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償
cháng

to repay, to recompense; restitution

儲
chǔ

to save money, to store, to reserve; heir

儡
lěi

puppet, dummy

優
yōu

superior; elegant

勵
lì

to encourage; to strive

嚓
cā

a cracking or snapping sound

嚎
háo

to cry loudly, to scream, to yell

嚄
huō

to roar

嚀
níng

to enjoin, to instruct; to charge

嚅
rú

to mumble, to stutter

嚏
tì

to sneeze

嚇
xià

to scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate

嚮
xiàng

to direct, to guide; to favor, to incline towards

壕
háo

ditch; trench; channel, moat

壑
hè

gully, pool; a ditch carved by a torrential rain

壓
yā

press; oppress; crush; pressure

嬷
mā

mother

嬲
niǎo

to tease, to play, to flirt; to frolic

嬪
pín

courtesan; palace maid

嬰
yīng

baby, infant; to bother

孺
rú

child; blood relation; affection

尷
gān

embarrassed; ill-at-ease

屨
jù

straw sandals; to tread on

嶺
lǐng

mountain ridge, mountain peak

嶸
róng

high, lofty, steep, towering

嶷
yí

a mountain range in Hunan province

嶽
yuè

mountain peak, summit

幫
bāng

to help, to assist; to support, to defend; party; gang

幬
chóu

to cover up; curtain

彌
mí

complete, extensive, full; to fill

徽
huī

badge, crest, logo, insignia

懇
kěn

sincere, earnest, cordial

懋
mào

grand, majestic, splendid

懑
mèn

sad, sorrowful, sick at heart

懞
méng

to cover; to deceive; Mongolia

應
yīng

should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope

懦
nuò

weak, timid, cowardly

懨
yān

feeble, sickly, weak; tranquil

戴
dài

to support; to respect; to put on, to wear; surname

戲
xì

play, show, theater

擘
bāi

thumb; to rip, to tear; to split, to analyze

擊
jī

to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight

擯
bìn

to exclude, to expel, to reject; to usher

擦
cā

to clean, to erase, to polish; a brush

擱
gē

to place, to lay down; to delay

擠
jǐ

to squeeze, to push against; crowded

擬
nǐ

to draft, to plan; to intend

擰
níng

screw, wrench; to pinch, to twist, to wring

擡
tái

to raise, to lift, to carry

擿
tī

to select, to pick out; to discard

擤
xǐng

to blow the nose with fingers

擲
zhì

to throw, to hurl, to fling, to cast

擢
zhuó

to pull up, to raise; to select

斃
bì

to kill; to die a violent death

斂
liǎn

to collect, to extort

曖
ài

obscure, dim; ambiguous, vague

曙
shǔ

dawn, daybreak; the dawn of an era

朦
méng

dim, obscure; the condition of the moon

橾
shū

the axle hole in the center of a wheel (archaic)

檗
bò

tree

檔
dàng

shelve, frame; files, records; grade, level

檜
guì

Chinese cypress, Chinese juniper

檑
léi

a log trap used to defend a city

檀
tán

sandalwood, hardwood; surname

檄
xí

to order, to dispatch; urgency, a call to arms

檐
yán

the eaves of a house; edge, brim

檢
jiǎn

to check, to examine, to inspect

檩
lǐn

cross-beam, ridge-pole; ship's hatch

檬
méng

a type of locust tree

櫛
zhì

comb; to comb out, to eliminate, to weed out

歛
hān

to fold back, to draw back; to collect

殭
jiāng

a stiff corpse