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焚
fén

to burn

焯
chāo

to scald; to flash-boil vegetables

焢
hōng

anger, rage; slow-braised pork belly

焦
jiāo

burned, scorched; anxious, vexed

然
rán

certainly; naturally; suddenly

無
wú

no, not; lacking, -less

焰
yàn

flame, blaze; glowing, blazing

焱
yàn

fierce flames; conflagration

煮
zhǔ

to boil, to cook

爺
yé

grandfather, old man

牚
chēng

variant of 撐|撑[cheng1]

牍
dú

writing tablet; documents, books

牌
pái

card, game piece; placard, signboard, tablet

犊
dú

calf; sacrificial lamb

犄
jī

animal horns

犍
jiān

bullock; to castrate

犋
jù

unit of animal power (sufficient to pull a plow, harrow etc)

犀
xī

rhinoceros; sharp, tempered

猋
biāo

wind, storm, gale; a dog running

猒
yān

猵
biān

otter

猹
chá

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

猴
hóu

monkey, ape; like a monkey

猢
hú

a kind of monkey found in western China

猾
huá

crafty, cunning, shrewd; deceitful

猳
jiā

boar; legendary ape

猸
méi

badger, ferret, mongoose

猱
náo

a monkey with yellow hair

猥
wěi

vulgar, low; wanton, obscene

猬
wèi

porcupine, hedgehog; many, varied; vulgar, low

猲
xiē

frightened, terrified; snub-nosed dog

猩
xīng

ape, orangutan

猶
yóu

similar to, just like, as

琛
chēn

treasure, valuables

琚
jū

girdle ornaments

琮
cóng

an octagonal jade ornament

琥
hǔ

amber, tigers-eye

琨
kūn

beautiful jade, precious stones

琳
lín

a beautiful gemstone

琶
pá

a guitar-like instrument (2)

琵
pí

a guitar-like instrument (1)

琦
qí

jade, gem, precious stone

琪
qí

fine jade

琴
qín

Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument

琼
qióng

jade; rare, precious; elegant

琬
wǎn

fine jade; nobility

琰
yǎn

gemstone fire; scintillation

琢
zuó

to polish jade; to cut jade

瑛
yīng

a gem's luster; crystal

瑯
láng

pure, white; cornelian

瓿
bù

vase, pot, jar

甯
níng

peaceful

甤
ruí

soft, delicate; overgrowth, drooping leaves

甥
shēng

niece, nephew; sister's child

甦
sū

reborn; to resuscitate, to revive

畴
chóu

field, farmland; class, category

番
fān

to take turns, to repeat; to sow; a turn

畫
huà

picture, painting, drawing; to draw

畬
shē

a field reclaimed by burning the forest

畲
shē

a field reclaimed by burning the forest

疏
shū

to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless

痘
dòu

smallpox

痙
jìng

convulsions, fits

痞
pǐ

dyspepsia; spleen infection

痛
tòng

ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly

痤
cuó

a swelling of the lymph nodes

痾
kē

sickness, illness; pain

痪
huàn

numbness, paralysis

痨
láo

tuberculosis

痢
lì

dysentery

痧
shā

cholera; colic

痦
wù

spot, mole, birthmark