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jìng

still, quiet, motionless, gentle

jiù

to hire; to rent

betel pepper; Amorphophallus konjac

poor; rustic

to assemble, to collect, to meet

jué

chisel; to engrave

jué

cunning, crafty, sly

kǎi

high-quality iron

kǎn

threshold, door frame

hǎn

to glance, to peep; to growl, to roar

kāng

ardent, fervent; generous, magnanimous

kào

victory feast; to throw a banquet

kào

shackles, manacles

grain, kernel

kēng

definitely, sure!

kōng

ancient Chinese harp

kōu

to lift, to raise; tight-fisted

kòu

nutmeg, cardamom

skeleton

strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense

kuài

minced fish; hash

kuáng

to lie, to deceive; to delude, to cheat

kuí

to stare

scabies, itching, scald-head

candle, wax; maggot

pepper; hot, spicy; cruel

lán

to slander, to defame; a false accusation

lǎn

to marinate in salt

lǎn

fishing net

láng

mantis, dung beetle

lào

to hanker after

le

buckwheat or sorghum noodles

léi

surname

léi

chains, bonds

lèi

to pour out a libation; to sprinkle

lei

final particle used to indicate polite refusal

widow

rowan, mountain ash

glass; colored glaze

fox, wildcat

attend, be present; arrive at

lián

lotus, water lily; paradise

lián

lady's vanity case; trousseau

lián

flail; to thresh

liǎn

wild vine; Vitis pentaphylla

liàn

ripples, waves; to overflow

liáng

mountain range

liáng

to hop, to jump; hurried, urgent

liáo

companion, colleague; officials; bureaucracy; a pretty face

liáo

few, scarce; empty, deserted

liǎo

knotweed, polygonum

liào

deserted, empty, few; surname

liào

to put down, to put aside, to drop

lín

clear, limpid (as of water)

lín

neighbor; neighborhood

lìn

hay, straw; surname

lǐng

neck, collar; lead, guide

liū

to steam, to stir-fry

liú

pomegranate

liǔ

skein; tuft, lock; wrinkle

lóu

used in onomatopoetic expressions

lǒu

to embrace, to hug; to drag, to pull

lòu

to leak, to drip; hour glass; funnel

lòu

fistula; goiter, sore, ulcer

lòu

to inlay; to engrave, to carve; tattoo

sauce, gravy, broth; brine

to filter, to strain; dripping, wet

book, record; book of prophecy

a village of twenty-five families

frequently, often, again and again

backbone, spinal column

lapel, collar; tattered, threadbare