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丌
jī

table

三
sān

three

上
shàng

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

万
wàn

ten thousand; innumerable

下
xià

below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

与
yǔ

and; with; to; for; to give, to grant

丈
zhàng

gentleman, man, husband; unit of length equal to 3.3 meters

个
gè

this, that; single; measure word for individuals

丬
qiáng

half of tree trunk

丸
wán

ball, pebble, pellet, pill

丫
yā

forked; bifurcation

久
jiǔ

long ago; a long time

么
me

interrogative particle

乞
qǐ

to beg; to request

乇
tuō

to depend on, to entrust with

也
yě

also, too

义
yì

right conduct, propriety; justice

之
zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

习
xí

to study, to practice; habit

乡
xiāng

country, village; rural

亍
chù

to take small steps; Korean place name

亏
kuī

to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient

于
yú

at, in, on; to, from; alas!

亼
jí

to assemble, to gather together

亡
wáng

death, destruction; to lose; to perish

亾
wáng

death, destruction; to lose, to perish

亿
yì

hundred million; many

兀
wù

weak; lame

凡
fán

any, every, all; common, ordinary

刃
rèn

edged tool, cutlery, knife edge

勺
sháo

spoon, ladle; unit of volume

卄
niàn

twenty, twentieth

千
qiān

thousand; many, numerous; very

卂
xùn

to fly rapidly

卫
wèi

to guard, to protect, to defend

叉
chā

fork; prong; cross, intersect

及
jí

to extend; to reach; and; in time

口
kǒu

mouth; measure word

囗
wéi

enclosure; border

土
tǔ

soil, earth; items made of earth

士
shì

scholar, gentleman; soldier

夊
suī

to go slowly

夕
xī

evening, night, dusk; slanted

夂
zhǐ

to go

大
dà

big; great

女
nǚ

woman, girl; female

孑
jié

alone, lonely, solitary; remaining, left-over

孓
jué

mosquito larva

子
zi

son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

宀
gài, mián

roof; house

寸
cùn

inch; small, tiny

小
xiǎo

small; young

尸
shī

body, corpse

尢
yóu

weak, lame

屮
chè

sprout

山
shān

mountain

巛
chuān

stream, river

川
chuān

stream, river

工
gōng

labor, work; laborer, worker

己
jǐ

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

巾
jīn

cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

巳
sì

the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch

已
yǐ

already; finished; to stop; then, afterwards

干
gàn

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

广
guǎng

broad, vast, wide; building, house

幺
yāo

one; tiny, small

廾
gǒng

two hands

弓
gōng

bow; curved, arched

弋
yì

to catch, to arrest; to shoot with a bow

彐
jì

snout