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mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris; used in transliterations
concave, hollow; depressed; pass, valley
trumpet
to scratch, to dig up; to crouch, to crawl
to pull up
white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
half; semi-, incomplete
wrap, pack, bundle; package
north; northern; northward
root, origin, source; basis
surely, certainly; must; will
border, edge, margin, side
conical cap worn during the Zhou dynasty
third; 3rd heavenly stem
legs
a chemical compound; divination; to consider
cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
book, volume, register, list
book, volume, register, list
to scold, to upbraid; to shout at
to scold, to upbraid; to accuse, to blame; to reproach
to go out, to send out; stand; produce
to mow, to cut grass; hay, fodder
place, locale; department
to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
hastily, hurriedly, in a rush
bush, shrub; thicket; collection
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
dawn; morning; day
ditch; pool
talkative; grumbling
grieving; distressed
the name of an ancient tribe
electricity; electric; lightning
to hold in the mouth
to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect)
east, eastern, eastward
winter, 11th lunar month
correct, right; facing, opposed
evil, depraved, wicked
you; that, those; final particle
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
to flood, to inundate, to overflow
shake off, brush away; dust
criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
to gallop; by dint of; surname
not, negative
give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
small (used in place names)
sweet, tasty; willing
strong; valiant, brave
achievement, good work; merit; service
old, classic, ancient
melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
bone
a child's hair bound in two tufts; ore
to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
traitor; villain
an ancient place in the state of Wu
Han; Chinese
burden, load; to lift up; to tamp down
mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
to enlarge, to expand; liberal, great
confusion; internal strife
interrogative or exclamatory final particle
general term for plants; myriads
to gather, to collect; confluence
to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight
to grumble; to sigh
hungry, starving; hunger, famine