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manual laborer

to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal

wild duck; teal; swim

married woman; wife

load, burden; to carry, to bear

corner, nook, recess

gadolinium

gāng

hard, strong, tough; just, barely

(phonetic)

individual; each, every; all

gěn

blunt; tough, chewy

gèn

to extend across, through; from

gèn

through; to extend across; to, from

gǒng

to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong

gòng

all, total; together; to share

to clean, to rub

guān

frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation

guān

to observe, to spectate; appearance, view

guāng

light; bright, brilliant; only, merely

guǎng

fierce, rude, uncivilized

guī

jade tablet

guǐ

track, rut, path

guò

pass; to go across, to pass through

hài

12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations

hàn

perspiration, sweat

hǎo

good; well

to combine, to join, to unite; to gather

inferior silk; tassel, knot, fringe

hóng

red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular

hòu

after; behind, rear; descendants

tiger

freezing; stopped up, closed off

huá

flowery; illustrious; Chinese

huà

to row or paddle a boat; to scratch; to plan; profitable

huān

happy, glad, joyful

huī

ashes; dust; lime, mortar

huí

to return, to turn around; a time

huì

to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group

huì

taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning

huǒ

companion, colleague; utensils

to divine

garbage, rubbish; shaking; danger

desk; machine; moment, opportunity

an oblong pearl

flesh, skin; muscle, tissue; meat on bones

Chinese elder tree

lucky, propitious, good

perilous, hazardous; steep, high

to draw water at a well; to imbibe

level, rank; class, grade

talent, skill, craft, ability

discipline, age; period, era; record, annal

jiā

to support; to be wedged between

jià

price, value

jiān

crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery

jiān

sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd

jiǎn

baby, infant

jiàn

item, matter; component, part; measure word for events

jiāng

large river; the Yangtze; surname

jiǎng

talk, speech, lecture; to speak, to explain

jiàng

artisan, craftsman, workman

jiàng

to descend, to fall; to drop, to lower

jiāo

to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix

jiē

stairs, steps; degree, rank

jǐn

to exhaust, to use up, to deplete

jǐng

trap, snare, pitfall

jiù

mortar; bone joint socket

an interjection of surprise

jué

to decide, to determine, to judge

jué

to take leave of, to bid farewell; knack, trick

jūn

army, military; soldiers, troops

káng

to lift; to carry on one's shoulders