to grant or confer 頌 颂 [song4] ode
eulogy
to praise in writing
to wish (in letters) ode
eulogy
to praise in writing
to wish (in letters) 頗 颇 [po1] rather
quite
considerably (Taiwan pr. [po3])
oblique
inclined
slanting

surname Po rather
quite
considerably (Taiwan pr. [ㄆㄛˇ])
oblique
inclined
slanting

surname Po 領 领 [ling3] neck
collar
to lead
to receive
classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc neck
collar
to lead
to receive
classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc 頡 颉 [xie2] (of a bird) to fly upwards
(of the neck) stiff

to confiscate
legendary dog-like animal (old)

surname Xie (of a bird) to fly upwards
(of the neck) stiff

to confiscate
legendary dog-like animal (old)

surname Xie 頰 颊 [jia2] cheeks cheeks 頸 颈 [jing3] neck neck 頻 频 [pin2] frequency
frequently
repetitious frequency
frequently
repetitious 頷 颔 [han4] chin
to nod (one's assent) chin
to nod (one's assent) 頭 头 [tou5] suff. for nouns

head
hair style
the top
end
beginning or end
a stub
remnant
chief
boss
side
aspect
first
leading
classifier for pigs or livestock
CL:個|个[ge4] suff. for nouns

head
hair style
the top
end
beginning or end
a stub
remnant
chief
boss
side
aspect
first
leading
classifier for pigs or livestock
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 頹 颓 [tui2] to crumble
to collapse
to decline
to decay
decadent
dejected
dispirited
balding to crumble
to collapse
to decline
to decay
decadent
dejected
dispirited
balding 頤 颐 [yi2] cheek
lower cheek
chin
jaw
to nourish cheek
lower cheek
chin
jaw
to nourish 顆 颗 [ke1] classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc 額 额 [e2] forehead
horizontal tablet or inscribed board
specified number or amount forehead
horizontal tablet or inscribed board
specified number or amount 顏 颜 [yan2] color
face
countenance

surname Yan color
face
countenance

surname Yan 題 题 [ti2] topic
problem for discussion
exam question
subject
to inscribe
to mention
CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]

surname Ti topic
problem for discussion
exam question
subject
to inscribe
to mention
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ],道[ㄉㄠˋ]

surname Ti 顎 颚 [e4] jaw
palate jaw
palate 顓 颛 [zhuan1] good
simple

surname Zhuan good
simple

surname Zhuan 類 类 [lei4] kind
type
class
category
similar
like
to resemble kind
type
class
category
similar
like
to resemble 願 愿 [yuan4] to hope
to wish
to desire
hoped-for
ready
willing
sincere to hope
to wish
to desire
hoped-for
ready
willing
sincere 顛 颠 [dian1] top (of the head)
apex
to fall forwards
inverted
to jolt top (of the head)
apex
to fall forwards
inverted
to jolt 顧 顾 [gu4] to look after
to take into consideration
to attend to

surname Gu to look after
to take into consideration
to attend to

surname Gu 顫 颤 [chan4] to tremble
to shiver
to shake
to vibrate
Taiwan pr. [zhan4] to tremble
to shiver
to shake
to vibrate
Taiwan pr. [ㄓㄢˋ] 顯 显 [xian3] prominent
conspicuous
(prefix) phanero- prominent
conspicuous
(prefix) phanero- 顰 颦 [pin2] to scowl
to knit the brows to scowl
to knit the brows 顱 颅 [lu2] forehead
skull forehead
skull 風 风 [feng1] wind
news
style
custom
manner
CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] wind
news
style
custom
manner
CL:陣|阵[ㄓㄣˋ],絲|丝[ㄙ] 颯 飒 [sa4] sound of wind
valiant
melancholy sound of wind
valiant
melancholy 颱 台 [tai2] typhoon typhoon 颳 刮 [gua1] to blow (of the wind) to blow (of the wind) 颶 飓 [ju4] hurricane hurricane 颺 飏 [yang2] to soar
to fly
to float
variant of 揚|扬[yang2], to scatter
to spread to soar
to fly
to float
variant of 揚|扬[ㄧㄤˊ], to scatter
to spread 颼 飕 [sou1] to blow (as of wind)
sound of wind
sough to blow (as of wind)
sound of wind
sough 飄 飘 [piao1] to float to float 飛 飞 [fei1] to fly to fly 食 食 [si4] to feed

