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5. Everyday Reference
Numbers
Simplified Traditional Pinyin English
〇 〇 líng 0 zero (same as 零)
一 一 yī 1 one
二 二 èr 2 two
三 三 sān 3 three
四 四 sì 4 four
五 五 wǔ 5 five
六 六 liù 6 six
七 七 qī 7 seven
八 八 bā 8 eight
九 九 jiǔ 9 nine
十 十 shí 10 ten
百 百 bǎi 100 hundred
千 千 qiān 1 000 thousand
万 萬 wàn 10 000 ten thousand
Directions
Simplified Traditional Pinyin English
北 北 běi north
南 南 nán south
东 東 dōng east
西 西 xī west
左 左 tzuǒ
zuǒ left
右 右 yòu right
Yes and No
Simplified Traditional Pinyin English
是 是 shì yes, is, are, am, to be
是的 是的 shì de yes
不 不 bù no, not
不是 不是 bù shì no, is not, not
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6. Countries, Cities and Territories
Simplified Pinyin English
北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
上海 Shàng hǎi Shanghai, a municipality in southeast China, abbr 滬|沪
abbr.
浦东 Pǔ dōng Pudong, subprovincial district of Shanghai
南京 Nán jīng Nanjing, prefecture level city on the Changjiang
京沪 Jīng Hù Beijing and Shanghai
沪宁 Hù Níng Shanghai and Nanjing
沪深港 Hù Shēn Gǎng Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong 上海, 深圳, 香港
香港 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong
澳门 Aò mén Macau, Aomen, Macao
深圳 Shēn zhèn Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong
九龙 Jiǔ lóng Kowloon (Hong Kong)
港澳 Gǎng Aò Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门
中港 Zhōng Gǎng PRC and Hong Kong
深港 Shēn Gǎng Shenzhen and Hong Kong
台湾 Tái wān Taiwan
台北 Tái běi Taipei, capital of Taiwan
高雄 Gāo xióng Kaohsiung (city in southern Taiwan)
港台 Gǎng Tái Hong Kong and Taiwan
新加坡 Xīn jiā pō Singapore
狮城 Shī chéng Lion city, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]
马来西亚 Mǎ lái xī yà Malaysia
新马 Xīn Mǎ abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 and Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚
日本 Rì běn Japan, Japanese
东京 Dōng jīng Tōkyō, capital of Japan
大阪 Dà bǎn Ōsaka, city in Japan
韩日 Hán Rì Korea and Japan
美日 Měi Rì US-Japan
US
北韩 Běi hán North Korea (esp. South Korean usage)
南韩 Nán hán South Korea
首尔 Shǒu ěr Seoul 서울, capital of South Korea
朝韩 Cháo Hán North and South Korea
韩澳 Hán Aò South Korea and Australia
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8. ā a1 Aì Ai4
呵 variant of 啊; phonetic "a" 艾 surname Ai
啊 interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! 暧 obscure; clandestine; dubious
阿 initial particle; familiar prefix to name such as 阿扁 for Chen Shui-Bian 嗳 (interj. of regret)
陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3] or Dad 阿爹[a1 die1]; used as
唉 alas; oh dear
phonetic A in transliteration; abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗
phonetic a, similar to 呵; -azine, see 吖嗪[a1 qin2] 壒 dust; mud
吕
嫒 your daughter (honorific)
A A1 Q 爱 to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
阿Ｑ Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella The true story of Ah Q 瑷 fine quality jade
阿Ｑ正傳|阿Ｑ正传[A1 Q zheng4 chuan2]
砹 astatine At, radioactive halogen (or metalloid), atomic number 85
碍 to hinder; to obstruct; to block
á a2
艾 Chinese mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris); phonetic ai or i; abbr. for Aids
嗄 variant of 啊, interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?;
艾滋病[]
what?; to show realization; to stress
鑀 old character for 鎄|锿[ai1], einsteinium Es99, radioactive actinoid element
啊 interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?; to show
realization; to stress 靉 cloudy; shady; obscure
僾 indistinct; hazy; misty; to seem; to appear
ǎ a3
隘 pass; defile; narrow; confined; in distress
啊 interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?
