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thick rope; the rope around a bier

a kind of herb; Angelica anomala

Pholha, a place in Korea

prefect; prefecture, government

to pat, to slap, to tap; the handle of a vessel

axe, hatchet; to chop, to hew

to instruct; to order

mound; abundant, ample, numerous

extra horse; imperial son-in-law

gāi

should, ought to, must

gāi

ledge, step, terrace; slope

gān

crucible; earthenware, pottery

gān

water from washing rice; thick gruel

gān

cliff; rock

gān

licorice

gǎn

straw, hay

gàn

purple, violet

gāng

ridge or crest of hill

gǎo

brilliant, shining; high

pimple, sore; wart, pustule

gēng

age; 7th heavenly stem

gōng

to supply, to provide for; to offer in worship

gōng

forearm

gǒu

a hill in Hunan

gǒu

dog

gǒu

careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only

gòu

to compose, to make; building, frame, structure

gòu

to abuse, to scold; to berate, to insult

gòu

to buy, to purchase

to wail, to cry; to swear at

mumble, mutter, murmur; rumble

father's sister; husband's mother

orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary

to buy and sell; of inferior quality

share, portion; thighs, haunches, rump

to solidify; strength

guā

to shave; to scrape; to blow

guà

divination, fortune-telling

guà

error, mistake; to deceive, to mislead

guāi

obedient, well-behaved; clever

guǎi

to kidnap, to abduct; to turn; crutch

guài

unusual, strange, peculiar

guān

official, public servant

guàn

to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins

guī

rules, regulations, customs, law

guǐ

chest, casket, small box

guǐ

to cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous

guì

to amputate, to cut off

guì

to cut, to injure, to stab; to stick on

guì

cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe; shop counter

guó

country; nation

guǒ

fruit, nut; result

hán

correspondence; a case, a box

háng

ford; surname

hào

summertime; sky, heaven

to scold; to yawn; the sound of someone laughing (when repeated)

to look into; to impeach, to charge

harmony, peace; calm, peaceful

river, stream; the Yellow river

hōng

rumble, explosion, blast

hóng

a clear deep pool of water

to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout

suddenly, abruptly; to neglect

arc, crescent; wooden bow

fox

tiger; brave, fierce; surname

a wooded hill

to rely on; to presume; father (formal)

to bale out; to irrigate

huà

picture, painting, drawing; to draw

huà

talk, speech; language, dialect

huán

bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop