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biān
verb — to weave; to compile, edit
biān
noun — a whip; verb — to whip, to drive on
biāo
noun — mark, sign; target
biǎn
adj — flat, level, thin
bài
verb — to defeat; to be defeated, to ruin
bàng
verb — to be near, alongside; to lean on
bàng
noun/verb — pound (weight); to weigh on a scale
bào
adj — violent, sudden, fierce; verb — to expose (to sun)
bào
verb — to explode, burst, pop
verb — to pull up, pull out; to select, promote; to stand out
noun — wall
bó/báo
adj — thin, slight; meager; (báo) thin (of layers)
verb — to spread out, announce, arrange
verb — to push aside, stir, flick; to allot, dial
noun — glass (in 玻璃)
bǎng
noun — shoulder, upper arm
pronoun — that, the other; he, the other party
verb — to catch, seize; to arrest; to hunt
chuǎng
verb — to rush in, burst through; to dash about
chá
verb — to examine closely, observe, detect
chái
noun — firewood, brushwood
cháng
verb — to repay, compensate, make good
cháng
noun — the intestines, the gut
cháo
noun — tide; a surge, trend, current
cháo/zhāo
noun — (zhāo) morning; (cháo) court, dynasty; verb — to face toward
chè
verb/adj — to penetrate through; thorough, complete
chè
adj — clear, transparent to the bottom
chén
verb — to sink, submerge; (adj) deep, heavy
chén
noun — a subject, a minister serving the ruler
chén
verb — to lay out, state; adj — old, stale
chéng
verb — to present, submit, show; to take on (a form, color)
chéng
verb — to receive, bear; to undertake; to inherit
chì
verb — to drive away, repel; to rebuke
chóng
verb/adj — to revere, esteem; lofty, high
chóu
noun — an enemy; hatred, a feud
chóu
verb/noun — to worry, fret; anxiety, gloom
chù
verb — to touch; to butt against; to set off, to trigger
chún
adj — pure, unmixed, simple, sheer
chā
verb — to insert, stick in
chāo
noun — a banknote, paper money
chēng
verb — to prop up, support; to hold open; to push (a boat)
chēng/chèn
verb — to call, name; to weigh; (chèn) to fit
chōng
verb — to flush, rinse; to surge, charge up; to dilute
chōng
verb — to rush, dash, collide
chǎng
noun — a factory, a workshop
chǐ
adj — extravagant, lavish, excessive
chǐ
noun — teeth; a cog, a tooth-like notch (齒輪); age (年齒)
chǔ
verb — to store up, save, reserve
chǔ
noun — plinth, foundation stone
cuò
verb — to place, arrange, handle
cuī
verb — to urge, press, hasten
cuō
verb — to rub or twist between the hands
cái
verb — to cut (cloth); to judge, decide; to cut back
cái
noun — wealth, money, property
cán
verb/adj — ashamed, abashed
cán
noun — silkworm
cáng/zàng
verb — (cáng) to hide, store away; noun — (zàng) a storehouse, treasure
noun — a volume, booklet; (measure word) for books
verb — to measure, gauge; to fathom, predict
verb — to bestow, grant (from above to below)
noun — words, diction; verb — to decline, take leave
còu
verb — to gather, come together; to make up, piece together
verb — to urge, press; adj — short, hurried
cún
verb — to exist; to keep, store
cāng
noun — a granary, storehouse; (extended) hurried
cǎi
noun — color, hue; brilliance, splendor
cǎi
verb — to pick, gather; to adopt
cǎn
adj — miserable, tragic; cruel, savage; badly
pron — this; here
da
noun — a lump, swelling (in 疙瘩)
dié
noun — butterfly
diē
noun — dad, father (colloquial)
duàn
verb — to cut off, break; to decide
duì
noun — a team; a file of people
duī
verb — to pile up, heap; noun — a pile, a heap
dài
verb — to wait; to treat (someone)
dài
adj/verb — lazy, slack; to neglect
dàn
noun — dawn, daybreak; the first day
dàn
adj — bland, thin (of taste); light, faint
dào/dǎo
verb — (dǎo) to fall over, topple; (dào) to invert, pour out, reverse
verb — to reach, get through
noun — God on high; emperor
noun — enemy, foe; verb — to oppose, match
dòu
