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a

ah, exclamatory particle

āi

alas; exclamation of surprise or pain

āi

fine dust; dirt; Angstrom

āi

grandmother, father's mother; a term of respect

āi

close by, near, next to, towards, against; to lean on; to wait

ài

to love; affection

ài

astatine

ān

eucalyptus

ān

ammonia

ǎn

I, me, my (some dialects)

àn

file, legal case; bench, table

àn

amine

àn

prison, jail; a wild dog

àng

pot, cup, bowl; abundant

áo

to ramble, to play about; leisurely; surname

to split, to break open; eight (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)

bamboo fence

tsamba, flat rice cake

to cease, to finish, to stop, to quit

to rake

bān

class, squad, team, work shift

bān

sort, manner, kind, class

bān

to bestow, to confer; to publish

bǎn

sampan, wooden boat

bāng

a watchman's rattle

bāng

creek, stream; beach, coast

bàng

oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl

bǎo

treasure, jewel; rare, precious

bào

leopard, panther; surname

bào

the noise of tramping feet

bèi

to double; to increase or multiply

bèi

contradictory; counter to

bèi

a legendary wolf; distressed, wretched

bèi

bedding; a passive particle meaning "by"

bei

final particle of an assertion

běn

hamper, straw basket

běng

dust storm; dust in the wind

water chestnut

so that, in order that; to cause

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

bilge

to kill; to die a violent death

tapir; a fierce beast depicted on prison doors

to finish, to conclude, to end; completed

bismuth

biāo

long hair

bīn

guest, visitor; surname; submit

bìng

sickness, illness, disease

to peel, to skin; to exploit

to peel, to skin; to exploit

onomatopoeic

earthen basin; alms bowl

cake, biscuit

name of district in Anhui; capital of Yin

raincoat

cymbals

platinum; thin sheet metal

to flee, to run away; to leave a debt unsettled

plutonium

to chew; to feed

to arrest, to catch, to seize

arena; market; plain; port

jetty, quay; port city, trade hub

department, ministry; division, unit; part, section

cái

riches, wealth, valuables

cán

silkworm

cāng

granary, barn; cabin, berth

cāng

cabin, ship's hold

to plow

cén

to overflow; rainwater; a river in Shaanxi province

chái

firewood, faggots, fuel; surname

chái

wolf; cruel, mean, wicked