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糢
mó

rice snacks

縩
cài

the sound of fabric rustling

績
jī

achievements, merit

縷
lǚ

strand, thread; detailed, precise

縵
màn

plain silk; simple, plain

縻
mí

harness, halter; to tie up

縹
piāo

dim, misty, indistinct; a silk veil

縴
qiàn

tow rope

縮
suō

to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation

縧
tāo

cord, ribbon, sash

總
zǒng

to gather, to collect; overall, altogether

縱
zòng

to indulge in, to give free reign to

繃
běng

to bind, to strap, to draw firm

繁
fán

complex, difficult; many, diverse

繆
móu

to prepare; error, mistake; attached

繇
yáo

cause, means, reason

罄
qìng

empty; to exhaust, to run out, to use up

罅
xià

crack, fissure, split

罾
zēng

a large square net for catching fish

羁
jī

halter; to restrain, to hold, to control

翳
yì

shade, screen; to hide, to screen

翼
yì

wings, fins; shelter

聰
cōng

sharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright

聯
lián

ally, associate; to connect, to join

聲
shēng

sound, noise; voice, tone, music

聳
sǒng

to excite, to urge; to raise; to shrug; lofty, towering

膽
dǎn

gallbladder; gall, guts, courage

膾
kuài

minced meat, minced fish

膿
nóng

pus

膻
shān

a flock of sheep; a rank odor

膺
yīng

breast, chest; to bear, to undertake

臂
bì

arm

臌
gǔ

swelling, edema; puffy, bloated

臁
lián

leg, calf

臉
liǎn

face, cheek; reputation

臊
sāo

shy, bashful; rank, fetid; the smell of urine

臀
tún

buttocks

臆
yì

chest, breast; thoughts, feelings

臃
yōng

to swell up; swollen, fat

臨
lín

to draw near, to approach; to descend

艚
cáo

ship, junk

艱
jiān

difficult, hard; hardship

蕭
xiāo

mournful, desolate; common Artemisa

蕷
yù

yam

薈
huì

abundant, flourishing

薊
jì

cirsium, thistle; surname

薑
jiāng

ginger

薔
qiáng

rose

薦
jiàn

to recommend; to recur, to repeat

薷
rú

Elshotria paltrini

薩
sà

Buddhist diety; used in transliterations

薹
tái

sedge, grass; Cyperus rotundus

薳
tuǒ

milkwort, snakeroot; a medicinal herb

薰
xūn

a medicinal herb; to cauterize

藏
cáng

to conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store

藁
gǎo

straw, hay; withered, dry

藉
jí

by means of; excuse, pretext; to rely on

藐
miǎo

to despise, to disdain; to disregard, to slight

藓
xiǎn

lichen, moss

藇
xù

fine, beautiful; surname

虧
kuī

to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient

螬
cáo

grubs found in fruit

螮
dì

rainbow

螻
lóu

mole cricket; Gryllotalpa africana

螺
luó

spiral shell, conch; spiral

螵
piāo

chrysalis

螫
shì

poison, sting; poisonous insect

螳
táng

praying mantis

螽
zhōng

katydid

蟈
guō

cicada, grasshopper; small green frog

蟎
mǎn

mite, insect

蟊
máo

Spanish fly; grain-eating grub