verb — to tease, amuse, provoke; to stay, pause; noun — comma (逗點)
verb — to be jealous, to envy
dùn
verb — to bow (the head); to pause, stop short; measure word — for meals, beatings (一頓飯)
noun — poison, toxin; adj — poisonous, vicious, cruel
dīng
noun — a nail; (verb) to nail
verb — to oversee, supervise, urge on
dǎo
verb — to guide, lead
dǎo
noun — an island
verb — to reach, arrive at; to resist, withstand; to offset, mortgage
verb — to block, stop up; (measure) a stretch of wall
fàn
verb — to violate, offend, commit (a crime); to encroach on
fàn
noun — a mold; model, bounds
fèi
verb — to boil, seethe, bubble up
fèn
verb — to rouse oneself, exert with all one's strength
fèng
verb — to offer with both hands; to serve, to receive (an order)
fén
noun — grave, burial mound
noun — the Buddha; Buddhism
noun — a married woman, a wife
verb — to return; to do again, repeat
verb — to bind, tie up; to restrain
adj — double, multiple, compound, complex
verb — to carry on the back; to bear; to lose
verb — to support, steady (with the hand); to help up
noun — a tally, token, credential; a symbol, charm
fān
verb — to turn over, flip; to translate; to rummage; to overturn
fēn
noun — atmosphere, air, mood
fēng
adj — abundant, plentiful
noun — an adult man; a husband
noun — skin
fǎn
verb/adj — to turn over, reverse; opposite
fǎng
verb — to spin (thread, yarn)
fǎng
verb — to call on, visit; to inquire, interview
noun — government office; residence
noun — axe
guàn
verb — to pour in, irrigate; to instil
guā
verb — to scrape, pare off; (of wind) to blow
guāi
adj — well-behaved, obedient; (older) contrary, perverse
guī
verb — to return, go back; to belong to
guī
noun — compass; rule
guǎi
verb/noun — to turn (a corner); to limp; to abduct; a cane
guǎng
adj — wide, broad, vast
guǐ
noun — ghost, spirit of the dead
guǒ
verb — to wrap, bind up
adj — awkward, embarrassing (only in 尷尬)
gài
verb — to cover, build (roof over); noun — a lid, cover; conj — (literary) for, because
gài
noun — calcium
noun — a square, lattice; standard; character
verb — to separate, partition, keep apart; to be at a distance / interval from
noun — leather; verb — to change, remove
gòng
verb — to offer tribute, contribute; noun — tribute
gòu
verb — to buy, purchase, procure
verb — to hire, to employ
verb — to hire, to employ
gùn
noun — stick, rod, club; (of a person) a rogue
gān
adj — awkward, embarrassing (only in 尷尬)
gāng
noun — steel
noun — a lump, pimple, knot (in 疙瘩)
鴿
noun — pigeon, dove
gōng
noun — a palace; a temple hall
gōng
adj — respectful, reverent
gōng
verb — to attack, assault; to study hard at
gōng
verb/noun — to bow; the body, in person (親躬)
gōng/gòng
verb — (gōng) to supply, provide; (gòng) to lay offerings; to testify
gōu
verb — to hook, draw a line through; to lure, entice
gōu
noun — ditch, channel, groove; verb — to communicate (溝通)
verb/onom — to coo, rumble, mutter (a low sound)
gǎng
noun — a ridge, mound; a sentry post, a position
gǎo
verb — to do, make, get done; to go in for, mess with
adj — ancient, old
noun — bone
huà/huá
verb — to demarcate, plan; (huá) to scratch, strike
huàn
verb — to call, summon; to call out
huá
adj/verb — slippery, smooth; to slide, slip
huái
verb/noun — to hold to the breast, cherish; the bosom
huán
noun/verb — a ring; to encircle
huáng
adj/noun — august; emperor
huì
verb/noun — to gather, collect; a collection (of words)
huì
noun/verb — kindness, favor; to benefit
huì
adj/noun — bright, clever; wisdom, intelligence
huāng
adj/verb — flustered, panicked; to lose one's head
huī
adj — vast, broad; (恢復) to restore
huī
verb — to wave, brandish, wield; to command, direct
huī
noun/adj — ash; grey; downhearted
huī
noun — radiance, splendor — verb — to shine, to glow
huǎn
adj/verb — slow; to ease, slacken
huǎng
noun/verb — a lie; to lie