薆 to cover; to hide; to conceal
à 乂 to regulate; to govern; to control; to mow
a4
阿 (phonetic character)
ān an1
啊 interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of
庵 hut; Buddhist convent; small Buddhist temple
recognition; Oh, it's you!
安 content; calm; still; quiet; safe; secure; in good health; to find a place for;
a to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to pacify; security;
a5
safety; peace; ampere; surname An
啊 modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
桉 eucalyptus globulus
阿 (final particle expressing approval or doubt); (interjection equivalent to
氨 ammonia
punctuating sentence with "you see")
盦 container
āi ai1 萻 small Buddhist temple
唉 interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to 谙 to be versed in; to know well
sigh
鞌 graphic variant of 鞍
哎 interjection of surprise or disapprobation hey!; why?; look out!; How dare
you! 鹌 quail
娭 see 娭姐[ai1 jie3], father's mother; granny (dialect); respectful form of 媕 undecided
address for older lady 鞍 saddle
埃 dust; dirt; Angstrom or Ångström, unit of length equal to 10^-10 meters;
phonetic ai or e; abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2]
in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to
án an2
挨
啽 to speak (Cantonese)
锿 einsteinium Es99, radioactive actinoid element
哀 sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
ǎn an3
銰 meaning of character is unclear, and no known compounds; alternative pr. I (northern dialects)
ngai1
俺
唵 syllable
ái ai2 铵 ammonium
硙 snowy white; pure white; spotless
皑 white (of snow etc) àn an4
cancer; carcinoma 按 to press (with the hand); to push; to control; to restrain; to check;
癌 pressing down (brush movement in painting); according to; in the light of
啀 to growl (of dog); to bare fangs deep black; dark
黯
敳 able (in administrating); to govern forcefully
犴 jail
挨 to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark
for time; to dawdle
暗
stupid; idiotic 案 (legal) case; incident; record; file; table
騃
Aǐ Ai3 āng ang1
see historical character Lao Ai 嫪毐; by extension, person of reprehensible 肮 dirty; filthy
毐
morals; immoral; adulterer
蔼 friendly áng ang2
欸 sigh; exclamation Eh! 昂 to lift; to raise; to raise one's head; high; high spirits; soaring; expensive
霭 mist; haze; cloudy sky 卬 (regional colloq.) I; me; surname Ang; variant of 昂, to lift; to raise; to
raise one's head; high; high spirits; soaring; expensive
嗳 (interj. of disapproval)
昻 variant of 昂,; to lift; to raise; to raise one's head; high; high spirits;
矮 low; short (in length) soaring; expensive
àng ang4
盎 abundant; bowl; dish; pot
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9. āo ao1 bá ba2
熬 to boil; stew; to simmer 抜 Japanese variant of 拔
爊 to boil slowly; to simmer; to stew; variation of 熬|熬 拔 to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand
out (above level); to surpass; to seize
凹 a depression; indentation; concave; hollow
茇 betel
áo ao2 菝 smilax china
聱 difficult to pronounce 跋 travel; walk
謷 greatness; slander; sound of weeping 軷 sacrifice
鏖 violent fighting 魃 drought demon
螯 nippers; claw (of crab); chela; pincers; Astacus fluviatilis
variant of 鰲|鳌; mythological sea turtle
bǎ ba3
鼇
把 to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking
翱 soar; hover the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle
鳌 mythological sea turtle 靶 target; mark
獒 mastiff 钯 palladium Pd, transition metal, atomic number 46
熬 endure; to boil
敖 ramble bà ba4
摮 to rattle; to shake. to smite 坝 dam; dike; embankment
廒 granary 弝 the part of a bow grasped when shooting
嗷 loud clamor; the sound of wailing 把 handle
遨 make excursion; ramble; travel 灞 name of a river
璈 (mus. instr.) 爸 father; dad; pa; papa
猈 dog with short shinbone
ǎo ao3 罢 to stop; cease; dismiss; suspend; to quit; to finish
媪 old woman 耙 a hoe; to harrow
袄 coat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe 覇 Japanese variant of 霸; hegemon
霸 hegemon; tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to rule by force; to usurp; (in modern
ào ao4 advertising) master
奡 haughty; vigorous 鲅 Chinese mackerel
骜 a noble steed; untamed
澳 deep bay; cove; harbor; abbr. for Macao 澳門|澳门; abbr. for Austria ba ba5
奧地利|奥地利 and Australia 澳大利亞|澳大利亚 吧 (modal particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK?
