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亵
xiè

dirty, ragged; slight, insult, disrespect

傍
bàng

beside, close, nearby; to depend on

備
bèi

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

傖
cāng

vulgar person, country man

傅
fù

tutor, teacher; to assist; surname

傑
jié

hero; heroic, outstanding

傕
jué

used in old names

傈
lì

the Lisu tribe

傘
sǎn

umbrella, parasol, parachute

傚
xiào

to mimic, to imitate

傲
ào

proud, haughty, overbearing

傧
bīn

to entertain guests

储
chǔ

to save money, to store, to reserve; heir

傣
dǎi

the Dai minority living in South China

傢
jiā

stubborn, obstinate, intransigent

傩
nuó

rich

傥
tǎng

if, supposing, in case

兟
shēn

to advance

凱
kǎi

triumphant; triumph, victory

凿
záo

chisel; to bore, to pierce

創
chuàng

to establish, to create; cut, wound, trauma

剳
dá

note, memo, official communique

割
gē

to cut, to divide, to partition; to cede

剩
shèng

leftovers, residue, remains

勞
láo

to labor, to toil; to do manual work

募
mù

to levy, to raise; to recruit; to summon

勝
shèng

victory; to excel, to truimph

勛
xūn

deeds, feats; merit; rank

博
bó

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

厨
chú

kitchen; closet, cupboard

厥
jué

personal pronoun; he, she, it

厤
lì

to calculate; the calendar

厦
shà

large building; mansion

啻
chì

only, merely, just; to stop at

啾
jiū

the wailing of a child

啼
tí

to weep, to whimper; to howl; to crow

喘
chuǎn

to pant, to gasp, to breathe heavily

喋
dié

to nag; babble, chatter

喊
hǎn

to shout, to yell, to call out; to howl; to cry

喝
hē

to drink; to shout, to call out

喉
hóu

throat, larynx, gullet; guttural

喚
huàn

to call

喙
huì

beak, bill, snout; to pant

喈
jiē

melody, music; harmonious

喀
kā

to vomit; used in transliterations

喟
kuì

heave sigh, sigh

喇
lǎ

horn, bugle; llama; final particle

喃
nán

to chatter, to keep talking; to mumble

喔
ō

onomatopoetic, the sound of crowing or crying

善
shàn

good, virtuous, charitable, kind

喂
wèi

interjection used to call attention

喜
xǐ

to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad

喑
yīn

dumb, mute; the sobbing of an infant

喁
yóng

to breathe like a fish; to gasp for breath

喆
zhé

sage; wise, sagacious

單
dān

single, individual, only; lone

喼
jié

used in transliterations

喾
kù

one of five legendary emperors

喹
kuí

in chemistry, quinoline

喱
lí

gram; the weight of one grain

喨
liàng

to yell; to wail, to cry; to neigh

喽
lóu

used in onomatopoetic expressions

喷
pēn

to blow, to puff, to spray, to spurt

喬
qiáo

tall, lofty; proud, stately

喪
sàng

mourning; mourn; funeral

喧
xuān

lively, noisy; to clamor, to talk loudly

喲
yō

ah, final particle

喻
yù

metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like

喳
zhā

to whisper

嗒
dā

absent-minded

嗟
jiē

sigh, alas

嗖
sōu

a whizzing sound