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shop, store; bed, mattress

grief, mourning; relative; related to

to pray, to implore; herb; Artemesia

maple tree

qián

to hide; secret, latent, hidden

qián

to hide; secret, latent, hidden

qiǎn

to scold, to reprimand, to abuse

qiáng

mast, boom, yard-arm

qiáo

worn-out, haggard, emaciated

qiáo

boot, mud shoe, snowshoe

qiào

to lift, to raise, to pry off a lid

qiè

trunk, chest, box; portfolio

qiè

to take small steps

qín

to bite; to hold in the mouth

qín

to arrest, to capture, to seize

qìn

to press

qǐng

to ask, to request; to invite; please

qìng

to congratulate, to celebrate

qióng

poor, destitute; to exhaust

qiú

grub, larva

to peep, to watch, to spy on

interest; interesting; what attracts one's attention

què

certain, sure; definite, exact; real, true

rán

mustache, beard

ráo

graceful, charming, fascinating

heat, fever, zeal

róng

lizard

róng

mold; to fuse, to melt, to smelt

róu

to mix, to blend; mixed

mattress, cushion; bedding

ruí

soft, delicate; overgrowth, drooping leaves

ruǐ

flower bud

ruì

sharp, pointed; keen, acute

rùn

fresh, moist; soft, sleek

to disperse, to let go, to relax

sǎn

fried round cakes of wheat flour

sǎng

plinth, stone base

shā

shark

shān

tearful; to weep

shàn

to repair, to mend; to transcribe, to rewrite

shāng

to die young; national mourning

shāng

entropy

shǎng

reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant

shào

to sprinkle; driving rain

shěn

to examine, to investigate; to judge; to try

shī

louse; bed bug

shí

Reeves' shad; hilsa herring

shǐ

to drive, to pilot, to ride; fast, quick

shì

majestic, red; anger, ire; surname

shǒu

the prow of a ship

shū

door hinge; pivot; center of power

shū

vegetables, greens

shú

well-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with

shù

count, number, several

shù

timely and life-giving rain

shù

perpendicular, vertical; to erect

shuí

who? whom? whose? anyone?

the neighing of a hoarse, gravel-voiced, hoarse

servant; to cause a disturbance

to rip, to tear; to buy cloth

to vanish, to disappear; to exhaust, to dry up

a team of four horses

sǒng

to arouse, to incite, to instigate

sōu

measure word for ships or vessels

sōu

earwig, millipede, spider

singlet, inner shirt; to sew

to whip, to flog, to chastise

to trample, to tread on, to walk over

tān

paralysis, palsy, numbness

tán

deep pool, lake; deep, profound

tán

to talk, to chat; conversation; surname

tàn

to sigh; to admire