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to dance; to brandish

few, scarce; empty, deserted

error, fault, mistake; to delay

duck

joy, gladness, delight; surname

to extinguish, to put out, to quench

bright, prosperous; splendid, glorious

lizard

wizard

sandals, slippers

to increase five-fold

xiá

to control, to have jurisdiction; the linchpin of a wheel

xiān

fresh; delicious; attractive

xián

rank, title; to bite, to hold in the mouth

xiǎn

motes in a sunbeam; illustrious, bright

mill

xiǎng

rations and pay for soldiers

xiǎng

dried fish

xiāo

the sound of beating wind and rain

xiāo

bamboo flute

xiè

Chinese character

xiè

pavilion, kiosk

xíng

a county in Henan; the sound of waves crashing

xióng

a bear; brilliant; surname

to blow, to exhale, to hiss, to sigh; to praise

high mound; hilly countryside; wasteland

to need, to require; must

surname

a river in Hunan

mental state; thread, clue

xu

alfalfa, clover, lucerne

xuán

eddy, whirlpool

xuàn

Chinese character

xué

to pace; to turn around midway

xūn

to smoke, to cure meat; vapor, smoke, fog

xún

sturgeon

yān

captivating, charming, fascinating

yǎn

to perform, to act, to put on a play

yàn

to dislike, to detest; to reject; to satiate

yàn

thick, strong (as a beverage)

yāng

the strap over a horse's neck

yàng

to ripple, to undulate; to bob on the waves

yáo

precious jade

yáo

precious jade

diào

hoe; spear; surname

yáo

floating in the air; drifting on the wind

yǎo

a kind of grass

thing; matter, substance

ripples; swirling water

to doubt, to question, to suspect

romantic; tender, charming

to bury, to inter

lizard

yīn

shade, shelter; to protect

yín

late at night; distant, remote; deep

yín

silver; cash, money, wealth

kěn

gums

xūn

cellar, storeroom

yīng

onomatopoetic, a bird call; to seek friends

yīng

to offend, to oppose, to run counter to

yīng

tassel, ribbon; to bother, to annoy

yīng

long-necked bottle or jar

yīng

necklace; pearls or shells strung together

yíng

eddy; small river

yíng

to shine, to shimmer; shining, dazzling

yíng

fly, musca

yōng

wall; fortification

yōng

lazy, indolent; easy-going

yǒng

to leap

yòu

to tempt, to persuade, to entice; guide

fisherman; to fish; to pursue; to sieze

door, window; a hole in a wall