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怡
yí

gladness, joy, pleasure; harmony

怿
yì

glad, pleased; to enjoy

或
huò

or, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possibly

戔
jiān

small, narrow; tiny, little

戕
qiāng

to kill, to slay; to wound, to injure

戗
qiāng

to support

房
fáng

building, house, room

戽
hù

to bale out; to irrigate

戾
lì

perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant

所
suǒ

place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause

承
chéng

to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty; inheritance

抱
bào

to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to enfold

抻
chēn

to pull

抽
chōu

to draw out, to pull out; to sprout

抵
dǐ

to resist; to arrive; mortgage

抿
mǐn

to press, to smooth; to purse the lips

抹
mǒ

to apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off

抨
pēng

to impeach; to criticize

披
pī

to wear; to split, to crack

抬
tái

to carry, to lift, to raise

押
yā

to arrest, to detain; to deposit, to pledge; mortgage

拗
ǎo

to pull, to drag; perverse, obstinate; bent, warped

拔
bá

to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote

拌
bàn

to mix

拆
chāi

to break open, to split up, to tear apart

担
dān

to bear, to carry; burden, responsibility

拂
fú

to shake off, to brush away; dust

拊
fǔ

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

拐
guǎi

to kidnap, to abduct; to turn; crutch

拘
jū

to detain, to restrain, to seize

拉
lā

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

拎
līn

to lift, to haul, to take

拇
mǔ

thumb; big toe

拈
niān

to pick up with the fingers; to draw lots

拍
pāi

to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm

拚
pàn

to reject, to disregard, to go all out

拋
pāo

to abandon, to throw away; to fling, to toss

拑
qián

to clamp, to pin down, to tie down

拓
tà

to develop, to expand, to open up

拖
tuō

to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay

招
zhāo

to summon; to recruit; to levy

拄
zhǔ

post; to lean on; to prod, to ridicule

拙
zhuō

awkward, clumsy; dull, stupid

拨
bō

to stir, to move, to distribute, to allocate

拣
jiǎn

to choose, to select; to gather, to pick up

拦
lán

to block, to hinder, to obstruct

拢
lǒng

to collect, to bring together

拧
níng

screw, wrench; to pinch, to twist, to wring

拥
yōng

to have, to hold; to embrace, to hug; to flock, to throng

择
zé

to select, to choose

放
fàng

to release, to liberate, to free

斧
fǔ

axe, hatchet; to chop, to hew

斦
yín

於
yú

at, in, on; to, from; alas!

斩
zhǎn

to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead

旺
wàng

to flourish, to prosper; prosperous

昂
áng

to rise; proud, bold, upright

昌
chāng

sunlight; good, proper; prosperous

昉
fǎng

dawn, daybreak; to appear

昊
hào

summertime; sky, heaven

昏
hūn

dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark; to faint, to lose consciousness

昆
kūn

elder brother; descendants

明
míng

bright; clear

昇
shēng

rise, ascent; to raise, to exalt

昙
tán

cloudy, overcast

昔
xī

past, former; ancient

昕
xīn

day, dawn, early morning

易
yì

to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy

昀
yún

sunlight; surname

昃
zè

afternoon; in decline

服
fú

clothes; to dress, to wear; to take medicine

朋
péng

friend; companion