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ài, yì

mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris; used in transliterations

āo

concave, hollow; depressed; pass, valley

trumpet

to scratch, to dig up; to crouch, to crawl

to pull up

bái

white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright

bàn

half; semi-, incomplete

bāo

wrap, pack, bundle; package

běi

north; northern; northward

běn

root, origin, source; basis

surely, certainly; must; will

biān

border, edge, margin, side

biàn

conical cap worn during the Zhou dynasty

bǐng

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

chì

to scold, to upbraid; to shout at

chì

to scold, to upbraid; to accuse, to blame; to reproach

chū

to go out, to send out; stand; produce

chú

to mow, to cut grass; hay, fodder

chǔ

place, locale; department

chù

to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department

cōng

hastily, hurriedly, in a rush

cóng

bush, shrub; thicket; collection

to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike

dài

era, generation; to substitute for, to replace

dàn

dawn; morning; day

dàng

ditch; pool

dāo

talkative; grumbling

dāo

grieving; distressed

the name of an ancient tribe

diàn

electricity; electric; lightning

diāo

to hold in the mouth

dīng

to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect)

dōng

east, eastern, eastward

dōng

winter, 11th lunar month

duì

correct, right; facing, opposed

è

evil, depraved, wicked

ěr

you; that, those; final particle

to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

fàn

to flood, to inundate, to overflow

fǎn

shake off, brush away; dust

fàn

criminal; to violate, to commit a crime

féng

to gallop; by dint of; surname

not, negative

give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust

small (used in place names)

gān

sweet, tasty; willing

strong; valiant, brave

gōng

achievement, good work; merit; service

old, classic, ancient

guā

melon, gourd, squash, cucumber

guǎ

bone

guàn

a child's hair bound in two tufts; ore

guī

to return, to go back; to return to, to revert

guǐ

traitor; villain

hán

an ancient place in the state of Wu

hàn

Han; Chinese

hāng

burden, load; to lift up; to tamp down

hào

mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar

cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk

hóng

to enlarge, to expand; liberal, great

hòng

confusion; internal strife

interrogative or exclamatory final particle

huì

general term for plants; myriads

huì

to gather, to collect; confluence

to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight

to grumble; to sigh

hungry, starving; hunger, famine