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kàng

the brick-bed in northern China

severe, harsh; rigorous, exacting

uneven, bumpy; a clod of earth; a lump of soil

the name of a mountain

to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment

kěn

to agree to, to consent, to permit; ready, willing

kōng

hollow, empty, deserted, bare

to cut open, to dig out, to rip up, to scoop out

busy; to toil, to slave away

bitter; hardship, suffering

kuǎ

to speak with an accent; big and clumsy

kuài

go-between, broker, proxy

kuài

a state in Henan province

kuāng

to swindle, to cheat; to lie

kuàng

condition, situation; furthermore

kuàng

mine; mineral, ore

岿
kuī

grand, stately; secure, lasting

kūn

earth; feminine

kūn

elder brother; descendants

garbage, refuse, trash, waste

to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)

lái

to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on

lán

to block, to hinder, to obstruct

láng

gentleman, young man; husband

lǎo

elder; mature

lěi

to praise, to eulogize

lèi

tears; to cry, to weep

precedent, example, case; regulation

perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant

oak tree; a stable

sore, ulcer; plague, pestilence

subservient; servant

lián

the flag-sign of a tavern

lián

to pity, to sympathize with

liàn

to drill, to exercise; to practice, to train

liǎng

two, both, pair, couple; ounce

liè

cold and raw; pure, clear

līn

to lift, to haul, to take

lín

forest, grove; surname

líng

prison, enclosure

líng

to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao

líng

nice and cool, mild and comfortable

líng

fungus, tuber; licorice

lǐng

mountain ridge, mountain peak

lìng

purine

lóng

throat

lóng

raining; wet, soaked; rapids; a river in Guangdong

lóng

tall grass; water-weeds

lǒng

grave, mound; furrow, ridge

lǒng

grave, mound; furrow, ridge

lǒng

to collect, to bring together

lòu

coarse, crude; narrow; ugly

clay; hut, shop

a river in Jiangxi province

fireplace, furnace, oven, stove

prisoner; to capture, to imprison, to sieze

a clod of earth; land

to carve wood

to copy, to record, to write down

companion; associate with

lún

logical reasons, logical order

lún

wheel; to turn, to revolve; to recur

luō

gauze, net; to collect, to display

luò

a river in Shandong province

ḿ

interjection or exclamation indicating a question

number, numeral, symbol; yard

mài

to sell; to betray; to show off

máng

people, subjects, vassals

máng

blind; shortsighted; unperceptive

máo

tail, hair; yak

máo

rushes, reeds, grass; surname

máo

water mallow