to eat
food
animal feed
eclipse to feed

to eat
food
animal feed
eclipse 飢 饥 [ji1] hungry hungry 飧 飧 [sun1] (literary) supper (literary) supper 飪 饪 [ren4] cooked food
to cook (until ready) cooked food
to cook (until ready) 飯 饭 [fan4] food
cuisine
cooked rice
meal
CL:碗[wan3],頓|顿[dun4] food
cuisine
cooked rice
meal
CL:碗[ㄨㄢˇ],頓|顿[ㄉㄨㄣˋ] 飩 饨 [tun2] Chinese ravioli Chinese ravioli 飲 饮 [yin4] to give (animals) water to drink

to drink to give (animals) water to drink

to drink 飭 饬 [chi4] keep in order
stern
to order
direct keep in order
stern
to order
direct 飼 饲 [si4] to raise
to rear
to feed to raise
to rear
to feed 飴 饴 [yi2] syrup syrup 飽 饱 [bao3] to eat till full
satisfied to eat till full
satisfied 飾 饰 [shi4] decoration
ornament
to decorate
to adorn
to hide
to conceal (a fault)
excuse (to hide a fault)
to play a role (in opera)
to impersonate decoration
ornament
to decorate
to adorn
to hide
to conceal (a fault)
excuse (to hide a fault)
to play a role (in opera)
to impersonate 餃 饺 [jiao3] dumplings with meat filling dumplings with meat filling 餅 饼 [bing3] round flat cake
cookie
cake
pastry
CL:張|张[zhang1] round flat cake
cookie
cake
pastry
CL:張|张[ㄓㄤ] 餌 饵 [er3] pastry
food
to swallow
to lure
bait
lure pastry
food
to swallow
to lure
bait
lure 餉 饷 [xiang3] soldier's pay soldier's pay 養 养 [yang3] to raise (animals)
to bring up (children)
to keep (pets)
to support
to give birth to raise (animals)
to bring up (children)
to keep (pets)
to support
to give birth 餓 饿 [e4] to be hungry
hungry to be hungry
hungry 餒 馁 [nei3] hungry hungry 餘 馀 [yu2] variant of 餘|余[yu2], remainder

surname Yu

extra
surplus
remaining
remainder after division
(following numerical value) or more
in excess of (some number)
residue (math.)
after
I
me variant of 餘|余[ㄩˊ], remainder

surname Yu

extra
surplus
remaining
remainder after division
(following numerical value) or more
in excess of (some number)
residue (math.)
after
I
me 餐 餐 [can1] meal
to eat
classifier for meals meal
to eat
classifier for meals 館 馆 [guan3] building
shop
term for certain service establishments
embassy or consulate
schoolroom (old)
CL:家[jia1] building
shop
term for certain service establishments
embassy or consulate
schoolroom (old)
CL:家[ㄐㄧㄚ] 餞 饯 [jian4] farewell dinner
preserves farewell dinner
preserves 餛 馄 [hun2] Chinese ravioli Chinese ravioli 餡 馅 [xian4] stuffing
forcemeat
filling stuffing
forcemeat
filling 餵 喂 [wei4] to feed to feed 餾 馏 [liu4] to steam
to cook in a steamer
to reheat cold food by steaming it

to distill
to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling to steam
to cook in a steamer
to reheat cold food by steaming it

to distill
to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling 餿 馊 [sou1] rancid
soured (as food) rancid
soured (as food) 餽 馈 [kui4] to make an offering to the gods
variant of 饋|馈[kui4] to make an offering to the gods
variant of 饋|馈[ㄎㄨㄟˋ] 饅 馒 [man2] steamed bread steamed bread 饒 饶 [rao2] rich
abundant
exuberant
to add for free
to throw in as bonus
to spare
to forgive
despite
although

surname Rao rich
abundant
exuberant
to add for free
to throw in as bonus
to spare
to forgive
despite
although