huǐ
verb — to regret, repent
hán
noun — Korea (韓國); a surname; (old) a well-curb
háng
verb — to sail, to navigate (by ship or air)
verb — to congratulate, to offer good wishes
hèn
verb — to hate; to resent, regret
noun — pit, kernel; core, nucleus
hén
noun — a mark, scar, trace
héng
verb/noun — to weigh; balance; horizontal bar
héng/hèng
adj/noun — horizontal, crosswise; (hèng) violent, unreasonable
hòu
adj — thick; deep, generous, substantial
hóu
noun — the throat
hóu
noun — monkey
adv — mutually, each other
verb — to guard, protect
hùn
verb — to mix, blend; to muddle along
verb/adj — to paste; muddled, blurry
noun — (in 蝴蝶) butterfly
noun — a beard, a mustache
interj — ha! (laughter); to breathe out, exhale
hāi
interjection — hi; hey; a sigh of regret
hēng
verb — to hum; interjection — hmph
hěn
adj — fierce, ruthless, savage; verb — to steel oneself
hōng
verb — to rumble, boom; to blast, bombard
adv/verb — suddenly; to neglect
hūn
noun — dusk — adj — dim, dark; dazed, faint
hǎn
verb — to shout, to call out loudly
jià
verb — (of a woman) to marry, marry into a household
jiàn
noun — a sword, a double-edged blade
jiàn
verb — to establish, build
jiàn
adv — gradually, by degrees
jiàn
noun — an arrow
jiàn
verb — to recommend, put forward; noun — a grass mat
jiàn
verb — to tread on; to carry out, put into practice
jiàng
noun — a fermented sauce, paste
jiàng
verb — to come down, descend; to lower
jiá
verb — to clamp, press between; noun — a clip, folder
jié
adj — clean, pure, spotless
jiā
adj — fine, excellent, admirable
jiān
verb — to hold two at once, combine, do both
jiān
adj/noun — pointed, sharp; a tip, point
jiān
verb — to pan-fry (in shallow oil); to decoct (simmer down)
jiān
noun — the shoulder
jiāng/jiàng
adv — about to, going to; (jiàng) noun — a general
jiāo
noun — the outskirts, suburbs
jiāo
adj — arrogant, proud
jiǎ
noun — shell, armor; first (of the ten stems)
jiǎn
verb — to cut with shears, clip, trim; noun — scissors
jiǎn
verb — to pick out, select
jiǎn
verb — to pick up; to gather up
jiǎn
verb — to check, inspect, examine
jiǎng
noun — a prize, award; verb — to reward, encourage
jiǎo/jué
noun — (jiǎo) a horn; a corner, an angle — (jué) a role; to contend
jué
verb — to dig, excavate
juǎn
verb — to roll up, curl; to sweep up
juǎn/juàn
verb (juǎn) — to roll up, curl; noun (juàn) — a scroll, volume; an exam paper
adj — still, silent, lonely
verb — to be jealous of; to dread, avoid, taboo
noun — skill, technique
verb — to cross over; to aid, relieve
noun — order, discipline; era, record
verb — to continue; to succeed, inherit
noun — a trace, a track, a mark left behind
noun — edge, juncture; between
jìn
verb — to exhaust, use up; to the utmost
jìng
noun — border; territory; situation
jìng
verb — to respect, revere; to offer respectfully
verb — to envy, to be jealous of
verb/noun — to gather; a collection
adv — all, together; entirely
verb/noun — to have; tool, utensil
verb — to lean on; to occupy; to base on
jùn
adj — outstanding, talented; handsome
noun — base, foundation
verb — to dash up; to stir, provoke
verb — to pile up, accumulate
noun — a trace, footprint, mark left behind; a vestige, deed
jīn
noun — an axe; a catty (unit of weight)
jīn
noun — metal; gold; money
jīng
noun/adj — crystal; sparkling, clear (水晶, 晶瑩)
jīng
verb — to startle, to alarm, to be frightened
jūn
noun — ruler, lord; a respectful "you, sir"
jūn
noun — army; military
verb — to squeeze, press; to crowd, jostle
jǐn
adverb — only, barely
noun — a carpenter's square; a rule, standard
kuì
verb/adj — ashamed, abashed; to feel shame
kuò
verb — to draw together, enclose
kuī
verb/noun — to lose, run short; deficit; (luckily)
kuǎn
noun — a sum, funds; a style, kind; (adj) sincere
kàng
verb — to resist, withstand; to defy
