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12-stroke characters
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to carve
sharp, pointed; keen, acute
lock, padlock; chains, shackles
antimony
to fuse, to melt; to market, to sell
zinc
to rust, to corrode
to polish, to shine
barrier, gate; vast, wide; to expand
between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
to mourn, to grieve; to incite, to urge on
intercalary; extra, surplus
fence, guard; to defend; idle time
leisure, idle time; tranquil, peaceful, calm
ample, broad, wide; separate; to be apart
screen door, railing, fence
alone; quiet, still
to close, to shut; watchtower
narrow, confined; a strategic pass
to separate, to partition, to divide
crack, fissure, split; grudge
to slip, to fall; to drop; to die
employment; to hire, to employ
owl
to gather, to collect; set, collection
superior, outstanding, talented
alpha male, hero; manly
elegant, graceful, refined
wild goose
thunderclap, crashing thunder
cloud patterns; storm clouds
cloud; to say, to speak
ornament; pretty; to apply make-up
tough, strong; pliable
Korea, especially South Korea; surname
to submit to, to obey, to go along with
neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
beard; must; necessary
mouth; jaw
cheeks, jaw
contest; to fly, to soar
chin
a river in Anhui
cyclone, gale, typhoon
order; command; give command
meal, food; cooked rice
cooked food; to cook until well-done
dinner, supper; cooked food
stuffed dumplings
banquet; to host a banquet
to swallow, to drink; a kind of drink
full, satiated; to confer
to stir, to cook, to boil; porridge
greedy, gluttonous; lewd, lecherous
gift, present
spoiled, rotten; stale, rancid
to gallop; by dint of; surname
to drive, to ride; to manage, to control
to cheat, to defraud, to swindle
to annoy, to bother; to disturb, to harrass
to gallop, to pursue, to run
stallion; to determine; to promote
cuttlefish
shark; bonito
bream
foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar
a species of pigeon
goose
swan
cuckoo
Chinese oriole; Oriolus oriolus