surname Rao 饑 饥 [ji1] variant of 飢|饥[ji1] variant of 飢|饥[ㄐㄧ] 饜 餍 [yan4] to eat to the full to eat to the full 饞 馋 [chan2] gluttonous
greedy
to have a craving gluttonous
greedy
to have a craving 首 首 [shou3] head
chief
first (occasion, thing etc)
classifier for poems, songs etc head
chief
first (occasion, thing etc)
classifier for poems, songs etc 香 香 [xiang1] fragrant
sweet smelling
aromatic
savory or appetizing
(to eat) with relish
(of sleep) sound
perfume or spice
joss or incense stick
CL:根[gen1] fragrant
sweet smelling
aromatic
savory or appetizing
(to eat) with relish
(of sleep) sound
perfume or spice
joss or incense stick
CL:根[ㄍㄣ] 馥 馥 [fu4] fragrance
scent
aroma fragrance
scent
aroma 馨 馨 [xin1] fragrant fragrant 馬 马 [ma3] horse
CL:匹[pi3]
horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
knight in Western chess

surname Ma
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4] horse
CL:匹[ㄆㄧˇ]
horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
knight in Western chess

surname Ma
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄚˋ] 馮 冯 [ping2] to gallop
to assist
to attack
to wade
great
old variant of 憑|凭[ping2]

surname Feng to gallop
to assist
to attack
to wade
great
old variant of 憑|凭[ㄆㄧㄥˊ]

surname Feng 馭 驭 [yu4] variant of 御[yu4]
to drive
to manage
to control variant of 御[ㄩˋ]
to drive
to manage
to control 馳 驰 [chi2] run fast
speed
spread
gallop run fast
speed
spread
gallop 馱 驮 [tuo2] to carry on one's back

load carried by a pack animal to carry on one's back

load carried by a pack animal 馴 驯 [xun4] to attain gradually
to tame
Taiwan pr. [xun2] to attain gradually
to tame
Taiwan pr. [ㄒㄩㄣˊ] 駁 驳 [bo2] variegated
heterogeneous
to refute
to contradict
to ship by barge
a barge
a lighter (ship) variegated
heterogeneous
to refute
to contradict
to ship by barge
a barge
a lighter (ship) 駝 驼 [tuo2] hump or hunchbacked
camel hump or hunchbacked
camel 駐 驻 [zhu4] to halt
to stay
to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) to halt
to stay
to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) 駟 驷 [si4] team of 4 horses team of 4 horses 駛 驶 [shi3] to gallop
speedily
to proceed to
to pilot (ship, plane etc)
to sail to gallop
speedily
to proceed to
to pilot (ship, plane etc)
to sail 駑 驽 [nu2] worn out old horses worn out old horses 駕 驾 [jia4] to harness
to draw (a cart etc)
to drive
to pilot
to sail
to ride
your good self
prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)

surname Jia to harness
to draw (a cart etc)
to drive
to pilot
to sail
to ride
your good self
prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)

surname Jia 駒 驹 [ju1] colt colt 駙 驸 [fu4] prince consort prince consort 駭 骇 [hai4] to astonish
to startle
to hack (computing, loanword) to astonish
to startle
to hack (computing, loanword) 駢 骈 [pian2] (of a pair of horses) to pull side by side
to be side by side
to be fused together
parallel (literary style)

surname Pian (of a pair of horses) to pull side by side
to be side by side
to be fused together
parallel (literary style)

surname Pian 駱 骆 [luo4] camel
white horse with a black mane (archaic)

surname Luo camel
white horse with a black mane (archaic)

surname Luo 騁 骋 [cheng3] to hasten
to run
to open up
to gallop to hasten
to run
to open up
to gallop 駿 骏 [jun4] spirited horse spirited horse 騎 骑 [qi2] to ride (an animal or bike)
to sit astride
classifier for saddle-horses

(Taiwan) saddle horse
mounted soldier to ride (an animal or bike)
to sit astride
classifier for saddle-horses