拗 bend; break in two 罢 (final particle, same as 吧)
懊 to regret
奥 obscure; mysterious; abbr. for Austria 奧地利; abbr. for Olympic (games) bāi bai1
奧林匘克|奥林匘克 掰 to break with both hands
墺 building-plot
坳 a depression; cavity; hollow bái bai2
傲 proud; overbearing; insolent; arrogant 白 white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in
place name vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to
嶴
stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular;
spoken lines in opera; surname Bai
bā ba1
捌 eight (banker's anti-fraud numeral); split bǎi bai3
仈 surname Ba 佰 hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
芭 a herb; banana 捭 spread out; to open
豝 corned beef; female pig; sow 摆 to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum
粑 tsamba (food in Tibet) 柏 surname Bai
笆 an article made of bamboo strips; fence 柏 cedar; cypress
疤 scar 百 hundred; numerous; all kinds of; surname Bai
朳 tree 粨 hectometer
扒 to hold on to; to cling to; to dig up; to rake; to push aside; to climb; to 襬 hem at the bottom of garment
pull out; to strip off
巴 to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; something that sticks; close to; bài bai4
next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士; bar (unit of pressure);
nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴, tail 捭 weed
巴 Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan); abbr. for east 败 be defeated; to defeat; loss
Sichuan or Chongqing; surname Ba; abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian; barnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli); Panicum crus-galli
abbr. for Pakistan
稗
呗 to chant; see 梵唄|梵呗[fan4 bai4]
峇 Bali Island; 峇厘, now written 巴厘; cave
拜 to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
吧 (onomat.); dumb
拝 Japanese variant of 拜
八 eight; 8
粺 polished rice
叭 denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)
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10. bān ban1 bào bao4
斑 spot; colored patch; stripe; spotted; striped; variegated 虣 cruel; violent
颁 promulgate; send out; issue; to grant or confer 儤 on night duty
般 sort; kind; class; way; manner 鲍 abalone; surname Bao
瘢 mark; scar on the skin 鑤 a plane; to plane
斒 variegated; striped; marbled 刨 a carpenter's plane; to plane; to level; to make smooth
攽 variant of 頒|颁 趵 jump; leap
搬 to move; to shift; to remove; to transport; fig. to apply indiscriminately; to 豹 leopard; panther
copy mechanically
菢 hatch
扳 to pull or draw (up or out)
爆 to crack; to explode or burst
班 team; class; squad; work shift; classifier for groups; ranking; surname
Ban; CL:個|个[ge4] 瀑 shower (rain)
暴 sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure; surname Bao
bǎn ban3 抱 to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish
板 board; plank; plate; slab; stiff; unnatural; pedal; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 刨 a carpenter's plane; to plane; to level; to make smooth
板 see 老闆|老板, boss 报 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge;
钣 metal plate; sheet of metal CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
阪 a slope; hillside
bēi bei1
昄 great; expansive
背 carry on one's back
坂 Japanese or nonstandard variant of 阪
背 to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
舨 sampan
碑 a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele; CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4]
版 a register; a block of printing; an edition; version; page
鹎 the Pycnonotidae or bulbul family of birds
盃 variant of 杯 cup; sporting trophy
bàn ban4
杯 cup; classifier for drinks: glass, cup
扮 to disguise oneself; to dress up; adorn
悲 sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
办 to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with
卑 low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
绊 to trip; stumble; hinder
桮 variant of 杯 cup
拌 to mix; mix in; to toss (a salad)
椑 Fagus sylvatica
姅 menstruation
半 half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
běi bei3
伴 partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
北 north
瓣 petal; section
bèi bei4
bāo bao1
place name in Chongqing
碚
胞 placenta; womb; born of the same parents