noun — storehouse, warehouse, treasury
kěn
adj/verb — sincere, earnest; to entreat
liàng
verb — to forgive, make allowance; to trust
liè
verb — to arrange in a row, to list; (noun) a row, a series
liè
adj — fierce, intense, blazing
luò
noun — net of threads, network; verb — to wind, twine around
lán
noun — orchid
láng
noun — a young man; a husband; a court title
láo
verb/noun — to toil; labor
lìng
adv/adj — separately; another, other
noun — coloured glass; glaze (in 玻璃, 琉璃)
lóng
noun — basket, cage; lantern; (verb) to cover, envelop
verb — to record, register; to copy down
lùn
verb/noun — to discuss; theory
lüè
verb — to survey, mark out (land); noun — outline, strategy; adv — slightly, roughly
lǎn
verb — to look over, view, browse
lǐng
noun — collar, neck; verb — to lead; to receive
noun — rule, law; pitch, rhythm
miào
noun — temple, shrine, ancestral hall
mián
verb — to sleep
mài
noun — wheat, barley (the grain)
mào
noun — appearance, looks, manner
máo
noun — long hair, mane; (古) the gifted, an elite
adj/noun — secret, mysterious; secretarial
míng
verb — to cry, call (of birds, animals); to sound
adj — lonely, still, desolate
noun/adj — a path between fields; unfamiliar
verb/adj — silent; to do from memory (默寫)
mò/mù
adv — do not, none, no one; (mù) dusk, evening (now written 暮)
noun — grave, tomb
noun — a curtain, a screen, a tent; an act (of a play)
verb — to admire, yearn for, look up to
adj — harmonious, on good terms
mǐn
adj — quick, nimble, sharp-witted
adj — greasy, oily; cloying, fed up; fine and smooth
nóng
adj — thick, dense, concentrated
nóng
noun — farming; agriculture
nǎo
verb/adj — to vex, be annoyed
piāo
verb — to float on the wind, drift, flutter
pàn
verb — to judge, decide; to tell apart, divide
pào
noun — cannon, artillery piece
péi
verb — to compensate, pay back; to lose money
pén
noun — a basin, pot, tub
péng
verb — to swell, expand, inflate
pìn
verb — to engage, hire; to betroth
noun — the spleen
pín
adj — poor, lacking
píng
verb/prep — to lean on, rely on; to go by, on the strength of
verb — to press, compel; adj — urgent, pressing
noun — a waterfall
pān
verb — to climb by gripping; to cling to, seek connection with
verb/adj — to splash, fling water; lively, fierce
adv — quite, rather, considerably; adj — partial, one-sided
qiàn
verb/noun — to fall short; an apology
qiān
verb — to move, relocate, transfer; to change
qiāng
noun — spear; gun, rifle
qiǎng
verb — to snatch, grab; to rush, scramble
què
noun/verb — monopoly, levy; to discuss, deliberate
verb — to stand on tiptoe; to hope for, plan
noun — steam, vapor; (in compounds) gasoline, automobile
noun — flag, banner
noun — a river name; (in 冰淇淋) ice cream
adj/verb — even, level; together, all at once; complete
qín
noun — the qin (a seven-string zither); any large stringed/keyboard instrument (鋼琴 piano)
noun — a canal, ditch, channel
qīng
verb — to lean, tilt; to pour out; to topple
adj/noun — bent, crooked; a tune, a song
verb — to hasten toward, tend toward, incline
ruì
adj — sharp, keen, acute
ráo
adj — abundant, plentiful; verb — to spare, let off
rèn
verb/noun — to bear; duty; to appoint
rèn
noun — the edge, the blade of a knife
róng
verb/noun — to hold, contain; the face
róng
verb — to dissolve, melt into liquid
róng
verb — to melt, dissolve; to merge, blend
róu
verb — to knead, rub, massage
róu
adj — soft, supple, gentle
noun — scholar; the Confucian tradition
rǎng
verb — to shout, yell, make an uproar
shuò
verb/adj — to glitter, sparkle, flash
shuāng
noun — frost
shà
verb/adv — to halt, finish off; very, fiercely
shà/chà
verb — (shà) to halt, brake; (chà) an instant; a temple
shàn
adj — good, kind, virtuous; verb — to be good at (善於)
shàn
verb — to act on one's own authority; to be good at
shè
verb — to set up, arrange
