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to bite, to gnaw
a legendary sword
to shear a tree; an ancient punishment
a bird resembling a crane
broad, wide; open; empty; outline
to squint at; a sidelong glance
to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor
blue; indigo plant; surname
olive
to flood, to overflow; excessive
an herb; a place name
a kind of farm tool
cream, cheese; koumiss
thunder; surname
used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts
edge, corner, angle; protrusion; square beam
plow
dripping water; a river in Guangxi province
bridal veil; to tie, to bind
red algae; Gracilaria verrucosa
clam
inside, interior, within
abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty
chestnut tree; chestnuts; surname
a river in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces
upright, honorable, honest
flowing water; ripples; weeping
Melia japonica
to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense
food, grain, provisions
sorghum, millet
to stumble; to halt, to check
to rent, to lease; to hire; employee
small bell
zero; fragment, fraction
age; years
to slip, to slide, to glide; slippery
tassels, fringes; pearls studding a crown
distill, distillation
a legendary horse
to walk, to stroll
humpback; surname
multi-story building; floor
perch; sea bass
prisoner; to capture, to imprison, to sieze
rocky, rough, uneven; mediocre
bribery; to bribe; to present
road, path, street; journey
palm tree
to filter, to strain
a county and river in Hebei province
anarchy, chaos; revolt
gong
bare, nude; to strip, to undress
mother, mama
pock-marked; measles; leprosy
final interrogative particle
to fill; full, packed; satisfied
to slight, to insult; to deceive
vast, expansive
anchor
rivet
Cydonia japonica; lush
fine jade
crossbar; lintel
carbon, charcoal, coal, coke
alliance, covenant; oath; to swear
to cover; to deceive; Mongolia
manganese
mourning veil
modest, bashful
frog, toad; to strive, to endeavor