钡 barium Ba, alkaline earth, atomic number 56
襃 to commend; to honor; to cite; variant of 褒, to praise
邶 name of a feudal state
褒 to praise
辈 contemporaries; generation; lifetime
苝 flower calyx; luxuriant; profuse
cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish; surname Bei
贝
孢 spore
褙 paper or cloth pasted together
包 to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package;
wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract 被 by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses); to cover; to wear
(to or for); surname Bao; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 蓓 (flower) bud
剥 to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck 糒 food for a journey; cakes
煲 pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat 偝 disobey; stand back-to-back
龅 projecting teeth 背 the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from;
to learn by heart; to recite from memory
báo bao2 倍 (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
薄 thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile 琲 necklace
雹 hail 备 to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
孛 comet
bǎo bao3 悖 perverse; rebellious; to rebel
寳 variant of 寶|宝, treasure exhausted
惫
鸧 Chinese bustard; procuress to dry over a fire; to bake
焙
饱 to eat till full; satisfied a legendary wolf; distressed; wretched
狈
褓 cloth for carrying baby on back
宝 a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious bei bei5
媬 governess; nurse 呗 modal particle indicating indicating grudging or reluctant agreement;
modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a
堡 an earthwork; castle; position of defense; stronghold; used in place
certain way
names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
保 to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep;
to guard; abbr. for Bulgaria
葆 dense foliage; to cover
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11. bēn ben1 bì bi4
奔 to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope 篦 fine-toothed comb; to comb
犇 to rush about; (used in given names) 觱 fever; tartar horn
贲 energetic; surname Ben 襞 creases; folds or pleats in a garment
锛 adz; adze 裨 to benefit; to aid; advantageous; profitable
薜 Ficus pumila
běn ben3 蔽 to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal
畚 a basket or pan used for earth; manure etc bean; pulse
荜
苯 benzene C6H6 (chem.) the castor-oil plant
蓖
本 roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; castor seed
foundation; basis; (classifier for books, periodicals, files etc)
萆
苾 (phonetic); fragrant
bèn ben4 筚 wicker
奔 go to; towards 碧 green jade; bluish green; blue; jade
笧 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 睥 look askance
坌 to bring together; dust 皕 two-hundred (rarely used); 200
詖 a half-truth; flatter
bī bi1 飶 fragrance of food
偪 variant of 逼, to compel; to pressure; to force; to bother 臂 arm
皀 one grain 闭 to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
鷩 phasianus pictus
bí bi2
buttocks; thigh
髀
荸 see 荸薺|荸荠
驆 used in transliterating Buddhist books
鼻 nose
駜 strong horse
馝 fragrance
bǐ bi3
贲 bright
秕 grain not fully grown; husks; withered grain; unripe grain
閟 hidden; hide
笔 pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese
characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] 痹 paralysis; numbness
疕 facial skin disease; mange 贔 able to support great weight
沘 name of a river 鎞 plowshare; barb, lancet
比 (particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare; to contrast; to 铋 bismuth Bi, metal, atomic number 83
gesture (with hands); ratio; abbr. for Belgium 比利時|比利时
邲 surname Bi; ancient place name
妣 deceased mother
避 to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide
夶 arch. variant of 比 from
吡 used as phonetic bi- or pi- 辞 king; emperor; monarch; royal; ward off
匕 dagger; ladle; ancient type of spoon 躄 both feet crippled; lame
俾 to cause; to enable; phonetic bi 陛 the steps to the throne
彼 that; those; (one) another) 婢 slave girl; maid servant
鄙 rustic; low; base; mean 愎 perverse; obstinate
愊 melancholy; sincere
怭 frivolous; rude
弼 assist
庳 low-built house
庇 to protect; cover; shelter; hide or harbor