(Taiwan) saddle horse
mounted soldier 騖 骛 [wu4] fast
greedy
run rapidly fast
greedy
run rapidly 騙 骗 [pian4] to cheat
to swindle
to deceive
to fool
to hoodwink
to trick to cheat
to swindle
to deceive
to fool
to hoodwink
to trick 騫 骞 [qian1] defective
raise defective
raise 騰 腾 [teng2] to soar
to gallop
to prance
to turn over
to vacate
to clear to soar
to gallop
to prance
to turn over
to vacate
to clear 騷 骚 [sao1] trouble
disturbance
rumpus
flirty
coquettish
abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1]
literary writings
smell of urine
foul smell
male (animal) (dialect) trouble
disturbance
rumpus
flirty
coquettish
abbr. for 離騷|离骚[ㄌㄧˊ ㄙㄠ]
literary writings
smell of urine
foul smell
male (animal) (dialect) 驅 驱 [qu1] to expel
to urge on
to drive
to run quickly to expel
to urge on
to drive
to run quickly 驃 骠 [piao4] white horse white horse 驀 蓦 [mo4] leap on or over
suddenly leap on or over
suddenly 騾 骡 [luo2] mule
CL:匹[pi3],頭|头[tou2] mule
CL:匹[ㄆㄧˇ],頭|头[ㄊㄡˊ] 驕 骄 [jiao1] proud
arrogant proud
arrogant 驚 惊 [jing1] to start
to be frightened
to be scared
alarm to start
to be frightened
to be scared
alarm 驛 驿 [yi4] post horse
relay station post horse
relay station 驗 验 [yan4] to examine
to test
to check to examine
to test
to check 驟 骤 [zhou4] sudden
unexpected
abrupt
suddenly
Taiwan pr. [zou4] sudden
unexpected
abrupt
suddenly
Taiwan pr. [ㄗㄡˋ] 驢 驴 [lü2] donkey
CL:頭|头[tou2] donkey
CL:頭|头[ㄊㄡˊ] 驥 骥 [ji4] thoroughbred horse
refined and virtuous thoroughbred horse
refined and virtuous 驪 骊 [li2] black horse
jet steed
good horse
legendary black dragon black horse
jet steed
good horse
legendary black dragon 骨 骨 [gu3] bone bone 骯 肮 [ang1] dirty
filthy dirty
filthy 骰 骰 [tou2] dice dice 骷 骷 [ku1] skeleton skeleton 骸 骸 [hai2] bones of the body bones of the body 骼 骼 [ge2] skeleton skeleton 髏 髅 [lou2] skull skull 髒 脏 [zang1] dirty
filthy dirty
filthy 髓 髓 [sui3] marrow
essence
quintessence
pith (soft interior of plant stem) marrow
essence
quintessence
pith (soft interior of plant stem) 體 体 [ti3] body
form
style
system body
form
style
system 高 高 [gao1] high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)

surname Gao high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)

surname Gao 髦 髦 [mao2] bang (hair)
fashionable
mane bang (hair)
fashionable
mane 髮 发 [fa4] hair
Taiwan pr. [fa3] hair
Taiwan pr. [ㄈㄚˇ] 髯 髯 [ran2] beard
whiskers beard
whiskers 髻 髻 [ji4] hair rolled up in a bun, topknot hair rolled up in a bun, topknot 髭 髭 [zi1] mustache mustache 鬃 鬃 [zong1] bristles
horse's mane bristles
horse's mane 鬆 松 [song1] loose
to loosen
to relax loose
to loosen
to relax 鬍 胡 [hu2] beard
mustache
whiskers beard
mustache
whiskers 鬚 须 [xu1] beard
mustache
feeler (of an insect etc)
tassel beard
mustache
feeler (of an insect etc)
tassel 鬢 鬓 [bin4] temples
hair on the temples temples
hair on the temples 鬥 斗 [dou4] to fight
to struggle
to condemn
to censure
to contend
to put together
coming together to fight
to struggle
to condemn
to censure
to contend
to put together
coming together 鬧 闹 [nao4] noisy
cacophonous
to make noise
to disturb
to vent (feelings)
to fall ill
to have an attack (of sickness)
to go in (for some activity)
to joke noisy
cacophonous
to make noise
to disturb
to vent (feelings)
to fall ill
to have an attack (of sickness)
to go in (for some activity)
to joke 鬨 哄 [hong4] tumult
uproar
commotion
disturbance tumult
uproar
commotion
disturbance 鬱 郁 [yu4] dense (growth)
melancholy

surname Yu dense (growth)
melancholy

surname Yu 鬲 鬲 [li4] ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs

earthen pot
iron cauldron

surname Ge ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs

earthen pot
iron cauldron

surname Ge 鬼 鬼 [gui3] ghost
sly
crafty
CL:個|个[ge4] ghost
sly
crafty
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ] 魁 魁 [kui2] chief
head
outstanding
exceptional
stalwart chief
head
outstanding
exceptional
stalwart 魂 魂 [hun2] soul
spirit
immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body soul
spirit
immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body 魅 魅 [mei4] demon
magic
to charm demon
magic
to charm 魄 魄 [po4] soul
mortal soul, i.e. attached to the body soul
mortal soul, i.e. attached to the body 魏 魏 [wei4] tower over a palace gateway (old)

