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qín

a small red apple

qín

a small cicada with a square head

qīng

mackerel

qíng

to lift; to support, to hold up

qíng

lamp stand; bow frame

qìng

musical instrument; a kind of xylophone

qióng

splendid; a jade ring

qiú

sclogged nose

qiǔ

dry rations; mushy, overcooked; embarrassing

giant clam, Tridacna gigas

quán

aldehyde

qué

lameness; paralysis of the hands or legs

rán

to ignite, to burn; combustion

ráo

fuel, firewood; grass, shrub; Wikstroemia japonica

ráo

radius, forearm; a bent or twisted piece of wood

róng

to melt, to fuse; to blend, to harmonize

róu

to trample, to tread on

a plant with roots used for red dye; Rubia cordifolia

Confucian scholar

elegant, decorative, adorned

sāi

character used in translation

sǎng

forehead; to kowtow

to farm, to harvest grain

shà

drizzle, light rain; fleeting, passing

shāi

screen, sieve; to filter, to sift

shàn

succession to the throne

shàn

to claim, to monopolize; arbitrary

shàn

meals, provisions

shāo

to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast

shè

to suck; the name of a district in Anhui

shī

cat fish

shì

to bite, to gnaw; to snap at

shì

posthumous name or title

shū

to carry, to haul, to transport

shǔ

yam, tuber, potato

shù

tree; to plant; to set up, to establish

a snail with a spiral shell

sǒu

to tremble, to shake, to quake, to flutter

sǒu

swamp, marsh; wild country

to revive; to rise again

suī

the name of a river

suì

torch; flintstone; beacon, signal fire

otter

tán

altar; arena; examination hall

tán

cloudy, overcast

tāng

awl, boring tool

táng

candy, sugar, sweets

táng

a kind of cicada

tàng

to scald; to iron clothes or hair

hoof; pig's trotter

essential oil of butter

miǎn

modest, bashful

tóu

head; chief, boss; first, top

tuí

ruined, decayed; depressed; decadent

tūn

sunrise, the morning sun

tuó

bag, sack; a hollow tub open at both ends

tuó

ostrich

wēi

a kind of fern; Osmunda regalis

wèi

to call, to say, to tell; name, title; meaning

wēng

wasp

wèng

an edible water plant; Ipomoea aquatica

weeds; overgrowth

sweet olive; scrambled eggs

dim light, a glimmer; warm; bright

whisper, faint noise

an ancient emperor; breath, vapor

intestinal worm

tin; to bestow, to confer

swamp, marsh, damp lowland

happiness; congratulations

xiān

shovel

xiàn

constitution, statute, law