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jiàn

to admonish, to remonstrate

jiàn

lock, door bolt; key

jiàn

to send off; farewell dinner; preserves

jiāng

bridle, reins

jiǎng

to plow; to sow

jiàng

stubborn, uncompromising

jiàng

stubborn

jiāo

the triple foci, the three visceral cavities

jiǎo

to deliver, to submit, to hand over

jiǎo

border, frontier; to inspect, to patrol

jǐn

to exhaust, to use up, to deplete

jǐn

brocade, tapestry; embroidered

jìn

close; quiet, silent

jìn

red silk

jīng

whale

jǐng

neck, throat

jìng

mirror, glass; lens, glasses

jìng

still, quiet, motionless, gentle

orange, tangerine

to raise; to recommend; to praise

to walk alone; self-reliant; hunch-backed

to possess, to occupy; position; base

rapid, sudden, unexpected

a saw; to saw, to amputate

jué

stake, post; axle

jūn

hornless deer; to collect; to band together

kàn

to watch, to spy on; to overlook, to look down on

kěn

to cultivate, to farm; to reclaim

kōu

sunken eyes

kuài

to swallow, to gulp down; greedy

kuài

granary, barn

kuī

to peep, to spy on, to watch

kuì

edible amaranth; straw basket

kūn

a legendary sword

kūn

spawn; roe; fry

lài

current, rapids

lài

to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor

lán

multicolored

lán

basket; goal

lǎn

lazy, languid, listless

léi

to rub, to grind; to use a mortar and pestle

lěi

flower bud

bamboo fence; fence, hedge

bridal veil; to tie, to bind

sorrow, grief; to incur, to meet with

a river in northern Hunan

history; calendar

history; calendar

bugle, Tartar horn

lián

a waterfall; a river in Hunan

liǎng

a kind of monster

liáo

to burn, to light; street lamp; signal fire

liáo

omentum; the fat covering the intestines

lín

the rumbling of wheels

lín

monsoon; a long spell of rain

lǐn

granary; to stockpile

lǐn

granary; to stockpile

lǐn

afraid of; in awe of

lìn

phosphine

lìn

Chinese character

líng

carp

líng

lark, wagtail; Motacilla species (various)

liù

Anthus species (various)

lóng

weakness, infirmity; urine retention

窿
lóng

mine shaft; cavity, hole

lóng

dragon; symbol of the emperor

lōu

to see; to look at; to observe

cottage, hut; black; surname

to capture, to seize

oar, scull; to row, to scull

a river in northern China

to copy, to record, to write down