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cái

ability, talent, gift; just, only

cǎo

grass, weed, plant, herb

chā

fork; prong; cross, intersect

chè

sprout

chì

to step with the left foot

chù

to take small steps; Korean place name

chuān

stream, river

chuān

stream, river

chuò

to walk; walking

cùn

inch; small, tiny

big; great

fán

any, every, all; common, ordinary

fēi

to fly, to dart; high

gàn

arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

this, that; single; measure word for individuals

gōng

labor, work; laborer, worker

gōng

bow; curved, arched

gǒng

two hands

广
guǎng

broad, vast, wide; building, house

table

to assemble, to gather together

to extend; to reach; and; in time

self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem

snout

snout

jié

alone, lonely, solitary; remaining, left-over

jīn

cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

jiǔ

long ago; a long time

jué

mosquito larva

kǒu

mouth; measure word

kuī

to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient

horse; surname

me

interrogative particle

mén

gate, door, entrance, opening

gài, mián

roof; house

niàn

twenty, twentieth

woman, girl; female

to beg; to request

qiān

thousand; many, numerous; very

qiáng

half of tree trunk

quǎn

dog

rèn

edged tool, cutlery, knife edge

sān

three

shān

mountain

shān

hair; sunlight

shàng

above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

sháo

spoon, ladle; unit of volume

shī

body, corpse

shí

food; to eat

shì

scholar, gentleman; soldier

shǒu

hand

shuǐ

water

silk; thread

the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch

suī

to go slowly

soil, earth; items made of earth

tuō

to depend on, to entrust with

wán

ball, pebble, pellet, pill

wàn

ten thousand; innumerable

yóu

weak, lame

wáng

death, destruction; to lose; to perish

wáng

death, destruction; to lose, to perish

wéi

enclosure; border

wèi

to guard, to protect, to defend

weak; lame

evening, night, dusk; slanted

to study, to practice; habit

xià

below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

xiāng

country, village; rural

xiǎo

small; young

xīn

heart; mind; soul

xùn

to fly rapidly