敝 my (polite); poor; ruined; shabby; worn out; defeated
嬖 (treat as a) favorite
必 certainly; must; will; necessarily
奰 anger
壁 wall; rampart
坒 to compare; to match; to equal
哔 beiges; serge
毕 the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished; surname Bi
跸 to clear streets when emperor tours
币 money; coins; currency
獘 collapse
畀 confer on; give to
璧 jade annulus
弊 detriment; fraud; harm; defeat
獙 die violently
咇 fragrant
狴 (tapir)
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12. 濞 used in place names; see 漾濞|漾濞[Yang4 bi4]
bō bo1
滗 to drain; to strain; to decant obscure variant of 鉢|钵
盋
湢 public bathhouse alms bowl
砵
毖 careful; prevent small earthenware plate or basin; a monk's alms bowl; Sanskrit paatra
钵
毙 die violently see 吐蕃 Tubo, old name for Tibet; the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th
蕃
比 associate with; be near century AD
珌 gem on scabbard 钵 alms bowl; small earthenware basin
楅 ox yoke placed on the horns 饽 cake; biscuit
梐 stockade 波 wave; ripple; storm; surge; abbr. for 波蘭|波兰 Poland
柲 weapon handle of bamboo strips 播 sow; scatter; spread; broadcast; Taiwan pr. bo4
泌 secrete; pour off 拨 to push aside; to appropriate (money); to move; to set aside; to poke; to
stir; group (of people); batch; to dial
嶓 name of a mountain
biē bie1
啵 to bubble
鼈 soft-shell turtles (Trionychidae)
剥 to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck
憋 to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold
(one's breath) 菠 spinach
鳖 turtle 玻 glass
bié bie2 bó bo2
别 leave; depart; separate; distinguish; classify; other; another; do not; must 葧 Heleocharis plantaginea
not; to pin
钹 cymbals
蹩 limp
踣 corpse; prostrate
biě bie3 襮 embroidered collar; expose
deflated; shriveled; sunken; empty 铂 platinum Pt, transition metal, atomic number 78
瘪
薄 meager; mean; weak; poor; frail; frivolous; to despise; to look down on;
surname Bo
biè bie4
驲 variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contradict; to ship by barge; a
别 see 彆扭|别扭, contrary; difficult; awkward barge; a lighter (ship)
襏 raincoat
bīn bin1
鋍 old term for beryllium, now written 鈹|铍 pi2; variant of 鈸|钹, cymbals
斌 ornamental; refined
鎛 large bell; hoe, spade
邠 name of an ancient city
餺 rice cake
宾 visitor; guest; object (in grammar)
駮 variant of 駁|驳, variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contradict; to
镔 fine steel ship by barge; a barge; a lighter (ship)
豳 name of an ancient city 舶 sea-going vessels; ship
缤 helter-skelter; mixed colors; in confusion 髄 shoulder blade
蠙 pearl-oyster 鹁 woodpidgeon
濒 near 镈 ancient large bell
浛 beach; common in Japanese place names with reading hama 搏 fight; combat; seize
彬 ornamental; refined 膊 shoulder; upper arm
傧 best man; entertain 伯 father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers;
respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility
璸 (pearl)
五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
滨 shore; beach; coast; bank 亳 name of district in Anhui; capital of Yin
僰 name of an ethnic group
bìn bin4
flourishing; prosperous; suddenly; abruptly
勃
殡 a funeral; to encoffin a corpse; to carry to burial
博 extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble
鬓 temples; hair on the temples
帛 silk
膑 kneecap; patella
柏 (used for transcribing names)
摈 reject; expel; discard; exclude; renounce
桲 quince
髌 kneecapping; to cut or smash the kneecaps as corporal punishment
泊 to anchor; touch at; to moor
浡 full; gushing (of fountain)
渤 same as 渤海[Bo2 Hai3], Bohai sea between Liaoning and Shandong; gulf
of Zhili or Chihli
礴 fill; extend
箔 bamboo screen; door screen; metal foil; leaf; sheet; tinsel
脖 neck
壆 stiff, hard clay or rocky strata; crack in a jar
bǒ bo3
簸 to winnow
跛 lame; crippled
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檗 Phyllodendron amurense 财 money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
簸 dust pan; toss (as waves) 材 material; timber; variant of 才, ability; talent; aptitude; man or woman of
talent
柏 cypress; cedar; Taiwan pr. bo2
才 just; not until
擘 thumb; break; tear; pierce; split; to analyze
才 ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
譒 promulgate; to spread