shèn
verb — to seep, ooze; to permeate
shèn/shén
adv — extremely, going too far; (shén) what
shèng/chéng
adj — flourishing, abundant; (chéng) verb — to fill, hold (in a vessel)
shì
verb — to serve as an official; to take office
shì
verb — to be fond of, have a taste for
shì
verb — to pass away; to go by (of time, life)
shì
verb — to explain, interpret; to release, let go
shì
verb/noun — to adorn, decorate; an ornament
shí
adj/noun — solid, real; fruit
shòu
verb — to sell, vend
shòu
verb — to hunt; noun — a hunt, esp. the winter hunt
shù
noun — art, method, craft
shùn
noun — a blink, an instant
shē
adj — extravagant, luxurious; to overspend
shēng
noun — livestock; a sacrificial animal
shěn/chén
noun — (shěn) a surname; verb — (chén) to sink, a variant of 沉
shī
noun — a corpse, dead body
shī
verb — to carry out, put into effect; to bestow
shī
noun — lion
shōu
verb — to gather in; to receive; to collect
shū
noun — a comb; verb — to comb, to smooth out
shū
adj/verb — different, special; (old) to cut off, execute
shū
noun — vegetables, edible greens
shǎng
verb — to reward, to bestow; to appreciate, to enjoy
shǐ
noun — excrement, dung
shǒu
noun — head; chief, first; measure — for songs and poems
suì
verb/adj — to shatter; broken into bits, fragmentary
suō
verb — to shrink, contract, draw in
suǒ
noun/verb — a rope; to demand, to search
noun/adj — plain, undyed; an element, the basic
noun/adj — custom, the common way; common, popular; vulgar
verb — to tear, rip apart
pronoun — this — particle — then, thus (literary)
adj/noun — private, personal; selfish
verb — to revive, come back to life
verb — to scatter, sprinkle; (sā) to let go, cast out
verb — to sprinkle, scatter, spill
sǎng
noun — throat; voice
sǎo
verb — to sweep; to clear away, wipe out
sǒng
verb — to egg on, incite, urge someone to act
sǔn
verb — to reduce, harm, damage
調tiáo/diào
verb — (tiáo) to adjust, blend, tune; (diào) to transfer, move; noun — (diào) a tone, a tune
tuán
noun/verb — a ball, a group; to roll round
tài
noun — manner, form, state (態度)
tàn
verb — to reach into, search out; to probe
tán/dàn
verb — to pluck, flick, spring back; (dàn) noun — a pellet, bullet, shell
táng
noun — a main hall, a raised room
táo
noun — peach
táo
verb — to wash, pan (rice, gold); to clear out
táo
verb — to flee, escape, run away
noun — a drawer; a tray, a tier
noun — tears; nasal mucus
tóng
noun — child; adj — childish, of childhood
verb — to smear, daub, apply (paint, mud); to scribble out
noun — road, path, way; journey
tān
verb — to spread out; noun — a stall, a vendor's stand
tān
noun — a shoal, sandbank, beach; rapids
adv/verb — sudden; to dash out; to jut
tūn
verb — to swallow; to swallow up, annex
tǒng
verb/noun — to unite, govern; the whole
verb — to spit out; to vomit; to say out
wáng
noun — a king, monarch; (adj) royal
wèi
verb — to comfort, console, soothe
wèi
verb — to say, call, mean; to refer to
wéi
verb/noun — to surround; a perimeter
wéi
verb/noun — to hold together, maintain; a dimension
wéi
verb — to violate, go against, disobey
wéi
verb — to go against, oppose; noun — tanned leather (韋編); a surname
noun/verb — task, affairs; to work at
adv — do not, must not (a prohibition)
verb — to realize, awaken to, comprehend
noun — fog, mist
verb — to dig, scoop out
wāi
adj — crooked, slanted, askew
wān
verb/adj — to bend; bent, curved
wēi
adj — tiny, slight, subtle
wěi
adj — great, mighty, outstanding
wěi
noun — a tail; the end, the rear
wěn
noun — lips; verb — to kiss
wěn
adj — steady, stable, secure
noun — a snail (in 蝸牛)
adj/noun — martial; military force
xià
verb — to scare, frighten; to startle
xiàn
verb — to offer, present, dedicate (to a superior or in ritual)
xiàng
noun — an elephant; an image, appearance, phenomenon
xiàng
