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13-stroke characters
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a species of deer
cirsium, thistle; surname
border, boundary, juncture
butterfly, nymphalid
merchant; to buy, to trade; surname
potassium
to marry, to give a daughter in marriage
to pick up with chopsticks
to fry in fat or oil; to boil in water
fine silk
common reed; Phragmites communis
simple, succinct, terse; a letter
shallow; stupid
mirror, looking glass; to reflect
lock, door bolt; key
boundary, border
sauce, paste, jam
to tumble, to fall; to wrestle
to annihilate, to destroy, to exterminate
ancient musical instrument
leg, foot; foundation, base
to compare; relatively; more
eyelashes
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
to question, to interrogate
Chinese character
to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
skeletal joint
only, merely, solely, just
hut; diligent; careful
prudent, cautious, attentive
brocade, tapestry; embroidered
to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
red silk
a strap on a horse's breast
eyeball; pupil
non-glutinous rice
the classics; to experience, to undergo
to pacify, to appease; calm, peaceful
pigeon; to collect, to assemble
mother's brother, uncle
hem, lapel; skirt
osprey, fish hawk; to hold back
horse-drawn carriage
a type of elm tree
rule, regulation; pattern; to carve
irregular teeth; discord
wild boar; to fight
a saw; to saw, to amputate
to bend iron
a kind of thick stiff silk
to offer a sacrifice
to enjoy; kind; joyful, content
the normal style of Chinese handwriting
anger, wrath, hatred, enmity
to subjugate, to subdue, to quell, to kill
to eat seeds; to reproach; loquacious
grain ready for grinding
den, nest; hole, indentation
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
ingot; acrobatic move
hole, cave; cellar; underground
extravagant, luxurious; handsome
to straddle, to ride; to span, to stretch across
reed, rush; Scirpus cyperinus
piece, lump, chunk; dollar; measure word for currency
chopsticks
to swindle, to cheat; to lie
to peep, to spy on, to watch
opposed to; separated, remote
chief, leader; best; monstrous
short step, half-pace