裁 cut out (as a dress); cut; trim; reduce; diminish; decision; judgment
bo bo5
turnip
cǎi cai3
卜
踨 to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike)
啵 grammatical particle equivalent to 吧
采 affairs; gather
卜 turnip
跴 capture; step on
bū bu1 䌽 variant of 彩; (bright) color; variety; multicolored silk; motley; variegated
晡 3-5 p.m. 睬 pay attention; take notice of; to care for
逋 flee; abscond; owe 采 to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather
钸 metal plate 彨 (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
哺 evening meal
cài cai4
bú bu2 菜 dish (type of food); vegetables; vegetable; cuisine;
CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4]
醭 mold on liquids
埰 allotment to a feudal noble
蔡 surname Cai
bǔ bu3
寀 feudal estate
补 to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to
supplement 采 allotment to a feudal noble
捕 to catch; to seize; to capture
哺 feed cān can1
卜 to divine; foretell; surname Bu 参 take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to
counsel; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper
卟 see 卟啉, porphyrin; see 卟吩, porphin House
骖 outside horses of a team of 4
bù bu4 餐 eat; meal
簿 a book; a register; account-book
不 variant of 丌; (negative prefix); not; no cán can2
钸 variant of 鈈|钚 plutonium 惭 ashamed
钚 plutonium Pu94, radioactive actinoid element 蚕 silkworm
蔀 cycle of 76 years; shade 残 to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal;
Japanese variant of 步 incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus
歩
篰 sieve-like utensil
cǎn can3
布 to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth
黪 gray black
步 a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
朁 if, supposing, nevertheless
不 (negative prefix); not; no
憯 already; sorrowful
埗 wharf; dock; jetty; trading center; port; place name
惨 miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; seriously; badly; tragic
埠 a jetty; port; a city; quay
布 to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth càn can4
怖 terror; terrified; afraid; frightened 璨 gem; luster of gem
捗 make progress 粲 beautiful; bright; splendid; smilingly
部 ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (classifier for 灿 glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent
works of literature, films, machines etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
孱 dodger
cā ca1
screech (onomatopoeia)
cāo cao1
嚓
操 to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise;
擦 to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)
糙 rough; coarse (in texture)
cǎ ca3
礤 shredder; grater (kitchen implement for grating vegetables); grindstone cáo cao2
艚 sea-going junk
cāi cai1
曹 a company; a class; a generation; surname Cao
猜 to guess
嘈 bustling; tumultuous; noisy
槽 feeding trough; groove
螬 larva of Mimela lucidula
漕 transport by water; watercourse; canal
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懆 anxious; sad 杈 branches of a tree; fork of a tree
艹 grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5] 姹 beautiful; see 奼紫嫣紅|姹紫嫣红[cha4 zi3 yan1 hong2]
艸 grass 诧 surprised; to wander; to be astonished
草 grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; 衩 slit on either side of robe
CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
汊 branching stream
岔 fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to
cè ce4 branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the
厕 rest-room; toilet; lavatory subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)
恻 sorrowful 侘 boast; despondent
测 side; to lean; to survey; to measure; conjecture 刹 Buddhist monastery or temple; a brief moment
畟 sharp 差 differ from; short of; to lack; poor
策 method; plan; policy; scheme
筴 policy; scheme chē che1
砗 Tridacna gigas
茦 pointed grass blade; to prick
车 car; vehicle; CL:輛|辆[liang4]; machine; to shape with a lathe; surname
侧 the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side
Che
册 book; booklet; classifier for books
chě che3
cēn cen1 尺 one of the notes in the gongchepu
嵾 uneven; not uniform pull; tear; to talk casually
扯
撦 to tear; pull at
cén cen2
涔 overflow; rainwater; tearful
chè che4
岑 a small hill; surname Cen pull; obstruct; hinder; draw