surname Wei
name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han
the Wei dynasty 221-265
Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods tower over a palace gateway (old)

surname Wei
name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han
the Wei dynasty 221-265
Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods 魔 魔 [mo2] devil
magic devil
magic 魘 魇 [yan3] to have a nightmare to have a nightmare 魚 鱼 [yu2] fish
CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]

surname Yu fish
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ],尾[ㄨㄟˇ]

surname Yu 魷 鱿 [you2] cuttlefish cuttlefish 魯 鲁 [lu3] crass
stupid
rude

surname Lu
Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC) in modern day Shandong Province crass
stupid
rude

surname Lu
Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[ㄕㄢ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄥˇ]
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC) in modern day Shandong Province 鮑 鲍 [bao4] abalone

surname Bao abalone

surname Bao 鮮 鲜 [xian3] few
rare

fresh
bright (in color)
delicious
tasty
delicacy
aquatic foods few
rare

fresh
bright (in color)
delicious
tasty
delicacy
aquatic foods 鮫 鲛 [jiao1] see 鮫魚|鲛鱼[jiao1 yu2] see 鮫魚|鲛鱼[ㄐㄧㄠ ㄩˊ] 鮪 鲔 [wei3] little tuna
Euthynnus alletteratus little tuna
Euthynnus alletteratus 鯊 鲨 [sha1] shark shark 鯉 鲤 [li3] carp carp 鯽 鲫 [ji4] bastard carp
sand perch bastard carp
sand perch 鯨 鲸 [jing1] whale whale 鯧 鲳 [chang1] see 鯧魚|鲳鱼[chang1 yu2] see 鯧魚|鲳鱼[ㄔㄤ ㄩˊ] 鰓 鳃 [sai1] gills of fish gills of fish 鰍 鳅 [qiu1] loach loach 鰭 鳍 [qi2] fin fin 鰥 鳏 [guan1] widower widower 鱉 鳖 [bie1] freshwater soft-shelled turtle freshwater soft-shelled turtle 鰱 鲢 [lian2] Hypophthalmichthys moritrix Hypophthalmichthys moritrix 鰾 鳔 [biao4] swim bladder
air bladder of fish swim bladder
air bladder of fish 鰻 鳗 [man2] eel
Anguilla lostoniensis eel
Anguilla lostoniensis 鱔 鳝 [shan4] Chinese yellow eel Chinese yellow eel 鱗 鳞 [lin2] scales (of fish) scales (of fish) 鱖 鳜 [gui4] mandarin fish
Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi) mandarin fish
Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi) 鱷 鳄 [e4] crocodile
alligator crocodile
alligator 鱸 鲈 [lu2] common perch
bass common perch
bass 鳥 鸟 [niao3] bird
CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]
(dialect) to pay attention to
(intensifier) damned
goddam

variant of 屌[diao3]
penis bird
CL:隻|只[ㄓ],群[ㄑㄩㄣˊ]
(dialect) to pay attention to
(intensifier) damned
goddam

variant of 屌[ㄉㄧㄠˇ]
penis 鳩 鸠 [jiu1] turtle-dove
Turtur orientalis
penis (slang, esp. Cantonese) turtle-dove
Turtur orientalis
penis (slang, esp. Cantonese) 鳴 鸣 [ming2] to cry (of birds, animals and insects) to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 鳶 鸢 [yuan1] kite (small hawk) kite (small hawk) 鳳 凤 [feng4] phoenix

surname Feng phoenix

surname Feng 鴆 鸩 [zhen4] legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison
poisonous
to poison sb legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison
poisonous
to poison sb 鴉 鸦 [ya1] crow crow 鴕 鸵 [tuo2] ostrich ostrich 鴣 鸪 [gu1] partridge
Francolinus chinensis partridge
Francolinus chinensis 鴦 鸯 [yang1] mandarin duck mandarin duck 鴨 鸭 [ya1] duck
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
male prostitute (slang) duck
CL:隻|只[ㄓ]
male prostitute (slang) 鴒 鸰 [ling2] wagtail
lark wagtail
lark 鴛 鸳 [yuan1] mandarin duck mandarin duck 鴻 鸿 [hong2] eastern bean goose
great
large eastern bean goose
great
large 鴿 鸽 [ge1] pigeon
dove pigeon
dove 鵑 鹃 [juan1] cuckoo cuckoo 鵝 鹅 [e2] goose
CL:隻|只[zhi1] goose
CL:隻|只[ㄓ] 鵠 鹄 [hu2] swan

