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āi

interjection indicating regret

ǎi

short, low; dwarf

ài

throat; to quarrel, to choke

ài

one's daughter (honorific)

ài

to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection

ài

to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct

ān

quail; Coturnix coturnix

àn

dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert

áo

clamor; the sound of wailing

áo

granary

áo

to ramble, to roam; to travel for pleasure

ào

mysterious, obscure, profound; used in transliterations

ào

wild horse, mustang; wild, free

target, mark

Chinese mackerel

bǎi

to arrange, to display; pendulum, swing

bài

darnels, weeds; small, insignificant

bān

to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer

bān

to bestow, to confer; to publish

bàng

pole; beat

bàng

great burdock; Arctium lappa

bāo

to heat, to boil; saucepan

bāo

buck teeth

báo

hail

bǎo

satisfied; to eat one's fill

bào

abalone; dried fish; surname

bēi

stone tablet; gravestone

bēi

bulbul, songbird; Pycnonotidae

bèi

suburb

bèi

flower bud

bēn

adze

rustic, vulgar; to despise, to scorn

used in transliterations

to drain

numbess, paralysis

numbness, paralysis

the castor-oil plant; Ricinus commumis

to aid, to benefit, to help, to supplement

to clear the way; to make way for the emperor

biān

to stir-fry before broiling or stewing

biǎo

to hang (a banner); to mount (a map or scroll)

bīn

beach, coast, river bank

bīn

abundant, diverse, variegated

bìn

to exclude, to expel, to reject; to usher

bǐng

to report to, to petition

bǐng

to report to, to petition

combat; to fight; to strike

plutonium

cǎi

to notice, to pay attention to

càn

bright, radiant; smiling; to polish

cāng

azure, cold, vast (all as of the sea)

chá

raft; time, occasion; to hew

chà

surprised, shocked

chán

to wrap, to entangle; to involve; to bother, to annoy

chǎn

to raze, to pare, to level off

cháng

intestines; emotions; sausage

chāo

to annihilate, to destroy, to exterminate

chēn

to be angry at, to rebuke, to scold

chěn

gritty

chèn

coffin; tung tree

chéng

a raised path between fields, a dike

chéng

honest, sincere, true; actually, really

chī

to laugh at, to ridicule, to sneer at; to snort

chī

ugly; an ugly woman

chī

foolish, stupid, dumb, silly

chí

speed, haste; to run, to gallop

chì

to hinder; to detain

chóu

anxious, worried

chóu

crowded, dense; viscous, thick

chóu

chip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money

chóu

to toast, to entertain; to reward, to compensate

chú

toad (2)