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as, as if, like, such as, supposing

you

ruǎn

ancient musical instrument; surname

ruò

obedient; united

sǎn

umbrella, parasol, parachute

sǎo

to clean, to sweep, to wipe away; to weed out; to wipe out

color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex

shā

to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt

shàn

bamboo; basket for catching fish; Shantou

shāng

to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill

sháo

peony; water chestnuts

shé

tongue; bell clapper

shè

surname

shè

to build, to design; to establish; to offer

shēn

mountain range

shī

teacher, professional, master

shì

formula, pattern, rule, style, system

shì

habit; accustomed to

shōu

to collect, to gather, to harvest

shǒu

to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait

shū

younger brother; father's younger brother

shù

to garrison, to defend the border

shuò

matchmaker, go-between

silk; thread

dead; death; impassable, inflexible

shì

resembling, similar to; as if, to seem

court, office; temple, monastery

a stream which forks and then rejoins the main branch

sòng

to accuse, to argue; to dispute, to litigate

dawn, early in the morning; previous; long-held

suì

year; years old, age; harvest

sūn

grandchild, descendent; surname

she, her

tāng

soup, gravy, broth; hot water

tíng

courtyard

tóng

same, similar; together with, alike

to vomit, to spew out, to cough up; to say

tuán

sphere, circle, ball; mass, lump; group, regiment; to gather

tǔn

to float; to deep-fry

tuō

to raise, to support; to entrust, to rely on

tuó

to carry on one's back

a deep hollow; to dig out, to gouge

The Va people (an ethnic group in Myanmar and southwest China)

wán

gauze; fine white silk

wán

leaf-blade vine; Metaplexis

wǎng

net; network

wàng

absurd, foolish, ignorant; rash, reckless, wild

wēi

dangerous, precarious; high

wéi

dike, embankment

wěi

great, imposing; extraordinary

wěi

false, counterfeit, bogus

wěn

to behead, to cut the throat

wèn

to ask about, to inquire after

to whitewash, to plaster over with mud

filthy, dirty; polluted, impure

various place names; surname

similar

five, company of five; troops

to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract

night tide, evening ebb tide

西

west, western, westward

west, western, westward

play, show, theater

xià

to scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate

xiān

first, former, previous

xiān

fine, delicate; tiny, minute

xiāng

fragrant, aromatic; the smell of herbs

xiàng

towards; direction, trend

xié

to cooperate, to work together; joint labor

xié

to assist; to cooperate, to join; to harmonize

xié

wrong, evil, demonic; perverse, depraved, heterodox

xìn

top of the head; skull