center or bull's eye of an archery target (old)
goal
target swan

center or bull's eye of an archery target (old)
goal
target 鶉 鹑 [chun2] quail quail 鵡 鹉 [wu3] parrot parrot 鵲 鹊 [que4] magpie magpie 鵪 鹌 [an1] quail quail 鵬 鹏 [Peng2] Peng, large fabulous bird
roc Peng, large fabulous bird
roc 鶯 莺 [ying1] oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers 鶴 鹤 [he4] crane crane 鷂 鹞 [yao4] sparrow hawk
Accipiter nisus sparrow hawk
Accipiter nisus 鷓 鹧 [zhe4] partridge
Francolinus chinensis partridge
Francolinus chinensis 鷗 鸥 [ou1] common gull common gull 鷥 鸶 [si1] heron heron 鷹 鹰 [ying1] eagle
falcon
hawk eagle
falcon
hawk 鷺 鹭 [lu4] heron heron 鸚 鹦 [ying1] parrot parrot 鸞 鸾 [luan2] mythical bird related to phoenix mythical bird related to phoenix 鹹 咸 [xian2] salted
salty
stingy
miserly salted
salty
stingy
miserly 鹼 碱 [jian3] base
alkali
soda (chemistry) base
alkali
soda (chemistry) 鹽 盐 [yan2] salt
CL:粒[li4] salt
CL:粒[ㄌㄧˋ] 鹿 鹿 [lu4] deer deer 麂 麂 [ji3] muntjac muntjac 麋 麋 [mi2] moose
river bank

surname Mi moose
river bank

surname Mi 麒 麒 [qi2] mythical male unicorn
see 麒麟 mythical male unicorn
see 麒麟 麗 丽 [li4] beautiful

Korea beautiful

Korea 麓 麓 [lu4] foot of a hill foot of a hill 麝 麝 [she4] musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
also called 香獐子 musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
also called 香獐子 麟 麟 [lin2] female unicorn
see 麒麟 female unicorn
see 麒麟 麥 麦 [mai4] wheat
barley
oats

surname Mai wheat
barley
oats

surname Mai 麩 麸 [fu1] bran bran 麴 麴 [qu1] yeast
Aspergillus (includes many common molds)
Taiwan pr. [qu2]
variant of 曲[qu1]

surname Qu yeast
Aspergillus (includes many common molds)
Taiwan pr. [ㄑㄩˊ]
variant of 曲[ㄑㄩ]

surname Qu 麵 面 [mian4] flour
noodles flour
noodles 麻 麻 [ma2] generic name for hemp, flax etc
hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
sesame
CL:縷|缕[lü3]
(of materials) rough or coarse
pocked
pitted
to have pins and needles or tingling
to feel numb

surname Ma generic name for hemp, flax etc
hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
sesame
CL:縷|缕[lü3]
(of materials) rough or coarse
pocked
pitted
to have pins and needles or tingling
to feel numb

surname Ma 麼 麽 [mo2] tiny
insignificant

suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc

interrogative final particle

exclamatory final particle tiny
insignificant

suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么[ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[ㄓㄜˋ ㄇㄜ˙] thus, etc

interrogative final particle

exclamatory final particle 麾 麾 [hui1] signal flag
to signal signal flag
to signal 黃 黄 [huang2] yellow
pornographic
to fall through

surname Huang or Hwang yellow
pornographic
to fall through

surname Huang or Hwang 黍 黍 [shu3] broomcorn millet
glutinous millet broomcorn millet
glutinous millet 黎 黎 [li2] black

Li ethnic group of Hainan Province
surname Li
abbr. for Lebanon 黎巴嫩[Li2 ba1 nen4] black

