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wèng

urn

narrow, small-minded; dirty (1)

cricket (1)

谿

valley, gorge; mountain stream

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

play, show, theater

xiá

to control, to have jurisdiction; the linchpin of a wheel

xiá

rosy clouds

xià

to scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate

xià

crack, fissure, split

xiān

wild onions or leeks

xiān

fresh; delicious; attractive

xián

epilepsy, convulsions

xiǎn

lichen, moss

xiāng

to aid, to help, to assist; to undress

xiàng

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

xiàng

silkworm

xiāo

mournful, desolate; common Artemisa

xiāo

a long-legged spider

xiè

to harmonize, to blend; to adjust

xiè

dirty, ragged; slight, insult, disrespect

xiè

to thank; to refuse politely

xǐng

to blow the nose with fingers

xiū

horned owl, scops chinensis

fine, beautiful; surname

xūn

barbarians; a tribe of Scythian nomads

xūn

a medicinal herb; to cauterize

press; oppress; crush; pressure

yān

feeble, sickly, weak; tranquil

yán

the eaves of a house; edge, brim

yáo

cause, means, reason

yáo

rumor; folksong, ballad

a mountain range in Hunan province

shade, screen; to hide, to screen

wings, fins; shelter

chest, breast; thoughts, feelings

sushi; seasoned rice mixed with fish

yīn

bent, curved; a curved wall

yīng

baby, infant; to bother

yīng

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

yīng

breast, chest; to bear, to undertake

yíng

to win, to gain; surplus, profit

yōng

to swell up; swollen, fat

yōu

superior; elegant

yǒu

black

輿

cart, palanquin, sedan chair

yam

chariot; to drive, to ride; to manage

snipe, kingfisher

yuán

axle; magistrate's office; surname

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yuán

large turtle, sea turtle

yuè

mountain peak, summit

yuè

flute; pipe, ancient measure

yùn

liquor, spirits, wine; to ferment

zāo

sediment, dregs; to waste, to spoil

zào

arid, dry, parched; quick-tempered

zēng

a large square net for catching fish

zhāi

to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet

zhān

felt; rug, carpet

niǎn

to roll over; to turn on a side

zhāng

cockroach

zhé

to hibernate

zhì

to throw, to hurl, to fling, to cast

zhì

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

zhōng

katydid

zhōng

cup, glass, goblet; surname

zhōu

to quip, to play with words, to talk nonsense

zhòu

procedure; sudden, abrupt; to gallop

zhú

candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine

zhǔ

to focus on, to stare at, to watch carefully

zhuàn

to earn, to profit, to make money

zhuó

to pull up, to raise; to select