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ǎi

fog, haze; calm, peaceful

ài

to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct

ān

quail; Coturnix coturnix

áo

to fight to the death; to engage in a fierce battle

bàn

petal; segment; valve

bào

crackle, pop; burst, explode

bēi

bulbul, songbird; Pycnonotidae

bèi

to saddle up, to ride

pleat, fold, crease

biāo

a kind of raspberry

biāo

spear, harpoon, dart; to escort

biào

swim bladder

biē

turtle

biě

shriveled, dried up; vexed

bīn

to approach; near, on the verge of

bìn

kneecap

dustpan; to winnow, to toss

mold, pond scum

簿

register, notebook, account book

shredder, grater; grindstone

cèng

to shuffle; to procrastinate, to freeload, to dilly-dally

chǎ

cymbals

chán

toad (1)

chǎn

spade, shovel; trowel, scoop

chàn

to shiver, to tremble; trembling

chāng

silvery pomfret, Stromateoides argenteus

chèn

prophecy; hint, omen

chéng

to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn

chī

silly, foolish, idiotic

chī

a mountain demon resembling a tiger

chǒng

to love; to favor, to pamper, to spoil; concubine

chóu

field, farmland; class, category

chú

cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe

chú

to falter, to waver, to hesitate

chún

quail; Turnix species (various)

words, speech; to resign, to take leave

to leap; to kick; solemn

蹿
cuān

to jump, to leap; to gush, to spurt

to stumble, to slip

dāng

tall bamboo

dēng

to step on; to wear; to face bad luck

diān

mountain peak, mountain top

diān

peak, summit, top; to upset

diāo

porgy; Pagrosomus major

diāo

eagle, vulture

dōng

thrush; Turdus species (various)

writing tablet; documents, books

calf; sacrificial lamb

dūn

to squat, to crouch

duǒ

to hang down

to ferment, to brew

fán

paw

fēi

herring

embroidered official or sacrificial robe

gēng

soup, broth

gēng

oriole

gōu

leather bracer

guān

frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation

hàn

wide, vast, extensive

to investigate, to examine; to consider

héng

wild ginger; Asarum blumei

recklessly, foolishly; wildly

huái

bosom, breast; to carry in one's bosom

huài

bad, rotten, spoiled; to break down

huán

noose; to hang; to tie, to bind

huì

to sketch, to paint, to draw

huō

to urge, to beckon

huò

to get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze

huò

a cracking or snapping sound

huò

betony, bishop's wort; lophanthus rugosus

huò

inch-worm; looper caterpiller

to ridicule, to mock, to jeer