Li ethnic group of Hainan Province
surname Li
abbr. for Lebanon 黎巴嫩[ㄌㄧˊ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄣˋ] 黏 黏 [nian2] sticky
glutinous
to adhere
to stick sticky
glutinous
to adhere
to stick 黑 黑 [hei1] black
dark
sinister
secret
shady
illegal
(loanword) to hack (computing)

abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] black
dark
sinister
secret
shady
illegal
(loanword) to hack (computing)

abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[ㄏㄟ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ] 墨 墨 [mo4] ink stick
China ink
CL:塊|块[kuai4]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead

surname Mo
abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4 xi1 ge1], Mexico ink stick
China ink
CL:塊|块[ㄎㄨㄞˋ]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead

surname Mo
abbr. for 墨西哥[ㄇㄛˋ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄜ], Mexico 默 默 [mo4] silent
to write from memory silent
to write from memory 黔 黔 [Qian2] abbr. for Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1] abbr. for Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄡ] 點 点 [dian3] point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[ㄍㄥ]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items 黜 黜 [chu4] to dismiss from office
to expel to dismiss from office
to expel 黝 黝 [you3] black
dark green black
dark green 黛 黛 [dai4] umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow 黠 黠 [xia2] (phonetic)
crafty (phonetic)
crafty 黨 党 [dang3] party
association
club
society
CL:個|个[ge4]

surname Dang party
association
club
society
CL:個|个[ㄍㄜˋ]

surname Dang 黯 黯 [an4] deep black
dark
dull (color) deep black
dark
dull (color) 黴 霉 [mei2] variant of 霉[mei2] variant of 霉[ㄇㄟˊ] 黷 黩 [du2] blacken
constantly
to insult blacken
constantly
to insult 鼇 鳌 [ao2] variant of 鰲|鳌[ao2] variant of 鰲|鳌[ㄠˊ] 鼎 鼎 [ding3] ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs
pot (dialect)
to enter upon a period of (classical)
Kangxi radical 206
one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs
pot (dialect)
to enter upon a period of (classical)
Kangxi radical 206
one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes 鼓 鼓 [gu3] drum
CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]
to drum
to strike
to rouse
to bulge
to swell drum
CL:通[ㄊㄨㄥˋ],面[ㄇㄧㄢˋ]
to drum
to strike
to rouse
to bulge
to swell 鼕 冬 [dong1] (onom.) beating a drum
rat-a-tat

surname Dong (onom.) beating a drum
rat-a-tat

surname Dong 鼙 鼙 [pi2] drum carried on horseback drum carried on horseback 鼠 鼠 [shu3] rat
mouse
CL:隻|只[zhi1] rat
mouse
CL:隻|只[ㄓ] 鼬 鼬 [you4] see 鼬鼠[you4 shu3] see 鼬鼠[ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨˇ] 鼴 鼹 [yan3] mole mole 鼻 鼻 [bi2] nose nose 鼾 鼾 [han1] snore
to snore snore
to snore 齊 齐 [qi2] neat
even
level with
identical
simultaneous
all together
to even sth out

(name of states and dynasties at several different periods)
surname Qi neat
even
level with
identical
simultaneous
all together
to even sth out

(name of states and dynasties at several different periods)
surname Qi 齋 斋 [zhai1] to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc
vegetarian diet
study room
building
to give alms (to a monk) to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc
vegetarian diet
study room
building
to give alms (to a monk) 齒 齿 [chi3] tooth
CL:顆|颗[ke1] tooth
CL:顆|颗[ㄎㄜ] 齟 龃 [ju3] irregular
uneven teeth irregular
uneven teeth 齣 出 [chu1] variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) variant of 出[ㄔㄨ] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) 齡 龄 [ling2] age
length of experience, membership etc age
length of experience, membership etc 齜 龇 [zi1] projecting teeth
to bare one's teeth projecting teeth
to bare one's teeth 齦 龈 [yin2] gums (of the teeth)

variant of 啃[ken3] gums (of the teeth)

variant of 啃[ㄎㄣˇ] 齬 龉 [yu3] irregular teeth irregular teeth 齪 龊 [chuo4] dirty
filthy
base
mean
narrow-minded
petty dirty
filthy
base
mean
narrow-minded
petty 齷 龌 [wo4] dirty
small-minded dirty
small-minded 齲 龋 [qu3] decayed teeth
dental caries decayed teeth
dental caries 龍 龙 [long2] dragon
CL:條|条[tiao2]
imperial

surname Long dragon
CL:條|条[ㄊㄧㄠˊ]
imperial

surname Long 龔 龚 [Gong1] surname Gong surname Gong 龜 龟 [gui1] tortoise
turtle tortoise
turtle