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ǎi

lush; friendly, affable

bāo

buck teeth

bǎo

treasure, jewel; rare, precious

biàn

braid, pigtail, plait; queue

biāo

bit, bridle; to ride

bīn

abundant, diverse, variegated

bìn

hair on temples

cǎn

grey-black

chān

to mix; to support, to sustain, to lend a hand

chǎn

to disclose; to explain; to open

chàn

to regret, to repent; confession, penitence

chóu

chip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money

chù

to butt, to gore, to ram; to touch

chūn

a kind of long, flat, silver-gray striped fish

the fishing cormorant

dǎng

political party, gang, faction

dié

flatfish; flounder; sole

dòu

sinuses; corrupt; surname

to dishonor, to defile, to corrupt; soiled

dǔn

to buy or sell wholesale

è

osprey, fishhawk

fán

alum

fán

Artemisia stellariana

fèn

the name of a river

fēng

the name of a Zhou-period state

guàn

to water, to irrigate; to pour; to flood

guì

mandarin fish

háo

oyster

pelican

huān

badger

huán

punishment, torture; to tear asunder between two chariots

huǐ

to slander, to defame

famine; to starve, to go hungry

register, record, list, census

to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit

Chinese river dolphin

jiàn

warship

jìng

to compete, to contend, to vie

a type of elm tree

irregular teeth; discord

to contribute for drinks; to pool money

jué

to prattle, to be glib

jué

to look about in alarm or fright

jué

conscious; to nap, to sleep; to wake up

kǎn

to fail; to face misfortune

hǎn

to glance, to peep; to growl, to roar

one of five legendary emperors

kuàng

mine; mineral, ore

kuì

gift, present

tin, solder

lán

to block, to hinder, to obstruct

lán

overflowing; ripples, waves

lán

basket; goal

a dark, sallow colour

sweet wine; sweet spring water

oak tree; a stable

liào

fetters, leg-irons

lín

fish scales

lìn

hay, straw; surname

líng

age; years

liú

a legendary horse

lóng

tall grass; water-weeds

lóng

blurry, obscured; the condition or appearance of the moon

lóng

the tinkling of jewelry

rushes, reeds

fireplace, furnace, oven, stove

to arrange, to display

to overflow, to flood; to disseminate

miàn

face; surface, side; plane, dimension

miáo

emu

miè

small fly

demon, evil spirit; magic, spell