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ā

actinium

ài

narrow, confined; a strategic pass

ān

undecided

ǎn

to cover, to conceal; to apply medicine or make-up

ǎo

old woman; lower-class woman

ào

proud, haughty, overbearing

ào

mysterious, obscure, profound; used in transliterations

shark; bonito

to walk, to travel; epilogue, colophon

palladium

bāi

to rip, to tear

bān

freckled, mottled, spotted, striped

bǎng

to tie, to fasten, to bind

bàng

beside, close, nearby; to depend on

bàng

stick, club; strong, smart; to hit

bàng

to slander, to defame

bǎo

fort, fortress; town, village

bǎo

dense foliage; to cover, to conceal; to preserve

bào

to announce, to report; newspaper; payback, revenge

bēi

sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry

bèi

to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect

bèi

tired, weary, fatigued

bèi

to bake, to roast; to dry by the fire

bèi

generation, lifetime; contemporary

to bother, to pressure; to compel, to force

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

to aid, to help; to correct

stubborn, obstinate, headstrong

two hundred

wicker, bamboo

to forge ahead; energetic; surname

strong

biān

otter

biān

to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile

biàn

hem; to braid, to plait

biàn

everywhere, all over, throughout

biāo

wind, storm, gale; a dog running

bīn

to entertain guests

bīn

ornamental, refined

bǐng

to expel, to cast off; to arrange

to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, broad

swelling; the Bohai sea

a species of pigeon

lame

to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore

vase, pot, jar

cái

to trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment

cán

to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete

cǎn

if, supposing, nevertheless

cāng

vulgar person, country man

toilet, washroom; to mingle

anguished; sympathetic

to survey, to measure; to estimate, to conjecture

to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy

céng

already, formerly, once; the past

chā

to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant

chā

to stir, to cook, to boil; porridge

chá

to wipe, to smear, to rub, to anoint

chá

badger; a wild animal mentioned in a story by Lu Xun

chān

to mix; to support, to sustain, to lend a hand

chān

to peek, to watch; to investigate, to spy on

càn

feeble, frail, weak; unfit

chán

meditation, contemplation

chán

greedy, gluttonous; lewd, lecherous

chǎn

to solve, to finish, to complete

chǎng

field, open space; market, square; stage

chǎng

wide, open, spacious

chāo

to scald; to flash-boil vegetables

chāo

to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass

chāo

bank note, paper money; to counterfeit

cháo

to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning

chè

to pull, to drag; to hinder, to pull back