掣
辙 to remove; to withdraw
chā cha1
撤 to remove; to take away; to withdraw
嚓 snap, pop (onomatopoeia); see 喀嚓|喀嚓[ka1 cha1]
彻 thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through
差 difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake
屮 plants sprouting
锸 spade; shovel
坼 to crack; split; break; to chap
扠 to fork
澈 clear (water); thorough
叉 fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X"
挿 Japanese variant of 插; to insert
chī chi1
插 insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
黐 wood glue; sticky; bird-lime
杈 fork of a tree; pitchfork fine fibers of hemp; linen
絺
臿 to separate the grain from the husk large wine jar
瓻
艖 raft; boat to spread (fame); wield (pen)
摛
喳 twitter; chirp variant of 螭
彲
媸 ugly woman
chá cha2
嗤 laugh at; jeer; scoff at; sneer at
查 to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to search
喫 variant of 吃; to eat; to have one's meal; to eradicate; to destroy; to
槎 a raft made of bamboo or wood; to fell trees; to hew absorb; to suffer; to exhaust
詧 variant of 詧, to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into 哧 sound of giggling; see 呼哧|呼哧[hu1 chi1]
茶 tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2] 吃 to eat; to have one's meal; to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer;
stubble land after crop has been taken; a second crop obtained by to exhaust
茬
rotation of land; an opportunity 眵 gritty secretion in eyes
碴 fault; glass fragment; quarrel 鸱 scops owl
猹 Badger-like wild animal 痴 imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly
査 Japanese variant of 查 笞 to whip with bamboo strips
搽 apply (ointment, powder); smear; paint on 蚩 surname Chi; ignorant; worm
察 to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; 痴 imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly
clearly evident
郗 surname Chi; name of an ancient city
垝 place name
魑 mountain demon
叉 to cross; be stuck
螭 dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry); variant of 魑
楂 fell trees; raft; to hew mountain demon
chǎ cha3
叉 to diverge; to open (as legs)
衩 open seam of a garment; shorts; panties
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驰 run fast; speed; spread; gallop 蜍 Bufo vulgaris; toad
踟 hesitating; undecided; hesitant 躇 hesitate
竾 variant of 篪; bamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes 鶵 chick; young bird
遅 Japanese variant of 遲|迟 雏 chick; young bird
蚳 ant eggs 除 to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide;
except; not including
茌 name of a district in Shandong
锄 a hoe; to hoe or dig; to weed; get rid of
篪 bamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes
蹰 irresolute; undecided
箎 bamboo flute with 8 holes
厨 kitchen
池 surname Chi
刍 cut grass; hay; straw; fodder; surname Chu
持 to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to
run (i.e. administer); to control 耡 hoe
彽 go to and fro 篨 crude bamboo mat
弛 unstring a bow; slacken; relax; loosen 滁 name of a river
墀 courtyard 橱 a wardrobe; case; cabinet
坻 islet; rock in river 蒢 hedysarum
匘 spoon 鉏 hoe
迟 late; delayed; slow
池 pond; reservoir chǔ chu3
杵 pestle; to poke
chǐ chi3 褚 surname Chu
扡 drag along 处 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
齿 tooth; CL: 顆|颗[ke1]
础 foundation; base
豉 salted fermented beans
楚 surname Chu; ancient place name; distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering
誃 to separate
処 Japanese variant of 處|处
褫 strip; deprive of; to discharge; dismiss; undress
储 savings; to save; to deposit; to store; surname Chu; Taiwan pr. chu2
欼 drink
楮 Broussonetia kasinoki
耻 shame; disgrace
尺 a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the
three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine;
chù chu4
CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] 矗 lofty; upright
呎 foot (English) 豖 a shackled pig
侈 extravagant; wasteful; exaggerating 鄐 surname Chu
歯 Japanese variant of 齒|齿 黜 dismiss; expel
触 to knock against; to touch; to feel
chì chi4 处 place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier
啻 only (classical, usually follows negative or question words); (not) just for locations or items of damage: spot, point