noun — the nape of the neck; an item, a category
xiào
verb — to imitate, follow the model of; to devote — noun — effect, result
xiá
noun — a gorge, ravine; a strait
xián
adj/noun — worthy, able, virtuous; a worthy person
xián
adj — idle, at leisure; unoccupied
xiáng
verb — to soar, glide, circle on the wing
xiáng
adj — detailed, full — verb — to know fully
xié
verb — to cooperate, work together, harmonize
xióng
noun/adj — male (of birds, animals); heroic, grand
xiù
adj — fine, elegant, outstanding
xiāo
noun — night, nighttime
xiāo
verb — to melt down; to cancel, dissolve; to sell
xiōng
adj — fierce, ferocious; (of events) terrible — noun — a murderer
xiōng
adj — inauspicious, ill-fated; fierce, violent
xiǎng
noun/verb — echo, sound; to ring out
xiǎo
noun — dawn — verb — to know, understand; to make known
xué
noun — cave, hole, den; acupuncture point
xuān
verb — to proclaim, announce, declare aloud
noun — system, lineage; a department
xìng
noun — nature, disposition; gender
noun — a mat; a seat, banquet
noun — order, sequence; a preface
verb — to continue, extend; to renew
verb — to store up, accumulate; to keep, harbor
xùn
noun/verb — message, information; to question
xùn
verb — to instruct, to teach, to drill
xún
verb — to search for, look for; to seek out
adj — clear, distinct
noun — a sacrificial animal; (in 犧牲) to sacrifice, give up
xīn
adj/adv — glad, joyful; gladly
yuán
noun — source (of a stream); origin
yuè
verb — to leap, to jump, to spring up
yuè
verb — to read, peruse; to review, inspect
yàn
verb — to be fed up with, tire of; to detest
yàn
verb — to test, examine; noun — proof, verification
yán
adj — strict; severe
yán
verb — to extend, prolong; to delay
沿yán
verb/prep — to follow along; along (a river, a coast)
yáng
verb — to raise, lift up, scatter into the air; to make known
yáng
noun/adj — ocean; vast; foreign (Western)
yáo
verb — to shake, sway, rock
noun — a leaf; a thin flat sheet; a period (of time)
noun — a page, a leaf (of a book)
num — a hundred million
verb — to remember, recall
noun — righteousness, justice; meaning; bond of loyalty
noun — skill, craft; art
noun — friendship, bond, goodwill
verb — to translate, interpret
verb — to discuss, deliberate; to propose
verb — to doubt, suspect, be unsure
verb — to move, shift, transfer
yíng
verb — to win, gain, profit
noun — region, territory, domain, field
verb/noun — to lodge; a dwelling
noun — prison, jail; a lawsuit, court case
noun — jade; (figurative) pure, precious, beautiful
verb — to give birth to; to raise, educate
noun/verb — fame, good name; to praise
verb — to meet, encounter, come upon; noun — chance, treatment
adv — beforehand, in advance; verb — to take part in
yùn
verb — to be pregnant, carry a child; to gestate
adj — pleased, cheerful, glad
yún
noun — a cloud
verb — to press down, weigh on; to suppress, oppress
noun — duck
yān
noun — smoke; tobacco
yāng
noun — the center, middle
yāo
noun — the waist, the small of the back
yāo
verb — to invite, ask along; to solicit, seek
verb — to lean on, rely on; according to
yīn
noun — marriage, a marriage tie (chiefly the wife's side, in-laws)
yīn
noun/adj — shade, the shady side; overcast; yin
yōu
adj — excellent, superior; abundant
yōu
adj — secluded, dim, hidden, quiet
yūn
noun/verb — a halo of light; to feel dizzy, faint
adj — mute, dumb; hoarse; (啞然) struck silent
adj — elegant, refined; proper, standard
yǎng
verb — to look up; to admire; to rely on
yǎo
verb — to bite, gnaw; to grip in the teeth; to pin the blame on
noun — the second heavenly stem; second (in a series)
yǐn
verb — to draw, pull, lead
yǐn
noun — an addiction, craving
yǒng
adj/noun — brave, bold; courage
yǒng
verb — to embrace, hold; to crowd around; to possess
yǒng
adj/adv — eternal, forever; long-lasting
yǔ/yù
