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máo

hair, fur, feathers; coarse

miǎn

parapet; invisible, hidden

wood; tree

nèi

inside

nèi

inside

廿
niàn

twenty, twentieth

niú

ox, cow, bull

qiáng

half of a tree trunk

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

piàn

slice, splinter; page, strip

to fall forward; prostrate, prone; servant

to rap, to tap

to rap, to tap; script; to let go

that; surname

air, gas; steam, vapor; anger

qiàn

to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn

qiè

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

area, district, region, ward; surname

quǎn

dog

quàn

to recommend, to advise; to urge, to exhort

rén

benevolent, humane, kind

rén

9th heavenly stem

rèn

to know, to recognize, to understand

réng

yet, still; keeping, continuing; again

sun; day

rǒng

excessive; superfluous

róu

spear; the name of a tribe

thirty, thirtieth

shǎo

few, little; less; inadequate

shén

what? mixed, miscellaneous

shēng

to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise

shì

clan, family; maiden name

shì

spirit

shǒu

hand

shū

book; to write

shū

tool, weapon

shuān

bolt, latch, crossbar

shuāng

pair, couple; both; measure word for things that come in pairs

shuǐ

water

tài

very, too much; big; extreme

tiān

sky; day

tīng

hall, central room

tún

village, hamlet; camp; station

tile; pottery, earthenware

wāng

weak, lame

wáng

king, ruler; royal; surname

wéi

tanned leather; surname

wěi

to look upward

wèi

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

wén

writing; culture; language

crow, rook, raven; black, dark

no, not; lacking, -less

not; do not; surname

five; surname

noon; 7th terrestrial branch

must not, do not; without, never

exclamatory particle

xīn

heart; mind

xiōng

culprit; murder; bad, sad

tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated

yāo

young, energetic; to die young

yáo

diagrams for divination

according to; so as to; because of; then

to cut off, to reap, to mow; sickle

to remember, to reflect upon; memory

art; talent, ability; craft

yín

to move on; doubtful

yǐn

to govern, to oversee; director

yǐn

to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract

yóu

especially, particularly

yǒu

friend

to give; to award