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lóu

a drill for sowing grain

lóu

mole cricket; Gryllotalpa africana

lǒu

bamboo basket

verbose, talkative; mumbling

to reprimand; to fire an employee

foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar

to kill, to massacre; to oppress

windlass, pulley, capstan

shoes; to walk, to tread

anxious, concerned, worried

lún

wheel; to turn, to revolve; to recur

lùn

debate; discussion

number, numeral, symbol; yard

to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold

mài

to sell; to betray; to show off

mán

to deceive, to lie; to regard with suspicion

màn

to spread

máng

sword-point; sharp, pointed

máo

tail, hair; yak

máo

Spanish fly; grain-eating grub

méi

mildew, mold, rot

méng

to hide one's eyes; to feel ashamed

mián

Chinese character

miǎn

distant, remote; to think of

miǎo

dim, indistinct; distant; minute

miào

temple, shrine; imperial court

mǐn

to pity, to sympathize with; to grieve for

míng

to close one's eyes

to scour, to rub, to grind; friction

sickness; distress

sword

ink; writing; Mexico

drizzle, shower, light rain

neptunium

nǎn

immature locust

náo

to yield; to scratch, to disturb

nào

busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel

něi

famished, hungry, starving

close, intimate; to approach

niǎn

to drive away, to expel, to oust

niǎn

stone roller; to crush, to roll

niǎn

hand-cart; to transport by carriage

niè

tweezers, forceps, pliers; to nip, to pluck

niè

nickel

nóng

I; you; surname

tired old horse; old, weak

ō

to moan; interjection indicating pain or sadness

ōu

Europe, ohm; surname

ōu

to hit, to beat, to fight with fists

ōu

severe drought

ōu

bowl, cup; small tray

ǒu

to plow side-by-side; pair, couple; a team of two

pān

a river that flows into the Han; surname

pán

tray, plate, dish; to examine

pán

boulder, large rock; firm, stable

páo

to plow, to till

pēi

unstrained spirits

péi

to compensate, to pay damages, to suffer a loss

pèi

torrential rains; the flow of water

pēn

to blow, to puff, to spray, to spurt

pēng

onomatopoetic, the sound of a crash or bang

pēng

to splatter

to chop, to cut apart; to split

out-of-the-way, remote; unorthodox

piān

chapter, section; article, essay

piān

to fly, to flutter

piāo

to drift, to float, to flutter

to pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water

to burst

to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike

to boil over

store, shop; bunk, bed