鶒 a kind of water bird 绌 crimson silk; deficiency; to stitch
饎 food; to cook 歜 (person); angry
饬 keep in order; stern; to order; direct 搐 lead; pull
踅 walk with one leg 怵 fearful; timid; to fear
跮 hasty walking 儊 rough and rugged
赤 red; scarlet; bare; naked 俶 begin
炽 flame; blaze 亍 step with the right foot
翅 wing 閦 crowd; transliteration of Sanskrit 'kso', e.g. Aksobhya Buddha 阿閦佛
敕 imperial orders 畜 livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal
彳 step with left foot
斥 to blame; to reprove; to reprimand; to expel; to oust
cī ci1
偨 uneven
叱 to scold; shout at; to hoot at
骴 a putrid carcass
勅 Japanese variant of 敕; imperial decree
差 uneven
傺 detain; hinder
疵 blemish; flaw; defect
乿 to cure, to heal
抶 beat; flog
chū chu1
出 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
齣 variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
初 at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
樗 simaroubaceae
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词 works; phrases; classical Chinese poem; word; diction; 踤 butt against
CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
酢 variant of 醋, vinegar
鹙 cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo); same as 鸕鷀|鸬鹚
蹴 carefully; kick; tread on; stamp
餈 fried rice cake
醋 vinegar
慈 compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
踧 carefully; level; smooth
雌 female
簇 crowded; framework for silkworms; gather foliage; bunch; classifier for
辝 refined language; wording; poetic genre (so far, interchangeable with bunched objects
詞|词); to take leave; to resign; to dismiss; to decline
瘯 (skin disease)
茨 Tribulus terrestris; thatched hut
猝 abrupt; hurried
茈 water chestnut
卒 abruptly; hurriedly
糍 sticky rice paste; mochi (in Japanese)
促 to hurry; to rush; to hasten; near; to promote
祠 ancestral hall; temple
蹙 to knit (one's brows); wrinkled (of brows); to hesitate; distressed
瓷 chinaware; porcelain; china
蔟 collect; frame for silk worm; nest
磁 magnetic; magnetism; porcelain
cuī cui1
cǐ ci3
a high mountain; precipitous
磪
此 this; these
縗 mourning garments
跐 to trample, to step, to walk on the ball of the foot
獕 see 猥獕, despicable
佌 petty; wretched
催 to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite
玼 clear (as in a gem)
摧 to break; to destroy; to devastate; to ravage; to repress
泚 clear; bright and brilliant
衰 mourning garments
崔 high mountain; precipitous; surname Cui
cì ci4
榱 small rafter
伺 wait on
佽 surname Ci; nimble; to help
cuǐ cui3
刺 thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder
趡 place name
朿 stab
璀 luster of gems
次 next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-;
sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chem., 漼 having the appearance of depth
meaning extra oxygen atom); classifier for enumerated events: time
絘 ancient tax in the form of bales of cloth cuì cui4
莿 Urtica thunbergiana 瘁 care-worn; distressed; tired; overworked; sick; weary
蛒 (larva) 粋 Japanese variant of 粹
赐 confer; bestow; grant 萃 collect; collection; dense; grassy; thick; assemble; gather
膵 pancreas
còu cou4 脆 brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat
凑 assemble; put together; press near; come together 粹 pure; unmixed; essence
腠 the tissue between the skin and the flesh 竁 dig a hole
辏 converge; hub of wheel 顇 variant of 悴, haggard; worn out
倅 auxiliary; spare; deputy; second; sub-
cū cu1
dip into water; to temper
淬
粗 coarse; rough; thick; unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude
伜 variant of 倅, auxiliary; spare; deputy; second; sub-
觕 coarse, rough, rude
毳 crisp; brittle; fine animal hair
麄 variant of 粗, coarse; rough; thick; unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude
焠 to temper (as steel)
麤 coarse; rough; rude
悴 haggard; sad; downcast; distressed
崒 jagged mountain peaks (poetic); rocky peaks; lofty and dangerous
cú cu2
啐 sip; spit
徂 to go; to reach
翠 bluish-green; green jade
殂 die
cǔ cu3
cūn cun1
邨 variant of 村, village
皻 chapped skin
村 village
皴 chapped; cracked
cún cun2
存 exist; deposit; store; keep; survive
cǔn cun3
忖 to ponder; to speculate; to consider; to guess
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