verb/prep — to give; with, and; (yù) to take part in
zhuàn
verb — to earn, to make (money), to profit
zhuàng
adj — strong, robust, magnificent; verb — to strengthen
zhuàng
noun — a banner, streamer; measure word for buildings
zhuàng
verb — to strike, collide, bump into
zhuàng
noun — shape, form; condition, state; a written complaint
zhuāng
verb — to make up, adorn; noun — makeup, attire
zhuō
verb — to catch, to seize, to grab hold of
zhài
noun — a debt; what is owed
zhàn
verb — to occupy, take up, seize
zhàn
noun/verb — war; to fight
zhàn
adv — for a short while, temporarily; briefly
zhàn/zhān
verb — (zhàn) to occupy, take up, hold; (zhān) to divine, tell fortunes
zhàng
verb — to rely on, lean on; noun — weapons; a battle
zhàng
verb — to swell, distend; to feel bloated
zhàng
noun/verb — a barrier; to block, obstruct
zhào
verb — to summon, call together, convene
zhái
noun — a residence, a house, a dwelling
zhèn
noun — a battle formation; a spell, a burst (of rain, wind, pain)
zhèng
noun — government, public affairs
zhèng
noun — a symptom; an illness, condition
zhèng
verb — to prove, to verify; (noun) evidence, a certificate
zhé
adj/noun — wise, sagacious; a wise person, philosophy
zhì
verb/noun — to regulate, restrict; a system
zhì
noun — will, aim, aspiration
zhì
noun — wisdom, intelligence; adj — wise, clever
zhì
verb — to govern; to treat, cure
zhì
verb — to place, put, set up, install
zhí
verb/noun — to be worth; value; on duty
zhí
verb — to plant, set upright; noun — vegetation
zhí
verb — to breed, multiply; to colonize
zhí
noun — duty, post, occupation
zhù
verb — to annotate, to note, to register
zhú
verb — to build
zhú
verb — to chase, to pursue; (adv) one by one, gradually
zhāi
verb — to pick, pluck; to pick out, excerpt
zhāo
verb — to beckon, wave over; to recruit; to attract, invite
zhēn
noun/adj — treasure; precious, rare; to cherish
zhēng
verb — to contend, fight over
zhēng
verb — to open the eyes
zhēng
verb — to steam (food); for vapour to rise, evaporate
zhī
verb — to prop, support; to pay out; measure — for sticks, pens, troops
zhī
verb — to weave
zhōu
noun — congee, rice porridge, gruel
zhū
noun — pearl; a small round bead
zhǎi
adj — narrow, cramped
zhǎng
noun — palm of the hand; verb — to be in charge of
zhǎng/zhàng
verb — (zhǎng) to rise (water, prices); (zhàng) to swell, distend
zhǒng
verb/adj — to swell; swollen
zuì
noun — crime, guilt, sin; fault, blame
zuān/zuàn
verb — (zuān) to drill, bore; to study intensively; noun — (zuàn) a drill, a diamond
zài
verb — to carry, load; to record (記載, read zǎi)
zàn
verb — to support, to approve, to assist
zàng
verb — to bury, inter
zào
noun/verb — noise; to clamor
zào
adj — dry, parched, arid
zào
adj — restless, impatient, hot-tempered
verb — to smash, pound with a weight; to bungle
zèng
verb — to give as a gift, to present, to bestow
noun/conj — a rule; (then) in that case
verb — to pick out, choose
noun — a marsh; moisture, sheen, grace
noun/verb — duty; to demand, to blame
zòu
verb — to play (music); to present (formally), report to a throne
noun — clan, ethnic group; a class of things
zāi
noun — disaster, calamity
zēng
verb — to increase, add
noun — wealth, capital; resources
zōng
noun — ancestral temple; clan, lineage; school, sect
zōng
noun — track, trace, footprint
zōng/zòng
verb — (zōng) to gather together, synthesize; noun — (zòng) the heddle of a loom
zūn
verb/adj — to revere, honor; honored, senior
noun/adj — purple, violet
verb/noun — to form, assemble; a group
verb — to block, obstruct, hinder
ài
verb — to obstruct, hinder, get in the way
àn
noun — table; case, file; plan
ào
adj — proud, arrogant, haughty
ái
noun — cancer; a malignant growth
áo
verb — to simmer long; to endure, hold out
ō
interjection — oh! (surprise, realization)