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⺗
⺗

heart; mind; soul

⺳
⺳

net, network

⺼
⺼

meat, flesh; organic compound

不
bù

not; no

丑
chǒu

ugly; shameful; comedian, clown

丐
gài

beggar; to beg; to give

丏
miǎn

parapet; invisible, hidden

专
zhuān

concentrated, specialized; to monopolize

丹
dān

cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder

丰
fēng

abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty

为
wèi

to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

中
zhōng

middle; China

乏
fá

poor; short, lacking; tired

乌
wū

crow, rook, raven; black, dark

书
shū

book; to write

互
hù

mutually, reciprocally

井
jǐng

well, mine shaft, pit

亓
qí

that; surname

五
wǔ

five; surname

予
yǔ

to give; to award

云
yún

cloud; to say, to speak

亢
kàng

high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; surname

仌
bīng

frozen; ice-cold

仓
cāng

granary, barn; cabin, berth

仇
chóu

enemy; hatred, enmity

从
cóng

from, by, since, whence, through

仃
dīng

lonely, solitary

介
jiè

agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor

今
jīn

modern, current; today, now

仅
jǐn

only, merely, solely, just

仂
lè

excess, remainder, surplus

仑
lún

logical reasons, logical order

仆
pú

to fall forward; prostrate, prone; servant

仁
rén

benevolent, humane, kind

仍
réng

yet, still; keeping, continuing; again

什
shén

what? mixed, miscellaneous

仄
zè

slanting, oblique; oblique tones

仉
zhǎng

mother; surname of the mother of Mencius

以
yǐ

according to; so as to; because of; then

元
yuán

first; dollar; origin; head

允
yǔn

to grant, to consent; just, fair

公
gōng

fair, equitable; public; duke

六
liù

six

內
nèi

inside

兮
xī

exclamatory particle

冈
gāng

ridge or crest of hill

内
nèi

inside

冗
rǒng

excessive; superfluous

冘
yín

to move on; doubtful

円
yuán

circle; yen

凤
fèng

male phoenix; symbol of joy

凶
xiōng

culprit; murder; bad, sad

刅
chuāng

to create, to make, to invent

分
fēn

to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity

切
qiè

to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager

刈
yì

to cut off, to reap, to mow; sickle

办
bàn

to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle

劝
quàn

to recommend, to advise; to urge, to exhort

勾
gōu

to hook, to join, to connect; to entice

勿
wù

must not, do not; without, never

勻
yún

equal; even, uniform

化
huà

to change, to convert, to reform; -ize

匀
yún

equal; even, uniform

匹
pǐ

bolt of cloth; mate, one of a pair; measure word for horses

区
qū

area, district, region, ward; surname

卞
biàn

to be impatient; hasty, excitable

卅
sà

thirty, thirtieth

升
shēng

to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise

午
wǔ

noon; 7th terrestrial branch

卬
áng

lofty; high; to raise; high-priced, expensive

厄
è

adversity, difficulty, distress

历
lì

history; calendar