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jiū

bent limbs or branches; to hang down

ball

curium

colt; fleet, swift; surname

theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute

straw sandals; to tread on

to crouch, to squat; to occupy

juān

engraving tool; to carve, to engrave

juē

to pout

juē

to snap, to break; to protrude; to pout

jué

wild, violent; unruly, lawless

jué

common bracken; Pteris aquilina

jué

tailorbird; working bird

jùn

leftovers

kāng

warehouse, large room

kào

nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust

sleepy; to doze off

to collide, to hit, to knock, to tap

tadpole

subject, lesson, course; classwork

pants, trousers

kuài

go-between, broker, proxy

kuān

broad, spacious, vast, wide

kuí

forest viper; meadow viper

kuì

a flooding river; a military defeat; to break down, to disperse

kuì

a bamboo basket for carrying soil

kuì

deaf

kūn

quinone

kǔn

threshold; women's quarters

lài

to bestow, to confer; surname

lán

overflowing; ripples, waves

lán

ragged, tattered, threadbare

láng

chain, lock; ornament

láng

high door, high gate; high, lofty

lāo

to dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water

láo

to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk

láo

Laoshan, a mountain in Shandong

lào

to inundate, to flood; torrent

cheerful, happy, laughing; music

léi

fields divided by dikes

lěi

a pile of rocks; candid, open; great

bridal veil

eel

many, numerous; black; surname

lithium

carp

whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet

lián

to pity, to sympathize with

lián

a folding purse kept in one's belt

lián

silver carp, hypophthalmiathys

liàn

to drill, to exercise; to practice, to train

liáng

bridge; beam

liáng

carriage, hearse

liàng

to excuse, to forgive; to guess, to presume

liàng

measure word for vehicles

liāo

to lift, to raise; to provoke, to tease; to push aside clothing

liáo

a clear sound, such as a bell or a soprano; resonant

liáo

shanty, hut, shack

lǎo

to flood; puddle; dejected, careless

liáo

to hunt at night with torches

liáo

confused; to bind; to wind around

liáo

distant, far

liè

a mouse's whiskers; a horse's mane; a fish's dorsal fin

lín

precipitous, steep, tall

lín

to select, to choose; surname

lǐn

to shiver with cold or fear

lǐn

to shiver with cold or fear

liú

to kill, to destroy; surname

liú

tumor, lump, goiter

liú

to distill; lutetium; surname

liú

owl

lóu

multi-story building; floor