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biàn

to change, to transform, to alter; rebel

biāo

bit, bridle; to ride

cái

talent, ability; only, just

poison, venom; to bewitch, to harm

guàn

jar, jug, pitcher, pot

guì

mandarin fish

huán

to dress the hair in a coiled knot; maid

jiāo

wren

jiǎo

to annoy, to disturb, to stir up

jīng

to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm

jiù

condor, vulture

juān

millipede; glow-worm; bright, clear

jué

to snatch, to sieze, to rob

jué

a large ape found in western China

tin, solder

liàn

love; to yearn for, to long for

liáo

wren

lín

fish scales

lín

female unicorn

pulley, windlass, capstan

file, rasp; to file, to polish

luán

tangled, entwined; crooked

luán

varnish tree; surname

luó

carrot, radish, turnip

méi

bacteria, fungi, mold

qiān

label, marker, tag; signature; visa

qiān

thousand, many, numerous; swing, seesaw

sthin, emaciated; tired, worn

quán

cheekbones

the temporal bone

shài

to dry in the sun; to expose to the sun

shàn

eel

shuò

to melt, to smelt; polish, shine

loquacious; to nag

a famous horse

body; group, class; form, style, system

mouse

xiān

fine, delicate; tiny, minute

xiǎn

clear, evident; prominent; to show

xiāo

a long-legged spider

xún

sturgeon

yán

cliff, precipice; cave, grotto

yǎn

a kind of insectivorous rodent

yàn

banquet, feast; to entertain, to feast

yàn

full, satiated; to eat one's fill

yàn

to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify

bee

to bite

relay station

yīng

tassel, ribbon; to bother, to annoy

yōng

ulcer, sore, carbuncle, abcess

snipe, kingfisher

dirty, filthy

zǎn

to urge, to hasten; to go in a hurry

zàng

organs, viscera; dirty, filthy

zhā

red sores on the nose

zōu

uneven teeth; buck-toothed

zuān

to jump

zuàn

to hold, to grip, to grasp

zūn

barbel